Logan’s ARCH provides specialist cleaning, analysis and physical recording of historic coving, cornices and decorative mouldings, supporting accurate repair and sensitive reinstatement of historic interiors.
This service focuses on understanding existing decorative fabric, recording it in detail, and producing accurate casts or reference moulds that can be used to inform conservation-led repair, replacement or reinstatement by appropriate craftspeople.
Why decorative mouldings matter
Historic coving, cornices and mouldings are often key elements of a building’s character and period detail. Damage, loss or inappropriate replacement can significantly affect the integrity of an interior.
Careful recording and replication allows:
- Accurate repair following damage or loss
- Faithful reinstatement where features have been removed
- Avoidance of generic or incorrect replacements
- Informed decision-making for conservation and alteration projects
This approach helps ensure new work respects the original design, scale and craftsmanship of the building.
Decorative moulding – condition before and after
Historic decorative coving obscured by paint layers (above) and the original moulded detail revealing following careful paint removal (below).
What this service includes
Coving, Cornice & Moulding Replication & Creation may include:
- Measured recording of existing decorative features
- Profile analysis to understand form, proportions and detailing
- Condition assessment to identify damage, loss or previous alterations
- Production of accurate casts or replica records of existing mouldings
- Reference moulds or templates to guide repair or reproduction
- Documentation to support conservation strategies, specifications or planning submissions
All work is undertaken proportionately, with minimal intervention to historic fabric.
Replication & creation – how it works
Where decorative features are damaged, incomplete or missing, Logan’s ARCH can create accurate replica records based on surviving examples.
These replicas are produced as casts or reference records, which can then be:
- Passed to specialist craftspeople or contractors for manufacture
- Used to inform like-for-like repair or reinstatement
- Retained as part of a building’s conservation record
Please note: Logan’s ARCH does not manufacture or install building fabric, but works collaboratively with clients and a network of trusted craftspeople to achieve historically accurate outcomes
A conservation-led approach
All coving and moulding work is guided by conservation best practice, ensuring that:
- Original fabric is respected and retained wherever possible
- Intervention is minimal and reversible where appropriate
- New work is clearly informed by evidence
- Repairs and reinstatement remain sympathetic to the building’s character
This approach supports both heritage significance and practical project delivery.
When this service may be needed
- Repair of damaged or deteriorated decorative mouldings
- Reinstatement of lost features following alteration or restoration
- Support for listed building or conservation area projects
- Interior conservation for historic houses and public buildings
Next steps
If your project involves historic coving, cornices or decorative mouldings — whether repair, reinstatement or recording — Logan’s ARCH can advise on an appropriate, conservation-led approach.