https://ift.tt/3kIXI7C Composite Slate Roofing Helps Chapel Soar Day or night, the chapel at Central Community Church in Wichita is a beautiful architectural site. Soaring 50-feet into the sky, with a composite slate roof overhead, the chapel embraces people with its warm design. Small Yet Inviting Built in 2019, the chapel was specifically created to hold up to 250 people. This space was designed to provide a more intimate setting for events overwhelmed by the church’s 2,700-seat sanctuary. “The chapel is used for celebration of life services,” says John Wright, facilities director with Central Community Church in Wichita, Kansas. “We host weddings, small concerts, Sunday school classes, bible study and small group meetings in this setting. Even though it’s significantly smaller than our sanctuary, you still get an expansive feeling when you’re inside.” Photo Credit: Randy Tobias Photography Creating with a Vision To design this unique setting, the church called on Spangenb...
https://ift.tt/2Oj3Mrv Exterior Color Schemes Can Be As Easy as 1, 2, 3 Your roof is a significant element of your home’s overall design. A beautiful composite slate or shake roof can inspire an exterior color scheme that works well with your home’s style. Many homeowners don’t know where to begin when putting together an exterior color palette. I’m here to show you that it can be easy when you follow my “top-down” approach to building your color story. Here are three simple rules to get you going in the right direction by looking at your roof as the starting point : One, Check the Roof’s Temperature Most roofs are neutral, but the overall tone is warm or cool. For example, DaVinci Roofscapes synthetic slate in Castle Gray is a cool gray; Slate Gray is a warmer gray. A general rule of thumb is to choose a primary paint color that is the same “temperature” as your roof– warm roof colors work with warm colors, cool roof colors with cool colors. Cool with Cool, Warm with Warm ...
https://ift.tt/3ngTW6n Composite Shake on Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage Stands Up to Hurricane Isaias “We’re out here in front of God and everyone.” That’s how Chris Webb describes the location of Old Baldy Lighthouse and Smith Island Museum of History. Both the lighthouse and keeper’s cottage are completely exposed to the elements. Accessible only by boat, North Carolina’s oldest standing lighthouse is located on Bald Head Island. Nearby you’ll find a recreation of the original keeper’s cottage. Inside is a museum, gift shop and ticket desk. Bad Cedar Shakes The latest keeper’s cottage was built in 2000. It was reconstructed after the original cottage (circa. 1817) burned down several years before that. Less than 15 years after being rebuilt, the curators knew they had a problem with the structure. “The real cedar shake roofing on the cottage was in very bad condition,” says Chris Webb, executive director of The Old Baldy Foundation . “The structure is located under lots of oak t...
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