About Me
My History
I started my cornice apprenticeship in 1984 with E G MILLAR PLASTERING LTD.
It was Mr Millar who first started to clean cornice’s with steam in early 1983, the very first cornice to be cleaned was in Highgate North London, which had great results, so Mr Millar went about promoting cornice cleaning and restoring cornice’s in and around London. read more….
About Us
About Us
We use STEAM ONLY and never use any chemicals. We have been doing so since 1985.
Over the years we have seen time and time again the damage that chemical cleaning can do to fragile cornices that are hundreds of years old, these have to be treated very carefully. read more….
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Our Reviews
Jason and his team were thorough and extremely knowledgeable. Restoring cornices really brings the past to life. And Jason is a master at his job. I couldn’t be happier!
Cosima Spender
16:43 22 Nov 19
Jason did a wonderful job restoring and repairing the cornice for our Georgian property. IT was very badly damaged and had two hundred years of paint that needed to be removed. His is one of the only companies that offered to restore our original cornice without chemicals, opting instead for a safer and more eco-friendly option of steaming. The other companies I called said that because it was so badly damaged, it wasn't even worth restoring. Jason has a real passion and it's easy to see how much he really cares about restoring and repairing cornice. His services offer great value for money.read more
Jamie Baldwin
13:02 04 Jul 19
I employed Jason to replace original coving lost due to a water damaged ceiling. Jason and his team turned up punctually on the morning of the works and ensured all areas of the room which could potentially be affected were protected. The new coving was an accurate match for the existing one, was carefully installed to align with the existing coving and smoothly blended in to the surrounding plasterwork. The ceiling, being old, wasn't entirely level, however Jason managed to minimise any impact of this effect by how the new coving was placed. After the works the site was left clean and tidy by the team. I am very happy with the finished job and found Jason and his team a pleasure to deal with.read more
David Rogers
08:39 05 May 19
Excellent job done by Jason. I had the Victorian cornicing in my hallway removed, repaired and cleaned, and then put back into place. Jason is extremely knowledgeable, he know his craft; he and his colleague worked hard and kept everything as clean as possible. It took me a long time to research this job, and I am delighted with the outcome. I would have no hesitation in recommending this company.read more
Tamara Batt
09:06 29 Apr 19
Absolutely delighted with the skilled work by Jason & his team cleaning and repairing our Georgian cornice and would unreservedly recommend the company. The cornice was very delicate and intricate, requiring meticulous hand cleaning and repair and we really appreciate the care taken to bring it back to its original condition. All done quickly and efficiently and final charge was exactly as quoted. Just so pleased that such skills can still be found.read more
Claire Thomas
09:37 16 Apr 19
Absolutely delighted with the skilled work by Jason & his team cleaning and repairing our Georgian cornice and would unreservedly recommend the company. The cornice was very delicate and intricate, requiring meticulous hand cleaning and repair and we really appreciate the care taken to bring it back to its original condition. All done quickly and efficiently and final charge was exactly as quoted. Just so pleased that such skills can still be found.read more
Claire Thomas
09:37 16 Apr 19
Jason and team did a great job cleaning paint off our Victorian cornicing and matching missing areas. He also installed matching plaster cornicing in the bedroom upstairs and did an excellent job installing this large ornate plaster around a narrow tricky corner between wardrobe and wall. Very impressed. Thanksread more
Tom
10:39 07 Feb 19
We were very impressed by Jason and his team. The replaced cornices look stunning and blend into the originally ones. It was a pleasure dealing with Jason. No fuss, professional service from start to finish. We can just highly recommend him, indeed we already did recommend him to one of our friends and thinking of having him back to do some more work.read more
B K
08:20 10 Dec 18
I am generally quite hard to please when it comes to building work. Jason and his team took care with the job, and the results are excellent. I will get them back for my remaining rooms. Not very often that you encounter expertise and service. just one example...Jason drove for 90mins twice to check whether the plaster had dried out. It had not and he turned round to go back. Most people would just paint it and move on. It costs money to have the job done, but looks great now. very happy.read more
David Mitchell
21:38 01 Dec 18
If I could award 6 stars I would. Jason did a great job repairing and cleaning our intricate Victorian cornice. He was also clean, tidy, polite and efficient. I only wish we had asked him sooner. For those of you who are considering cleaning plaster work with chemicals, don't! We previously employed a professional cornice cleaner who used a chemical paste in an attempt to strip the old paint. It didn't work but Cornice Cleaning did. They were quicker, cleaner, more effective, did no damage and got rid of the chemical cleaning paste too. No contest.read more
NJM Robinson
14:24 25 Nov 18
Excellent craftsmanship. I have used Cornice Cleaning Ltd on three occasions - once to clean and restore existing Victorian cornices, and on the other times to replace missing cornices. I've been delighted by the results every time. The work was done on time and to budget, and the mess kept to a minimum. The new cornices are perfectly matched to those that were already there, and it is impossible to tell that they are new. For the restoration, the cornices were painstakingly steam-cleaned, stabilised and repaired, and you can now see all of the crisp detail that was previously hidden under many layers of paint. I can definitely recommend.read more
Tom Gentleman
11:03 23 Nov 18
I've had Jason out to my property on a couple of occasions to restore Cornice and Celing Roses. I had previously been told by two other companies that I would need to completely replace both Ceiling Roses, and Cornices. The quote was extreme expensive from the other two companies!! Jason was able to clean and restore 2 Ceiling Roses, and the Cornices for a fraction of the cost. I'm extreme happy with Jason's workmanship. The final finish is amazing, and I highly recommend him for any Cornices work you may need.read more
Tracey Wheeler
10:06 26 Oct 18
Great job done by the team and would have them back for any future work needed. We have a period house and had builders in which hadn’t done a great job on our ceiling repair. We employed cornice cleaning to repair a broken section of our lounge cornice, they matched exactly to our 100 year old original cornice. the repair to the original was fantastic. Wish I’d got them in sooner.read more
Scott Jeffery
20:00 22 Oct 18
Jason has the ability to turn dreams into reality, The price of our property augmented drastically since the work has been undertaken. Very cost affected procedure. Above It all Jason is a nice person to deal with and an excellent Tradesman.
Tony Allen
13:50 22 Oct 18
Jason completed the cornice renovation in my flat a few years ago now. I cannot tell you how professional he was. I wanted to put in a new ceiling rose as well, and had some ideas and with Jason's help we chose one. A few months later, I was in one of the other flats in my building and the ceiling rose was virtually identical - his knowledge about what era my cornicing was originally from was absolutely spot on. He was a delight to work with and I would highly recommend him and his team. I still get regular compliments about my cornicing and ceiling rose and it's just a shame he does such a good job that you don't need to ask him back!read more
Lizzi Ryan
09:13 22 Oct 18
Jason did a great job of patching in a section of cornice that had been knocked down by our builders. He was very courteous, helpful and pleasant while doing it! Thoroughly recommend for a professional result from a very nice guy.
Kirsty Third
06:38 22 Oct 18
Our Georgian cornices were restored to their original glory with meticulous precision and professionalism by Jason Jewell and his team and have given us immeasurable pleasure every single day since the job was completed. The method they use is fascinating to watch and we were delighted when what appeared to be a simple, rather uninteresting patterned cornice emerged from centuries of paintwork to reveal an intricate frieze of grape vines, leaves and fruit. Areas that had been damaged by time were replaced seamlessly and the end result is simply stunning. I cannot recommend them highly enough.read more
Paola Totaro
14:51 21 Oct 18
Jason cleaned and restored the cornice in my reception room in 2013. He did such good job that I had him back a few months later to restore the cornice for the entire property. I found Jason to be very professional and easy to deal with. When on site he and his team were neat & tidy and efficient.read more
Kevin Cheah
22:53 19 Oct 18
Really great service, flawless job in restoring part of our broken cornice.
James Gilmore
11:19 03 Oct 18
Beautiful job repairing a cornice damaged by new plumbing in the floor above. Moulds taken from a section and used to match existing cornice. Very fast response, courteous, beautifully crafted, and very reasonably priced. Could not have hoped for better.
Bart Milner
20:43 02 Oct 18
Jason and his team did a stunning job on restoring the cornicing in our front and dining room in our terraced house by Finsbury Park. Our original cornicing was in a very shabby state and had decades of paint on it. They carefully removed the old paint, fixed all of the broken/ cracked cornicing, replaced missing sections with casts and made it all look uniform and sharp. Jason even had a original ceiling rose from a house from the same era that he took from a house nearby which he installed in our house. It's totally in keeping with the style. Finally, they were unbelievably clean and tidy and left the place better than they found it. All in all, I couldn't be happier with every aspect of what Jason and the team did and can highly recommend them.read more
nitros123
14:38 27 Jun 18
Cornice Cleaning Ltd repaired and cleaned the cornices and centre roses in our living room and kitchen in our Victorian home. We’re thrilled that we employed Jason and his team’s services rather than applying yet more paint over years’ and years’ worth of paint! Their workmanship has revealed stunning intricacies that were never there before and restored beautiful original features in our home that have the ‘wow factor’. Jason and his team were efficient, tidy and competitively priced. We couldn’t recommend their services highly enough. Christian & Danielle, Highburyread more
Danielle Sawyer
08:18 16 Jan 18
Jason restored the cornice and ceiling roses in two rooms in our house. He was very punctual, turning up early every day to get started straight away. With a 3 year old and a baby I was very concerned about the steam and mess getting around the rest of the house, but actually the whole process was very contained. Jason has a very detailed knowledge of cornicing, which was evident when it came to picking a replacement ceiling rose appropriate for the period our house was built. The restoration was much quicker than I anticipated and the detail achieved brilliant. Would highly recommend this service.read more
Tom Avison
20:16 02 Nov 17
Jason did a fantastic, first rate rate in cleaning and restoring my cornices - 1886 house. Over a century of old paint (distemper) had obliterated the definition. He is a real craftsman - takes real pride in his work. I was amazed when he took molds of a few broken bits and repaired them. He was quick and did his best to cut down the amount of dust and mess. His price was quite reasonable. Everyone who has come to the house has remarked on the quality of the work. I plan to have him do another room. I have no hesitation in recommending him. You wont find anyone better.read more
Jeannette Murphy
15:37 26 Oct 17
Jason did a really good job restoring our egg and shield cornice in our drawing room. Our builders had tried to do it themselves but the result was disappointing and we ended up asking Jason to re-do it. He was able to clean the existing cornice and make very good replicas for the missing sections. He also did an excellent job fitting our ceiling rose and restoring our corbels in the hallway. He was very careful to make sure he didn't cause any collateral damage when carrying out the work which was much appreciated. Would highly recommend.read more
Natasha Bennett
23:04 01 Oct 17
"Cornice cleaning" is too small a word for what this firm does - a beautiful restoration, very reasonably priced for the sheer amount of work that goes into it. They've revealed more detail in my Victorian plasterwork than I dared hope existed. It's a potentially messy business but Cornice Cleaning Ltd did a great job masking off everything around the work area and keeping it all fastidiously contained. I'm very pleased. Strongly recommended.read more
Lester Hawksby
10:09 17 Aug 17
After lots of research we chose Jason, preferring his steam method over harsh chemicals. He was very professional and knowledgeable with a passion for his craft. The whole whole process was carefully managed. They even mopped the floor all the way to the front gate as they left each day; care and attention that is all too rare these days. He revealed the true beauty of our sitting room's cornice which which had been hidden under layers of paint. We couldn't be more delighted with the result. So much so that we had the hallway done a few months later. Jason has a wealth of expertise and was even able to recreate a curved skirting board. The work was competitively priced and, in our opinion, has added to the value of our home.read more
tom sheehan
10:31 26 Jul 17
Thank you, fantastic company really professional. Having a grade 1 listed building restored it was vitally important that we engaged the right professional contractor. The final results of the cleaning and restoration of the cornices in a client’s home were incredible. You would not have known that years and years of paint had ever been there. Very skilled in their work and take great pride in it. The room has now got its original period features proudly on display. Would highly recommend to anyone. C & D Property maintenance Ltdread more
Chris Donovan
14:53 28 Jun 17
We are absolutely delighted with our new cornices. We are so glad we decided to have them cleaned, rather than just painted over again. They make the rooms look really classy. There was a broken bit where he had to make a new plaster moulding, you could never tell where that bit is as it is perfectly matched and fitted. He also repaired a very dodgy ceiling original from 1830s. Jason was helpful and efficient. The work was done to a very high standard. Although I could not say the job was cheap, I know that compared to other people offering similar service it was a fair price. I have no hesitation in recommending Jason and would call on him again if I had any more cornices.read more
Penelope Elphinstone
21:25 21 Jun 17
Chemical Damage
Chemical Stripper Damage
In May of last year, I was appointed to undertake the cleaning and restoring of the cornice’s at 42 leinster gardens.
The main contractor had already approached one cornice firm to come in to the property to do a test on the cornice using paint stripper, although they had removed all the paint and the distemper, the chemical paint stripper had caused irreversible damage to the cornice, leaving the surface pitted. read more…
Ceiling Roses
Canonbury
Canonbury. Northchurch Road. Built in 1846. At this property in Northchurch road, there was only one remaining original ceiling rose in the house. We were asked to restore this ceiling rose. First we removed all of the detail mouldings from the ceiling so we could work on them back in the work shop. Once we had removed the paint there was a lot damage to the stem of the
Repainting Cornice
Repainting
Once we have finished cleaning the paint from the cornice and carried out any repairs that we may have uncovered, the cornice is ready for repainting. Instead of using paint brushes to apply the paint onto the cornice we offer a spary painting solution. This is a very refined finish and prevents the build up of paint on the detailing of the corniceing. It looks fantastic and finishes off