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Committee Meeting
We meet with the building committee, walk the spaces, and discuss priorities, budget, and capital campaign timing.
Church & Religious Building Renovation
Sanctuary renovations, fellowship hall updates, accessibility upgrades, and bathroom additions for churches and religious buildings across Massachusetts.
OVERVIEW
Schlickmann Construction renovates churches, parish halls, and religious buildings across Massachusetts — preserving liturgical character while modernizing systems, accessibility, and energy efficiency. We work respectfully around services and events.
Church projects have unique constraints: services every Sunday, weddings and funerals at irregular times, a building committee instead of a single owner, and historic buildings that often pre-date modern building code. We've successfully renovated bathrooms, fellowship halls, sanctuaries, and educational wings while keeping the building open and operating.
Our approach: phased construction that respects the worship calendar, dust and noise barriers that allow services to continue, and careful coordination with building committees, denominational offices, and historic preservation boards when applicable.
OUR PROCESS
How We Deliver Church Renovation
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Design & Approval
Drawings reviewed by the committee, denominational approvals if required, historic district review if applicable.
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Phased Construction
Work scheduled around services, weddings, and funerals — with full dust and noise barriers when needed.
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Walkthrough & Dedication
Final inspection with the committee, training on any new systems, and a dedicated walkthrough before the dedication service.
FAQ
Common Questions About Church Renovation
Yes — that's standard for us. We sequence work around the worship calendar, install temporary partitions, and protect sanctuaries from dust and noise. We've kept full Sunday services running through major renovation projects.
Yes. Many New England churches are in local Historic Districts, and we coordinate with both local HDCs and the Massachusetts Historical Commission. We have experience with steeple repair, original window restoration, and period-appropriate detail.
Most older churches need accessibility upgrades — ramps, accessible bathrooms, automatic door operators, hearing assistance loops. We design accessibility upgrades that respect historic character (e.g., side-entrance ramps that match existing materials).
Capital-campaign-friendly — we accept staged payments tied to inspection milestones, and we can hold draws on a fixed schedule that matches the church's pledge collection. We've worked with capital campaigns from $100K to $5M.
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