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- UsCentral Contracting Inc. based in St. Louis for 30 years, has been satisfying customers in our home based area as well as occasionally cities such as Charleston and Chicago. Our specialty is difficult access, set up, specialized knowledge and attention to detail. We have restored very complicated cornices with built-in gutters and fancy corbels and in-laid copper gutters, including slate roof and multi-color painting. What makes us competitive is because once we are set up, we have all the talent needed to seamlessly work on demolition, rough and finish carpentry For even simple jobs such as shingle layovers, we follow the manufacturer’s specifications to ensure their warranty coverage. We have recently added interior remodeling division specializing in upscale kitchen and baths. We follow OSHA safety guidelines and carry Workman’s Compensation Insurance.
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- Jeff EvansJeff has been fascinated with how things work (physical and mental) since he helped his father build a cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks where at the age of 11, he happily used a star drill and hammer to put holes in concrete perimeter of the entire foundation. Walking by his dad and another expert mechanic while they we replacing the clutch on the Jeep made a suggestion that took hours of struggle from the project. A few year later, in high school, Jeff built a 100 gallon aquarium from a plate glass picture window that developed a leaky seal. This required learning how to weld and cut with an oxy-acetylene rig that his dad borrowed from a friend. Shortly after he built a high speed hydroplane (boat) from an old copy of Popular Mechanics. Having taken all the science classes available in high school and being in the Honors level English class taught by a Oxford Professor, went on to major in Chemistry. Some years later became a pharmaceutical sales representative and gut rehabbed apartments in the evening. This eventually led to two full turn-of-the-century restorations in the Central West End of St. Louis. Experimental use of ferro-cement,…
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Historic Lafayette Square in St. Louis cornice & facade restoration

lookouts in cornice rotted — soffet decay

rotten look-outs — extensive decay look-outs inside cornice

decayed wood inside cornice of mansard — soffet decay

soffet decay

The process of restoration:

soffet not level, look-outs not straight — support look-outs rotted away

replacing look-outs and soffit — support look-outs rotted away

It all comes together:

protect neighbor gutter & slope look-outs — protect neighbor’s gutter & establish look-out slope

new gutter board ^ old asbestos siding for mansard roof — protect neighbor’s gutter & establish look-out slope

cream of the crop

cream of the crop

←Historic home cornice restoration – before photos

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