The South Dakota State Capitol Building in Pierre is getting a brand new roof.
Bureau of Human Resources and Administration Commissioner Darin Seely says the Capitol roof has not been fully replaced for over 40 years and continual leaks are damaging the plaster walls inside the Capitol. He says these walls are extremely costly and labor intensive to repair due to the ornate and historic plasterwork.
Seely says the material selection for the new roof was approved by the Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Committee earlier this year. All of the rubber on the flat surfaces will be replaced with a new rubber roofing membrane. The low slope and pitched roof surfaces will be replaced with Euroshield Tile, an indestructible rubber slate-looking product. The dome roofing will not be replaced.
Seely says a long reach crane is already in place on the north side of the Capitol building and will be used during the summer-long project. The north entrance of the Capitol building will remain open during the entirety of this project which is expected to be completed in November 2024.
Built Right Construction & Roofing was hired to do the work.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
Photo credit DRG Media Group.
DECEMBER 18, 2023:
Most of the roof of South Dakota’s State Capitol Building in Pierre– with the exception of the copper dome– will be getting replaced next year.
Kristine Day with the Office of the State Engineer says the Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission approved the replacement during a meeting last week (Dec. 13, 2023). She says parts of the roof had been leaking and a mid-summer (July 18, 2023) hail storm did the rest of the damage.
Day says they plan to use a rubber material to replace the roof.
Day says they considered several factors before deciding to recommend the rubber shingling.
Day says the roof replacement will happen this coming summer (June of 2024).
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