Category: Departments

Wilson-Covington Construction Co. has started work on the new Ann P. and Thomas A. Gray Research Center and Library at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem. This project entails converting the former Toy Museum and changing exhibit space (that most recently hosted the “Art in Clay” exhibit) to a 21st century library and research facility.

Wilson-Covington Construction has been working on a Hampton Inn lobby and 1st floor remodel in the Charlotte, NC market. This work included renovations for a new fitness center, business center, food prepration areas, and lobby. Similar to the firm’s grocery experience, this work has included working in areas that must be kept open and clean. Thanks to experienced job superintendents and project managers, Wilson-Covington is able to maintain a clean and usable space for quests and employees while continuing to see work completed in a timely manner.

Wilson-Covington is proud to continue a tradition of being one of the leading Historic Restoration Contractor’s in the state and looks forward to expanding this market in South Carolina. Clay Ring, President and Owner of Wilson-Covington, has been involved in historic restoration projects since the 1960s. This work began in Old Salem for some of the visionary owners who sought to reconstruct this 18th Century Moravian town. The legacy continues to this day in Winston-Salem, the greater Piedmont region, and across the state. Most notably Wilson-Covington is set to begin a complete restoration of an 1805 vernacular Georgian home in the Triangle.

*Above photo shows Clay Ring, far left, in 1978 during the groundbreaking for the reconstruction of the circa 1834 Cooper Shop in Old Salem. Thank you to Digital Forsyth and Old Salem Museums & Gardens for this photograph.

Wilson-Covington Construction Company is now a Licensed General Contractor in South Carolina capable of completing any size commercial or residential project. The firm’s experience and expertise includes retail shopping centers and upfits, grocery store construction and upfits, office and medical space, laboratory space, hotels, and historic restoration on both commercial and residential structures.

Please contact Wilson-Covington at 336-724-1721 or [email protected] for more information.

Wilson-Covington has begun installation of wood on ceilings and walls in the hunting lodge.

This includes installation of much reclaimed material. The overall “feel” of the lodge is beginning to take shape with the look being reminiscent of an early 20th century duck lodge on the North Carolina coast and invoking the spirit of Ruark and Hemingway.

Again the parternship of a visionary owner with a 65 year old construction firm has allowed this project to flourish. As a Vice-President of Operations, World Champion Skeet Shooter and avid hunter Hayes Wauford is proud to add this project the the company’s ever-growing list of high-end custom residential work. The highly skilled craftsmen and superintendents from Wilson-Covington, combined with this outdoor background, make the firm the perfect choice for any hunting, fishing, or shooting lodge or club.

Wilson-Covington has completed an interior remodel in the Clemmons area to include opening up large portions of the main floor, remodeling the kitchen, living room, sunroom, dining room, laundry, and stairwell. The fireplace in the living room altered to have a stone facade and a mantle was custom built by Wilson-Covington tradesmen. New cabinets and countertops were installed in the kitchen. This project was made more difficult by the length of open spans requested by the owner, an point that Wilson-Covington handled by the installation of laminated beams engineered to carry sufficient loads.