The L Word....

We're getting ready to head to FL for about a month...I'm using the spare room to start to collect things in to pack, when I just happen to glance up & what do I see???? Oh S*#%! Fresh water stains on the textured ceiling!!! (can you hear me crying now???) It's the 10th of March & we're supposed to be leaving tomorrow....NOT!

The guys show up on the 11th & Tom's concerned it's the upstairs guest bath.....I however disagree, I just know it's the damn ice again! But upstairs they go, thankfully they don't have to cut the wall open, there's a small enough hole that they can see into, enough space to feel & determine that the wall is dry.

So we're back outside once again pulling the damn siding off the front of the house.....same area as last year. Well there is clearly water getting in from somewhere; look how wet the plywood is!!!!

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It's in the same area as last year when they found the hole in the plywood, determined that that was the issue & didn't look any further.......repaired the hole, replaced the water & ice barrier, reinstalled the siding.....we're good to go!
Here we are another year later doing the exact same damn thing, they determine the problem this time is that the soffit has been installed incorrectly (now there's a surprise for ya!). It's slanting in toward the house instead of level or slanting out. So basically it's acting like a funnel & channeling the water off the roof, down the wall, under the siding & barrier. It's been like this since it was installed..... They'll need to leave the wall open to air dry for the remainder of the day & will be back tomorrow to finish the repairs & button things back up.
We will be on our way to FL & Tom is leaving the repairs in their hands.
Personally I don't need to watch them.....I just need to get in the car & go!!!!
Let's hope it's done when we get back & we'll see what happens next winter.......