This spire had a heavy coat of algae which the church wanted removed.
Top section of the spire cleaned.
Continue reading Cleaning a heavily vegetated church spire
This spire had a heavy coat of algae which the church wanted removed.
Top section of the spire cleaned.
Continue reading Cleaning a heavily vegetated church spire
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Most contractors use scaffold to repair / replace cast iron gutters, especially heavy Ogee gutters like these. We can do this work from rope access, without compromising the quality of the job.
The picture below shows the suspension system used to do the job.
We’ve just added a fairly in depth Case Study that shows a full spire head rebuild – link below.
This page shows a brand new installation of a permanent ladder to give access up inside a steeple, and galvanised mesh to prevent birds getting in to the building (as they were previously).
Looking up the ladder from the base.
Continue reading Installation of permanent ladder and louvre windows mesh–Click pictures to enlarge – click again to shrink–
These first two shots show natural hydraulic lime mortar being applied on top of a slurry mix designed to increase and retain adhesion.
Continue reading Hydraulic lime skews on a Highland Castle
A complete and deep rake out, and subsequent full repoint with hydraulic lime mortar, of the entire spire of an Aberdeenshire Church.
This shot shows a pointed and finished horizontal bed above, a raked out vertical joint (note the depth achieved), and newly pointed and unfinished lime (it ends up smooth like the lime above).
Continue reading 2017 lime pointing work