First of all, my apologies for taking so long to post this.

Okay, here are a few pics of what is happening in the dark, behind what you see. When you see the peeling paint from the last post, there's a good chance that something like this is going on inside. Rotted soffit, gutter box, rafters, in drastic cases the wall framing, all of these can and will be damaged by the slow steady encroaching drip of a small leak.

Fire and water, among other things, can both wreak havoc on a house. Fire is sudden, alarming, instant, and in many cases deadly. Water damage, in my opinion, is worse. It is slow, steady, subtle, and creates molds and mildew which, in drastic cases, can also be deadly. Most of the time the damage water creates goes unnoticed until it is way to late.

Remember the old adage, "An ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure." Never was this more true than with a water leak. Never wait thinking it will be okay. Trust me, after many years of repairing this stuff, it will never be okay and get better. It only gets worse.

-Sam