"The thing is, he said there was nothing attached to that vent?"

Are you serious? You have a roof leak and havn't eliminated this penitrarion? Talk about searching for silver bullits without applying common sense,You take the cake.

Nice guy Klem1.......One, if you note I have health problems, and two, I took the chance and got up there with my bad knees and put a cup on it to see if it was Coming in that way, I also sprayed some rubber seal, but the thing has built in flashing.

Still leaking, and yeah I took the cup off. The pipe is busted into, misunderstood what he had told me.....even though the pipe was dry with the cup, I wondered if when off some how it all went into the floor/ ceiling.

I guess if the break offsets enough, but you'd think some place one that pipe would be wet, though I can only see about a foot of it. My father built on, the old roof is still intact in the attic and the pipe comes down through it into the floor, the new room starts there...kinda hard to explain. There's no smell in the house or attic and I wonder if its for the exhaust in the bathroom that doesn't work, but can't see my dad doing that, he jerry rigged a lot lol

So I now seem to have two problems, and bro....you could try being a little more pleasant, for maybe ask if I did something instead of assuming I didn't.

Thanks Brushworks.....thought about that, but after placing a cup on it, it still leaked, check the pipe I could get to, it was dry....thinking its a small spot on that section of roof, my brother added about a pack of shingles, and it stopped most of the leaking, or it didn't rain hard enough lol

In the last year, I had a kitchen flood and ruin the floor, then the roof started leaking this about a year ago, next......the stove caught on fire, as did two cabinets, month or so later my washer broke and now I find the broken pipe lol

A failed back op and in need of a knee replacement is why the manual stuff isn't done, well that and money..being disabled don't pay lol

If you still have insurance, perhaps its time for a gas explosion too. Otherwise, without proper maintenance and attention, it will just rot into the ground. Might be time to sell it as is and move elsewhere.

Sophie.....how nice of you! There's only so much someone disabled can keep up with!

Having been left with 2 loans when my father passed away, its made having the work done almost impossible.

I might have had 900 or so a month to live on back in 2009, ( when my dad passed ) so just how was I supposed to make the repairs? I didn't even go into all the things I fixed.

I came here to get an answer or an idea of where this leak might be....

If I wanted smart ass comments I wouldn't need a help forum!

Second one I have gotten, Trolls do not help this site any!

And your listed as a pro here? Wow!

Hey Brushworks, if that broken pipe I found attached to that vent on the roof was coming from the toilet and still being used, wouldn't I smell it?

Don, you really need someone to get in your attic to see what the problems are. If you have a habitat for humanity close see if they have someone that can volunteer to come out and inspect your home. Smart ass answers are sadly common here, do not let them bring you down. Good luck...

Thanks Wacokid! Yeah bro having had health problems most of my life, I've learned to let em roll off my shoulders!

Wacokid, that's a good idea! I'm a little slow asking for help, sucks knowing how to do something but you body won't!

Luckily I still have no order in the house or attic that I can smell. I also have a leak and while on the roof noticed a second vent pipe on the back of the house...I have no idea why its there, it must be from the old kitchen...

But, the toilet has to vent some place and I'm sure its not that second one. I read dome place old homes like this one..1952 or so, vented through a chimney? We had one for the old oil furnace. Though, I'm thinking the broken one is for the toilet, and maybe the central air is keeping the oder down?

Thanks for the ideas brother! Happy 4th!!!

Nothing to do with disabilities as you go forward, as wacokid said, you need someone to get up and the attic and tell you what is going on.