Sing with me…. “The wise man built his house upon the rocks”… only we’re not on rocks, we’re on water! So with water below, a steel boat and water falling from the Heaven’s like a weeping duck having just lost a newborn chick I was able to ascertain that I had a couple of leaks!

The one I already knew about was the two small side panel doors (just what are they called anyway?). I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s a wee bit of corrosion down the sides (visually evident) and the water was seeping in through the small corroded cracks abutting the actual doors.

The second was from the cratch window frame. It has recently been removed for repair (see previous injury entry) and replaced which had broken the seal along the bottom edge.

A trip to Focus, £30 later laden with translucent sealant and roll of draught proofing (plus other impulsive purchases), I set to work in a non-wet ‘window of opportunity’.

Like some scientific boffin I mathematically calculated where the rain was entering and proceeded with the ‘sealing ceremony’.

A sticky, stinky, finger later I’d accomplished my goal and prayed to the heavens (and the lone Magpie who received a salute and a rhyme) that no rain would fall for the next 3 hours at least. Mission successful!

All but 30 minutes ago the heaven’s opened yet again. Water droplets the size of marbles fell making the most mesmerising sound you’ve ever heard. I had to turn up the TV as I couldn’t hear what they were saying on CIS! The cheek of it!

But I had an excited jitter…. I allowed the rain to subside and swanked over to the side-hatch. No leak! I’VE WON! :lol:

I’ll check the cratch tomorrow because Marvin The Great is currently fast asleep in his fluffy bed in there

Anyway, following said sealing, I suffered a right stinky finger working the sealant into the gaps :lol:

The draught-proofing was for the inner seal of those side doors and also for the rear doors that open out from Lottie’s room.  It was pretty draughty last winter so this year we’ll be well ready.  Even bought some of that double-glazing ‘hair dryer on’ shit to see how that goes.  I was going to have proper double-glazed windows installed but I got uninterested replies from two companies I contacted.  Fools!

Rain cometh; we’re ready for you! :lol:

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