SERVICES
Our company offers an wide array of wood restoration capabilities because of our
specialized skills and knowledge. When it comes to our business, we offer our customers
talented manpower resources and a recipe for success. Listed below is a list of
the services we offer our clients.
Before we attempt to execute any of
our projects, we always create a project plan that succinctly and completely
encapsulates all the steps needed to fully complete the project. Without the
project plan fully understood by all involved, we never deploy our work team to
the jobsite. We make sure that we have a full understanding of the “critical
path” for the project; those tasks that have to happen one after the other in
order to facilitate completion, vs. tasks that can happen simultaneously or
haphazardly. We have learned over the years that properly managing the multitude
of tasks of a project will dramatically reduce the time from contract to
completion. And we have paid dearly for some of those lessons.
Specialty Wood Stripping:
Stripping denotes the removal or partial
removal of finishes from the surface of the work. Finishes will include but not
limited to paints, varnishes, lacquers and stains. Stripping is normally done at
our facilities for health and safety, environmental and economical reasons. At
our facility we have complete control over the work environment, stripping
agents and tools that we use while mitigating the effects of damage to the
environment. This process involves the disassembly and removal of the work
pieces, transporting them to our facilities, removal and cleaning of existing
finish and neutralizing the residue of the stripping agents.
On some jobs, the work cannot be removed and
transported so the stripping will have to be done on-site. For these projects we
utilize specialty products and methodologies to safely and economically remove
the existing finish and to safely remove and dispose of any residue that result
from our work. We take particular care to protect the surrounding and adjacent
environment while utilizing very cost effective means and methods to get the job
done. We only use the best stripping agents that the industry has to offer for
the job at hand, and so we are not locked into using one supplier but rather we
look for the best products across the whole industry. In addition to completing
the work we also design a comprehensive project plan and will not deploy our team
to the job site until the plan is understood and agreed to by all involved with
the project.
Wood Restoration:
Requires a close study of the history of the
piece of woodwork. Additionally some forensic study may have to be performed in
order to get a good understanding of the type of finish materials and the
methods employed during that particular era when the piece was created and
finished. Once the history has been determined, the actual process of returning
the piece to its original condition and appearance begins. This process of
restoring the piece to its former charm may involve repairs, recreation of
missing or broken parts or components, removal of the existing finish and
re-gluing. We take extra care to preserve the structural integrity, sentimental
and economic value of the work, while applying the necessary treatments
reminiscent of the period.
Refinishing and
Refurbishing:
Refinishing involves mainly the removal of
undesired finish from the piece of work, then applying new finish materials to
the customer’s specifications. Some refinishing projects may involve some
degree of restoration because of the customer’s desire to maintain a certain
feature. Refurbishing is done to woodwork that is in reasonably good shape but
may have surface areas that are worn and there may be loose joints and slight
damage to the wood. The process of refurbishing may involve repairs, replacement
of missing or damaged parts and components, re-gluing of joints. Refurbishing
does not usually involve the removal of old or existing finish from the surface.
Ornamental Metal Polishing:
We do offer as a service, the refurbishing and
polishing of all your ornamental metal work. We utilize the industry’s best
polishing materials and methods to breathe new life into your tarnished metal
work pieces. Our work in this area involves door and cupboard hardware, and
other specialty pieces that require regular maintenance in order to retain their
brilliance and presence.
Specialty Repairs:
As a service to our customers, from time to time we do repair and recreate hard
to find parts and components for woodworking projects. Some of these parts are
like stair balusters, chair rails and pins, specialty panels for built-in
millwork. We utilize a wide range of reproduction techniques that include lathe
work, castings and hand carving.
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