Work has started on the replacement of the exterior doors of the church building. The new doors are being fabricated of mahogany. It's a painstaking process because each door is of different size and slightly different shape.
The door manufacturer is creating templates from each of the existing doors to serve as a pattern for the new doors. Work is also being done on the door jambs (the frame that the door sits in). Here are some pictures of the work in progress.
The west doors of the parish hall will be installed first. Right now those doors are not usable, but the new set will be and we hope that they will eventually become the "go to" entrance to the parish hall. The remaining doors will be removed and their replacements installed one door at a time.
In addition to replacement of the doors, masonry surrounding the door openings is being restored and several deteriorated doorsteps are being replaced. The masonry surrounding the doors will be tuck pointed and broken or damaged bricks will be replaced with vintage brick to match the existing masonry. New doorsteps are Indiana limestone.
The anticipated completion date for replacement of all of the doors is July 10, 2009.
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