Category: Hunedoara
Strei, „Adormirea Maicii Domnului” Church
GENERAL PRESENTATION The church is Strei is one of the oldest monuments in Hunedoara county and in Romania, unique for its simple architecture and mural painting, the latter preserved both inside and outside. A single rectangular space for the naos and a square spaced altar to the east and a bell-tower with biforium openings on […]
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GENERAL PRESENTATION
The church is Strei is one of the oldest monuments in Hunedoara county and in Romania, unique for its simple architecture and mural painting, the latter preserved both inside and outside. A single rectangular space for the naos and a square spaced altar to the east and a bell-tower with biforium openings on its fourth level and pyramidal roofing made from brick and stone.
THE STATE BEFORE THE INTERVENTION
The last roof coverings of both the naos and the altar were made around the year 2000, by mechanical cutting of the wood shingle and its inadequate assemblage. The material progressively degraded in the last period, thus allowing water infiltrations inside the church and threatening the roof structure, the wood ceiling above the naos and the mural plaster and painting. The outside plaster was also damaged especially in the lower parts of the altar walls, mainly because the gutter ditch around it was not properly correlated with the eave, thus the water reached the base of the walls, behind the gutter.
SAFETY INTERVENTION PROPOSAL
Following the building state evaluation, the following interventions were considered: the removal of the deteriorated wood covering and its replacement with a new wood covering made from manually executed shingles (their size and assemblage pattern were established based on a previous study, in which the situation from 1895 was documented); the reconfiguration of the gutter made from river stone by correlating it with the (new) eave; cleaning of the main artistic elements (stone inscriptions and mural paintings) and their in situ preservation, coordinated by specialized restorers; the replacement of the old lightning rod, damaged and unfunctional, with a new one corresponding to the current norms.
ACCOMPLISHED INTERVENTIONS
Only the first part of the safety interventions proposed were accomplished so far, namely the documentation and dismantling of the existing roof covering (which was entirely degraded), the assemblage of the new wood covering according to the proposal presented above, and the reconfiguration of the gutter around the altar. The works were financed by the City Hall of Călan, Deva Episcopate and private donors. The tools used during the intervention were provided by S.C. TEMAD CO SRL in Braşov.
Baru Mare, Pârveștilor Church
GENERAL PRESENTATION The Pârveștilor Church is an extremely valuable witness of religious and cultural history since the 1700s to the present day. After having been a place of worship for a single family, then for the local people (united and divided), the place started being used by the orthodox (1948). For a couple of […]
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GENERAL PRESENTATION
The Pârveștilor Church is an extremely valuable witness of religious and cultural history since the 1700s to the present day. After having been a place of worship for a single family, then for the local people (united and divided), the place started being used by the orthodox (1948). For a couple of years now, the monument abandoned by the community is subject to vandalism and to the elements of nature.
THE STATE BEFORE THE INTERVENTION
Upon the preliminary assessment of the works it was discovered that the roof had suffered accelerated degradation in the recent years due to the infiltrated water which endangered the roof structure and the mural painting.
SAFETY INTERVENTION PROPOSAL
It was suggested to make the church safe by rebuilding the roof (replacing the sub-dimensioned and mould-affected laths with new ones and replacing the shingle). We also suggested provisional and preventive measures for the conservation of the mural paintings.
ACCOMPLISHED INTERVENTIONS
The object of the intervention consisted in the gradual removal of the shingle roofing and the assembling of a new roofing made from the same material, while respecting the arrangement, dimension and technique used for the previous one with the help of volunteers and craftsmen. First it was prepared everything for injection and the painting prop was fixed through edging and it was consolidated the exterior painting with Japanese tissue to avoid any damage during the works to the roof. The old and malfunctioning lightning rod was replaced by a new one.
Vălari, The Orthodox Wooden Church
GENERAL PRESENTATION Despite its modest size, “St. Nicholas” church from Vălari is one of the most attractive wooden cult buildings in the Pădureni area. The dendrochronological analyses proved that the oldest wood elements used for the altar and the naos belong to oak trees cut in the winter of 1676/1677; other fragments were dated around […]
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GENERAL PRESENTATION
Despite its modest size, “St. Nicholas” church from Vălari is one of the most attractive wooden cult buildings in the Pădureni area. The dendrochronological analyses proved that the oldest wood elements used for the altar and the naos belong to oak trees cut in the winter of 1676/1677; other fragments were dated around the year 1700. Apparently, the church was initially built only with narthex, naos and altar, whilst the bell-tower above the narthex was built subsequently.
THE STATE BEFORE THE INTERVENTION
As far as a decade ago the shingle roof covering no longer offered protection to the church, therefore it was temporarily covered with a plastic sheet meant to protect until a restoration project would begin. However, the project could not be realised, and the degradations were accelerated. The water reached the interior of the church, thus affecting the battens of the vault and the floor, while at the exterior the water drained on the walls through the deteriorated margins of the eaves.
SAFETY INTERVENTION PROPOSAL
Before dismantling of the existing roof covering we proposed to lay a protective sheet on the entire surface of the attic, meant to protect it from dust and further water infiltrations. The assemblage of the new covering was recommended to be made concomitantly with the dismantling of the existing one.
ACCOMPLISHED INTERVENTIONS
The existing shingle covering was replaced with a new and similar material. The shingle was purchased with the support of Toplița Town Hall, which
also partially supported the meals, while the accommodation was offered by the local community. The tools were offered by S.C. TEMAD CO SRL from
Brașov, while the wood treatment solution was provided by Bochemit (producer) and Deposib Expert from Sibiu (dealer).
Rădulești, The Orthodox Wooden Church
GENERAL PRESENTATION There is no exact knowledge of the moment when the church was built; in 1733 the village of Rădulești was registered with a parochial church and that is why the List of Historical Monuments marks the year of 1733 as that of its construction. Nevertheless, the local tradition also notes that the place […]
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GENERAL PRESENTATION
There is no exact knowledge of the moment when the church was built; in 1733 the village of Rădulești was registered with a parochial church and that is why the List of Historical Monuments marks the year of 1733 as that of its construction. Nevertheless, the local tradition also notes that the place had been built in 1747. A recent history of the parish notes another local tradition stating that this church had been built on its current location in the year of 1727 and moved here from a different place simultaneously with the centre of the village. Towards the end of the 18th century, the church was subject to some important changes.
THE STATE BEFORE THE INTERVENTION
Recently, the roof has suffered an accelerated degradation and there were water infiltrations which endangered the roof structure and the mural
painting. The laths were undersized and largely affected by rottenness. The existing lightning rod was degraded and no longer functional.
SAFETY INTERVENTION PROPOSAL
It was suggested to secure the church by rebuilding its roof. The shingle will be 40 cm long and 8-12 cm wide. The existing degraded laths will be
replaced with adequate ones sized 4×6 cm.
ACCOMPLISHED INTERVENTIONS
The actual intervention consisted in the demolition and mounting of a new shingle roof while respecting the disposition, size and manufacturing
technique of the previous one and mounting a new, functional lightning rod.
Streisângeorgiu, ”Sf. Gheorghe” Church
GENERAL PRESENTATION The wooden church from Borza, county of Sălaj dates from the year 1758. This was the first of the works made by the church builder Breaz Ion from Gilău. THE STATE BEFORE THE INTERVENTION The main objective was to support the local community to complete the works which were already started. The structure […]
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GENERAL PRESENTATION
The wooden church from Borza, county of Sălaj dates from the year 1758. This was the first of the works made by the church builder Breaz Ion from Gilău.
THE STATE BEFORE THE INTERVENTION
The main objective was to support the local community to complete the works which were already started. The structure of the laths and the roofing
were in an advanced state of degradation and needed an emergency intervention to make them safe.
SAFETY INTERVENTION PROPOSAL
The purpose of the intervention was to remove the damaged shingle roof from the tower and install a new roof from the same material in line with the
arrangement, dimension and manufacturing technique of the local practice.
ACCOMPLISHED INTERVENTIONS
During the intervention the tower roof shingles and the damaged laths were replaced. For the first row of the tower eaves and the first row of the second slope of the roof, the shingles were installed in a triple layer.