Tag Archives: Steeplejacks

Copper Shingles Furnish a Durable Maintenance Solution for a Historic Church Spire

Posted on September 30, 2015 by rtdgba

Steeple repair specialists are often faced with the results of long time deferred maintenance and optimistic maintenance and the First Congregational Church in Hudson, Ohio was no different. When CIS Steeplejacks of Litchfield, Ohio inspected the structure, their steeple had been … Continue reading →

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Keeping Costs Down in High Places – – the Steeplejack Option

Posted on September 25, 2015 by rtdgba

Forbidding, archaic, daunting in scale, the high places of the built environment, like any extreme habitat, have produced their own community of niche restoration specialists, the steeplejacks.  These artisans have made this world truly their own by developing minimalist rigging … Continue reading →

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OLD SCHOOL: Jack Hassler Co., Inc., Founded 1900, Union Shop.

Posted on September 21, 2015 by rtdgba

Anyone who has managed a restoration business through its first decade will understand the dedication and pride of brothers Frank and John Kenny, owners of Jack Hassler Co., Inc., now entering its eleventh.  In 1900, when steeplejack Jack Hassler founded … Continue reading →

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