by Ian Hamilton | Jan 29, 2018 | Architecture, Faith
‘A Stitch in Time – Guidance Notes in Maintaining your Place of Worship’ Guidance Note 1 – The Roof Covering It is not proposed here to cover all the materials used on traditional church roofs in South Australia but rather to review only those in most common...
by Ian Hamilton | Feb 23, 2018 | Architecture, Faith
‘A Stitch in Time – Guidance Notes in Maintaining your Place of Worship’ Guidance Note 2 – Flashings Flashings are used to seal junctions between different components in buildings. On slate and tiled roofs lead was traditionally used. It is long-lasting (over...
by Ian Hamilton | Mar 13, 2018 | Architecture, Faith
‘A Stitch in Time – Guidance Notes in Maintaining your Place of Worship’ Guidance Note 3 – Rainwater Disposal The roof finishes and flashings should efficiently shed water. The rainwater goods – gutters, downpipes and rainwater heads – manage that water by...
by Ian Hamilton | Apr 7, 2018 | Architecture, Faith
‘A Stitch in Time – Guidance Notes in Maintaining your Place of Worship’ Guidance Note 4 – External Masonry The intention in this guidance note is to give a quick overview of the main issues to consider when reviewing the condition of external masonry, in...
by Ian Hamilton | May 15, 2018 | Architecture, Faith
‘A Stitch in Time – Guidance Notes in Maintaining your Place of Worship’ Guidance Note 5 – Stained Glass Windows This guideline explores issues relating to historic stained-glass windows in Churches. It will cover the following range of topics: Character and...
by Ian Hamilton | Jun 4, 2018 | Architecture, Faith
‘A Stitch in Time – Guidance Notes in Maintaining your Place of Worship’ Guidance Note 6 – Cooling, Heating & Ventilation Achieving reasonable comfort levels within churches can be challenging. Up until around the time that South Australia was established...
