Subcontractors with Service Master, Acworth, remove pieces of a damaged roof membrane Saturday on top of Courthouse No. 2 in Cedartown. The rubber membrane was peeled back by high winds Monday and the top floor of the building sustained some water damage.
The rubber membrane on the smaller courthouse building was peeled back by the wind, said Brian McCray, county building inspector.
"It was rolled completely back," McCray said. "Water got into the building in about 95 percent of the rooms upstairs."
The Magistrate Court of Polk County had to be relocated to temporary quarters in storage space at the neighboring Courthouse No. 1 building.
McCray said the damage, for which he did not have a total estimate, is fully covered by the county's insurance. Crews were working double shifts to repair the roof and the work was expected to be completed by Wednesday, April 22, he said.
One delay was caused by the need to check for asbestos in the building. McCray said the glue that was used to secure the old carpet contained asbestos. However, the contractor is licensed for dealing with that common situation, and will be able to remove the old, water-damaged carpet -- and install new carpet -- without removing the asbestos in the dried glue.
"Asbestos is okay as long as you don't disturb it," McCray said. "They're going to be able to overskin that without having to remove it."
In addition to replacing carpet, crews are replacing upstairs insulation and ceiling panels also have to be replaced.
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