The ROOF
Sunstate Mechanical came out and brought twenty guys the first day of the project...November 9th, 2002. They swept and shoveled out dozens of bags full of pigeon excrement, eggs, dead pigeons and nests. Then they power washed all the roofs. They also cleaned the AC units for all 30 apartments, the pre-school and the offices and donated AC filters for all of them. They repaired AC drain pipes, too. High grade roof sealant and long rollers were donated by La Polla Industries. Friends of mine, including Bill Bart's guys from Sunstate Mechanical, rolled on all the new roof sealant two weeks later when the roofs had dried. RPM Tree Services came over and hoisted the 55 lb drums up on the roofs for us. This project removed tons of viruses found in pigeon poop that would prevent most contractors from even going up on a roof to look at air conditioning units, per Bill Bart. The units will be cooler in the summer. And we sealed many possible leaks in time to prevent leaks during the heavy rains.