Cathedral St. John the Divine

Description

Designed by architects Heins & LaFarge and constructed between 1893 and 1911, the Cathedral is a New York City Landmark and by some measures; the largest Cathedral in the World. The original roof over the Chancel and Alter was a copper batten seam roof and after one hundred years of use Nicholson & Galloway was hired to replace it. The year project included the following work:

• 16,000 square feet of furring and plywood substrate
• 10,000 linear feet of wood batten installation
• 16,000 Vaporshield vapor barrier installation
• 16,000 square feet of copper batten seam roofing
• 260 linear feet of copper gutters
• 330 linear feet of brass snow guards
• 142 new copper stampings replicating the original pieces