New floors in a flash for Rogers Elementary School

BY JUSTIN TAYLOR, MANAGER, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, GREATER VICTORIA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Working with buildings never gets easy. In fact, due to the laws of nature as our buildings age their care and maintenance requirements only increase. Climate change, severe weather, and the trample of a herd of fourth graders are just some interesting factors that we strategize for every day.

However, you can never plan for everything and at Rogers Elementary School we had a water pipe burst due to unusually cold temperatures this past winter resulting in a flooded gym. As you can imagine, all the flooring buckled and warped leaving it unusable.

We reached out to the Schools Protection Program (SPP) for support, and they were fantastic. Within the week, we had an adjuster assisting us with the claim and formulating a plan for replacement of the floor. I want to recognize the amazing work that we received by both Coast Claims Insurance Services and ServiceMaster Restore. Both teams had amazing people working with us and were able to have the floor ready just in time for school start. I really feel blessed to have support groups such as SPP in place to assist us when we need it most. They have amazing people working with them and always deliver whether its detailed information on an issue you may be experiencing with liability, best practice, or when disaster strikes. Thank you and keep up the amazing work! n