Mashburn Construction Co., Inc.

Scope Of Work

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church was established  1889 with  cornerstone laid for its current sanctuary  October  1913.  Church teamed with Mashburn    architect to restore  historic church back to its original beauty. Over  years, many   elements that established  character   space were covered or concealed, such as  heart  pine floors;  stained glass window  door trim;   plaster chancel walls.    worked with  restoration subcontractors to revive  space  enhance  historic features   church.

 wood   stained glass windows  doors was restored to  original oak finish. Restoring  wood created such a noticeable difference that  church elected to have all painted baseboards replaced with stained hardwood as well. St. Paul’s signature red doors were refinished with fully refurbished hardware.  old wall covering in  Chancel was replaced with Venetian Plaster. Outdated carpeting was removed to expose  heart  pine flooring which was then refinished. The original hardwood pews were fully disassembled, restored  refinished,  pew cushions were added.  restored  incorporated new  code improvements including brass  hardwood hand rails  both balcony  chancel. Other renovations   7,000 square foot  included updating all ornamental plaster trimwork  beams, adding carpet in  aisles, reupholstering  kneelers  updating  air distribution.

This  was honored with  Historic Preservation  for Excellence  Preservation/Restoration by  Historic Columbia Foundation.