Hi Everyone,
Need some info from anyone who has had to do major wood restoration or replacement as per Landmark specs. Looking for a craftsman in woodmaking, repairing, restoring. Would appreciate any help.
Thanks.


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  1. I had windows redone by Davidson
    who really knows what he’s doing
    he’s a bit of nut, but does nice work
    (347) 837-1218
    arzon1994 at aol dot com
    tell him Union St sent you!

  2. Check out Omar, who has a workshop in the Brooklyn Navy yard and does beautifiul work, specializing in doors. He restores doors and does new ones. He restores original doors to landmarked/historic properties and also does new period correct historic reproductions and is doing my doors in Ft. Greene:

    http://www.artisticwoodcrafts.blogspot.com/

    Good luck.

  3. Now I know people will say this is a commercial, but it is only a referral to a company that is very very very helpful:

    New York Craftsmen’s Collective
    T(212) 477 4477 ~ F(212) 260 1160
    NYCraftsmen@Hotmail.com

    NY Craftsmen is a collective of multi-skilled workmen who have been doing construction in New York for over 20 years. We pride ourselves in doing “the finest, high-end work for moderate prices”- AS SEEN in NY MAGAZINE. The FRANKLINREPORT.COM states: “this firm can deliver a caliber of quality as high as any budget demands, it can also make a budget go further than most.” Our various abilities include, but are not limited to:
    INTERIOR
    Cabinetry (from our own shops), Carpentry, Kitchens & Baths, Sheet Rock, Plastering & Custom Plastering, Electricity, Plumbing, Flooring (including carpeting), Tile & Stone, Paint & Paper, Moldings & Custom Moldings (including plaster moldings), Stairs, Closet Systems, Office Systems (including home offices), Furniture, Metalwork, Consulting, Restoration, and Design.

    EXTERIOR
    Cement, Brickwork, Pointing, Roofing, Doors & Windows, Terraces, Stairs & Stoops, Metalwork, Tile & Stone, Stucco, Landscaping, Consulting, Restoration, and Design.

    We do commercial and residential work, high-end and tight-budget. Our scope ranges from small jobs to total renovation. MANHATTAN USER’S GUIDE calls us a “one-stop source of craftspeople for everything in the home and office… who are easy to deal with and do superb work.” We are also touted in the FRANKLIN REPORT as a “hip, talented team that listens & communicates well with clients… delivering high end work at a great value,” and as “an army of sensitive soldiers who come equipped with skills and drills, as adept performing a smaller apartment remodel as it is serious townhouse renovation or upstate restoration work.” We have been featured in numerous design publications such as: Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Elle Décor, House & Garden and more.

    We are based in New York City but operate throughout the tri-state area, the Hamptons and Westchester (and Los Angeles). All estimates are free.

    References and portfolio will be furnished upon request. Site visits are subject to client consent and availability.

  4. Evergreen Carriage House Doors in Oregon would be my first choice. There`s another place in NJ I forget their name but you can find them through thisoldhouse website. They did the new doors on the Madison train station.