Millwork Job

[Paul B. Cresti]

Here is a job that I am almost finished with. It has been on and off for awhile
while the client and I went through designs. Still need to make the column bases and do some painting on the mantle. All millwork is made by me.

[Mark Singer]

Paul, great work....The woodworking architect did another great job! George Nakashima was also a woodworking Architect and Peter Zumthor, Rick Joy...just to name a few...

[Lou Morrissette]

Paul,

The word that comes to mind is elegance. Fine attention to detail and great workmanship. Gotta love it.

Lou

[Jim Becker]

Most excellent, Paul!!! That really looks great and the scale is wonderful.

[Kelly C. Hanna]

Beautiful work Paul! So you made the moldings as well? Nicely done!!

[Keith Starosta]

Paul, that is really beautiful work!! How did you attach the mantle to the brick?

Keith

[larry merlau]

great job on the millwork paul, i am sure that the cuctomer has shown their appreciation as well. that feeling always last longer than the sweat and hardwork.

[Paul B. Cresti]

Paul, that is really beautiful work!! How did you attach the mantle to the brick?

Keith
Keith,
The mantle itself sits on a corbeled brick ledge. The top of the mantle is 3" thick and it is in two pieces (underneath). The first layer was glued and screw with Tapcon screws to the ledge and the the entire mantle was then screwed to the ledge. The side brackets have four threaded bolts in each side (which I was able to access before I attached the bottom caps) and these adjust the fore and aft level adjustment. The very top Entablature is glued and screwed, with Tapcon screws, to the brick.

[Dan Forman]

Really nice design and execution. Truly elegant.

Dan