PROJECT PROFILE WJE www.wje.com CLIENT Janotta & Herner, Inc. / St. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church BACKGROUND St. Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church was constructed in the early 1890s. The church is cruciform-shaped in plan. The roof structure of the church consists of rough sawn lumber decking and purlins, heavy timber sub-purlins, and wood scissor trusses that are comprised of multiple rough sawn lumber laminations. The trusses bear on mass brick and sandstone masonry walls. A decorative plaster finished ceiling supported by light wood framing is suspended below the roof trusses. SOLUTION WJE’s site investigation included review of plaster an

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