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A New Jersey homeowner caught the vision of renovating their standard house into an ideal modern industrial themed home.

Their architect’s design specified a double mono-stringer staircase with butcher block wood treads. The modern stair design specified for the rise and run to be cut into the iron stair stringer. We utilized 2” x 12” x ¼” flat bar to make it look like a solid Iron stair stinger.

The wood treads were done in a 3 ½” thick butcher block style tread out of a stunning white oak wood. These chunky treads were secured from the bottom so that all fasteners were hidden, leaving a seamless and professional look.

The stair railing was created with a steel frame and posts, with a cable railing infill. The posts of this stair railing were made of 1 ½ inch square heavy wall tube to withstand the tension needed to keep the cable taut and meet the building codes. The entire cable system was done in 3/16” stainless steel cable for a wonderful contrast to the powder coated Matte Black stair stringer and the beautifully bulky oak treads. This cable railing ran up the steps and around the catwalk providing a safe and gorgeous view of the great room below. Not to mention a new eye-catching railing to impress all who enter into the great room.

This floating staircase installation was incredibly challenging as everything had to be hand carried up the stairs and through this row home. Then everything was hoisted into the correct position without the assistance of any heavy equipment. The result was well worth the hard work and effort put into it.

This modern butcher block staircase and cable railing is a compliment to the client and architect’s design vision and will serve them well in this newly renovated upscale NJ townhome.

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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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