West Seattle Blog… | SCHOOLS: Roof project finally wrapping up at West Seattle High School, with something extra

Along with saying goodbye to the Class 2021, West Seattle High School is also saying goodbye to its longstanding umbrella project. Public Schools in Seattle says the two year project ends this month. And it’s more than repair and replacement – it also includes a bit of historical restoration. The photos and the explanation are from the district announcement:

As part of the project, the school will again be crowned by a spire on the main dome. The historic tower was installed when the school was built in 1918, but disappeared sometime after a roof repair project in the 1980s.

The Stemper architecture Website shows how the new tower was designed, manufactured and installed.

In 2017, the district replaced part of the clay tile roof of the school wing from 1918, an official landmark of the city. During this work, according to the district, “further problems with the listed clay tile roof and the need to replace the existing thermal polyolefin roofing were identified”. System as it was at the end of its life. ”The resulting work also included sections of seam metal roofing over other parts of the school. This photo shows the different roof types:

In addition, according to the district, its project had “corrected some deficiencies in the school design, including leaky concrete masonry walls that were covered with a new wall panel system and a leaky seismic expansion joint that was replaced by a watertight, continuous seismic expansion joint system”. Read more about the work on the SPS website.