Several hundred tiles were destroyed in the fire on the facade of Poing's parish church.
The ordinariate announces that the fire protection insurance will pay for the renovation.
Poing - What currently looks like a denture with teeth knocked out should leave no recognizable memories of the July 8 fire after the repair work is complete.
This is the goal that the archbishop's ordinariate set out for the repair work on Poing's parish church Seliger Rupert Mayer.
However, it will take several months for the east facade to be restored, says chair spokesman Hendrik Steffens.
Initially, further investigations are possible in order to then be able to create a rehabilitation concept.
The costs could not yet be quantified.
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On July 8, there was a fire on the east facade.
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“Scaffolding will be put in place in September for further examination of the façade.
Step by step, tiles and natural stone elements can be removed from the framework to determine the damage.
The substructure, thermal insulation and sealing must also be checked for damage,” reports Steffens.
The exact extent of the damage is not yet known.
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According to an initial rough estimate, several hundred ceramic tiles could have been damaged or soiled by soot.
"That doesn't mean that all of these tiles have to be replaced," said the Ordinariate spokesman.
If possible, dirty tiles would be cleaned.
It is clear that the two wooden doors in the wall and the small piece of wooden facade between the doors have to be replaced.
Brief review: On July 8, the wooden parts on the base on the east side caught fire, the flames shot up and destroyed many of the white tiles.
Nobody got hurt.
The facade of Poing's parish church Seliger Rupert Mayer consists of a total of around 15,000 pieces.
When burning weeds near the facade, the wood caught fire, the police reported afterwards.
According to initial estimates, the amount of damage could amount to several 100,000 euros.
As spokesman Hendrik Steffens informed our newspaper when asked, the fire protection insurance would pay for the renovation.
The Church Foundation of St. Michael Poing and the Archdiocese would probably not incur any costs.
According to Steffens, when the parish church was rebuilt four years ago (total costs: around 14.6 million euros), a tile cost around 100 euros.
"The price for a new tile to be fired will probably be higher, if only because of the increased energy costs," he surmises.
There are replacement tiles, but not in sufficient numbers.
"The manufacturing company can probably be commissioned to produce new tiles." The natural stone elements in the lower area of the wall could possibly be replaced in the same way with elements from the same quarry.
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