A New Cool Roof!
(posted 5-14-08)

Hurray - our roof work is done!

Last week was, frankly, a horrible week at the gym, due to the work on the roof. One pilates class actually had to shelter in the back of the movement room on Tuesday! But by then we were too far into the work to go back. And the roof work really had to get done.

I sure had many second thoughts last week. Should I cancel a few classes? Should I shut the place down for a couple of days? And the big one, why, oh WHY, did I buy a gym?? But during the worst of my discouragement, in the midst of all the noise & dust, a couple of people actually thanked me for all the improvements we've been making.

Thankfully, the roof is done now!! We're onto our second full cleaning pass, and we're just about back to normal.

In fact, we're better than normal because of this new roof. First, there will be no more leaks. Second, the new roof is a COOL roof. It has a bright white coating on top, which reflects more of the sun's heat away. Our old roof's surface regularly reached temperatures of 160 F or more, but the new roof should stay below 120 F. This means that a lot less heat will be transferred to the space below - where you exercise. I think we're going to see a noticeable improvement in the gym's comfort this summer.

And not a moment too soon, since record temperatures are forecasted for the next couple of days! So it's safe to come back, and see for yourself how much more comfortable the space is.

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