VINCENT REED
When you work with your head firmly in the past and your nose only inches away from the well-turned leg you are repairing; or a section of 300 year old panelling...
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French polishing is a specialist trade that I learnt in my days as an antique restorer; but sadly, it’s a dying trade these days.
Last month marked 35 years since fire gutted 7th century York Minster. Over a thousand years of history contained...
Our Swedish kiln has been pivotal in the rescue of a flooded English manor house.
Over 30 years ago when I was a teenager learning my trade as an antique furniture restorer in Brighton, there was no...
This is one of the methods we use to flatten cupped panels. This process takes time and patience - but it is very successful!
The owners did not discover the catastrophic effects of water cascading through the ceilings of their beautiful...
Your floor owes its beauty to the dirt and grime of past centuries. Never sand that away. This is why:
We revealed a moisture reading of 80% and evidence that the panels were older than we first thought
Passion and experience drive Vincent Reed's business success. Miranda Birch Media tells how "Vincent Reed is an example of how persuasive you can be."
The 1600s included the deeply carved wood and strongly modelled silver of the Jacobean period.
Learn the techniques Vincent uses to process a Splice joint repair.
See how Vincent and his team breathe life back into floor boards at Auckland Castle.
Witness sympathetic removal of bitumen where the historic patina of the floor has been maintained.
See how Vincent Reed and his team restore and reinstate a this beautiful Georgian staircase.
See the stunning results of this Pine floor restoration.
A stimulated demonstration on how you would repair a warn stair tread.
How to lift a floorboards evenly using hand tools, to prevent damage.
Take a tour around the King's Drawing Room whilst Vincent and his team restore the wood panelling.
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