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The Twin Steeples of Notre Dame Cathedral
Ottawa, Ontario
Steeple Restoration, Replication of Finials, Balustrades, Sheet Metal Shingles
Heather & Little's task, re-produce the decorative metal coverings, of the twin steeples, using sheet, EZEFORM stainless steel. The project entailed, stripping of all existing painted architectural sheet metal, saving all intricate parts for replication. Progress of the project, was complicated by the rehabilitation required for the deteriorated wood support structure, and substrate.
Replication of components included, stampings, ornamental balustrades, decorative frieze, crockets, and medallions. This imposed new challenges for Heather & Little's artisans, coupled with the vast amounts of soldering, using one of the most difficult sheet metal materials to work with. The project, labor intense, took the equivalent of, approximately eighteen man-years, which had to be completed in an eight month schedule
Heather & Little's task was to reproduce all the intricate architectural sheet metal covering the twin steeples, using sheet, EZEFORM stainless steel.
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Shown here is one of eight medallions measuring approximately 20-ft in diameter
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Belfry level with a watchfull eye looking over the project
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Twin spires, clad in stainless steel by the sheet metal artisans at Heather and Little.
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