Mary Immaculate Church, Waverley

The Building‍

Built in 1913, Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic church in Waverley, owned by the Association of Franciscan Friars Bros. Over the years, it has become a significant religious and cultural landmark, and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

The Church’s architecture is influenced by Gothic Revival styles, featuring pointed arches, elaborate stained-glass windows, and a tall spire.

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The Project‍

Premier Waterproofing was engaged to conduct a large-scale renovation of the Mary Immaculate Church, incorporating significant alterations and additional building works at the heritage-listed site. This project included everything from the church pews to the carpets, internal painting, external façade work, roof works and the steeple.

Other major projects included the addition of a storage room to the church, installation of fire services to the parish house, and provision of direct level one access from the parish house to the church sacristy.

All internal works were completed first, including the church’s ceilings, doors, carpentry, organ, stone architrave and stained-glass windows. The Premier team then worked their way around the entire sandstone façade of the building, fixing cracks, renders, brickwork, water leaks and concrete cancer.

Electrical works, plumbing works, general carpentry, rendering and painting were also major parts of this end-to-end project.

Since the initial renovation, Premier Waterproofing has continued to provide ongoing internal and external maintenance services to the Mary Immaculate Church.