home-owner blues

I went exploring in my house's attic yesterday, and discovered that when a vent was added for the hot water heater, they simply cut a hole in the roof and ran the pipe through. So there was more than a little (but thankfully not a great deal) of water getting in to the attic. I love all these fun little discoveries!

Speaking of discoveries, you may remember that Mina discovered we had some uninvited squatters living in the house when we moved in, specifically, fleas. I found a good (if slightly depressing) article on the University of Kentucky's entomology department website, which tells me all the steps we need to take to clear the house. Joy! I think we're going to initiate the battle this weekend, with some serious cleaning and spraying.

Wow... so when you need to run a pipe you just cut a hole in the roof, eh? As for the fleas... it's a HUGE pain... good luck!

Yeah - I'd always kinda thought there was more to it than that, too. Oh well - I'm sure they knew what they were doing, or else why would they cut a hole in the roof in the first place?