Roof Repairs

The first step we have to take to save the building is to install a new roof over the existing roof of the auditorium. The plasterwork was installed without ever accounting for maintenance, repair and ventilation access. The plasterwork fitted mainly in 1902 is now long past it’s installers predicted life expectancy. It is crumbling and collapsing following decades of leaks, poor ventilation, dehydration and bacterial decay.

There is also some dry rot in areas of the supporting timber work. A new roof over the existing roof (2 metres higher than the existing at the perimeter) will guarantee the waterproofing of the auditorium whilst providing access from above for the full repair and refurbishment of the detailed ceiling.

Explanation