09 August 2009
Furniture refinishing saves money, assets
08/10/2009 12:29 PM Hotel and Commercial Building Restorationfurniture refinishing
This is a pretty good article and although it was written several years ago the content is as relevant today.
Furniture refinishing saves money, assets
Hotel & Motel Management, March 18, 2002 by Bruce Adams
Smart hotel operators know the best time to renovate their properties is when business is down because they have many empty guestrooms and their properties then have a fresh look when room demand increases.
However, that doesn't make it any easier to secure capital required for costly renovations. But reducing the casegoods part of renovation costs by 50 percent to 80 percent might make things more financially feasible.
That's the savings furniture refinishers said hoteliers can expect by keeping and refinishing their casegoods instead of buying new ones of comparable quality.
"Refinishing furniture goes up and down the hotel dial, from economy properties to upper-upscale," said Neil Locke, president of Neil Locke & Associates, a purchasing company in Itasca, Ill. "There are many different levels and qualities of refinishing, from minor touch-ups and restorations to rebuilding and reupholstery."
Because of those wide differences, hoteliers need to make sure they understand exactly what level of restoration they are buying.
"I always make sure we do a sample piece and have the hotel sign off on it so we both understand the level of consistency required throughout the job," said Bill Ramski, owner of William's Restorations, a refinishing business in Westmont, Ill.
Ramski breaks the business down into three levels--touch-ups, reconditioning and refinishing.
"Touch-up is just taking care of scratches, dents, worn-out areas and burns to make them look better," he said. "Refinishing is when you strip the wood down and redo it. Reconditioning is a combination of touch-up and refinishing. You have to do touch-ups and recoating, but not any stripping."
Ramski said reconditioning is the best bargain because it gives owners a new look and savings of as much as 75 percent compared to buying new furniture. To read the entire article click here.
Furniture refinishing saves money, assets
Hotel & Motel Management, March 18, 2002 by Bruce Adams
Smart hotel operators know the best time to renovate their properties is when business is down because they have many empty guestrooms and their properties then have a fresh look when room demand increases.
However, that doesn't make it any easier to secure capital required for costly renovations. But reducing the casegoods part of renovation costs by 50 percent to 80 percent might make things more financially feasible.
That's the savings furniture refinishers said hoteliers can expect by keeping and refinishing their casegoods instead of buying new ones of comparable quality.
"Refinishing furniture goes up and down the hotel dial, from economy properties to upper-upscale," said Neil Locke, president of Neil Locke & Associates, a purchasing company in Itasca, Ill. "There are many different levels and qualities of refinishing, from minor touch-ups and restorations to rebuilding and reupholstery."
Because of those wide differences, hoteliers need to make sure they understand exactly what level of restoration they are buying.
"I always make sure we do a sample piece and have the hotel sign off on it so we both understand the level of consistency required throughout the job," said Bill Ramski, owner of William's Restorations, a refinishing business in Westmont, Ill.
Ramski breaks the business down into three levels--touch-ups, reconditioning and refinishing.
"Touch-up is just taking care of scratches, dents, worn-out areas and burns to make them look better," he said. "Refinishing is when you strip the wood down and redo it. Reconditioning is a combination of touch-up and refinishing. You have to do touch-ups and recoating, but not any stripping."
Ramski said reconditioning is the best bargain because it gives owners a new look and savings of as much as 75 percent compared to buying new furniture. To read the entire article click here.
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