Archive for the ‘Iron Railings’ Category

This spiral staircase was installed in Lake Orion, Michigan.  This was a full custom staircase.  We worked with the home owner to help make this project work smoothly and efficient.  We also built iron railing all around the upper patio deck in the same iron design.  Check out our website at www.troyfence.com

Troy Ornamental Iron & Fence does so much custom work and we are so proud to say that we do an awesome job when it comes down to it.  Sometimes we get customers that have old existing iron work, such as iron fences and iron railings.  Those customers love their old iron work and ask us to try to duplicate old ornamental work.  We love the challenge!  Here’s a photo of an iron railing a customer approached us with.  He wanted to duplicate this railings for his cafe in Shelby Township.  After weeks of buildings we are proud to say we’ll be installing this beautiful hand railings this week at our customers Cafe!!! Look forward to future posts with the pictures of the new guard rails in Shelby Township.  You can also check out our website at www.troyfence.com

Measure between the existing balusters before you begin to install the iron ones. According to the 2006 International Residential Code, all balusters need to be no more than 4 inches apart. If the wooden balusters are wider apart than the Code requires, you will have to install the iron balusters at the required width.

Sorry we haven’t posted in over a week but things here at Troy Fence are starting to pick up.  This year our main goal is to start taking more pictures of our work that we do in the local Oakland County area.  We install so many jobs even within a week that we can’t catch up to drive by to take pictures of our final projects.  And with that said since we don’t always have pictures of everything we do we are super proud to give out references for our future customers to drive by and look at our fenceing and railings in real time.  We try to send out our customers to the closest area that they live, but sometimes there’s a higher demand of one product in specific areas.  Royal Oak Michigan as well as Ferndale and Birmingham have high requests for Iron Railings.  Area’s such as Troy and Bloomfield Hills Michigan have a higher demand for fences because properties in those areas are much larger and require more enclosures and privacy.  So if you like what you see take a look at our website at www.troyfence.com

Troy Ornamental Iron & Fence builds all types of custom railings including there.  Check out our website at www.troyfence.com  We work in all cities, including Troy, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and beyond! Enjoy!

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!!!!!

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.)