They were very tired old shingles that came off easily.
Seth Gauley did the wall around the corner a few years ago and returned to tackle this high wall.
Shingle by shingle the wall turned gold.
Finished Wednesday practically in the dark.
Thank you, Seth. The photographs don’t quite capture how high that peak is.
Category: REPAIRS
UPDATES ON PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS
NEW SHINGLES ON CHURCH
Work by Seth Gauley.
Before: Shingles falling off wall. Wrinkled surface.
The back is yet to be done but looks the same.
Close up of stripped wall.
Antique horizontal boards.
SHINGLES STRIPPED
HORIZONTAL SIDING
“Tyvek” applied
NEW SHINGLES, READY TO PAINT.
Painting the Parsonage
December 23, 2015: Doug Shine has finished stripping and patching the upstairs. Is starting on downstairs. Prime and paint to come. The Parsonage will be fresh and clean for what comes in June.
Steeple and Cross Repair Completed
Steeple repaired, scraped and painted. No leaks! Cross gilded and reattached to top of spire with new bracket. Below are photographs of the cross being replaced.
New base of cross.
Steeple repaired, scraped and painted. New wood on bell chamber and roof at base sealed. Cross repaired and new bracket constructed to replace it on top of steeple. Lightning rod attached.
Steeple and Cross Repairs begin
September 8 at 7:30 Francis Allard and John Leecock arrived to begin work on steeple restoration. Remember Lia Kahler’s concert “Spirit Song” on Sunday at 3 to raise funds for this project.
The riggers access the roof.
Frank shows John the cross. They will take it home with them for repairs.
Francis Allard measures for new bracket for cross.
John Kevin Leecock continues scraping after initial power wash.
Cross and steeple Repair to begin
It all began with hurricane “Sandy”. The cross took a dramatic lean to the East. Before it could fall Mark Clements brought over his equipment and Roy Riley rode up to the heavens and took down the cross.
Now it is time to repair the cross and do some overdue maintenance on the upper part of the steeple (the bottom third was rebuilt four years ago). John Leecock from Palmer, Massachusetts, a partner of Frank Allard, who repaired steeples in West Tisbury and Edgartown and even, Chilmark, years ago, has been consulted about doing the work.
Contributions to the project would be most welcome: Chilmark Community Church, 9 Menemsha Crossroad. 02535.
Cross Repair begun!
The Saturday before Easter, a bright blue afternoon for taking down the dangling cross.
Roy Riley and Mark Clements arrived with Mark’s truck.
Roy starts the ride up.
Slowly, adjusting so he won’t knock the steeple….
He reaches the top.. The cross is loose enough to pull off.
The ride down begins. He can see water in every direction. Can he remember which knob controls which part of the boom?
With Roy down safely, Mark puts the truck to bed.
Look for the next installment: Repairing the Old Copper Cross.
New Door for Universal Access
The old door was rotted.
Painting the new one, being sure that the bottom is sealed.
Church buys new furnace for sanctuary.
Here’s a photo of the heat exchange on the old furnace that had to be replaced.
Brennan and Co. installed the new one.
Roof repairs, Saturday, December 17,2011
Roof repairs have begun to ensure that the new sanctuary ceiling doesn’t have new water damage. The roof is 22 years old and is showing signs of wear.
Tearing off the old.
The south roof is stripped and the ice and water barrier(better than roofing paper) applied.
Description: “Strip off all old shingles down to roof “sheathing”; apply Ice and water barrier over entire roof area, apply 8 inch white aluminum drip edge along all fascia.
Use Lifetime architectural shingles applied to manufacturer’s specifications.
Total roof area :2800 square feet.
All demo material loaded into dumpster, which will be provided by Church.
Workmanship guaranteed for two years unless manufacturer warranty takes precedence.
Total labor cost $6160
Estimated material cost $5800
Estimated dumpster cost $800
Stripping off the South side.