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Our clients from New Jersey were floating on cloud 9 when they saw the results of their new floating staircase! What do you think?

It all started in New Jersey with just an idea for an exceptional main staircase with a grand cathedral design. The owners wanted to enhance their beautiful staircase idea by adding a modern stair railing to it. The railings design was beautiful, but very challenging!

One of the first challenges we faced was that a structural steel member was required to be buried into the wall to provide structure to the stair treads. This as you can imagine, was a huge undertaking!

To make this job even more difficult, there was also a 90° turn, a landing, and a few floating stair treads. We created the floating stair landing illusion with specially engineered attachment points. This provided minimal visual presence while maintaining the necessary structural integrity. The support structure needed in the CEILING of this beautiful home was  another huge challenge!

We had to employ our creativity when it came to the vertical suspension rods that suspended this modern staircase. The vertical rods were custom machined to provide an invisible attachment points. Brackets at the second-floor level were custom machined to keep the vertical rods aligned while having them stand off of the landing face. A very difficult task!

To finish it off, we wrapped and capped the floating stair treads completely  in a stunning white oak. We also engineered the floating landing from white oak to leave a flawless look.

This modern staircase will be great testament to the New Jersey architects design vision, and will enhance this exceptional modern home for many years to come! 

Let us know what you think about it too in the comments below! 

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We love our front porch railings! They certainly add a lot of beauty to our home and they fit the period of our home. When elderly guests come to visit, it’s always good that they have something strong to hold onto, and they fit perfectly what we were looking for. Thanks to everyone on your team for their artistic work. We are very happy with our final products!

Indiana Cleint

Compass delivered absolutely amazing, high quality product. They are true masters.  I am also pleased with their timely communication and guidance, as we worked through the design and transaction process. 

I would definitely recommend them and work with them again.

Wisconsin Client

What an excellent experience we had with Compass Ironworks!! We have spent four years restoring and remodeling a Pre-Civil War home in North Alabama. We have learned a lot through the process and made more than a few mistakes. But choosing Compass Ironworks was not one of those. From the very first interaction, Amos and his team have been a pleasure to work with. Old homes are quirky! No right angles. No two measurements are precisely the same. So using a company in Pennsylvania was a risk. And we are SO GLAD we took that risk! Absolutely flawless!! The designs, the collaboration, the execution, the QUALITY, the timeline and the finished product were all first class!!! We will absolutely choose Compass again for our next project and recommend them to anyone who asks.

Alabama Designer

The railing is installed and is beautiful … a work of art, to be sure!

My expectations were high and certainly met. I was able to visit the shop and see the railing in progress. It was a thrill to see it then, and very exciting when it arrived at my home.

I have already recommended you to others!

Massachusetts Client
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