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On a beautiful fall Saturday, September 17, many members of St. Philip’s Church volunteered for a work party to re-roof the area above the parish hall. Bill DeRouchey, project leader, was very pleased with the “great turnout”, and he was pleasantly surprised at the skill level of the hard-working amateur roofers. This was a major job that saved the church more than $2500 after material expenses. The entire church roof is worn out. Earlier this year the facilities team obtained quotes of approximately $125K for a complete replacement. Unfortunately, this amount of expense greatly exceeded what the church could afford to address this year. Fortunately, the worst of the rotted area was easy to access, cleanly bounded, and of magnitude just within the capability of the all volunteer team. As a result, all of the roof leak problems that were identified last winter have now been repaired. |
St. Philip’s Gets New Roof Section |
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Bill noted that the “all-star techie team” was developing new skills and experience working as a crew. Marcus commented on the sense of satisfaction gained from working on a major construction job for St. Philip’s and contributing to a major money-saving effort. He welcomed the chance for the men of the church to work together on a project as the ladies often do. He felt that the wonderful spirit of cooperation had a therapeutic effect. |
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On the team were John Gallagher, Brian Harrison, Scot Olivier, Marcus Granger-Jones, Val Jackson, Sheryl McEwan, Steve Dodds, Eric Swenson and Jack Doscher. Sara DeRouchey provided lunch outside in the church’s redwood grove. |
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The job involved tearing off the old 32’ x 20’ roof, rebuilding a large rotted section, and installing a new shingle roof. Five workers tore off the old roof in the morning. Others loaded the debris in wheelbarrows, loaded it on Val’s truck, and made dump runs. The new roof was installed in the afternoon. In addition, Sheryl directed major tree trimming overhanging the roof, and Scot handled the chain saw work. A truckload of cuttings was taken to the Scotts Valley clippings station. |
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Jack Doscher |
