Clay tile roofs should last a lifetime, which in roofing years is between 50-75 years, according to a study performed by the National Association of Home Builders; a roof bedecking the State University of New York’s Erie Community College city campus building in downtown Buffalo is bucking that trend — at a steep cost.
According to a story in the May 25 edition of The Buffalo News, the historic Old Post Office building that is now home to SUNY’s ECC, which was reroofed just 10 years ago, has now become such a hazard that Erie County faces few options other than to rip the damaged roof off and start afresh.