Comment 92668

By ScreamingViking (registered) | Posted September 26, 2013 at 16:01:11 in reply to Comment 92652

A properly constructed and maintained stone building will last centuries, and even poorly maintained stone buildings can last for decades of winters without falling down.

I agree with you, but "properly" is a key. Note the quote from the architect about that:

"According to Hauser, there was no engineer supervising the foundation when the church was built between 1878 and 1882, and that it experienced a partial collapse during construction. They found the problems in the main part of the building were due to poor construction and maintenance and the use of cheap fill between the stonework."

Maybe that's a valid assessment, though the building has stood for a long, long time.

Comment edited by ScreamingViking on 2013-09-26 16:01:42

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