On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 5:56:37 AM UTC-4, Rod Speed wrote:
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Rod Speed wrote

And you sensibly went for a masonry house, but were
stupid enough to use stupid shingles for the roof.

Some engineer you two are.

I didn't know it was masonry until after we signed the papers.
It never occurred to me to ask; I assumed it was stick-built.
Some engineer you are.
In retrospect, I would have preferred a stick-built house.
More fool you.
For one thing, I'd be able to insulate the
exterior walls so I wouldn't have R1 walls.
You can with masonry walls.

I would have to pull down the ancient drywall, fur out the
walls, and replace the drywall. Not a job I'm interested
in undertaking.

For another, we wouldn't have to rent
a diamond-bit core drill every time we
want to make some kind hole in the house.
You dont.

How should I make those penetrations, then? First I
have to go through the split fieldstone veneer, then
through the concrete block.

Why should I pay a premium for a steel roof
when shingles will outlive me anyway?
Because it isnt just about you, stupid. Some engineer you are.

It is just about me. What happens to this house after I die is
of no concern to me.

Cindy Hamilton