49 Tips for Finding the Perfect Repair in Dallas – D Magazine

A Leaning Limestone TurretArchitectural Stone Company, 1900 Preston Rd., Ste. 267-100, Plano | 214-207-3956

A turret needs someone with a bit of history to look after it. Mark Johnson, who presides over Architectural Stone Company, is a fourth-generation mason, so he certainly qualifies. He can also handle the custom design and installation of flooring, faades, flagstones, and fountains.

If your slate or clay tile has been hit from above, go to this specialty firm. They have shops all over the country, but the company is still a family-run operation overseen by three generations of Hunters from right here.

John Green and his crew can make that silver surface look like new. So if your Sub-Zero has taken a tough swipe, dont cry, Wolf!

Brent Hull

Elizabeth Lavin

You could do a lot worse than hiring the guy who restored windows at the Texas Capitol. Lets rephrase: you cannot do better than Brent Hull, who has built a national following while rebuilding and restoring wooden windows for almost 30 years.

When nine tornadoes ripped through the heart of North Dallas in late 2019, First Onsite (formerly Interstate Restoration) crews deployed to more than a dozen businesses and schools to assess and begin remediating the damage. Thats the kind of cleanup work the Fort Worth-based company, which expanded into Dallas in 2016, specializes in: big messes like crime scenes, industrial accidents, floods, and environmental disasters. They send crews into vulnerable areas before hurricanes and help businesses navigate complex loss recovery processes. If its the kind of disaster you cant plan for, theyve got a plan.

When Tonia Tomlin founded Sorted Out, in 2004, she was one of five professional organizers in the city. Seventeen years later, she has a crew of 11 and is hiring even more. Through virtual consultations or hygienic hands-on visits, theyll help declutter your home or office and simplify your life. Moving or remodeling? They can help with that, too. And if you think youre one of the chronically disorganized, beyond salvation, think again. Tomlin and her team have developed a specialized process to bring order to those with ADHD and ADD, using color coding and labeling systems to help focus the effort.

Its leaking. Its algae-infested. Its unsightly. Whatever the problem with your cement pond, they can fix it (or even install a new one, if thats your most wonderful getaway pandemic wish).

If your historic Craftsman needs some TLC, youll find what you need, from shiplap to lap-and-gap, #105 drop to the elusive #117 double-teardrop siding.

Your vintage Italian crystal chandelier seems to be missing a few pendants, and the bronze dor finish is scuffed. Send it here, and its La Dolce Vita again.

Before you get out the jackhammer, its worth checking to see if you simply need a patented polyurethane foam injection to lift and level all things whomperjawed.

Located in an easy-to-miss single-story building tucked behind Baylor University Medical Center, Veiga Knife Sales & Sharpening has been caring for the tools of the citys top chefs and butchers since it opened, in the 1950s. Theresa Veiga runs the shop, where you can find yourself in a 20-minute conversation about the fine distinction between Japanese and German steelwork and craftsmanship. Your best blades will be brought back to life the old-fashioned way: by hand on whetstone.

Louis Gloria

Elizabeth Lavin

For European-style gilding, glazing, painting, faux finishing, marbleizing, and Venetian plasters, turn to Louis Gloria. The first-generation American learned at the knee of his Italian father, who painted frescoes in Italy.

Russell Weiss started his company in 1979. He and his team can address all manner of chimney problems, including leaks that roofers cant find. Its a five-step, two-trip process. The joke around his office: roofers 0, Russell 300.

Say goodbye to the crap you dont really need. Have the rest organized and all stored in plastic bins. These folks offer some sanity.

Giovanni Primo emigrated from Italy and started this business in 1930. Now Mark Marynick and Porter Fuqua (son of noted architect Wilson) carry the mantle of one of the few plaster companies in the country. Call them for capitals, coffered ceilings, and crown moldings.

For high-end workwhether pickling, glazing, fuming, antiquing, or gildingyou need a real pro. If your high-gloss ceilings need a bit more gloss, look no further.

Dallas weather means at least one trunk-rattling windstorm a year. So why not call a tree service that will mill that newfound wood for you and turn it into a George Nakashima-inspired dining table or countertop or mantel? Maybe a bed or a cutting board or a fence. The soul of the tree lives on, as JDs website says. (Unless you just want a stack of firewood. They can do that, too.)

Tony Casazza is a congenial New York transplant who will oftentimes show up the same day you call him and, while wearing his Bluetooth earpiece, will tell you a story about his mom while he gets your washeror dryer or stove or refrigeratorback in working action.

View post:
49 Tips for Finding the Perfect Repair in Dallas - D Magazine