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Contact Info:
Tom Carson
143 Franklin Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Australia
143 Franklin Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Australia
Typical Job Costs:
$10,000 - $100,000
Category:
Professional Information:Abode Restoration is a boutique, artisan based building company. Founded by Tom Carson who has over 35 years experience working on major national heritage restoration projects, Abode specialises in both residential and commercial buildings requiring repair, maintenance and conservation.
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Abode Restoration is a boutique heritage restoration building company, specializing in both residential and commercial buildings.
Abode Restoration was formed because of a growing need within the Heritage Restoration market to be able to source the expertise and skill being exercised on larger commercial restoration projects, and make it available for the domestic and smaller commercial market.
Abode Restoration brings a breadth of experience to any restoration project. We can find the right solutions to most repair problems, by drawing on this experience and a wide range of practicing artisans. Detailed carving and restoration work often carried out in-situ, requires a consistent degree of empathy to match the work of the original craftsman.
Services Provided
Deck Building, Deck Repair, Demolition, Exterior Wall Repair, Foundation Construction, Heritage Building Conservation, Home Renovating, Home Restoration, Project Management, Timber Floor Installation, Verandah Design & Construction, Window Installation
Areas Served
Melbourne
18 Projects for Abode Restoration

‘Prestonia Mansion', Victorian Italianate Tower Restoration, Brunswick
14 photos

'Oxford' Terrace Victorian Facade Restoration @ Oxford-Cambridge Row, Parkville
6 photos

'Bonham House' Edwardian Façade Restoration Richmond
21 photos

‘Hazeldeane’ Victorian Chimney Restoration, Brunswick.
20 photos

'Portland House', Collins St
34 photos

'Pimlico' Terrace Victorian Facade Restoration @ Oxford-Cambridge Row, Parkville
7 photos

'NAB', Euroa (Private House)
17 photos

Melbourne, VIC, AU
'The Economiser Dividing Wall' Upper West Side, Lt Bourke St
9 photos

'The Economiser Internal Restoration' Upper West Side, Lt Bourke Street
16 photos

'The Economiser Window Installation' Upper West Side Lt Bourke St
13 photos

Hawthorn, VIC, AU
'Immaculate Conception Church, Hawthorn' Facade/Entrance Restoration
13 photos

'Immaculate Conception Church Stone Restoration, Hawthorn'
44 photos
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6 Reviews for Abode Restoration

Kit Haselden Photography Pty Ltd
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Soma and Tom from Abode Restorations have been a pleasure to work with. They have employed me on several occasions to photograph their projects at various stages of development.
Having seen more than 6 of their completed projects I can say that their work is of the highest standard and craftsmanship. Head to their website and see for yourself.
December 7, 2016

Comment from Abode Restoration:
Thank you for your comments Kit. Its been great having you put together the images for our business and clients.

giobatta33
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Client
It has been a pleasure to have Abode reinstate our façade. Our front was in great need of restoration: original iron lintels had rusted, render elements were damaged or lost, there was rot to our balcony structure and handrails, a small roof was rusted through and our façade badly needed painting.
Abode handled all the above with care and professionalism. The one-stop-shop approach of Abode made it all so simple. During the process we found we had quite exceptional trades carrying out the work, particularly render restoration. I got to know most of the trades on a first name basis and it really was impressive to see them go about their work and to have people on site who were so good to get along with.
Abode responded like few others even during weekends and I would be more than happy to have them return when the need arises for other areas of our home. I am happy to recommend the company.
November 21, 2016
Comment from Abode Restoration:
Dear David,
It was an honor to work on your lovely home and all the magnificent Oxford-Cambridge Row of Terraces in Parkville. We are thrilled you are as happy with the outcome as we were. We care deeply about our work and aim to offer the best service we can to our clients, as well as a highly professional outcome using our skilled heritage artisans. We look forward to keeping our eye on the Terrace Row as the gardens grow and re-established themselves and hope to send you some professional before/after shots soon.
Thank you for your feedback.
Best Regards,
Abode Restoration.
It was an honor to work on your lovely home and all the magnificent Oxford-Cambridge Row of Terraces in Parkville. We are thrilled you are as happy with the outcome as we were. We care deeply about our work and aim to offer the best service we can to our clients, as well as a highly professional outcome using our skilled heritage artisans. We look forward to keeping our eye on the Terrace Row as the gardens grow and re-established themselves and hope to send you some professional before/after shots soon.
Thank you for your feedback.
Best Regards,
Abode Restoration.

lizfrazer1
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Client
I have found Abode Restoration to be very professional, punctual and deliver the services as quoted and promised.
The work ethic of all trades working on our jobs has been excellent. As we are a Church, we have had to interrupt their work schedule due to funerals etc., but they have obliged in cleaning up site with no complaints.
We have always been kept notified of any changes required on job in order to get our approval.
We find Tom Carson a professional, helpful and very experienced Stonemason.
November 16, 2016
Comment from Abode Restoration:
Thank you Liz for your feedback. It has been great working with you on the project, and a privilege to work with such beautiful stonework, especially the statues of Our Lady and Saint Joseph. We put a lot of effort into trying to give our very best to our clients. Its great when we both feel we have achieved that.

robertbranscombepeterson
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Worked with pro
I have found the experience of working with Soma, Tom and the rest of the team at Abode Restoration to be a pleasure.
The capable and professional manner which they have operated in has made my work that much easier and I have found their attention to detail along with their 'can do' and 'do it right' approach refreshing within the industry today.
I highly recommend Abode and look forward to working with them further in the future.
May 22, 2016

David Nygaard
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Solid Plasterer in Historical Restorations with 15 years of experience!
Great projects professionally run by Tom Carson who has been in the Heritage Building industry for over 30 years!
Excellent access to the job with everything provided to make the tasks easy for me as a solid plaster to do.
Their quality of work in Heritage world is second to none with the use of premium materials and other quality tradesmen. I highly recommend anyone that has a Heritage Victorian facade to use Abode for their services.
May 11, 2016Last modified:June 9, 2016

likatibro
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Client
Job:
Replacing 4 meters of ornate cornice "in situ" in a Heritage listed building, located in Regional Victoria.
Background:
I own a Heritage listed bank building in Regional Victoria, and to get skilled tradesmen to travel to the location to undertake any type of job (even the very large jobs) is somewhat of a battle. First you have to find them, then you have to get a quote, and finally you have to get them there to do the job, all the time hoping that they will do a "reasonable" job when they do get there, and hopefully they do a "good" job.
I've spent the last 3 years renovating the banking chamber, and the last major "repair" that needed to be done was a large piece of cornice that had been eaten away through water damage. The plasterer in the country town couldn't do it and recommended a company in Melbourne. He "guesstimated the price to be somewhere around $5,000, which for 4 meters of cornice, made me question whether I should do it at all. After thinking about it for a few months I decided to get onto google and find a few companies that could potentially do the job, send them some photo's, and see what they said.
Outcomes:
Out of the five, there were two who said "No", one gave me a recommendation of someone else (who also said "No"), one said they could install the cornice if I had it made, and the other said they could make the cornice (if I supplied an exact profile), but couldn't install it. So between two companies I could potentially get it made and installed, but it would have taken a lot of time and effort, and considerably more than the $5,000 guesstimate.
Then along came Tom Carlson from Abode, who through one of the Companies that said "No" heard about the job. He took the initiate to actually contact me to offer his services, and just a couple of days provided me with a written quotation to do the work which was comfortably under the $5,000.
He said that he had an excellent tradesman that was available in 2 weeks time who could do the job, but that it would take him 3 days on site. I said let's do it. Tom advised me that a "lovely young man" by the name of "David Nygaard" would be there to start the job in 10 days time, and sure enough David turned up right on time.
Initially he thought he could repair 2 meters of it and replace 2 meters, but it soon became obvious he had to completely rebuild all 4 meters.
David did all the work "in-situ" and his skill was a joy to behold. I have to admit that the process is somewhat "messy", but plaster washes off clothes and bodies and is fairly easy to clean-up. The process of making the template of the cornice, building up the layers including the render and then the plaster is fascinating, and the end result was amazing.
Summary:
I cannot thank Tom and David enough for doing this job. Tom for taking the initiative and the time to contact me and offer his services, and David for the outstanding job he did in constructing the cornice. The whole process was so easy and trouble-free, I would be very happy to recommend them to anyone doing similar jobs.




April 19, 2016
Comment from Abode Restoration:
Dear Linsey,
Thank you for commenting about your experience working with our team. We are thrilled to hear that we were of assistance and value the time spent in writing such a thoughtful review for us. We wish you all the best with your beautiful home restoration project. It is a magnificent heritage building indeed.
Yours Sincerely,
Soma.
Thank you for commenting about your experience working with our team. We are thrilled to hear that we were of assistance and value the time spent in writing such a thoughtful review for us. We wish you all the best with your beautiful home restoration project. It is a magnificent heritage building indeed.
Yours Sincerely,
Soma.
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