Cornice Repair, Permits, Scaffolding, Costs, Material
We have a cornice that is in need of light repairs and a fresh coat of paint. Our house comes right up to the sidewalk. I don’t know what I expected, but I am in shock about the first quote I got (from a wood restoration guy recommended often here and noted as being good…
We have a cornice that is in need of light repairs and a fresh coat of paint. Our house comes right up to the sidewalk. I don’t know what I expected, but I am in shock about the first quote I got (from a wood restoration guy recommended often here and noted as being good and affordable), but i wasn’t expecting 11k plus permits! Now I am thinking fiberglass sounds great so I never have to pay for painting and scaffolding and permits again! I have seen lots of posts about fiberglass cornices running around 3k, but how about permits and scaffolding and insulation? How does that all work? How much have you paid for your cornice work? thanks.
good lord, i just got a quote for “no less than 10k for minor repairs and paint, no less than 22k to replace it.” for real??
Seventhavenue, I mean Metro… I think its time you stop self promoting and get a new brownstoner ID. Its obvious who you are.
I need the same kind of work done on the cornice (though mine is metal, not wood). I haven’t gone ahead with the work yet but I did ask A. Malek Contracting for a quote. He ballparked it at $2500. He said he would do it with hanging scaffolding. my building doesn’t come right to the sidewalk like yours does. maybe hanging scaffolding isn’t allow in that situation. I don’t know.
I asked him for a quote on the cornice because we hired Malek for 2 masonry jobs on our house and I was very pleased (which is a small miracle because I am a demanding customer with exacting expectations and perfectionist tendencies).
Marryporcili and anyone else who has had it done in recent past (either via hanging scaffolding or stacked, either fiberglass or wood or just painted), can you give me a ballpark of how much the whole thing cost you?
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M.H General Contracting, they did greate job with my cornice 4/5 years back, still looks very good, you may give them a call at 718-633-2700, i belive they have there own scaffold, and there price was very resonable.i highly recomond them.Good luck.
Some contractors have their own scaffolding, Try T&A, they are a bit pricey but they have scaffolding and stand behind their work. Higher cost of work may be offset by lower scaffolding costs.
Still using hanging scaffold on several places on my block for facade work.
I don’t THINK you need a permit for scaffolding under forty feet. Since yours will be on the sidewalk, it may be different.