Butterfly House gets new roof

Butterfly House gets new roof

From staff reports
July 27, 2009

June 30 was a big day at the Panhandle Butterfly House located in Navarre, FL.

The reception area roof, damaged during Hurricane Ivan, was removed, repaired and replaced by Carroll Roofing Company of Pensacola.

Mr. Gene Carroll, of Carroll Roofing Company of Pensacola generously donated all labor and materials to replace the battered roof. Mr. Carroll’s crew, coordinated by Mr. Carroll’s son, Gene Jr., removed and replaced all the bad wood, and installed a new and very substantial membrane underlayment. They finished off the job with industrial flashing and 50 year sculptured shingles. Gene, Jr. stated “this roof will outlive most all of us”.

It would not have come about had it not been for the extra special efforts of Mrs. Karen Pettinato of Pettinato Construction in Gulf Breeze, FL. She coordinated with Mr. Carroll’s firm and obtained the required Santa Rosa County building permits. We really appreciate Karen’s efforts on our behalf.” said Peggy Gray, webmaster for the Panhandle Butterfly House.

Theresa Friday, Panhandle Butterfly House Chairman and Environmental Horticulture Agent for Santa Rosa County, commented, “This is a wonderful example of the community support that keeps our facility going. Our new roof is beautiful and will keep our butterfly collection, visitors and volunteers safe and dry for years to come. Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to Carroll Roofing and Pettinato Construction, without whom we would not have this beautiful new roof.”

The Panhandle Butterfly House 2009 season runs until Labor Day, Thursday through Saturday, 10AM to 3PM and noon to 4PM on Sundays.

You can visit www.panhandlebutterflyhouse.org for more information, volunteer opportunities, butterfly and butterfly gardening information, as well as information on how to support the butterfly house through PayPal donations and Amazon.com referrals.