How the work goes
Each room is prepared before anything else happens: carpet, walls and fabrics are
protected. Restoration work in an occupied building is as much about what you
do not damage as what you repair.
The furniture is then cleaned and repaired in place. Colour is brought back where
it has worn through, and the piece is finished with at least two layers of top
coat. We work with Restorer’s Finish and standard industry practice.
When the work is done the room is cleaned, so it is ready for guests the next
day. Around six rooms can be restored in a day, and we move through a property
floor by floor so that only one section is ever out of service.
Most furniture never leaves the room. Only pieces needing major repairs come
out.
What it costs
Single rooms start at around $165, doubles around $190, and suites run between
about $245 and $300.
Unlike most touch-up contractors, we can also replace edge banding and laminate
— so damage that would normally condemn a piece of casegoods can often be
repaired instead of written off.
Public areas are worth asking about too. Reception desks, lobby tables and
restaurant furniture take the heaviest wear in any property and are usually the
first thing a guest notices.
A job we remember
A Marriott property in Suffolk only needed its reception area freshened and
restored. Walking in,
the space looked rough — the tables were covered in scratches and rub
marks, the kind of wear that accumulates so gradually that staff stop noticing
it and guests never do.
We left that same afternoon with the area looking clean and fresh.
See more of what has come through the workshop.