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Church Roof Repair
Work in Progress
Work began on Tuesday 5th May
(Some of these photographs are large so please be patient while they download)
Photographs by K. E. Downie
(Additional photographs will be added as the work progresses)
MOST RECENT UPDATE 3rd OCTOBER 2009
Architect:
Hayton, Lee & Braddock
Stockton Business Centre,
70 Brunswick Street,
Stockton on Tees,
TS18 1DW.
Tel: 01642 345174
Email: info@hlbarchitects.com
Main Contractor:
Wensley Roofing Ltd.,
Station Road,
Chester-le-Street,
Co Durham.
WARNING
SmartWater technology has been applied to all new lead work. Click on logo above for more information.
1. West End May 11th 2009
2. North Nave May 11th 2009
3. South Nave May 11th 2009
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4. North West Nave 18th May 2009
5. South Nave & Wensley Vans 18th May 2009
6. Lady Chapel - West Roof 18th May 2009
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ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS DISCOVERED
(29th May 2009)
7. Rotting timbers at North West Nave
8. Dry Rot at North East Nave
9. Rotting Timbers at North East Nave
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10, Applying insulation to North Nave - 25th May 2009
11. Removal of slates on North Nave - 25th May 2009
12. Temporary covering to Noth West Nave - 23rd May 2009
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13. Internal scaffold to repair internal timbers - 6th June 2009
14, Repairing internal timbers - 6th June 2009
15. Preparing to repair cross - 6th June 2009
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16. Vertical crack up stem of cross 5th June 2009
17. Repair to cross 19th June 2009
18. Repair to base of cross 19th June 2009
19. North nave ridge ready for tiling - 19th June 2009
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20. Sketch showing extent of the problem with rot in the beams
21. Example of construction of beams
22. Carbon fibre rod in place before addition of resin - 22nd June 2009
23. Carbon fibre rod in horizontal beam - 22nd June 2009
24. New timber section in place - 22nd June 2009
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25. Partially repaired North Nave - 29th June 2009
26. Work begins on South Nave - 29th June 2009
27. Work on Apse begins - 29th June 2009
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28. Cross repair completed - 13th July 2009
29. North nave timber repair completed - 13th July 2009
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30. Repaired stone decoration over clergy vestry - 20th July 2009
31. Opening up vestry valley (the cause of many problems over the years)
20th July 2009
32. Repair to Lady Chapel east valley - 20th July 2009
33. North west nave 30% re-slating completed - 20th July 2009
(using slates from the south nave)
34. Stone chasing-out on clergy vestry - 20th July 2009.
(note how slates were originally chased into the stonework. This extra chasing is now necessary to accomodate the extra thickness of insulation)
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35. North nave/transept repaired - 27th July 2009
(Compare photos #20-24)
36. North nave truss repaired - 27th July 2009
(Compare photos #20-24)
37. Lady Chapel west roof stripped - 27th July 2009
38. Westmorland slates in transit - 27th July 2009
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39. Nave south/transept rot discovered - 3rd August 2009
40. Nave south/transept prepared for repair - 3rd August 2009
41. Nave south seen from Lady Chapel - 3rd August 2009
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42. New slates on east Lady Chapel roof - 17th August 2009
43. Guttering renovated, repainted and replaced - 17th August 2009
(All new leadworks have been treated with Smartwater technology - please see top of this page for information on SmartWater)
44. Further problems discovered at nave/Lady Chapel corner - 17th August 2009
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45. New slates on south nave/transept - 14th September 2009
46. New slates on south nave - 14th September 20009
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47. New slates on south nave - 21st September 2009
48. Experimental new soak away - 21st September 2009
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