I found that it was coming from the frame around one of the skylights in the kitchen. So I put a pot under the leak and then thought, "uh, ok, now what do I do?".
Well, I called Dad. I mostly just wanted reassurance that it would be ok to leave it until the morning. He agreed that it should be ok. It was only dripping once every 2 or 3 seconds. He had me open and close the skylight just in case somehow it was slightly open. That wasn't the problem. He said to leave it and call a roofer in the morning.
So after I got ready for work I called the Client Perks number my realtor gave me when I bought the house. Client Perks is this little thing where you call the number, a lovely lady answers asking what you need, and then has someone (plumber, roofer, electrician, whoever you are looking for) call you back. They have a list of people who come highly recommended and usually give you a discount. I had a roofer call me back in about 10 minutes. It's really a pretty sweet deal that I got through Nothnagle when I used one of their realtors to buy my house.
Anyway... I was a little anxous about the leak as well as my insurance forms that were due today (I still had no idea which plan to choose) so when I finally went to bed around midnight I couldn't sleep and all I could hear was drip... drip... drip. Around 1am I began to hear another drip, that seemed to be a new drip since it did not have the distinct sound of dripping into a pot. So I got up to investigate and found there was ANOTHER leak. It was coming from another corner of the same skylight. I got another pot and tried to get some sleep, finally dozing off around 2am.
I talked to the roofer around 9am this morning and he said he would call me in the afternoon and stop over. Great, I thought. I'll go into work for the morning and then work from home in the afternoon. I get to work, struggle with the insurance forms, and then he calls me at 10am.
Roofer: I am ready to head over now, ok?
Me: Well, I didn't think you'd be coming until this afternoon so I decided to head in to work. I can be home in about 15 minutes though if that works.
When I arrived home the guy had already been on my roof and taken pictures of the problem areas. He reviewed them with me and said he could do the work for $275. I had no idea if that was a reasonable price or not. But it didn't sound like a whole lot of money and he wasn't suggesting I replace the entire roof or anything so I said I'd like to have him do it. He said he'd either be back this afternoon or come back on Wednesday, depending on the weather, to do the work.
I really hope he comes back this afternoon. It's expected to rain but so far it has held off. The sky is looking fairly ominous at the moment though. I decided to work from home for the rest of the day, just in case. Way to ease back into work after an extended Thanksgiving vacation. :)
UPDATE! Roof man came at 2:15p. He was done by 4:05p. I am $275 poorer right now, but my roof is not leaking!
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