Leaky Roof - Drip, Drip

Red clay tiles cover most of the houses in Brazil. It is a very common site, very pretty too. Our house has the Spanish tiles, rounded shape rather than the flat imperial or shingle clay tile. The problem is, they break easy. We knew when we bought the house that the broken roof clay tiles had been replaced. One morning I decided to go up during a hard rain to check out the attick and see how the roof was doing. The Lord had been protecting us all this time. The water was coming in around the broken cement that holds down the ridge lines. The old cement and chalk mix had become powder over the years. Take a look at what was happening. Water was running in and down the wooden rafters creating pools of water on our ceiling top. the wood had not yet begin to rot. Praise the Lord it only had been coming in dripping rather than gushing. The pools would dry up, and the wood too, in the heat. But over time, more damage could have been done. If you know São Paulo, the rain here REALLY comes down.













Now we are off to find a solution. Please pray.