Fernando just told me that water is now in between the two roofs. When there is a crack where you walk on the roof, water spurts up. The roof could collapse if it gets too heavy and, at best, water will find its way down to leak on the 35th floor and down. I am sure Fernando can explain this much better than I, but we have to make the roof a priority.
Susan Gale, Property Manager
Venetia Condominium Association
From Fernando Cruz, Building Engineer:
As you know we had a severe rain storm on Tuesday night and it rained practically all day Wednesday. We suffered several roof leaks at the 35th floor hallway, but they were expected and we were prepared to handle them.
Today during my daily vital equipment inspection I noticed that the roof was showing much more cushioning and was softer that ever. When I walked across the roof I noticed that rain water was squirting at several areas, as I applied pressure; this only means that there is water between the roof membranes.
The original roof was a flat gravel roof, I must assume that during Hurricane Andrew the roof was damaged and instead of removing and replacing the entire roof, what was done was to install a flat roof over the existing damaged roof.
Having two roof is bad because of the weight, now having two roofs and rain water between the membranes is not just bad, IT IS VERY BAD.
However I want to make it very clear that the roof is in bad shape. I personally feel that the roof is not going to make it through the rain season, less thru a Tropical Storm or Hurricane.
Mesage from Sharon Dodge
This is why we have to pay what we owe, Venetia Association members. This is why we have to fix the roof, among other things. THE OLD COOLING TOWERS WERE FAILING, EVEN AS WE MOVED THE NEW UNITS IN PLACE.
If you have not done so, please pay now, or as soon as possible. If you can’t pay all, pay what you can TODAY, please.
This, and this alone is “what it is about” here, now, at the Venetia. It is a major reason we had the Special Assessment, to avoid the physical failure of our building, as well as bankruptcy.
It’’s your roof, too!
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According to our 1 st Special Assessment.
The first item listed was the replacement
of the roof at $354,880.
According to the graphs a total of $785,334
as been collected so far from both special assessments.
Why if the roof was the first priority and we have
collected almost half of what it would cost to replace the roof have we not replaced it, especially when it is being advised by Fernando that it could collapse.
Why are we waiting and risking for the roof to potentially collapse?? Especially when he says it is not just bad IT IS VERY BAD.
A total of $301,486.00 as been spent on other expenses of both special assessments so far.
That leaves the association with $483,848.00
Cost of Roof Replacement is $354,880.00.
Remaining balance is $128,968.00.
We must continue to collect on the special assessments but we must also spend on the first priority that is on our 1 st special assesment budget.
I know many compare our expenses to that of an old home, which is the case, but if my roof at my home was collapsing and we have enough to cover that expense from the collections of our special assessments and it was or first priority we must act as soon as possible.
I base my questions and concerns on the graphs that have been posted on this site and an email which I received from Candice Vassillion, attached in the email was a revised assement chart. Candice Vassillion was part of the budget committee.
Gabriel Mendoza
Association Member-403
Board Candidate 2008
Ref: ventiaonline.com and email from Candice Vassillion
Comment by Gabriel Mendoza — February 18, 2008 @ 10:27 am