Yesterday I had two visits from roofers. The first one I had to prompt to show up (promised to come Tuesday afternoon, coaxed into coming Wednesday afternoon). But I understand: things happen and plans change. This first guy was a waterproofing expert and couldn’t really help with my problem, and so he referred me to the second who showed up exactly as promised.
My problem is that my gutters are loose. When the wind blows (as it does a lot here in Somerset West; we are (1) in the windy Cape, (2) by the coast, and (3) by a mountain), they make a terrible sound as if they are coming off. The reason for this is that they are coming off. The second roofer explained that they were not attached correctly to the fascia board. He also claimed that the company who installed the gutters are now out of business, something that did not surprise me much.
So next week roofer two is coming to fix the gutters properly, to clean them up, and also to fix one of my downspouts which pours the water directly into the ground. I believe that the regulations are that they must be a couple of centimeters above the ground, but — once again — the company that installed them when the house was build were not too keen on regulations.
At least, I hope that roofer two is coming next week to do all those things. It may be that he comes to replace my gutters if the wind blows them off! I just hope another company installed the roof. Usually the builder does this himself, but usually he also installs the gutters himself! My only consolation is that somebody else’s roof will probably blow off first, giving me a little warning. If that happens, I won’t be paying for the repairs of the roof; my landlord will. But I will probably pay for the property damage inside the house! Ugh.
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