6 Jul
2023
6 Jul
'23
8:27 p.m.
As you all might remember, the roof leaks a lot in the southwest corner of
sudoroom, when it rains.
Going up there, we concluded that there is a low area in that corner, due to
settling of the building. There may be other ways to "fix" this, but the most
obvious to me is to install a new drain on the roof, in the middle of the low
spot. I have acquired a drain that's SOMEWHAT like this:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/The-Plumber-s-Choice-3-1-2-in-4-in-Kitchen-Sink…
we have pipes and a drain in sudoroom (that's presently connected to a traffic
cone funnel catching rain from the tarp) that we can connect to this drain.
I have a plan for connecting to the drain from inside, after installing it in
a hole in the roof, that does not involve a person reaching the ceiling inside
sudoroom. Instead, we would put the threaded lower part of the drain assembly
on the end of a pipe, and screw the pipe onto the drain from below, by holding
the lower end of the pipe from the top of the ladder we have (saving about 10
feet I think)
Cutting the hole in the roof is straightforward, using a hole saw through the
tarpaper and wood that makes up the roof in that spot. Then we place the
upper part of the drain assembly into the hole and hold it there while the
person inside threads the pipe / lower threaded assembly onto the drain. Then
we connect a hose/pipe to that pipe to the drain on the floor in sudoroom.
anyone who is available to help do this task, please get with me.
This idea has already been run through the omni building group and after an
initial freakout of "omg drill a hole in the roof!?!?" people realized that
the roof has several drains in it already and that's how you remove water from
it. There are not objections from that group anymore.
-jake