Drumkeeran Church Renovations
Week 6
Starting Monday, 13 July.
(View Progress for Other Weeks)
Monday & Tuesday
On both sides of the gable new concrete barges had to be constructed.
The side-
Slating on the north side of the main roof nears completion
The batons are put onto the south side of the main roof.
Wednesday
Wednesday sees the start of the slating on the south facing side of the main roof.
The last of the batons have been put into place by mid-
The new slates are stacked on to the roof.
By mid-
Fr Gerry tries his hand at putting on a few slates!
A close-
The more observant among us may notice red markings
on the batons.
See next photo….
The reds line on the batons help the workers
to correctly align the slates as they
nail them on.
Friday
Despite blustery conditions, work on the slating continued.
Two of the pillars. have been cleaned back to the original stonework
The new toilet area is taking shape
Saturday
The upper part of the belfry was power-
The man operating the power wash stands in a special cage
which is suspended from
the crane.
Using a remote control device, the man to the left of the photo,
leaning
back on the transept roof, operates the crane.
