Repairs of gym floor are set to...

Repairs of gym floor are set to begin

The gymnasiums at all four middle schools in the Ocean View School

District were damaged by moisture that caused “bubbling” and

“blistering” after the sealant used to protect the floor failed, said

Carol Stocker, the district’s chief operations and facilities

officer. The problem was first discovered about one year ago.

Vista View’s problems were complicated in September when the

gymnasium’s bleachers were broken after they got caught on loose

flooring.

Mesa View’s gymnasium reopened on Monday -- it had been closed for

repairs since July 21. The district hopes repairs at Spring View and

Marine View middle schools can be postponed until summer vacation so

their gymnasiums can stay open.

The repair bill for the floors at each campus will run to about

$15,000 each, Stocker said, but the district will not have to pick up

the tab. The companies involved in the floors’ construction, SCS

Flooring Systems, Westberg and White Architects and Planners and

Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc., a construction management firm, have

agreed to pay for the repairs, though no one has admitted fault for

the water damage. The district did pay just less than $6,000 to hire

consultants to analyze the damage.

The cost to fix Vista View’s bleachers could total about $12,000,

chief financial officer Mary Lou Beckman said. Insurance will cover

$11,000, and the district will pay the balance.