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CUSTOM WROUGHT IRON DOOR & GATE FABRICATION FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDINGS

 

 

Grand Central Station Iron Doors & Gate

We custom fabricate steel, iron, and wrought iron doors for historic buildings, matching the original construction techniques. Specifying and furnishing new hardware, compatible with modern security, or electronic entry requirements is part of the service we offer. Restoration or replication of historic hardware may also be included. Olek machines, casts, mills, lathe turns, and forges wrought iron components needed to make new doors, or preserve originals. Many of the doors we work on are monumental, and have weighed over 3,000 lbs. for a single door leaf. We also furnish and install standard iron doors from other manufacturers. Glazing to specification is included, for thermal insulation, ballistic protection, or to meet storm or rain resistance and air infiltration requirements. Floor mounted closers may be incorporated, often used in large residential apartment buildings. We build iron doors for historic or national register buildings, residential apartment buildings, single family brownstones, and detached residences.


Fabricated new iron and steel doors and gates for train track entries, precisely matching all original details, construction techniques, and profiles- even the locksets were replicated.

 


GRAND CENTRAL IRON GATES RESTORED CUSTOM WROUGHT IRON GATES

The Iron Door Fabrication before which was badly rusty. In addition, it was highly oxidized when it delivered to Olek

Fabricated cast iron, steel and brass train gates to match originals. These new gates were fabricated for Grand Central Terminal and match the originals, with cast pickets, rosettes, and C-scrolls. The bronze lockset mechanism and bronze hardware were also reproduced and installed


GRAND CENTRAL MACHINE AGE CABINETS DURING RESTORATION GRAND CENTRAL STEEL CABINETS RESTORED


All original components and profiles required hand carved wood models larger than original scale. If they were cast to the original size, they would shrink afterward and not match the original dimensions.

Fabricated, finished and installed new iron & bronze gate leaves and other elements, including pickets and rosettes.


GRAND CENTRAL GATE PRESERVATION CUSTOM WROUGHT IRON GATE DETAIL


These new gates were fabricated for Grand Central Terminal and match the originals, with cast iron pickets, rosettes, and C-scrolls. The bronze lockset mechanism and bronze hardware were also reproduced and installed

Fabricated, finished and installed new iron & bronze gate leaves and other elements, including pickets and rosettes.


CUSTOM WROUGHT IRON GATE GRAND CENTRAL GATE RESTORATION

 

Repaired & restored all train iron gates at Grand Central Terminal






FLOOR MOUNTED DOOR CLOSERS FOR APARTMENT BUILDING DOOR- RIXSON

 

 


A recent replacement active door closer was installed into plaster by a "reputable" company that manufactured the Closer. This allowed the door to shift after water damaged the plaster, and allowed too much stress on the middle hinge, contributing to the breakup of the bronze door cladding. The closer removed from the active door side was dated only 14 years earlier. With proper installation, it should have lasted more than 50 years.

 


Removal of the door damaged by water special cold weather epoxy was used to embed the new closer into the Sill


A special cold weather epoxy was used to embed the new closer into the Sill. Plastic casing of old Floor Closer set into plaster, and damaged by water prior to removal.

 






Iron Door Gallery

               1158 fifth Ave                                                         20 E. 66th St.



        2 W. 67th St. Iron Doors                                                   1225 Park Ave

 

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