Who makes cornices?

I have a cornice (roughly 20 ft) that needs to be completely replaced, along with the gutter. It’s a non-landmarked building, but old and with nice detail. I’d like to match the original architecture as much as possible. Who makes these anymore or restores them? I can’t seem to find a short list of service providers and even much info on the problem? I know options can range from wood to fiberglass and am assuming fiberglass would be the cheapest to fabricate and install but am having trouble getting a lot of information on this project in terms of scope, time and cost. Based on the number of cornices in Brooklyn, I can’t imagine I’m alone in this quest. I see a lot of restored ones too. Any ideas on places to turn or a ballpark for cost?

heightstoslope

in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 7 months ago

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archmolded | 13 years and 5 months ago

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Hello, My name is Roberto. I’m part of a company that fabricates all fiberglass products including custom cornices. My company name is Architectural Molded Composites and we are in the long Island City NY area. The cost of a Fiberglass cornice really depends on design. The material is a very small factor. Without actually knowing what is needed it’s difficult to even ball park it. Also ease installation is the other factor. I wish you all the best of the New Year.

CGmodern | 13 years and 7 months ago

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actually here’s an post with some cornice discussion…still not much. http://brownstoner.staging.wpengine.com/blog/2005/06/close-up-on-cor/

CGmodern | 13 years and 7 months ago

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i’d love to hear some info on this as well! please post whatever info you do find!

callalily | 13 years and 7 months ago

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Someone else around here recently restored their cornice — Steamman maybe? Not sure.

heightstoslope | 13 years and 7 months ago

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Thanks. Does anyone have any idea what the rough cost around this might be assuming a full replacement of a 20 ft cornice on a townhouse? Architectural Fiberglass looks really interesting but expensive too. Has anybody used them before?

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