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Restoration
We take on an object for restoration, regardless of how damaged it is. We use traditional restoration procedures.
What do we gain from restoration?
A properly carried out restoration procedure extends the life of an object. We restore its usefulness and attractiveness, adorned with an irreplaceable patina (patina is the antique appearance that results from use and exposure to climatic factors over time), which tells us about the life story of the object. The value of the object increases.
Restored stylish furniture and other old wooden furnishings give your home the soul and homeliness you need every day to make you and your visitors feel good.
Restoration intervention
Each restoration is tailored to the actual condition of the object. In general, a restoration procedure will:
- Documentation
- Natural Science Research as Natural Science Investigation Report – LDV
- cleaning
- insecticidal and fungicidal protection
- structural repairs with structural rehabilitation and new parts
- whaling
- surface treatment (retouching, oiling, waxing, shellac polish)
- restoration of fittings
- assembly and installation of fittings
- instructions on how to handle the object.
- air conditioning
Why is wood decaying?
Like most commodities, wood is subject to degradation. The most dangerous causes of wood decay are changing climatic factors and wood pests such as insects, woodworm and wood fungi. Damage to wood can be caused by a single factor or from a combination of factors. Damage to wood caused by these pests is mostly permanent. It is therefore very important to protect an object that is infested by wood pests from further deterioration as soon as possible.
Restored in an environmentally friendly way
When restoring, we aim to use materials that are environmentally friendly. In our workshop you will see many natural materials such as:
restoration of furniture from all periods
Chests, wardrobes, bedrooms, sideboards, tables, chairs, drawers, wooden clocks and other furniture
RESTORATION OF SACRAL FURNISHINGS
Vestry cupboards, church pews, kneelers, organ cupboards, wooden chapels, tombs, choirs, etc.
RESTORATION OF WOODEN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Pianos, upright pianos, guitars, violins and other old wooden instruments
Restavriramo tudi etnološke predmete. V restavriranje prevzamemo predmet ne glede na njegovo poškodovanost. Pri restavriranju se poslužujemo tradicionalnih restavratorskih postopkov.
Best for old furniture.
Professional training in Venice with the best professors from Italy, France and Germany and many years of experience guarantee that we will carry out restoration work beyond your expectations.
WARMTH AND ELEGANCE
Old furniture is not only useful, it is aesthetically pleasing and a real link with the past. Even today, the style of a bygone century lends warmth and elegance to a room.
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Restoration of wooden structures
Restoration and structural rehabilitation
Wood is an extremely important architectural element that was very present in the construction of old buildings. By restoring it, most wooden structures can be preserved. Restored timber structures give old buildings a distinctive stamp of time that is irreplaceable with new timber or even other newer materials.
Restoration allows us to statically reinforce deteriorated elements to the point where they will continue to perform their function long into the future.
Structural rehabilitation of timber structures
For the most complex static restorations, we use epoxy and polyester resins in combination with carbon, steel, glass fibre and rods or tapes.
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Restoration of joinery
Entrance doors, interior doors, partitions, shopfronts and windows
Preserving the exterior joinery is of paramount importance for the beautiful and coherent appearance of old houses. No new joinery can completely replace the original old joinery.
The most common reason for replacing old joinery with new is excessive heat loss. By making small additions to joinery, we can significantly reduce heat loss, improve safety and increase fire resistance.
Your visitors can hardly get to you without passing the front door. Let your front door tell them something nice about you.
We have developed a process
With the help of leading experts, we have developed a system for vacuum impregnation-curing of wooden objects. Vacuum impregnation protects and hardens weak wood. The process allows the use of different hardeners and ensures impregnation throughout the entire thickness.
Wood has many pests
As a natural material, wood is highly susceptible to degradation, especially when insect and fungicidal pests come into contact with the wood. Damage to the wood occurs, which significantly alters the basic properties of the wood. The damage may be so severe that it seriously jeopardises the continued existence of the object.
Manual impregnation
To preserve the most badly damaged elements, the restorers started by hand-fixing the bad wood using glues and natural and artificial resins. Hand curing can be successful for smaller volume items because the curing agent does not penetrate the entire mass of the item when applied by hand.
Hand-impregnation-curing of larger objects only cures the outer layer, while the interior is not cured.
Vacuum impregnation
gives us excellent results, and it is on the most damaged wood that we get the best results. Interestingly, before the impregnation, the piece of wood weighed 1kg, but immediately after the impregnation it weighed 2.38kg. After conditioning and seasoning, the weight of the object is 1.37kg. The increase in weight is due to the impregnant used to harden the object.
Next course
WHEN
The current course takes place between 12. 9. - 17. 9. 2022
WHERE
Gaberje 4, 6222 Štanjel
DURATION
35€ (5 days x 7€).
PRICE
400€
Learn the correct approach to restoring furniture and ethnological objects. The course is divided into a theoretical and practical part and is designed for all age groups. For groups of adults, the scope and duration of the course can be adapted to individual needs.
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