Look Up: How do Commercial Roofs Fare?

Even big businesses need to keep maintenance up to snuff or they might be faced with a huge hit to their wallets. If a building is in disrepair they also face the possibility of losing business. Loss of business means loss of revenue. When that happens, a lot of basic repairs can sometimes fall by the wayside. When this happens, the issues can build up and over time cost a huge amount. Hopefully that's not what happened to the San Diego Convention Center. The reality, however, is that they are facing a hefty price tag for some equally hefty repairs:

Heavy equipment has moved into the Sails Pavilion of the San Diego Convention Center, not for a trade show but to begin a $16 million replacement of the floor, roof and other repairs.

The project, due for completion in 2018, is part of $25.5 million in upgrades funded from a loan by the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank. Another $3.6 million in improvements is being covered by center operations and the city budget.

Convention officials showed off banks of LED lighting in the exhibit halls Tuesday,  the first item on the to-do list to be completed and one of those  funded locally.

“This is largest series of upgrades in convention center history,” said Laurie Coskey,  chair of the San Diego Convention Center Corp. board.

Also planned are restroom upgrades, replacement of the ceiling and cooling towers in the west building, escalator and elevator modernization and fire safety retrofits.

Clifford “Rip” Rippetoe, the center’s president and CEO, said the improvements will help keep the facility competitive and environmentally sustainable.

But he said despite these improvements, some large conventions have decided to meet elsewhere, and others are considering a move because they need more space and expansion is on hold for legal and financial reasons.

Among conventions thinking of leaving is San Diego Comic-Con International, whose contract expires after the 2018 event. Rippetoe said negotiations are under way to extend the popular convention another three years.

However, he said he was not pessimistic about eventually seeking a tax increase, if that becomes necessary to finance an expansion. Voters rejected a tax increase to pay for a new Chargers stadium and convention center annex in November.

Via: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sd-fi-conventioncenterrepairs-20161220-story.html

Did we read that price-tag right? Ouch. Talk about sticker shock. Could this have been prevented with regular maintenance? We don't know. What we do know is that the building basically needs a huge face-lift right about now. If you find that your roof is in disrepair you may have to weigh the options between a complete replacement and a repair. There are pros and cons to each and we're ready to walk you through those and help you pick the option that makes the most sense: http://sandiego.preciseroofing.net/roof-replacement. In fact, it's important to remember that replacing your roof typically can be a 20-30 year investment, in that this is how long it's going to last. It's hard to hate on that kind of safety, and the dividends having a new roof installed can pay are literally priceless.

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