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| Work Detail | Greenland High School students soon will have lunch under a new cafeteria roof that will replace its storm-damaged predecessor. "We are going to replace the entire roof with a new roof system," Superintendent Larry Ben said. "That's what we were hoping for. We felt that's what it needed; fortunately, the insurance folks agreed." A storm blew off part of the cafeteria roof during the early morning hours of April 27. The damage caused classes to be canceled that day, and the cafeteria was closed until roof breaches could be repaired. A temporary, tar-seal roof was installed in May while Ben spoke with insurance adjusters about a long-lasting replacement. A new school year started Aug. 15, and there have been no issues with leaks, Ben said. "After the storm, we repaired the roof. It's better than it was before the storm," Ben said. Roofers will begin to install an upgraded roof in two to three weeks. It will take two to three more weeks to complete the job, he said. Some repair work started in the summer as old electrical lines were removed and new ones installed, Mayor Bill Groom said. Extensive electrical repairs, as well as gas plumbing work, had to be completed before the new roof could be installed. The work involved running electric and gas lines underground from across the street and then up to the top of the cafeteria, Ben said. The roof will be a single membrane instead of several pieces and will have around a 30-year warranty, he said. "In this case, it is one piece of a plastic-like synthetic material that is one big piece with minimal seam points or places where other pieces connect to minimize leaking possibilities," he said. Roofs in the 1980s and 1990s were made using a hot asphalt application system made out of petroleum products, said Monty Bozarth, vice president of Springdale-based Roberts-McNutt Waterproofing and Roofing. Everything now is a single-ply system, Bozarth said. Single plies are made of thermoplastic. "It does have longevity, but it's (also) more cost effective," he said. "This is more clean, more environmental. It's easy to patch. You can knock a hole in it, but if it's installed properly you would still have no issues with leaks." A version of the single ply has been used in roofing since the 1990s but has been popular in Northwest Arkansas for only the past 10 years, Bozarth said. No other building at the high school has a single-ply roof. The elementary school has a similar roof, Ben said. The new roof will cost $220,000. The school's property insurance policy will cover all the repairs except for a $1,000 deductible, Ben said. Repairs will be done during hours that won't conflict with classes, he said. "It will be in the evenings," he said. "They will try to do most of the work after school and on weekends." |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Industry | Construction |
| Entry Date | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Source | http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/sep/06/high-school-to-receive-roof-upgrade-201/ |
