During the fall of 2017, Mayer Building Company took on a hodgepodge of work for Inlow Guitars. The company which is housed in an historic building at 1800 Hastings housing had been left in the lurch by a dubious contractor the previous year with structural elements in question, a leaking roof and an incomplete guitar shop build out. Mayer Building Company was hired to complete structural wood and steel elements including plated tie-backs near the parapet, replace and warrant the roof, add a bitchin’ roof deck and tidy up some loose ends in the guitar shop. Below find a few shots of the roof deck and the views.
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Mayer Building Company completed the first phase of interior improvements and repairs for Belladonna Day Spa. The work included a new reception area, renovated men’s and women’s locker rooms, a new clinical area, a re-dressed tea garden with stone face fountain and brick ramp. We are looking forward to further work on this campus.
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In October 2017, MBC completed a catering kitchen for Loyola. The project was a fast track improvement in a small space that included new refrigeration & warming equipment, new custom casework and tile applications and a sheet vinyl floor. The finishes are clean-cut and attractive. The project was done with no change orders and minimal punchlist. Photos by Leslie Mayer.
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MBC completed a very fast renovation of the Magazine Street boutique, Pied Nu, during August 2017. Our main tasks included constructing terraced sales floor space, new dressing rooms and a re-imagining of the dress area. Other work included new poured floors, restoration of existing floors, paint, ceilings, light fixtures, and plumbing fixtures. The work was prosecuted in a fast pace manner, and punch list completed in a manner of days.
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In October 2017, MBC completing a project for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Harvey, La in time for the pumpkin patch event. The work included replacement of gutters, downspouts and leaking roof parts and redecorating the assembly room of the church. We added a bold paint job and mural, traditional Oak trim and a new ceiling. Work was performed in a clean, co-ordinated manner with no punchlist.
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During the spring of 2017, Mayer Building Company completed the new French Truck Coffee on Chartres Street early. The project was designed by Colectivo. This full build out of a white box space included all new M/E/P systems and fire alarm and sprinkler modifications. The sharp, contemporary finishes include concrete tile, bold ceramics, custom steel trim and shelving and the largest butcher block surface we’ve seen in 20 plus years. The cafe sports high-end coffee making and water filtration systems for making specialty coffee (by owner), an open sales and cafe floor, new stainless equipment for back-of-house and restrooms. The architect’s plan included “bringing the sidewalk into the space,” a terrific detail by which we inlaid a New Hampshire bluestone into a portion of the French Truck space interlaced with the adjoining municipal sidewalk.(Progress photos by MBC staff, finish photos by Todd Price, Nola.com).
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While the famous Court of Two Sisters restaurant on Royal was closed for a week this summer, Mayer Building Company performed some quick renovations to auxiliary areas of the giant restaurant. We repainted three guest restrooms and replaced bathroom partitions, light fixtures, ceiling tiles, mechanical equipment, stone and plumbing fixtures. In the grand stair way that leads to the kitchen and Back-of-House we removed and replaced the carpet, patched up the sub-floor, prepped and painted the walls and trim, and swapped out the light sconces.
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Through the spring and summer, Mayer Building Company performed work for various French Quarter property owners and landlords. These small projects, not renovations or overhauls, were performed with a view to preventative maintenance. Though its hard to see in photographs, Mayer Building Company repaired, cleaned-up, replaced and freshened a myriad of exterior elements to a handful of historic buildings. We replaced wood rot, corrected gutters, re-hung shutters, patched louvers and deckboards, scraped and painted iron, trim, stucco. We re-pointed crumbling mortar with the VCC mortar mix, corrected flashings, re-set slate roof tiles and terra cotta ridge caps, tidied up systems lines like wiring and conduits and replaced glass and glazing putty. Though these items do not stand-out like full renovations would in the old French Quarter, they are extremely important nonetheless. Combined, items like these add life to the aging structures, protect them from exponential deterioration, keep buildings in compliance with the historic society and certainly improve the value of the buildings.
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Mayer Building Company completed this total renovation for Summersgill CPA in historic Covington, Louisiana during December 2016. The project, designed by Metro Studio, included wholesale replacement of tired interior and exterior finishes, reconfiguration of the layout to suit the needs of Summersgill, a new kitchenette, two new restrooms, a built-out loft space, contemporary lighting, and restoration of antique floors. The project was delivered with minor punchlist items a few days early. Photos by Brittany Hritz.
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