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County contractor reports courthouse roof complete; staff recommends full replacement for annex lower roof
Summary
A contractor representative told the court the courthouse roofing project is near completion and recommended replacing the annex's lower roof after inspectors found multiple existing layers and leaks near the server room; staff estimated a November watertight target if a budget is approved soon.
Steven Chaddis, a representative of Garland Ruben, updated the Freestone County Commissioners Court on the county roofing project, saying the courthouse work is essentially finished and outlining problems found on the lower roof of the county annex. "F. W. Walton is just finishing their last little bit of metal over on downspouts right now," Chaddis said, and he described custom counter flashing and stone sealing as part of wrap‑up work.
Chaddis told the court that once the roof system cures for 90 days, crews will return to apply a top coating, after which the roofing project will be complete. He also advised that inspectors found the annex lower roof had "two roofs on it already" and that leaks had started in the server room; the consultant recommended replacement rather than partial repairs because cutting out the problem section would require additional structural and drainage work.
When a commissioner asked how quickly work could proceed if the budget were approved, Chaddis said design and bid preparation would take a week or two and that, given fall schedules, the county "could have that section done by November" and watertight before heavy winter weather if the budget is approved promptly.
The court did not record a formal budget approval or vote on the annex replacement in the provided transcript; Chaddis advised that a separate budget and formal bid process would be needed to move into construction for the annex roof.
