ROOF REPAIRS - PHASE II
REPAIRS AND NEW SHINGLES
TO THE NORTH PART OF THE CHURCH

After repairs to the bell tower were completed in 2008, members of the Comité des ami.e.s de la prière (Friends of Prayer) concentrated efforts on fund raising. In the spring of 2009, with a sum in excess of $10,000 collected through fund raising events and donations, the committee qualified for a $10,000 matching grant from Culture, Heritage, Tourism, & Sport - Community Places Program.

With the total of these funds, the next phase of repairs to the roof could be tackled; the roof of the sacristy and the sanctuary.

The following photos will walk you through the various steps of the PHASE II repairs as the contractor proceeded to:

1. Remove the old shingles
2. Repair the decking where needed
3. Apply heavy felt paper to the decking
4. Apply ice-shield to the roof deck edges and valleys
5. Applied Canada, Blue Label # 1 cedar shingles to the entire area

The project begins

 The old shingles removed,

The project is well underway

with access to the roof by using very long ladders.

preparations are made for the
application of the new cedar shingles

with shingles applied to the first roof panel.

Visible progress on the east side. Notice the ice-shield being applied in the lower right hand of the photo.

The east side is completed.

The north side of the sacristy
is next in the process.

West side view showing the sacristy roof completed and the first steps started on the sanctuary.

Shingles are applied to all the roof but the project is not yet completed.

Special cedar ridge caps are applied to all roof ridges.

Once repairs are completed,
soffits and fascias are clad with pre-painted metal before the eave troughs and down pipes are installed.

Completed north side.

East side is completed thus bringing the project to terms.