Restoration & Bespoke

 Decorative plaster mouldings have a long an interesting history. They were used in Australia soon after European settlement and have been used continuously ever since.

While this long history adds variety to the range it has an inherant problem, many manufactureres have ceased business and many moulds have been lost or deliberately destroyed when fashions have changed.
This means that a large number of plaster moulds are no longer available.
This is where F Vitale & Sons restoration service can help.
We can recreate your unique cornice, ceiling rose or other plaster piece so it exactly matches the original. To do this we require a sample of the original piece. For cornices a longer length is generally helpful. It is painstaking work, all paint must be removed from the sample, it is then repaired to as new condition, only then can the mould be cast. Once the mould is made the required number of pieces can be made from it. After drying it is ready to be delivered and installed in your home.

A relatied area is special designs, these include curved cornices and one off specials. 

Cornices with a repeating pattern require a longer sample than plain corncies.

The restoration gallery has some picutes of samples and the resulting pieces.