Three water related projects that are mostly done. Only the complete impermeabilizante job of the roof is left. Much of the roof was just a cement wash over tile and then coated with impermeabilizante. Sometimes the wash lifts and sometimes foot traffic wears the coating down. Unfinished tile or cement is porous so you have to paint or seal it somehow. I've done the patching in obvious places, next to paint the whole thing.
While crawling around the gas tank (background 2nd foto) I noticed the seams rusting. Then I noticed any little scratch had rusted. Then I noticed on both rounded ends the paint had little bubbles with no apparent damage to cause them. A few bubbles had broken and rusted in side. This tank is only 3 years old. I know it sits in sun and rain uncovered but still .... can't they coat something as possibly dangerous as a gas tank a little better. So there it is, sanded and painted and I'm thinking about a cover.
The final foto is of the not quite aesthetically pleasing solution to keep roof water out of my yard and into the street. I really preferred the ceramic scuppers on that side of the house but the first one was removed because water was draining right over the front door. This one was removed because I don't need lots of water in my yard in a heavy rain. It all ends up in the street anyway so why not direct. The plastic pipe off the roof is kinda funky Mexicanada but it'll do for a few years.
Cement wash lifted
Whole roof after some patching
Rusting gas tank
No more ceramic water spout into the yard
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