St Mary’s Church – Restoration 2015

St. Mary’s Church Greenlough

 Restoration and Repairs

Work commenced 28^th September 2015

 Scope of Work

• Protect all marble items and terrazzo floors and decorative timbers during the works.
• Removal of all dry rot infected timbers in wall plates, rafter ends, timber padstones and bearing ends of main trusses.
• Specialist treatment to timber and masonry to treat dry rot and woodworm.
• Checking and replacing lead in parapet walls as necessary.
• Replace missing slates and ridge tiles.
• Replacing gutters and downpipes.
• Clean down slate roof and external masonry.
• Remove dry rot infected truss legs at internal walls and replace with new timber sections.
• Strip plaster internally for specialist treatment.
• Renew plaster and/or dry lining system to internal walls.
• Replace timber ceilings removed in previous exploration for defects.
• Replace damaged sections of main gallery beams.
• Remove all timber floors, treat for dry rot and replace with concrete floor.
• Damaged sections of window frames to be replaced.
• Storm glazing which is damaged or missing to be restored.
• Structural strengthening at bell tower.

External Works:

• Lower ground level at back path and form French drain to stop rising damp.
• New main storm drainage to rear of church.
• Reinstate main steps from road.

Donations can be made to a dedicated bank account noted below.

Danske Bank – Acc. No.  80038067

Sort Code – 95-04-21