First Presbyterian Church of Barrington
100th Anniversary Restoration and Renovation Project
Preserving Our Past and Building a Vision for Our Future
Project update August 27, 2010
Since our Dedication Service in March work has not stopped on the restoration and renovation of our church building. We are now into “Phase III.” The original brief description of this phase was that it is “general cosmetic improvements. This is the entire painting of the exterior, interior painting and refinishing throughout and new floor coverings throughout.”
As you can see Phase III was designated to cover Cosmetic Finishes for most of the church building. However there are some important items that should be added.
Following is a brief description of items that need to be addressed:
Install French drains with sump pumps in the basement fellowship hall
Install heater/air-conditioning in the three new rooms
Repair or replace the rain gutters
Power washes prior to painting the entire exterior of the building.
Install heat in the two new restrooms
Put new floor coverings in the three new rooms
Remodel the down stairs fellowship room and hallway (walls and floor)
Move the church office upstairs to room 20 and or remodel the existing room.
Clean and paint the entire Sanctuary
Put new rugs in the Sanctuary
Remodel the Kitchen
To date some of these items have been completed.
French drains with sump pumps have been installed along most of the South wall and about half of the West wall. These were needed because during heavy rain or snow-melt water would seep into the down stairs fellowship room. After many years the base of the wall paneling was starting to rot.
An efficient heater/air-conditioning has been installed in the new Pastor’s office.
We have hired a painter who is now power washing and painting the entire outside of the church building. He is also repairing some damaged gutters. Weather permitting he plans to be done with in the next week.
In addition to the photos below there are more under “Pictures.”
