Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Roof repairs at the University of Kansas that have been ongoing since the microburst March 12 of last year are expected to be completed by the end of summer.
So far repairs have been completed on about 20 campus buildings. Buildings that still need repairs include Spooner Hall, Dyche Hall, Bailey Hall, Haworth Hall, Summerfield Hall, Learned Hall, Allen Fieldhouse, Strong Hall and Stauffer-Flint Hall. The overall cost for roof repairs should total six million dollars.
Mark Reiske, associate director of Design and Construction Management, said repairing the roofs was a long process. First, contractors had to be hired to do the repairs. Then roofing tiles had to be ordered, some of which took six months to arrive. Further delays were caused because Spooner Hall, Bailey Hall and Dyche Hall are considered historical buildings and repairs to those had to be approved by the State Historical Society. The sheer number of buildings was another problem.
“Just doing one roof is probably a six- to seven-month process,” Reiske said. “But instead of doing one we’re doing a huge number of roofs.”
To prevent water leakage, repair crews initially outfitted all damaged roofs with temporary roofs within two months of the microburst. Because the temporary roofs did not have excessive amounts of leaks, repair work on some buildings was delayed until after winter.
Gary Brown, a roofer for Facilities Operations, said that temporary roofs were like covers over the existing damaged roofs. When the permanent roofs are installed, the temporary and damaged roofs will have to be replaced.
“We’re just buying time, trying to keep the roof dry,” Brown said.
But buildings such as Strong Hall still suffer leaks.
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Buildings that still need repairs include Spooner Hall, Dyche Hall, Bailey Hall, Haworth Hall, Summerfield Hall, Learned Hall, Allen Fieldhouse, Strong Hall and Stauffer-Flint Hall.
Mark Lohmeyer is on staff at the budget office in Strong Hall and he has caught water in trash cans to avoid puddles on the floor. Luckily, there has been no significant damage to the office.
“We’re real pleased with Facilities Operations and their response,” Lohmeyer said. “It seems to be a high priority.”
Despite those problems, most temporary roofs did not have excessive amounts of leaks, so repair work on some buildings was delayed until after winter. Bailey Hall will not be repaired until summer because of traffic concerns on Jayhawk Boulevard, and the tile for the roof on Dyche Hall has not arrived yet.
James Modig, director of design construction and management, said that the most extensive repairs went to Robinson Gymnasium and Frasier Hall.
Allen Fieldhouse will need extensive repairs as well. Modig said the roof was leaking and the entire metal skin of the roof would need to be replaced during the summer.
Kansan staff writer Joe Hunt can be contacted at jhunt@kansan.com.
— Edited by Stacey Couch
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