11.   Inside, the illusion of elegance disappears in hallways with buckled floors and ceilings where the tiles bulge outward and are ringed with dark water stains.

12.   It does not look like a water stain.

13.   Its doors swing open on two sides and beneath great beams, its roughcut wood walls are streaked with water stains.

14.   Local businesses proudly mark the passage of time by labeling water stains on their walls, and the residents stubbornly refuse to move.

15.   Look for badly peeling paint, warped boards, brown water stains and, of course, rotted sections.

16.   Q. I am getting a few water stains on the ceiling below an upstairs bathroom.

17.   Q. I have a water stain on my ceiling.

18.   Some window leaks show themselves with drips and water stains, but others stay hidden, doing unseen damage.

19.   The company makes no attempt to clean up the warped pages and water stains that have accumulated over centuries.

20.   The evidence of the seepage is obvious, from water stains on the ceilings of the rooms beneath the stairs to the peeled and cracked insulation.