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St. Joseph Church on SR 21 (N. Alder) in Odessa is undergoing reconstruction to repair its roof structure. Bracing supports the north wall, as newly designed rafters are installed to replace broken rafters that allowed the north wall to beging to bow outward.
St. Joseph Catholic church is currently under construction as damage to the structure’s rafters required installation of a new roof.
The problem was originally identified when it was noticed that the north wall was bowed and leaning out a bit. It was found that multiple rafters were broken. A new roof was put on about 10 years ago, and the insurance adjuster recently found there were three layers of shingles on the building.
An engineer was hired to determine the cause of the breaks in the rafters, some of which were new and some old. It must be determined whether the cause of the broken rafte...
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