Full renovation of the old church Notre-Dame of Brantôme

Church originally created in the XVI th century and transformed into a covered marketplace in the XIXth century.

Building registered as Historical Monument since 1958

The latest use of the place was dedicated to sport activities
The renovation consisted in reconstituting of the indoors and outdoors spaces to re-create its original aspect

Performed works

  • Dismantling of the deteriorated elements
  • Indoors floor digging (300m3 of evacuated rubble)
  • Pointing
  • Water cleaning (815m2 au total)
  • Pure lime mortar plaster (770m2 au total)
  • Wooden frame support creation
  • Bay opening creation
  • Surveys of an existing bay and real-size adaptation
  • Stone carving stage on the working site
  • Elements assembling
  • Setting and assembling of the elements with lime mortar
  • Adjustment of the latest elements
  • Lime grouting
  • Restitution of half-columns
  • Creation of personalized templates
  • Stone carving on the working site
  • Ancient pillar upgrading
  • Scaffolding and safety structures setting
  • Carved and dressed stone setting with lime mortar
  • Restitution of deteriorated bottom pillars
  • Creation of templates
  • Stone carving on the working site
  • Setting with lime mortar
  • Ageing and grouting with mortar and patina on new stones
  • Dismantling of deteriorated elements (stones and wood)
  • Floor digging (300m3 of evacuated rubble
  • Wall pointing
  • Stone water-cleaning (815m2 )
  • 2 layers of pure lime mortar plaster (770m2 )
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