Hallandale Adult Center

The Hallandale Adult Center is a Broward County alternative public high school located in Halladale Beach, Florida. Advanced Roofing’s team, lead by Construction Manager David Baytosh and Foreman Omar Recalde, re-roofed multiple buildings on the campus that still had damage from the 2005 hurricane season. When the project began, the gymnasium still had a three year old temporary roof in place. Advanced Roofing tore off the existing built-up roofs and installed a preliminary roof to keep the buildings watertight while installing new lightweight insulating concrete. After the completion of the lightweight concrete pour, they completed the roof systems with new Firestone two-ply torched modified roofs. In addition to the flat roofs, Advanced re-roofed the shingle mansards. They installed new GAF three dimensional shingles around the school perimeter and courtyards.

Advanced Roofing’s design team coordinated all of the testing to determine the best roof for the school and immediately came to the conclusion there was not sufficient slope on the existing roof. The new roof system installed included pouring new ¼” per foot Lightweight Insulating Concrete to provide positive slope and proper drainage. To accommodate for the height of the new lightweight concrete, Advanced’s mechanical division raised all of the existing A/C curbs to allow proper flashing height for the finished roof. Along with raising the curbs, the fans’ electrical wiring was re-routed through the underside to eliminate the existing electrical penetration through the roof system. Also, with this new slope the need for secondary drainage was addressed by adding new internal overflows drains. These new drains involved extensive plumbing with pipes that had to be run on the interior of the building. In addition to the mechanical and plumbing work, new 16 gauge galvanized perimeter enclosure edge metal was installed to accommodate for the height of the new LWC with new 22 gauge stainless steel fascia metal as the finished product. All of the plumbing work was performed during nights and weekends as to not disrupt classes.

Once the crew began the demolition process of this project, they uncovered that the fascia wood around the perimeter was rotted and replacement of sections would be necessary. The fascia wood replacement was extensive and the schedule was accelerated to take place during the two week period of Winter Break. This way, crews could work in the courtyard without causing an interruption to classes.

These two modifications in scheduling are great examples of how the Advanced Roofing team adjusts to accommodate to what is in the customer’s best interest.