Repair of Front of Building Cornice
We live in a Park Slope coop and have what looks like a fairly standard brownstone cornice. It is either a pressed tin alloy or molded cast iron. Sections of it have been covered with a thin gauge aluminum. One of those sections blew off recently and we discovered some serious deterioration underneath. In my…
We live in a Park Slope coop and have what looks like a fairly standard brownstone cornice. It is either a pressed tin alloy or molded cast iron. Sections of it have been covered with a thin gauge aluminum. One of those sections blew off recently and we discovered some serious deterioration underneath. In my judgment there is not enough of the old material to reattach anything to. We are looking for some possible solutions to this situation. Any suggestions?
For opinion on whether it can be repaired, try Superior Tinsmith on 6th St. in PS: http://bit.ly/bnpdAP
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Fiberglass cornices are way too expensive as it is and don’t forget installation costs.
They lack of detail work, I’ve seen them whithout mitered corners, unforgivable.
Completely replacing a cornice will require stamped drawings and D.O.B permits.
To install the new cornice you will need a sidewalk shed and pipe frames all filed with D.O.B.
Restore makes more sense.
Architectural Fiberglass like Jock mentioned like Jock mentioned already do make great fiberglass replica’s. Another option that may end up being cheaper is to remove the existing cornice and rebuild it using Azek board and trim. Alot of carpentry involved but usually ends up being less than a pre-made cornice. We’ve built a bunch out of Azek.
If you are looking to remove it do to it being too badly deteriorated, there is a company that makes various fiberglass replica’s. Not cheap though. Architectural Fiberglass Corp. 631-842-4772. Maybe you will get lucky and they will have something that looks similar.