Brooklyn Stair Railings designs, fabricates, and installs custom interior stair railings that fit your staircase exactly rather than a snap-together kit. Every railing is field-measured, built in our shop from forged wrought iron, mild steel, or stainless steel, and welded into one rigid assembly. We form the top rail, bottom rail, balusters, and newel posts to your run and rise, then grind every joint smooth before finishing. The result is a solid, code-compliant railing that reads as part of the house, not an afterthought.
No two Brooklyn staircases are the same, so we start every interior railing with a field measurement of the run, the rise, and the exact angle of the stringer. That template drives the fabrication: we cut and form the top rail and balusters in the shop, TIG or MIG weld the assembly square, and grind the welds flush so the finished rail is seamless to the touch. Because the railing is built to your measurements rather than trimmed from a stock kit, the balusters land plumb, the rail follows the pitch cleanly, and the whole assembly anchors solid with no rattle or flex. This custom approach is what separates a fabricated railing from a big-box handrail that never quite fits the stairs it sits on.
Interior railings give you the widest choice of material because they are protected from the weather. Traditional forged wrought iron suits brownstone and pre-war interiors, with scrolls, collars, and twists worked into the pickets for an ornate look. Mild carbon steel is the workhorse for clean, modern lines and takes a durable powder-coated finish in any color. Stainless steel and horizontal cable infill read contemporary and pair well with newer condo interiors, while glass panels open up sightlines on an open-plan stair. We walk you through the trade-offs in cost, weight, and style so the railing matches both the staircase and the way the room is meant to feel.
Interior stair railings in Brooklyn have to satisfy the same guardrail and handrail rules as any other. Where there is a drop, the guardrail runs roughly 42 inches high, and the balusters are spaced so a 4-inch sphere cannot pass between them, which rules out the wide gaps common on older stairs. A graspable handrail is set at the 34 to 38 inch range so it is comfortable and continuous along the flight. We build these dimensions into the fabrication from the first measurement so the finished railing is safe underfoot and passes inspection without rework.
We fabricate and install interior stair railings across Brooklyn, with regular work in Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Heights, and Fort Greene.