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Roof replacement work at Engle Education Center stripped ceiling supports and storm runoff flooded lower level, contractors and IU say
Summary
Contractors replacing the roof at the Engle Education Center discovered that interior suspended ceilings had been incorrectly fastened to the roof deck; stripping the roof sheared those fasteners and caused ceiling-grid failures. A separate, heavy storm produced mud and water infiltration on the first floor, and district and intermediate-unit staff said they are working with contractors and insurers to assess repairs and costs.
Contractors replacing the roof at the Engle Education Center discovered this month that interior suspended ceilings in large portions of the building had been anchored to the roof deck rather than to structural trusses, and the act of stripping the roof sheared those fasteners and caused ceiling grids and tiles to fail.
Dan Little, assistant director of operations at the Chester County Intermediate Unit, told the Avon Grove School District operations committee that crews stopped work when they realized the problem and that Bancroft Construction (the general contractor for recent interior work) and its subcontractors are responsible for correcting incorrectly installed ceiling supports in the recently renovated areas. Little said…
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