Abode Restoration

Soma and Tom from Abode Restorations have been a pleasure to work with. They have employed me on several occasions to photograph their projects at various stages of development. Having seen more than 6 of their completed projects I can say that their work is of the highest standard and craftsmanship. Head to their website and see for yourself.

It has been a pleasure to have Abode reinstate our façade. Our front was in great need of restoration: original iron lintels had rusted, render elements were damaged or lost, there was rot to our balcony structure and handrails, a small roof was rusted through and our façade badly needed painting. Abode handled all the above with care and professionalism. The one-stop-shop approach of Abode made it all so simple. During the process we found we had quite exceptional trades carrying out the work, particularly render restoration. I got to know most of the trades on a first name basis and it really was impressive to see them go about their work and to have people on site who were so good to get along with. Abode responded like few others even during weekends and I would be more than happy to have them return when the need arises for other areas of our home. I am happy to recommend the company.

I have found Abode Restoration to be very professional, punctual and deliver the services as quoted and promised. The work ethic of all trades working on our jobs has been excellent. As we are a Church, we have had to interrupt their work schedule due to funerals etc., but they have obliged in cleaning up site with no complaints. We have always been kept notified of any changes required on job in order to get our approval. We find Tom Carson a professional, helpful and very experienced Stonemason.

I have found the experience of working with Soma, Tom and the rest of the team at Abode Restoration to be a pleasure. The capable and professional manner which they have operated in has made my work that much easier and I have found their attention to detail along with their 'can do' and 'do it right' approach refreshing within the industry today. I highly recommend Abode and look forward to working with them further in the future.

Solid Plasterer in Historical Restorations with 15 years of experience! Great projects professionally run by Tom Carson who has been in the Heritage Building industry for over 30 years! Excellent access to the job with everything provided to make the tasks easy for me as a solid plaster to do. Their quality of work in Heritage world is second to none with the use of premium materials and other quality tradesmen. I highly recommend anyone that has a Heritage Victorian facade to use Abode for their services.

Job: Replacing 4 meters of ornate cornice "in situ" in a Heritage listed building, located in Regional Victoria. Background: I own a Heritage listed bank building in Regional Victoria, and to get skilled tradesmen to travel to the location to undertake any type of job (even the very large jobs) is somewhat of a battle. First you have to find them, then you have to get a quote, and finally you have to get them there to do the job, all the time hoping that they will do a "reasonable" job when they do get there, and hopefully they do a "good" job. I've spent the last 3 years renovating the banking chamber, and the last major "repair" that needed to be done was a large piece of cornice that had been eaten away through water damage. The plasterer in the country town couldn't do it and recommended a company in Melbourne. He "guesstimated the price to be somewhere around $5,000, which for 4 meters of cornice, made me question whether I should do it at all. After thinking about it for a few months I decided to get onto google and find a few companies that could potentially do the job, send them some photo's, and see what they said. Outcomes: Out of the five, there were two who said "No", one gave me a recommendation of someone else (who also said "No"), one said they could install the cornice if I had it made, and the other said they could make the cornice (if I supplied an exact profile), but couldn't install it. So between two companies I could potentially get it made and installed, but it would have taken a lot of time and effort, and considerably more than the $5,000 guesstimate. Then along came Tom Carlson from Abode, who through one of the Companies that said "No" heard about the job. He took the initiate to actually contact me to offer his services, and just a couple of days provided me with a written quotation to do the work which was comfortably under the $5,000. He said that he had an excellent tradesman that was available in 2 weeks time who could do the job, but that it would take him 3 days on site. I said let's do it. Tom advised me that a "lovely young man" by the name of "David Nygaard" would be there to start the job in 10 days time, and sure enough David turned up right on time. Initially he thought he could repair 2 meters of it and replace 2 meters, but it soon became obvious he had to completely rebuild all 4 meters. David did all the work "in-situ" and his skill was a joy to behold. I have to admit that the process is somewhat "messy", but plaster washes off clothes and bodies and is fairly easy to clean-up. The process of making the template of the cornice, building up the layers including the render and then the plaster is fascinating, and the end result was amazing. Summary: I cannot thank Tom and David enough for doing this job. Tom for taking the initiative and the time to contact me and offer his services, and David for the outstanding job he did in constructing the cornice. The whole process was so easy and trouble-free, I would be very happy to recommend them to anyone doing similar jobs.