SPECIALIZING IN ANTIQUE REPAIRS AND RESTORATION SINCE 1978

DANIEL J. MARTIN FOR 30 YEARS THE SAME OWNER AND SAME QUALITY WORKMANSHIP YOU CAN COUNT ON ! 

Antique Restoration
Do you have a prized heirloom that is looking the worse for wear? A loveseat with a broken leg or an antique hopechest that has been damaged by water? Whether you need new parts custom-made or restoration to save treasured pieces of furniture, Martin Furniture Refinishers can help. Our expert craftsmen will bring your piece back to life, using careful and meticulous techniques that utilize as much of the existing antique materials, and keep your piece as authentic as possible.

  Hand Polishing

 If your furniture looks dull, due to years of build up from wax and polish, and the finish is still in good condition, (not cracking, chipping or dried out), then a hand polishing might be in order. Spray on products such as Endust and Pledge will shine your furniture for about 48 hours and then they will have completely evaporated. This is exactly what you don,t want to happen. Sun light, liquids and oxidation can cause damage to the finish of any furniture. The wax that is applied in the hand finishing is the best line of defense against these harsh eliminates. The wax can take the abuse and then be replaced with a new protective coat, thus protecting the furniture,s finish. This is why our hand polishing is so much better for your furniture than any spray on product or wax such as Butchers or Johnson,s. This time-consuming process will remove dirt and oil, and dissolve old wax build-up, leaving a durable, lustrous hand-rubbed finish. Most old scratches and nicks can be blended away with this service. A hand-polishing every year will help keep your furnishings and antiques in top condition.

Thomas Coates Jr. Home and city Designer and Sculptor

Wood always wants to expand in a certain direction. In the presence of moisture solid wood planks will always expand across the width of the planks, rather than down the length of the boards. To avoid this problem, manufacturers of engineered flooring place each ply in the opposite direction of each other. This is called cross-ply construction. Once the wood layers are glued together the plies will counteract each other which will stop the plank from growing or shrinking with changes in the humidity. Engineered wood floors are designed for the floating installation and can be glued together or some now come with a click system.

The elegant look of engineered flooring can add warmth and character to any room in a home. The natural characteristics of wood add depth and a visual appearance that many other types of floors try to duplicate. With the demand for hardwood flooring growing manufacturers are enhancing their ranges to meet this demand, with better quality finishes and superior construction techniques.

Hardwood floors come in a wide variety of wood species, colours and widths. Besides the classic hardwoods (like red oak, white oak, maple and ash) many manufacturers now offer exotic hardwood species from all over the World. Exotic hardwoods give homeowners the chance to better express their own personal decorating tastes with a more unique looking floor. With so many different types of hardwood flooring now available it is sometime hard to choice which engineered flooring is best suited to you.