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My husband and I are planning to embark on a complete restoration of the parlor-floor plaster cornice moldings of our Fort Greene Italianate brownstone. I’d like to get some quotes and would appreciate any references for master plaster worker/s who could do this type of job.

The original cornice included ornate dentals surrounded on the wall and ceiling by stacks of detailed borders. Unfortunately, all the dentals are now gone, though many of the borders remain. (The moldings in the hallway are still intact, so we can see what they looked like.) The ceilings on this floor are 12 1/2 feet high. I understand some companies make moldings in polyurethane as well as plaster. Has anyone used that type? I’ve seen the Balmer Studios plaster catalogue.