Gripes Of A Property Owner

[poliphilo]

It's only a couple of years since we had one shed roof replaced and the other patched but this winter the wind got under them both and tore off sections of the corrugated plastic sheeting we'd used and now every day I'm picking up strips and splinters that have peeled off overnight.

We should have used heavier-duty material, but- to be honest- we were kicking the problem a short way down the road in the expectation that by the time it had to be dealt with again someone else would be living here.

When you take on property of any kind- land or bricks and mortar or objets d'art- you commit yourself to a never-ending battle against entropy.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Home ownership is not for wimps my dad used to say. He also said that you should always go for the best and most lasting repairs one can afford. We have tried to do that but sometimes it doesn't seem worth it.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

We came down here to look after my mother- and never expected to stay so long. The main idea is to keep the roof on the building for as long as she needs it. Really we should be spending thousands on repairs but doubt that she'd survive the upheaval.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Yes, you are right. It's not worth inflicting that sort of thing on her.