Internal restoration & renovation

Plasterwork

We have a number of specialists who are expert in cleaning and restoring ornate plasterwork, and have undertaken many projects in period properties around London. We have excellent relationships with a number of specialist coving companies and therefore access to a huge historical back catalogue of moulds. In other cases it is necessary to make a new mould as the coving is unique.

We are also able to offer cost-effective solutions to the repair of coving and other mouldings whilst retaining the integrity of the plasterwork.

Please contact us or return the online enquiry form to find out more about the services we offer.

Note the wealth of detail revealed by the cleaning process.

Various stages of plasterwork cleaning and repair.

Ceiling rose

Careful restoration of Victorian ceiling rose.

There is a great risk in attempting restoration of plasterwork without the specialist help; poor repairs look worse than the original damage, and cause further complication and cost when a proper restoration is undertaken.

Carpentry

This bench seat was restored from very poor condition. The base required sympathetic reinforcement, avoiding over-zealous reconstruction that would compromise the integrity of the original work.

Note our bespoke curved laminated support. The internal structure was rebuilt using matching materials.

The top of the bench was refitted and trimmed to allow for the movement that is almost inevitable in a building over 100 years old. Suitably enhanced it is now a key feature in the client’s home.

Fireplaces

This fireplace was restored using original parts with careful repairs to match the existing fireplace in the room. The original fireback and inset tiles were in good condition having been long covered over.

The wooden surround was in a poor repair and was replaced by another, reclaimed from a separate location, and is an exact match to the existing surround. However, the two mantle shelves had previously been removed, so replacements were tooled on site to match precisely. All that is required to complete the restored fireplace is a new mirror.

Before and after shots showing the restoration of an impressive Victorian fireplace.

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Oxford and London Building Company (OLBC) Services : Home, Basement Conversion, Loft Conversion, Kitchen Extension, Restoration work, Internal refurbishments,

Areas covered - SW London & Surrey: Barnes SW14, Barnes Common SW13, Battersea SW11, Battersea Park SW11, Belgravia SW1,
Between the Commons SW18, SW12, Chelsea SW10 & SW3, Clapham SW11, Clapham Common SW12, Earl’s Court SW5, East Sheen SW13,
Eaton Square SW1X, Fulham SW6, Ham TW10, Hyde Park SW7, Kew TW9, Mortlake SW13, Parsons Green SW6, Pimlico SW1,
Putney SW15, Putney Heath SW15, Roehampton SW15, Richmond TW9, South Kensington SW7, Sheen SE13, Southwark SE1, St James W1,
Streatham SW2 & SW16,, Tooting SW17, Twickenham TW, Victoria SW1, Wandsworth Common SW18, Wandsworth SW18, Waterloo SE1,
West Kensington, Westminster SW1, Wimbledon Common SW19, SW20, Wimbledon Park SW15, SW20, Wimbledon SW19 & SW20

West London : Bloomsbury WC1, WC2, EC1, Barons Court W6, Chiswick W4, Covent Garden WC2, Dukes Meadow W4,
Fitzrovia W1, Hammersmith W6, Holland Park W11, W9, W2, Hyde Park W1, Kensington W8, Knightsbridge SW1,
Ladbroke Grove W11, W9, Marylebone W1, Mayfair W1, Notting Hill W11, W9, Paddington W2, Park Lane W1, Piccadilly WC1,
Richmond TW9, Richmond Park TW9, Shepherds Bush W6, W14, Soho W1, South Kensington SW7, West Kensington W14, Westminster W1

North London : Camden NW8, Dartmouth Park NW5, Hampstead NW3, Kentish Town NW5, Regents Park NW1, Primrose Hill NW8,
South Hampstead NW6, St Johns Wood NW8

We are happy to work in Central London and the Congestion Charge Zone.

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