Heritage Restoration Service

Heritage Facade Restoration in Sydney

The front of a heritage home is what everyone sees. It is also where a lot of the fine detail lives, from ornate cornices to cast-iron lace. Restoring a facade means repairing that detail and repainting it so the whole frontage looks right again.

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28 years experience
15 years on period homes
Interior & exterior
One team, start to finish
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Ornate period facade detail and verandah lacework
The detail

The fine work that makes a frontage

A lot of a heritage frontage is in its detail. We repair cracked and lost sections of cornice, parapet and moulding, matching the existing profile so the repair sits in with the rest.

  • Cornices, parapets and rendered detail
  • Cast-iron lace and railings
  • Timber windows, doors, fascias and trim
  • Sandstone and rendered masonry
Repainting the exterior detail of a period building
Ironwork

Cast-iron lace brought back

The lace on a verandah or balcony is one of the signatures of a Sydney terrace. We clean, prime and repaint cast-iron lace and railings so the pattern stands out again instead of disappearing under old, flaking paint.

Done well, the pattern reads clearly again and the whole front of the home lifts.

Approach

How we restore a facade

1

Survey the frontage

We note what needs repair, from lost cornice to tired ironwork.

2

Repair the detail

Rendered detail is rebuilt to match, timber is repaired, ironwork is cleaned back.

3

Prime and protect

Everything is primed so the finish holds, iron included.

4

Repaint

Colours are set so the detail reads clearly and the frontage lifts.

Feature by feature

What restoring a facade involves

FeatureWork involved
Cornice and parapetRepair and re-run lost or cracked sections to match
Cast-iron laceClean back, treat rust, prime and repaint
Timber joineryRepair and repaint windows, doors and trim
Rendered wallsMake good and finish in a suitable colour
Questions

Common questions

Yes. We repair and re-run damaged plaster and rendered detail to match what is already there.

Yes. We clean it back, prime it and repaint it so the detail reads clearly again.

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