Well, today was our first day of real snow, although it’s quickly melting away it did last throughout the night.  So since theres snow on the ground you may automatically think that the ground is frozen and we can no longer install fences, gates, and railings….FALSE We work all year round.  Of course in extreme weather our crew can’t work, but if the sun is out we can do the work for you.  In Michigan the climate is unpredictable.  Oakland county usually gets hit the most by the snow, but so do Macomb County and Wayne County.  We’ve worked in cities like Troy, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Bloomfield Hills, and Rochester all year round. 

The most important thing to know before the snow starts sticking and the ice gets harder is to install hand railings on your porches where you have two or more steps.  We can’t even tell you how many calls we’ve had with people calling for hand railings after a loved one had just slipped off their steps because they had nothing to hold on to.  Troy Ornamental Iron & Fence specializes in hand railings.  We custom build every railing to match your steps.  Check out our website at www.troyfence.com to take a look at just a few designs we can build for you before the cold wintery season begins.  BE SAFE!!!!!

Troy Fence originally started back over 20 years ago.  We are a corparation, known as Integral Weldments Dba Troy Ornamental Iron & Fence.  We also go under the name Troy Fence  to help our customers know that we are a local business!  We work in all areas of the metro detroit area.  Most of our work is done in cities like Birmingham, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, and Sterling Heights, along with all the other cities in the tri counties.

Troy Ornamental Iron & Fence has been good!  We do all different types of fencing, but we have been doing a lot of our new aluminum fence design.  It’s similar to our old design which we are still building, but the new troy aluminum design looks sharper and stronger.  Please check out our website at www.troyfence.com to take a look at all the amazing work troy fence does, and if us a call.  We give free estimates and we work all year round in oakland county, macomb county, and wayne county!  Thanks for visiting our blog!

When thinking about doing an iron railing, the first thing that comes in your mind is an ugly plain straight railing.  But since Troy Ornmental Iron & Fence does all custom iron work there are many other options.  These railings were done back in 2005 for a great customer of ours in West Bloomfield, Michigan.  They choose to us a chocalate brown powder coat and primer, and a rail with a nice radius.  We can build these railings to look super in any location, and on any porch.  You can check us out on our website at www.troyfence.com 

Railing is mandatory on all decks over 2 feet high and recommended for all decks as a safety feature. After the deck boards and steps are installed you can finish your deck with the railing.

1. Step 1

   Cut railing posts. The heights will be 36 inches plus the width of the rim or edge joist or beam.

2. Step 2

   Notch posts 1 1/2 inches deep to allow posts to fit against joists.

3. Step 3

   Notch decking 1 1/2 inches deep by post width to allow posts to fit snuggly against top of joists.

4. Step 4

   Level the posts with a carpenter’s level.

5. Step 5

   Secure the posts to the deck with 3/8-inch lag screws. A good weatherproof wood glue can be added to the points where the post and joists come into contact; this will add strength to the rail. (Use two screws per post.)

6. Step 6

   Attach rails to posts at the desired height by toenailing them in place. (“Toenail” means to drive the nails into one board near its end at an angle to catch the board that it is butted up against.)

7. Step 7

   Toenail the top rail flush or even with top of posts.

8. Step 8

   Add a center rail, if your deck design calls for it.

9. Step 9

   Center 2-by-6 cap rails over the top rail and posts and nail into place.

10. Step 10

    Miter cap rail ends at a 45-degree angle where they meet and then butt ends together.

11. Step 11

    Cut balusters or pickets to length and then attach to the top rail and bottom rail. (Start in the middle to prevent bowing.)

We at  Troy Ornamental Iron and Fence are very proud to announce our new aluminum products.  With a new better and stable design you can now take advantage of a beutiful rust free, maintence free, ornamental fence.  Attached is a photo of one of the many aluminum fences that we have made and installed.  We install in all Oakland County, Macomb County, and Wayne County.  We have many jobs in Troy, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Berkley, Bloomfield, Rochester Hills, and many more like Sterling Heights, Shelby Township, and Warren.  Please check out our website at www.troyfence.com

Troy Ornamental Iron & Fence would like to announce that in the near future our customers will be able to purchase our aluminum fencing!!!! People from all over the country will be able to purchase our wonderful products.

So Troy Ornamental Iron & Fences, does more than ornametnal iron, but also ornamental vinly fences!  We work in the whole metro detroit area, installing all types of fences.Please check out our website at www.troyfence.com

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.^[1]

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.

Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though on June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday.^[1]

Title 36 of the United States Code, Subtitle I, Part A, CHAPTER 1, § 110^[2] is the official statute on Flag Day; however, it is at the President’s discretion to proclaim officially the observance.

The longest-running Flag Day parade is held annually in Quincy, Massachusetts, which began 1952 and will celebrate its 59th year in 2009. ^[3]

The largest Flag Day parade is held annually in Troy, New York, which bases its parade on the Quincy parade and typically draws 50,000 spectators.