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August 5, 2009
Cornice Contractor
Looking for a contractor to repair my cornice.
Any sugestions?
Have my Landmarks permit
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Wood?
Metal? (sheet metal? cast iron?)
Scope? Scrape and paint? Replace missing elements? What does the permit allow you to do?
Posted by: WBer at August 5, 2009 12:44 PM
I've used Superior Tinsmith for skylights and chimney caps. No experience with their cornices: Superior Tinsmith Supply Co., 718-499-0498, http://www.superiortinsmith.com/
Posted by: vinca at August 5, 2009 2:32 PM
http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/asknewyork/n_8950/
Found this info from the link above...
Today’s restorers can turn to B&B Sheetmetal (25-40 50th Avenue, Long Island City; 718-433-2501). B&B president Bob Baschnagel III, whose family has been in the business since 1901, says that it takes two to three weeks to reproduce a cornice. Prices vary: “Without attachments”—that is, extraneous details and moldings—“we can do a twenty-foot piece for $1,500. With attachments, it can go up to $20,000.”
Many brownstone owners opt not for stamped steel but for fiberglass. Mario Noto, the owner of Architectural Molded Composites (10-06 38th Avenue, Long Island City; 718-937-1977) explains that “it’s light and strong” and can last for 150 years. The cost varies from $25 to $40 per square foot; Noto says that most jobs are about 100 square feet, with corners adding $2,500 or so. “We replicated a sculpture for the Paramount Building’s façade using an eight-by-ten photo,” he says. "If we could do that, then nothing is impossible.”
Posted by: allans at August 5, 2009 3:32 PM
Scope of work is to repair oranate wood cornice.
Scrape and paint too!!!!!!
Posted by: blue pearl garden at August 5, 2009 4:07 PM
Deborah Mills is a wonderful, traditional woodcarver, whose work includes architectural elements. Hard to know whether your project is a good match.
Her studio is in Brooklyn. You can see/read more at: http://www.deborahmillswoodcarving.com/
Posted by: vinca at August 5, 2009 9:37 PM
Experts on wood curved ornamental cornice are Camisius Vince and his team work with Metro Restoration in New York. Yes, Landmarks too. Call 917-731-4388
Posted by: sevethavenue at August 6, 2009 9:31 PM
Artistic Wood Crafts -- they do great work. Call Omar at 646-541-3409. http://artisticwoodcrafts.blogsopt.com/
They have done great work for me and I have seem some of there other work. Worth a call.
Posted by: AnnieJ at August 8, 2009 3:57 PM
You may want to consider GFRC cornice or a fiberglass cornice. I have some experience with Stromberg and they have done a lot of replacement cornice work for some very high end jobs as well as residences.
http://www.strombergarchitectural.com/
You might also look at www.Terraglas.com
http://www.terraglas.com/ for replacement of old terra cotta cornices.
Posted by: brad2009 at August 24, 2009 2:13 PM
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