tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7374813435289332820..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Varnish, varnish, varnishKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59931475976302264922010-07-16T06:59:37.815+02:002010-07-16T06:59:37.815+02:00Ch., the roof leak is the same one we had before. ...Ch., the roof leak is the same one we had before. It happened first in June 2007 during a very heavy rain. We called in a roofer and he cleaned out the valley between the main roof and the roof on the little gable over the kitchen. That seems to work.<br /><br />Then again in May 2008 when you were here we had a similar rain. Walt went up into the attic to see if it was leaking but it wasn't. That's when the trap door and folding stair fell down and nearly killed him.<br /><br />Now we've had very heavy rains two or three times this summer, including on Bastille Day this past Wednesday. There's a little water stain on the kitchen ceiling, up in the corner over the cabinets and microwave. Rather than have it get worse, we're calling in a roofer.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80311273071237616312010-07-16T05:31:58.851+02:002010-07-16T05:31:58.851+02:00Uh oh, roof leaking? Not good news. I had the sa...Uh oh, roof leaking? Not good news. I had the same reaction as you did to Diogenes' post. Every couple of years? That wasn't in the plan!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17319127726631344552010-07-15T21:59:10.902+02:002010-07-15T21:59:10.902+02:00Sorry to read about the roof leaking.Sorry to read about the roof leaking.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79399590736306496562010-07-15T18:22:28.927+02:002010-07-15T18:22:28.927+02:00Hello Diog', now you tell me! You mean I have ...Hello Diog', now you tell me! You mean I have to do all this again in a couple of years! Yikes!<br /><br />Evelyn, yes, what a year we are having. Now we have a leak in the roof. Walt called a roofer today, and we are waiting to hear back from him. It never ends.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1887983628835311202010-07-15T15:21:26.943+02:002010-07-15T15:21:26.943+02:00The attic room really looks great. I also like th...The attic room really looks great. I also like the water based "varnishes" best; that said, in my experience, they wear faster and I have found that I have to redo them after a couple years.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-77709371145168972992010-07-15T14:56:30.940+02:002010-07-15T14:56:30.940+02:00I think that you have a very nice contractor who w...I think that you have a very nice contractor who will let you have the use of the scaffold. I like CHM's idea of a roller with a long handle, but know the underside job won't be easy. You are having a productive summer to say the least:) <br /><br />As Joan Baez says in one of her songs, "carryon".Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19577562473260490682010-07-15T10:54:27.051+02:002010-07-15T10:54:27.051+02:00Bonjour CHM,
When I start to draft a post, or jus...Bonjour CHM,<br /><br />When I start to draft a post, or just upload the photos, blogger records the time. If I work on the text for an hour or even several hours, that first time stamp remains in effect unless I change in manually. Usually I don't remember to go back and change it.<br /><br />We do have a roller on a long pole. Or maybe we can attach a brush to the pole. The portable scaffolding is another possibility, if we can figure out how to adjust the legs.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25732561303548482242010-07-15T09:18:31.675+02:002010-07-15T09:18:31.675+02:00Stunning !!Stunning !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85257436934761602742010-07-15T08:45:54.129+02:002010-07-15T08:45:54.129+02:00I was thinking the same thing about the underside ...I was thinking the same thing about the underside of the stairs. Do you think a roller with a telescopic handle could do the trick? On the other hand, could you use the portable scaffolding on the travertine stairs below at all?<br /><br />Why does it take so long for a post to appear after you posted it. It says it was posted at 7:14. I looked at 7:58 and it wasn't there yet!chmnoreply@blogger.com