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| Pilgrim United Church of Christ Brentwood - Kingston |
| Brentwood, NH |
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| Sill Work:
The inspection of the building revealed that the beam-called the
sill-directly under the front three sets of doors was rotted so
badly that it was nothing but dust and a paper thin wall of
wood. The contractor encouraged us to replace it immediately!
Luckily, the company had an opening in the schedule, and work
began on May 19, just a day after we discussed the matter at our
Annual Meeting. The ends of the 6 X 6 beam had been shimmed,
allowing the middle to sag. That was a make-shift repair at
best!! The work team removed lots of rotten siding and jacked up
the church to remove the rotted beam. The guys created a cement
platform on which to place the new beam – actually, they put in
two new beams, raising the center front of the building about
three inches! Then they replaced siding and trim work, and
finished the project on Friday, May 30. They did a wonderful
job! |
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Sill Repair Photo gallery |
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Steeple Work: From the fish
weathervane down to the main building, Limerick Steeplejacks
have repaired and replaced; they have scraped, painted, shingled
and soldered. The fish weathervane is shining happily again! We
are grateful for all of their hard work.
While we have a capital repairs reserve fund, it is not
sufficient to pay for a job of this magnitude. We will much
appreciate any gifts that you are able to make to help pay for
this important work on our beloved sanctuary. If you are
interested in making a donation towards the work performed,
please send it to Pilgrim UCC, 197 Middle Road, Brentwood, NH
03833, noting “steeple repairs” in the memo. |
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Steeple Repair Photo gallery |
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