Thread: Dexter Christmas Pics

Thanks for you concern, guys.
The leak was in the extension to the living room and caused by two drainpipes which were frozen solid.
We immediately covered everything including the floor with plastic sheets and placed buckets everywhere. Next we tried to get a plumber. No way Jose … they are not allowed to work on a roof when there’s snow, not even a flat roof like ours, because of health & safety.
Thankfully our wonderful neighbour Arie came to the rescue who is very savvy about these things and knew exactly what to do. He and hubby spent hours on the roof in the freezing cold to pry loose the frozen drainpipes and replaced them with short horizontal water shoots.
We have a saying in Holland: “A good neighbour is better than a faraway friend.” That certainly rings true.
By now the drip-drip-drip has stopped. The ceiling looks like a map of an alien planet, but at least it’s dry. And luckily no damage to the floor, furniture and computers… phew!

When the snow is gone we’ll go about having the roof and ceiling repaired. In the meantime I’m wondering how to get a mould of El Monto’s face to make gargoyles for the water shoots.