Leaky Roof

It is May and that is traditionally the start of the rainy season in Phuket. This year is no different - it is pouring down.

We had our back balcony converted into a childrens bedroom a couple of years ago. The roof couldn't withstand the monsoon deluge. There were only a few slow dripping leaks but when it rains like buckets for hours on end those slow dripping leaks add up to a lot of water. It soaks through the ceiling and slowly becomes an unpleasant fungusy mess.

In the end we had no choice but to take the whole roof off and replace it. It only cost 30,000 baht which when you think about the amount of labour and materials involved - is a bargain. Well it would be a bargain if it had worked.

We did it halfway through last years rainy season and it looked good. We had no more leaks. Unfortunately this year's first truly heavy downfall and the water is leaking through the roof again. I woke up to find the light fixture hanging by its wires and a huge puddle of water on the floor.

I think it is only a slow leak but what happens is the water has only one easy outlet from the ceiling and that is down the small hole for the electrical wires into the light. The light filled with water until the weight was too much and the fittings gave way.

Now I am going to wait and see for a few days. Almost certainly we are going to have to deal with the problem but at the moment I don't want to face it.

Not to worry. Today I am going to play football in Patong (if the rains hold off) and tonight Spurs play again so I will be staying up late.