Project Profiles

Since CCFM began accepting corporate members, we’ve been blessed with some outstanding corporate members. Durable Slate is one of them. Members since 2013, Durable Slate is a roofing company that specializes in slate and specialty roofing. They advertise as “historic roofing and preservation experts.” John Chan, CEO of Durable Slate, has offered numerous webinars for our members. They recently won the International Federation for the Roofing Trade’s award in metal roofing for the job they did... Read More

This is the old Crystal Cathedral, built in 1981 and purchased in 2012 by the Diocese of Orange County. I’m sure we will be learning from this project for many years! From purchase to completion, July 17, 2019, took seven years. Here is a video about the lighting in the cathedral – both daytime and nighttime. If you’d like to read the accompanying article, click here.

There were many challenges to replacing the roof of this historic church, including a steep pitch, total tear-off needed, weight factor for trusses, and non-ventilated ridge. Here’s the solution they found! Click here to read the article.

Traditional Building Magazine published an article about a new church that was just built.  Saint Mary, Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church in Aiken, South Carolina was established in 1853 with the original structure being destroyed by a tornado in 1878. This new structure is beautiful with it’s front atrium, modern to fit in with surrounding downtown buildings, and innovative with it’s wooden ciborium painted to look like marble. Originally, the new church was designed... Read More

Here’s a great success story about the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist’s restoration in the Diocese of Patterson. The cathedral is on the National and New Jersey State Historic Registers as well as the Paterson Historic District Register and dates back to 1870. Back in September of 2010, ceiling tiles and plaster fell into the Nave area. Upon further inspection the cathedral was closed; having been deemed a “dangerous” building. Problems with trusses, flooring,... Read More

Take a look at this beautiful mosaic dome that was recently completed. St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Austin, Texas recently completed a decade long project! The pastoral associate along with 10 parishioners spearheaded the project and CCFM member, Rohn Associates, directed the liturgical design and installation.  Here’s an Article in Austin Statesman that tells about the project briefly, but a better article that details the labor intensive, detail-oriented, 10,000,000 mosaic tile project is here.

Our Lady of Solitude is a chapel serving the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration in Tonopah, Arizona.  It is striking to see the chapel and the beautiful Pieta statue sitting out in the middle of desert country. One of our member companies did a lot of work on this project.  This link will take you to a YouTube video that will show you up close the work that was done. Also, there was a short... Read More