Molding & Casting Materials

Buying Guides

A Buying Guide to companies specializing in molding and casting materials for historic building restoration projects. Specialties include Casting Compounds, such as Plasters, Gypsum, Gypsum Modifiers, Cements, Polyurethanes, Epoxies and more.

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This metal roof has been treated with a waterproofing, elastomeric Acrymax coating from Preservation Products.

Preservation Products, Inc.

Waterproofing materials for wood & masonry; Tin-roof restoration systems; AcryMax acrylic roof coating system. Also: Masonry coating systems, church work.

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Abatron, Inc.

Manufacturer of products for restoration & repair: wood consolidation & repair, window & door restoration, concrete patching & resurfacing, metal restoration, moldmaking & casting, structural adhesives, protective coatings, strippers & related products.

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Decorators Supply Corp.

Manufacturer of classic architectural elements: 13,000 appliqués for woodwork, furniture & walls; plaster crowns, ceiling medallions, ceilings, niches & swags; 900 sizes of column capitals, plaster capitals, corbels & columns; 15 styles of traditional wood mantels; Classically inspired grilles; since 1883.

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Enkeboll Designs

Manufacturer of architectural woodcarvings: moldings, corbels, columns, capitals, moldings, arches, panels, mantels, onlays & more; over 1,000 items produced from North American hardwoods; $50 catalog refundable upon first order; since 1956.

The complex decorative stenciled patterns of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue of Philadelphia, PA, executed on fabric, were cleaned and conserved by Canning Studios, whose artisans also in- painted and duplicated patterns in adjacent areas. Photo: courtesy of Canning Studios

John Canning & Company

Decorative Painting -- European-trained master painter heads studio: major projects all across the country; restoration & new commissions.

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Superior Clay Corp.

Supplier of hand-molded & -extruded terra-cotta architectural details: chimney pots in traditional styles; clay flue liners; fired-clay Rumford throats, dampers & smoke chambers; refractory mortar.

Agrell Architectural Carving, Ltd.

Agrell Architectural Carving is expert in architectural and decorative woodcarving. We craft the very best quality custom hand-carved moldings, decorative panels, doors, fire surrounds and furniture.

Architectural Facades Unlimited

Supplier of precast architectural ornament: follies, columns, balustrades, cornices, pavers, mantels & fountains; cement, plaster, modified gypsum, GFRC & GRG; on-site drawings, patterning, moldmaking & casting; 15 standard colors.