The Metal Roofers

Setting & Architecture

This is the classic rural Tennessee church type: a straight rectangular nave under a steep gable, white clapboard on a low foundation, simple trim, and a roofline you can read clean from ridge to eave. A small portico ties in at the eave and sits back so the sanctuary stays the main mass. From the road the building reads honest and clear, and we kept it that way while we worked.

Before tear-off we covered every window from the inside and kept them covered until final cleanup. The roof decking under the old metal was original to the sanctuary and right at a hundred years old, so we checked every board, re-nailed what was sound, and replaced only the pieces that were past service so the new panels had a solid base. Panels were formed to length and installed in long runs to the ridge with clean rakes and hemmed eaves. The site was magnet-rolled several times each day and again at the end so no fasteners or chips were left on the walks, grass, or parking.

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Roof & Detailing

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church was organized here in 1800 by settlers from North Carolina under Pastor Marimon Landrum. It was one of the original churches in the county. The first building was a log structure with twelve corners for the twelve apostles. It served for sixty-seven years before a frame building took its place. In 1832 the congregation split between Missionary Baptists and Primitive Baptists, and both groups worshiped on this site until the present auditorium was built in 1904. The cemetery nearby holds many early settlers, the founding pastor, and numerous Civil War veterans.

We installed silver standing-seam panels in long runs from ridge to eave so the sanctuary reads straight from the parking lot. Panels were formed to length, seams lock tight, and fasteners are concealed. Rakes are trimmed tight, eaves are hemmed for a clean shadow line, and the ridge cap sits low so the profile stays simple. At the covered drop-off we tied the new metal into the adjoining roofs with clear transitions and drip edges that sit flush with the fascia. The result is a bright, even roofline that respects the old windows and fits the quiet look of the place.

Couldn't Have Asked For Better Service

“We were honored to be trusted with Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. A lot of roofs are just roofs. This one is a meeting place for the whole community. People pray here, celebrate here, and say goodbye here. We planned our schedule with the pastor so services and weekday events could continue. We kept parking open, set quiet staging, and marked off the cemetery so nothing was disturbed. The stained glass is over a century old, so we covered each window from the inside, padded the sills, and kept hot cutting and grinding well away. Panels were rolled on site so every run reached the ridge clean. We used concealed clips, hemmed the eaves, and trimmed the rakes tight to keep the simple lines the church is known for. Every evening we swept magnets and picked up by hand. When we finished, the building looked like itself, just better protected. That is the whole aim on work like this. Be respectful, earn trust, and leave the church ready for the next hundred years.”