Roof damage reported at Randall

March winds to result in eventual replacement

By Jason Arndt
STAFF WRITER

After two wind storms in March, Randall Consolidated School is looking into roof replacement, according to District Administrator John Gendron.

In last week’s School Board meeting, Gendron told board members the roof suffered significant wind damage which means a Roofing Company will have to come and fix the roof.

“As you guys know, we had two pretty significant wind storms in March,” Gendron said. “We had some damage to the junior high roof.”

According to the National Weather Service, winds exceeded 60 mph on two occasions, which led to high wind warnings for Western Kenosha County.

The junior high roof consists of three sections with the middle portion sustaining the most severe damage. For damaged or destroyed roofing in Texas, consider enlisting the help of one of the quality roof replacement companies austin.

Replacement costs to each roof section is about $40,000, with the school’s insurance company covering approximately $22,0000.

“Right now, the recommendation is to replace the middle roof and the roof of the garage,” Gendron said.

While the school has endured minimal damage to the roof in the past, he said maintenance crews spent substantial time cleaning up after the March storms.

“We had some large buckets for some shingles, so the damage is pretty significant.” he said, noting the roof has worn down to the rubber core.

In the board meeting, there was deliberation over switching to a metal roof. I suppose the best option would be to find the best local roofing companies and seek advice on what the best option is for the roof before a final decision is made.

“Compared to shingles, metal roofing is about 2-3 times more expensive, longevity is about 50-plus years,” Gendron said. “The new shingles are about 30-plus years.”

While the district hopes to replace the middle section in the summer, they are still in search of more opinions on costs. In order to lower costs, they might have to consider finding a cheaper roofing company that can still do just as a good a job as a more expensive one. Maybe they’ll consider using someone like this roofing cedar park tx company? Or maybe they’ll figure out another way to cut costs down first.

“We are currently investigating options to replace the middle section this summer and plans are to prioritize the other two sections within the next 1-2 years,” Gendron said.


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