Posts Tagged ‘Compass Ironworks’
Inconspicuous Yard Fence
A returning client in PA loved the work we had done for them and came back with another project for us. They needed to add safety and beauty to their yard with a custom fence. The railing design chosen was a cable railing created from stainless cables. The posts were decided to be created in…
Read MoreOrnate Foyer Railing
A homeowner in the greater Philadelphia area was building a new home. This home boasted a beautiful grand foyer staircase that needed custom iron railings. We met with the clients to review different custom iron railing designs. They decided to go with a custom forged design. This included ¾” solid square stock for hand forged…
Read MoreRustic Modern Railing
A builder was creating a custom home in Maryland. He wanted a rustic modern iron railing for the from entrance, back entrance, and terrace railing. The architect had specified an iron railing design where all the pickets were drilled into the stone. To best promote the architects design vision we recommended using a 5/8” round…
Read MoreCustom Artistic Woodland Railing
A homeowner in the mountains of Virginia was building and desired to add a custom artistic woodland railing that spoke to the wildlife and forest in the local area. The design was challenging to create cohesively. An additional challenge was that the overlook area had an inconsistent radius. It was tough to have the forest…
Read MoreShorefront Railing
A contractor was building a custom home for a client with a beachfront property on the Delaware shore. The custom shore home had a basement that required an egress staircase. The basement stair also required a code compliant handrail for people to traverse the steps as well as a 36” high railing at grade level…
Read MoreModern and Minimalistic Railing
A builder in the Washington DC area was creating a custom contemporary home. It had 2 flights of stairs that required custom stair railings. When the initial budget design conversation was initiated the custom railing design was very minimalistic. It included ½” round vertical pickets, 2 ¼” caprail, 1 ½” X ½” bar channel and…
Read MoreBronze Railing
A client in Pennsylvania wanted custom railings for the double set of steps to their front door. The custom railing design required a continuous dialogue between the client and our design team so we could all zero in on the exact desired design and budget. The clients wanted functional safety, but with some railing design…
Read MoreOrnate Tree Railing
Clients in the greater Philadelphia area had several stairs without any railings that they contacted us to remedy. They were really attracted to our company by our artistic railing of the Japanese Maple tree design style. The clients project entailed a long, curved stair that they wanted a stair handrail for. They also had steps…
Read MoreCustom Cable Rail
A custom home builder was working on a project in a secluded area of northern New Jersey. On the back of the house project was a large outdoor living area. It also had a stair to go down to grade level. This project also included a second-floor terrace over part of the first floor living…
Read MoreCustom Ironwork
As part of a backyard renovation, a builder in Lancaster PA was creating a beautiful pool house and outdoor living area. The architect had created the pool house design with a combination of exposed timbers, stone walls, and iron railings. On the south side of the building the stone countertop also created the bottom of…
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