historic architecture

Increase Building Occupant Satisfaction with Metal Refinishing

     Many facility and property managers struggle with how to transform outdated and worn entrances, elevators and other metal interior surfaces into clean, modern and appealing finishes that will enhance the image of their facility. Managers often want shiny stainless steel or custom patina, but they worry about the cost of purchasing and installing […]

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Caring for Your Stone Floors: The Do’s and Don’ts

The natural stone you have in your home, office, or commercial building is an investment that will give you many years of beautiful service. Simple care and maintenance will help preserve your stone’s beauty for generations to come.  When discussing care and cleaning procedures with your maintenance staff, there are recommended do’s and don’ts that

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KC Restoration and the Kansas City Public Library’s Vault

KC Restoration recently got to work in one of Kansas City’s architectural icons – the Central Library! We were hired to remove years of rust and restore the bank vault that Kansas Citians have come to know as the Stanley Durwood Film Vault. It started out as a bank vault installed around 1925 in the

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Beauties We Just Had to Show Off

  We at KC Restoration love seeing how metal accents on building exteriors can accentuate any style and provide a shining warmth that welcomes every passerby. We think these metal-accented doors give a regalness to their building’s entry. Would you feel regal passing between them? We did when KC Restoration got to refinish these beauties

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Art Deco Details on the Aladdin Hotel

Check out these photos of KC Restoration’s work on the art deco finishes to the exterior of the Aladdin Hotel in downtown Kansas City. It was an honor to get to work on one of the gems of the city’s architectural heritage and bring the shine back to this historic hotel’s bronze exterior details and

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Ornate decorative doors in the Deramus Building

KC Restoration is excited to show off the outstanding job our technicians did in refinishing these ornate decorative doors for MC Realty at the Deramus Building in the West Eleventh Street Historic District of downtown Kansas City. Now all the metal details in each panel really pop and draw your eye to the doors’ beauty!

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Working on beautiful historic Catholic Center

We at KC Restoration are always excited to get to work on the beautiful historic buildings that have made Kansas City the wonderful city we get to call our hometown. One such building has been the New York Life Building that is now filled by Catholic Charities and the diocesan center. Jury and Associates Commercial

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Brass Mailboxes Brought Back To Their Former Glory

Check out these “before and after” images of KC Restoration’s work transforming tarnished brass mailboxes in an area condo building. Now they look as good as they did back when they were new in the 1940s! Even the residents asked if they’d been replaced!  

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