Tuck-pointing, or 're-pointing' as is properly called since this is restoration, is among the biggest projects we have ever faced at St. Rose. We're fortunate to hire a skilled craftsman whose expertise allowed us to both repoint using lime mortar in the joints that had failed and replace ten broken limestones located on the bell tower. Christoph Henning is a stone carver and restoration specialist from Connecticut who attended our Ice Cream Social last August and expressed an interest in this project to his extended family from Pine Island. He is originally from Germany and his commissions include the New York Public Library and the Victorian Mansion in Portland, Maine. It seemed obvious that he was the perfect artisan to lead this project. We have learned a great deal about historic preservation and restoration of stone buildings form Christoph. We were able to repoint approximately 50% of the areas that need repointing and replace ten broken limestones on the bell tower before our allocated funds were depleted. We hope to raise enough money this year to complete this project next summer.
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Tuck-pointing, or 're-pointing' as is properly called since this is restoration, is among the biggest projects we have ever faced at St. Rose. We're fortunate to hire a skilled craftsman whose expertise allowed us to both repoint using lime mortar in the joints that had failed and replace ten broken limestones located on the bell tower. Christoph Henning is a stone carver and restoration specialist from Connecticut who attended our Ice Cream Social last August and expressed an interest in this project to his extended family from Pine Island. He is originally from Germany and his commissions include the New York Public Library and the Victorian Mansion in Portland, Maine. It seemed obvious that he was the perfect artisan to lead this project. We have learned a great deal about historic preservation and restoration of stone buildings form Christoph. We were able to repoint approximately 50% of the areas that need repointing and replace ten broken limestones on the bell tower before our allocated funds were depleted. We hope to raise enough money this year to complete this project next summer.