Do you remember the Wednesday thunderstorm I told you about?
It turns out that afternoon there was water gushing into my study from the light fixture on the ceiling. I put a dishpan under the leak, soaked up most of the water from the rug, and told our apartment management.
The next day we heard tromping around on the roof, so presumably they fixed the problem. I’ll keep my eye on it if it rains again, but we are so glad we are living in an apartment and don’t have to worry about maintenance.
July 19, 2026
Last Tuesday they washed the house, roof, gutters, and outside walls and windows. Two young men with a hatchback car and a small trailer. There gear all organized. Took about 5 hours.
We were advised everything closed up by 8am. I was expecting to go out, but in the end stayed home as it wasn’t particularly fine..
Ibput my outdoor furniture in my bathroom, moved a few thinks including my solar charger…
The resident next to me shifted nothing, I doubt anything was totally cleaned. I’m waiting for her to moan at the trust.
…let’s hope that they were successful.
apartments are the way to go. Fridge stops cooling, AC quits, etc call the manager,… owning is a pain, any and everything we have to pay for it and DEAL with the people who come to repair…glad there was no damage
It seems like it would be a little jarring to have water coming through a light fixture! Hopefully they have it fixed, and I agree it is no nice that it is theirs to fix.
It’s nice to have someone else taking care of issues like that. Even better that they responded so quickly. Sounds like you live in a great complex.
Oh NO!! so sorry that this happened. Hopefully the ceiling has no damage and hopefully the roofing guys were able to get this fixed… How wonderful that they were able to get right on it and fix the issue..
Isn’t maintenance great! Water coming out of a light fixture isn’t something you can put off. Glad they came out so quick for you.
It is nice to have someone else fix things, as long as they are reliable and it sounds like your apartment managers are.
Very glad you don’t have to take care of that yourself!
This is a positive to renting. We’ve had quite a bit of expense the past few years.
I hope that’s the end of that problem!!!
Yikes! Yes, that is maybe the best benefit of living in an apartment. With owning a house, it is always something all the time.
I absolutely love getting things fixed with just a phone call. It did take three tries to get a dishwasher that mostly works, though. It washes really well but it sometimes stalls and has to be restarted. But, it washes really well so we put up with it. Plus we were tired of them trying and failing to fix it before they finally replaced it. So, yeah, we didn’t have to pay anything but it was still a hassle. This week they are cleaning out the dryer vents–it never occurred to us to do that as homeowners so there’s another bonus to renting.
I agree – although I hate the mess. But it was great they came in right away and fixed it.
I hope you are able to comment now on my blog. I did not have that problem with anyone else.
Thanks. Sandie
Oooh no! As Tom and I grow older, so does our “to do” list of tasks we’re no longer able to perform ourselves. Somedays I wish we could move to a place like yours.