Once the stone floors around the altar were cleaned and patched, our crew began work on the steps of the high altar. The surrounding floor is made of limestone slabs. The altar steps are made of marble.
The steps have a gold color with streaks of ivory, brown and pink. Through decades of use they had accumulated dirt and experienced wear. The crew cleaned and polished them, brightening the color and surface finish.
The final step in the restoration of this area of the building was to cover the gaps at the intersection of the floor with the walls and altar steps. During its nearly 123 year life span the building has settled, leaving gaps at these intersection points. Our crew installed quarter round to finish the altar steps and new skirting boards along the walls to either side of the altar.
The finished product is beautiful.
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