Things Fall Apart

[poliphilo]

We arrived home to find there were now two skips outside the front door- one full, one half-full- and next door's roof no longer had a chimney. I'll miss that chimney. It was gothic and imposing. I used to like watching the moon and stars move past it when I went to the bathroom at night.

The following morning part of our kitchen ceiling collapsed and I was grateful for the extra skip.

At first I thought the collapsing ceiling was a consequence of the problems we've been having with water penetration from outside, but, having looked more closely, I think there's a leak I didn't know about in the bathroom directly above. Heigh-ho. Either way I'm not particularly worried. We already have a scheme going forward to take the kitchen apart and start again- and our insurers have been informed.  

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Something like this would normally send me into a spin, but I knew there was a problem- if not quite the one that's emerged- and we already have plans to gut the kitchen and turn everything round.

It's a very small leak. I think it has to be a problem with the waste pipe for the shower.

[qatsi.livejournal.com]

I'd echo what purple_pen says about your phlegmatic attitude. I wonder if the leak might have anything to do with your electrical problems?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

A link with the electrical problems? It's possible. The electrics that were puzzling us are in the same general area. :)