Saints John & James Parish

This beautiful church, built in the early 20th century, was having problems with a persistent leak, believed to be caused by old roofing. Since the roof was made of asbestos tiling, it was fully replaced, but water was still observed leaking into the nave. Unfortunately, the faux plaster stone that decorated the ceiling was becoming significantly damaged. BTGA discovered that the leak was caused by a gap in a fake buttress and designed a unique catchment system to divert water away from the buttress and off of the roof, thus fixing the leak problem. New copper flashing and masonry repairs completed the roofing improvements.

 

Client

Sts. John & James Parish

Location

West Warwick, RI

Circa

1910

Year

2012