Original storm drains run on the north and south sides of the nave of the church but are no longer functional, enabling rain to fall and collect at the foundation. During heavy rain, water seeps into the crawl space. The gutters on the apse are also directed too close to the building.

The threat from rainwater is creating a potentially unhealthy “rising damp” condition.

On one of our gutters, the temporary extension often falls off during heavy rains. Therefore, the water coming out simply collects at ground level.

The scope of work will not only address the placement and function of the gutters but will include digging up and repairing the broken drainage pipes leading away from the church. We would look to connect the gutters on the apse to piping that would run to the parking lot and away from the building.

The current roof on the nave and transepts is original to the building (1911). It has been repaired over time, but neither the flashing nor the slate has been fully replaced. While the copper guttering may still be adequate, the downspouts over the years have been replaced with galvanized metal. These replacement downspouts have deteriorated and will need replacement.

We are experiencing leaking from the slate roof at the arches in the nave and the transepts. This is more likely a problem with the flashing deteriorating between the brick and the slate. The leaks we have threaten pews and other valuable items inside the nave and transepts.

Most slate roofs are given a life of 100-150 years, but the flashing can't be put off that long. We are experiencing not only a deterioration of the flashing, but also the nails which hold the slate roof in place. The roof and flashing will need to be replaced at the same time to be economically feasible. We would replace the galvanized downspouts with copper and make sure all downspouts are connected with their storm drains. This will help protect the building from water infiltration.

The original plexiglass in the skylight was installed in 1962. The skylights are leaking badly and damaging the floor, furnishing, and corpus in the sanctuary.

The skylights need to be redesigned and replaced with construction grade material.

NOTE: The roof on the apse was replaced in 2001-2002 when the sacristy was renovated. It will not need to be replaced.

The original doors have deteriorated and have difficulty locking. New doors will be more safe and secure.

Since these doors are a historic part of the church, we will need to replace them with something that is similar in style.

The doors will most likely be stained on the interior to match the woodwork and painted on the exterior. Besides safety issues, restoration would allow us to open the doors during Wednesday Mass and have access to the columbarium garden.

The mortar between bricks on the church building exterior is old and decaying.

The tuckpointing has been patched at various times over the past 40 years. Unfortunately it has not always been done correctly.

There are numerous spots where the existing mortar (both original and replacement mortar) is crumbling and falling out of the joints between the bricks.

The mortar between the bricks will be uniformly removed and replaced with mortar that is correct for the building. There will be spot brick replacement where damage is extensive. There will also be caulking performed to better seal the building, and cleaning where moss is growing on the brick.

The parish house was built on a tight budget. It appears that the double doors at the front and back of the hall were made from residential, rather than commercial grade materials.

These doors need to be constructed of steel for security, access, and heating/cooling reasons.

Our long-term goal is to provide adequate heating and air conditioning for the church. We currently use the Dayspring facility’s boilers. This means we lose control over our temperature settings and regulation. The boilers supplying both facilities are on their “last legs”, with an expected life span of only two years.

The proposed new system would be installed with radiators and units in the side niches. These ready-made spaces and the crawl space beneath the church floor should make for easy installation, operation and maintenance.

The new system would provide better comfort for worshippers as well as a more “healthy” operating environment for the organ. Our estimate is for a geo-thermal system that would be both environmentally friendly and economical in the long-term. This system would be engineered in a way that would allow us to add the parish hall at some future time.

As we have seen with the repair of the lower portions of the windows, this repair is necessary to preserve and stabilize our windows.

The diamond pattern used in our windows is weak, and over the past 90 years has caused the panels to buckle and bow.

This would be a long-term project that we are now exploring. We have secured estimates based on the current pattern and for a pattern that includes a center medallion.