Name: Keaneys LTD
Address: 211 Woodcote Road, Purley, CR8 3PB, GB
Telephone: 0208 660 1538
Price range: Varies

Moulding Plaster Reinstatement

Moulding plaster reinstatement is an official term for restoring missing or damaged plaster mouldings. Reinstatement is usually carried out in older residential and commercial buildings whose decorative plaster elements have been around a while and are showing signs of age and wear. Keaneys provide expert moulding plaster reinstatement that involves replicating the existing moulding through various processes with an eye on preserving the historical accuracy of the piece.

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Why Moulding Plaster Reinstatement is Necessary

Like every other component of a house, commercial building or public building, mouldings start to deteriorate over time. If they are quality mouldings like those produced by Keaneys, this usually won't happen for decades. Nonetheless, when mouldings begin to show signs of age, reinstatement becomes necessary or the structure will lose value. Moulding reinstatement is also a big part of restoration work.

Our plaster moulding reinstatement process typically unfolds in the following manner:

The Plaster Moulding Reinstatement Process

Assessment

We do a site visit and evaluate the condition of the decorative plaster moulding, looking for damage as well as underlying issues such as moisture.

Light restoration work

Before wading into the work of
recreating large sections of mission moulding, we address lesser but still
vitally important issues like filling cracks and gaps in the existing moulding
and mitigating any moisture issues.

Replicating the existing moulding

Large swaths of the existing moulding can often be saved. For the rest, we use the existing moulding as a guide to create exact replicas. If the original moulding is completely gone, we base our replicas on historical records, old photos and more.

Finishing

When first installed, the replica moulding is likely to look slightly different in tone or colour from what's left of the original moulding. Our craftsmen work diligently to bring the two together through painting, sanding, and other tried and true techniques.

The Importance of Reinstatement

Moulding plaster reinstatement is important because it preserves the historical character of the home or building, it restores the aesthetic contribution of the decorative moulding, it can also help bolster the structural integrity of walls and ceilings, and it increases the value of the property.

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Get in Touch With Keaneys

Moulding plaster reinstatement is an important part of any restoration or renovation project that revolves around older or historically significant homes and buildings. To learn more or to enlist Keaneys to perform your moulding reinstatement, call us on 0208 660 1538, or email: info@keaneys.co.uk.