Leak in library roof appears fixed

    The water leak that was reported on the second floor ceiling of the library in October appears to have been fixed, according to Library Director Patrick Finney and the building?s project manager Dan Culp. Rains that fell the day of the library?s open house on Oct. 18 leaked into the building and damaged a few ceiling tiles on the second floor near the elevator shaft. A pair of construction firms ? Frank Millard and Company from Burlington and Wood Construction from Washington ? spent the following few days inspecting the roof and making repairs to it.

    Finney said the leak is probably fixed because he has seen no evidence of water entering the building even after the town received multiple days of rain earlier this week. Finney commented that the damage from the leak was very minor and did not harm the carpet on the second floor. He said the new ceiling tiles the library had to install were taken from the extras in storage.

    City Administrator Dave Plyman spoke about the leak at Wednesday?s city council meeting. He said the roof of the library was put up in March and no leaks were reported over the summer. It wasn?t until the open house that the city learned there was an issue with the roof.

    Culp of  Carl A. Nelson and Company was hired to oversee the contractors working on the library ? said the leak was not coming from a visible hole in the roof.

    ?You have to do a lot of things to find a leak,? said Culp.

    It is common for leaks to go unnoticed for long periods of time, said Culp. He said that changes in temperature can bring previously unseen leaks to the forefront.

For the full story, see the Nov. 20 edition of The Washington Evening Journal