Our mission is to solve your problems through good service.
We pride ourselves on being able to find a way to do anything on the outside of a building. We prefer the challenge of repairs where others have given up. Where others fail, is where we begin.
Our original background is in masonry restoration, rigging and facade caulking. We are continuously researching the uses of new techniques and materials in order to provide better solutions. Our primary service is to make the connections to solve your problems. Because of our customer-driven goal to solve your problems we have diversified into providing services in many other areas than our original trades.
When it is a problem that we do not have direct experience with we are expert at networking and finding sources for solutions that work.
We are not engineers or design professionals -- we are contractors. Though we will always try to provide the best answers to your problems in a common sense manner, we offer nothing more than our knowledge and experience in historic preservation work.
John E. Weiss, Jr. – President
Experience
Construction-related work experience from 1987 to present.
Primary Trades
Interior construction, asphalt, heavy construction and concrete, waterproofing, and historic restoration.
Brief History
Raised in Sullivan County, NY. Educated in the NYC public school system.
Specialties
Historical restoration, solving water leakage problems, trouble shooting, graffiti removal, special rigging, terra cotta, roofing
Certifications
US Intec Brai. ConProCo, OSHA Safety Certification, NYC Fire LPG Certification of Fitness, Edison, MRCA, Jahn Restoration Mortars, Hilti Fasteners, Restore, ConProCo Mimic Matrix
Projects
Columbia University Task Force, Toy Center, General Motors Building, 945 Fifth Avenue, The Plaza Hotel, One Gracie Terrace, St. Francis College, St. Columba Church, PS 33, IS 240, PS 90, 99 Madison Avenue, 103 East 125th Street, 121 East 27th Street, 921 Hudson St.-NJ, 1141 Park Avenue, Ellis Island Probes.
Interests
Dirt bikes, stock car racing, swimming, historical architecture.
Eric J. Stalzer – Vice President
Experience
Construction-related work experience continuous from 1986 to present.
Primary Trades
Carpentry, waterproofing, coatings, masonry restoration, roofing.
Brief History
Worked as an interior carpenter for family business in the New York City area.
Owned business specializing in historic carpentry and waterproofing.
Projects
Barrow Mansion (restoration of wooden Yankee gutters), 410 Riverside Drive (terra cotta restoration), Huntington Hilton Hotel (window sealant replacement), Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (masonry cleaning and repairs), 124 Spring Street (cast iron restoration), St. Thomas Church (façade restoration), Dyckman House (rebuilding chimney, siding, cedar shingle roof), Presbyterian Hospital (clock tower), Morris Jumel Mansion (restoration of wood siding and painting), Roy Lichtenstein Foundation (brick and brownstone restoration), Merchants House (stoop reconstruction), multiple townhouse restorations, addresses available upon request.
Specialties
Exterior townhouse restoration: stone, masonry, sheet metal, cast iron, tile roofing and woodwork.
Certifications
Jahn Restoration Mortars, Quintek Cleaning Technology, TriPly Roofing. Hilti Fasteners, Conproco, Mimic Matrix.
Interests
Preservation of historic structures, Enduro motor cycle racing, Skeet & Trap Shooting.