The Bill Barber Rink is getting a new roof.
Specifically, the shingles are coming off, and work will begin this fall to install an upgraded steel roof. It’s costlier to cover the roof in steel, but council figured the savings will come with the longer life of the roof.
The municipality recently asked for quotes for the work, and the lowest bid for installing asphalt shingles was $113,000, whereas the lowest bid for installing the steel roofing was just under $200,000. Bay Roofing received the contract to install the steel for $198,700.
Council, preparing for the repair, allocated $200,000 in the 2024 Capital Budget for the cause. These funds were drawn from the Facility Maintenance Reserve.
See: Callander boarding in the Bill Barber Rink
The roof was raised over the rink in late 2009. The roof’s decking is made of 2 by 6-inch tongue and groove boards on a wooden structure, which is around 193 feet long by 105 feet wide. The roof’s peak height is 54 feet. For the mathematicians, that’s about 31,000 square feet of roof surface.
“The shingles have been failing for several years,” Tim McKenna, manager of operations, detailed in his report to council. “Currently, there are large sections where the shingles have been blown off in high winds and roof sheathing is exposed to the elements.”
Moreover, “several small leaks have been noted by both staff and facility users,” McKenna noted.
Time to replace the top before the structure below becomes infected with water damage. The town noted the new work will come with a “minimum of a 20-year warranty,” but staff expect the new roof “would likely perform well beyond 30 years and possibly as long as 50 years with the correct installation” – the roofing will be a minimum of 26-gauge steel.
Work will begin soon, and is set to complete by December 1, at the latest.
David Briggs is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of BayToday, a publication of Village Media. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
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