Project Profile: Historic Denver Church Receives New DaVinci Roof
LENEXA, Kan. — Soaring 90 feet tall, Saint John’s Cathedral would be intimidating to anyone — especially the team assigned to re-roof the massive structure. However, the experts at Horn Brothers Roofing jumped at the opportunity to install 245 squares of DaVinci Roofscapes composite tiles on one of Denver’s most historic buildings.
“Three main parts of the church were constructed in different eras with building methods and materials unique to those times,” says Mark McMillan with Horn Brothers Roofing. “Construction on the cathedral was completed in 1910. The Parish Hall was added in 1927 and then Roberts Hall in 1957. We had to find a way to remove and safely lower down tons of existing real slate and clay tile roofing materials before we could begin installation of the new DaVinci Roofscapes Single-Width Slate composite tiles.”