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September 12, 2009
Brownstone Cornice Repair
Hello everyone, this is my first post on Brownstoner. My grandfather owns a Brownstone in Carroll Gardens and is looking to repair the cornice on the back of the house. When he had the back of the house repaired and the people doing the job had the ropes for the hanging scaffold right over the cornice which caused it to sag and pull away from the roof where the ropes were.
It is made of metal and I was wondering if anyone knows of a licensed contractor that they have experience with that can fix this cornice?
Thank you for your help.
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Call Metro at 1-877-34-METRO
or, 718-521-1435
Posted by: sevethavenue at September 12, 2009 11:21 PM
seventhavenue...just curious, is there anyone else out there that you would recomment other then Metro..it just seems fishy that they are the only company you recommend, and you consistently do so. Are you on their payroll? I'd be very surprised if you weren't hassan/metro in disguise.
Posted by: thumsup at September 13, 2009 10:37 AM
Update: the cornice material actually might be made of wood or metal.
Posted by: hotrodz23 at September 13, 2009 11:47 AM
You're talking about repairs that can be very expensive. Have you spoken to the guys who damaged the cornice, either for a reduction of their charges and/or for repairs? What were the terms of the contract and insurance they provided?
Some sources below. If not willing to take on your job, they might be willing to recommend others:
http://www.preservinc.com/about.htm
http://www.yatesrestoration.com/Yates_History/yates_history.html
http://www.afcornice.com/
See also: http://www.randpc.com/ask/ate_ReplaceCornice.html
And this old Brownstoner post on cornices: http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2005/06/close_up_on_cor.php
My own experience with Metro: Had to schedule more than one appointment before they showed up, and never received a bid afterwards.
Posted by: vinca at September 13, 2009 1:04 PM
I would not recommend Metro. They did a big job for me - repointing the brick facade and brownstoning the stoop of my four floor home. 1 year later the step chipped but after calling repeatedly I keep getting the 'yeah, yeah, we'll fix it next week' line for the last 5 months!
Clearly they do not stand behind their work.
Posted by: rukiddingme at September 13, 2009 6:50 PM
I have used guy called Shahab Udin for many types of work.Repointing, stoop building, He has painted my cornice and put special wire to keep pigeons off,etc so I would bet could do this.
His cell is 646 523-7155. Very pleasant to work with.
Posted by: Petebklyn at September 14, 2009 10:16 AM
I have worked with Patrick and his company. Patrick was a very cooperative contractor providing me with an afforadable deal along with quality service. I remember him mentioning that he is a brownstone specialist. I believe he would be able to do this job. If you are interested you can call him at 1646-945-7315.
Posted by: josh55 at September 15, 2009 5:34 PM
I have worked with this one guy Rafique, hes been a contractor in the area for over 20 years and I've never had a problem with him. The quality of the work is great and the prices are of the lowest. His cell number is 718-791-1179
Posted by: tanive at September 25, 2009 2:37 PM
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