Peterson Resdidence deck railing

What an enjoyable day of work doing an installation. I was in a t-shirt...outside...all day. Everything fit very well and the client was happy. Thanks Janet and Brian. Big thanks to Thomas Wright too...

60 degrees on February 1...

Hohanshelt Residence - exterior railing

A LOT of railing for Melanie and Jason. Steel 2" sq. tube posts, 1 1/2" sq. tube top rails, 1" sq. tube bottom rails, 1/2" rd. bar laterals. Silver powder coat finish by Miller's Custom Powder Coating. Thanks for Melanie, Jason, Gardner Homes, "Broseph" Bryce, Logan for taking the time to drop off the last couple of stair rails yesterday and everyone back at the shop for helping knock out this project in short order...really short order - thanks Terry, Tyler and J.J.

Clean and contemporary. I dig it. Cheers.

Zart 1312 forged railing...FIN!!!

Well, it came down to the 11th hour, but the railing for Zart 1312 was indeed ready to go for Maribeth's first event on April 1. A few loose ends need to be tied up, but we're pretty much a wrap on this one. Though, Maribeth has a few more builds inside to complete. They should be great too!

Thanks go out to Terry Reeves for the milling of the mahogany molding, Nate Fetus for pitching in on the cleaning of the rails and especially April Moore for her undying eagerness to learn and heed constructive criticism. April's dedication to the build really made this job a success. Seriously, I couldn't have done a job this big in such a short period of time without her enormous contribution. You have a solid future in this field, girl!

Thanks, ALWAYS, to Miller's Custom Powder for their extraordinary generosity and hospitality.

Last but not least, thanks to Maribeth Trevillyan for trusting us in getting the job right and installed on time. It was a pleasure working on this one, despite the long, long days and nights and we look forward to knocking out that list of future endeavors.

So...cheers. I'm gonna go sleep for a couple days.

Zart 1312 forged railing - cont. Day 2 install

...two more panels installed. Four down, five to go.

Zart 1312 forged railing - cont.

Here's some pics from the past week. April and I started installation on Saturday and will continue everyday until it's finished. The mahogany molding needs to be attached to the top channel, but this is how they look inside of Zart.

Thanks Maribeth, Dennis, Daphne, Norm and "DELBERT!"

Zart 1312 forged railing

We're hard to work on the interior railing for Zart 1312's new space in downtown Des Moines. Hundreds and hundreds of feet of 3/8", 1/2" and 3/4" round steel bar has to be forged to give the appearance of growing vines...and the forging is done cold. Needless to say, we've had our cores shaken.

While we take care of the steel fabrication, Terry Reeves (below) is fashioning a mahogany molding to cover the steel channel. Finish will be raw steel with the client applying a satin oil-based polyurethane.

Matt Gardner Residence - installation

'Twas a chilly day for an installation this morning. Luckily, everything went off without a hitch. Thanks to Matt Gardner of Gardner Homes for allowing us build for his personal residence. Another BIG thanks to Brian Miller with Miller's Custom Powder Coating for shooting the stair rails on this job on a Saturday morning. Your generosity and kindness has no boundaries....

This build was fabricated of 3" sq. tube posts, 1 1/2" sq. tube rails and 3/4" sq. tube pickets. The rails were powdered with a 20% semi-gloss black finish and anchored to the deck with 5/16" lags.

Matt Gardner Residence

Here's some shots of yesterday's activities in the shop. The stair rails for the Gardner Residence were mocked up and fit yesterday. Everything was plumb, and the posts hit each tread just like they're supposed to. Pickets were tacked in place, and final welding needs to be done later today before installation tomorrow. It's gonna look great.

Herron Residence railing installation - part ii

Here's the finality of railing for the Herron residence in North Liberty. Thanks again, Kent, for the your extreme generosity, patience and hospitality. Hope we can work together again!

Herron Residence railing installation

Here's the completed installation of the Herron residence railing from Saturday. Actually, this is "Phase I" of the job. A portion of the deck that is wood and not the rubber membrane was built out to be flush with the fascia of the garage. That will be fabricated and hopefully installed next week. Thanks to Kent Herron for his incredible hospitality and patience! I wish every client was as kind and generous as you, sir! A big thanks to my bro-in-law, Clint Haight, for throwing me a lending hand on the install on one of his days off. Always appreciated. Clint didn't want his picture taken...see below. They're actually a couple of nice shots...

Cheers...

Kent Herron's rails

Here's a 20' section of railing being built for a client in North Liberty, IA. The sections of railing are to be side-mounted to the fascia with 3/8" lags through 3/8" thick 4"x6" flanges. Tubing is 1 1/2" square with 1/2" sq. solid pickets. Finish will be a black powder coat finish.

The rails are side-mount due to the deck actually being the roof of the client's garage. The roof in turn is a rubber membrane, so putting holes in it is being avoided for obvious reasons.

This photo is at the beginning of the build. Fabrication is complete with only a little grinding left before having them shot. Installation should happen at the end of the week.

Hohanshelt Residence railing for Gardner Homes

Unfortunately, I forgot my Canon today - so we have to settle for cell pics. I really wish I would've had a real camera, because the cell phone doesn't do these rails justice. I'm thrilled with how they turned out. The silver looks so clean on the horizontals against the maple - VERY modern indeed! THANK YOU to everyone at Miller's Custom Powder Coating, especially Brian and J.J. - I really appreciate the FAST turnaround! Installation couldn't have gone any easier either. The spacing between of the 1/4" flanges was perfectly fitted between the newel posts.

Enjoy your new home, Family Hohanshelt!

A BIG thanks to Matt Gardner of Gardner Homes for taking a chance...means a lot.

Cheers,
Boonie

Railing for Gardner Homes

These rails were finished up today for Gardner Homes of Ankeny, IA. 1 1/2" sq. tube rails and posts coupled with 3/4" round horizontals. The biggest challenge was making sure the 1/4" x 2" flat bar that acted as the flanges that the horizontals terminated into, remained exactly plumb against the bottom newel posts and the trim build-outs at the top of each set of railing. The other challenge was getting the bottom horizontal as close to the noses as possible due to the tread heights and runs being at their maximum making the IRC 6" rule tough to obtain. They're there...but just barely.

These will be powder-coated Bengal silver for a finish. Installation pics next week.