College suffers from lack of proper maintenance over years

INCHICORE College of Further Education has been granted an exemption from planning permission by Dublin City Council for works on the educational facility’s roof.

In an application submitted to the council in July, the college stated the building “has suffered from a lack of proper maintenance over the years”.

They said this is particularly apparent in relation to its roofs and high-level glazing, and they are proposing remedial works on the roofs above the sports hall and the workshops.

“These works will increase the thickness of the roof build-up by approximately 210mm,” stated the college in their application.

“The sports hall and workshop roofs are low-profile and are finished in standing-seam copper panels.

“The panels, in turn, have been re-covered, inappropriately, in felt to seal leaks that have occurred in the underlying copper. Leaks have re-appeared.

It is proposed to remove the felt and copper panels, remove and replace defective timbers and to upgrade the insulation and install air tightness membranes.

The roofs will be finished with standing seam metal panels, coloured to match the original copper finish or in a zinc finish.

It is also proposed to replace the roof glazing over the workshop areas, these works will increase the thickness of the roof build-up by approximately 210mm.

On August 8 last, the council granted an exemption certificate to the college for the works to be carried out.