Stanley (WQOW) - Practices and tournaments that use
gym floors over the summer may need to be rescheduled at one area high school.
The Stanley-Boyd school district has found moisture under its gym floor, which
is surprising given how long it's been in place.
"We've been told by
everybody that's looked at it that it's not a safety risk," said
Stanley-Boyd Superintendent Jim Jones.
The Stanley-Boyd high school gym was
put in four years ago.
"It's a new floor,
and we wanted it to look nice. So we assumed we were going to sand it off and
start over and flatten it. The contractor we had for doing that wanted first to
make sure that the floor underneath was dry," Jones said.
What they found was moisture; a
brown substance the school says will need to be examined closer. Right now
though, the school will continue using the floor.
"We intend to play
this year on it. Phys Ed classes are on it every day, it's not a tripping
hazard. The floor itself is pretty much the same as anybody else's floor at
this point as long as that rippling doesn't get worse," said Jones.
At the end of this
school year, the section of floor below that basket will be torn up, and that's
when the school will figure out what they need to do long-term. If the school
needs to replace the floor, Jones says they will have that floor in place and
ready to go by next fall.
"We may actually
have to pull up the cement underneath it. We have to figure out where the water
is coming from and fix that. And then we'll either be able to refinish the
floor, or put a new floor in," Jones said.
Jones also added that there are no
pipes he is aware of that run underneath the gym. If the floor does end up
needing to be replaced, it may be covered by insurance.
