Solution

Cedarmere Mill

Roslyn Harbor, NY

Service: Structural Rehabilitation
Keywords: Chimney/Stack, Heavy Timber, Mill Building, Preservation Technology , Structural Strengthening, Truss, Wood

Client

Page Ayres Cowley Architecture

Completion

2013
Cedarmere Mill
Cedarmere Mill
Cedarmere Mill

Cedarmere was named by William Cullen Bryant, who purchased the forty-acre property in 1843. Bryant constructed the mill in 1862 in the Gothic Revival style. Page Ayres Cowley Architecture was leading a major restoration to the mill and observed sagging roof rafters around an infilled skylight and a deteriorated valley rafter. SGH evaluated the existing roof framing conditions and helped develop structural strengthening.

Scope | Solutions

Highlights of our work include the following:

  • Reviewing available documents to understand the planned work and the existing conditions

  • Visiting the site to document the roof framing

  • Analyzing the roof structure, including the effects of the chimney leaning on the roof framing

  • Developing details to strengthen the sagging rafters around the skylight, supplement the deteriorated valley rafter, and reinforce the existing roof truss connections

  • Designing repairs for existing masonry walls

  • Collaborating with the architecture team to develop details that would provide the necessary structural capacity, while retaining as much of the historic fabric as possible

Project Contact(s)

Kevin Poulin

Kevin Poulin