Rain, rain - go away...

So it was raining this week...a lot. Keith came in on Tuesday and explained to us that he knew where the water he had found in our flooring had come from...our LEAKY drain-waste-vent (DWV) stack. Where the DWV stack pops out of the roof, it's flashed. In our case, the flashing was probably the same  boot that had been up there for YEARS.

This begged the question - are any of the other boots leaking?

Well yeah, a little and we were going to pony up and have Yoder Dame fix that up for us - but the real problem is our Chimney. Here are some images we sent to our insurance company. USAA was awesome because they let the guys on-site do the assessment.

Matted and wet insulation

Damaged rafter and a water drip line

Rotten decking and rafter from leak

Unfortunately, the evidence of the damage in the kitchen was long gone in the construction dumpster.

We wanted to buy "an old house with good bones" - after replacing the water heater (week 1 and the "home warranty" did not cover it), HVAC, the water damaged wall in the master bedroom, the cracking joists and now a big chunk of roof; I think it's fairly safe to say we just bought "an old house." And that our inspector sucked.