Restoration: Grade I Listed Church, Exeter

New roofs and external wall refurbishment works to a church in the Cathedral grounds of Exeter.  The high profile works were undertaken in a busy public environment.  Extreme care and vigilance were employed in order to maintain a safe working site, while ensuring the works were completed on time.

The works items were:

• Site set-up in accordance with the city’s, cathedral’s and client’s requirements.
• Scaffolding structure with access & working platform and tin roof.
• Hacking off 100m2 of existing cement render to external walls; carry out stone work repairs, and lime render works.
• Stone carving repairs.
• Removal of lead to 2No. roofs, construction of new timber deck including box gutters and ventilation details, installation of lead work to the 2No. roof areas.
• Strip existing slate roof and carry out timber repairs and fix new welsh slates.
• Parapet wall repairs and lead work, removal of coping stones and relaying.
• Internal redecoration works.