Recent content by dutchswan0311

Yes, it is vaulted with only collar ties to prevent movement. The roof structure was clearly built on site back in 1930 using the lumber from two other torn down churches.

Yes, the roof does sag a bit in the middle of the south slope. We bid out the reshingling job to a local contractor. At the time of the bidding process we asked if they thought the sag needed to be removed. It was their opinion that it did not need to be reinforced and that whatever sagging...

We have been renovating an old church into what will become our family's winery & dinner theater. The west side was built in 1930 on a poured foundation. The wood used to frame the building was obtained from tearing down two older churches. Needless to say the wood is very old, but mostly in...