Brooklyn Stair Railings forges and fabricates traditional wrought iron railings for the borough's brownstones, row houses, and pre-war interiors. Wrought iron is the classic ornamental metal, worked hot and welded cold into scrolls, collars, twists, and pickets that no extruded product can match. We build each railing to your measurements, form the decorative elements by hand in the shop, and grind every weld smooth before finishing. The finished railing carries the period character a Brooklyn stoop or staircase deserves while meeting current code.
Wrought iron is prized for the decorative work it makes possible: scrolls that curl through the panel, forged collars that wrap and join the bars, and twisted pickets that catch the light. We form these elements in the shop and weld them into a rigid frame of top rail, bottom rail, and balusters, then dress every joint so the ornament reads as one continuous piece. On a Brooklyn brownstone, this kind of forged detail is what ties a new railing to the era of the house instead of fighting it. Whether you want a faithful reproduction of an original stoop railing or a simpler pattern with a few decorative accents, the work is fabricated to fit your opening and your taste rather than pulled from a catalog of fixed sizes.
Wrought iron works on both sides of the door. Inside, it makes a striking stair railing or balcony rail with forged balusters and a shaped top rail that suits pre-war and brownstone interiors. Outside, it is the traditional choice for stoop and areaway railings across Park Slope, Cobble Hill, and Brooklyn Heights, where it has fronted the row houses for a century. Because bare iron will rust when it is exposed to the weather, every exterior wrought iron railing we build is protected, either hot-dip galvanized or primed and finished, before it goes in the ground. That protection is what lets a forged railing stand up to Brooklyn winters instead of streaking rust down the limestone.
Many Brooklyn homes still have their original wrought iron, and often the smartest move is to save it. We repair broken pickets, re-forge missing scrolls to match the surviving pattern, and weld in new sections where rust has eaten the metal through. When a railing is too far gone, we can fabricate a faithful reproduction that carries the same profile and spacing while quietly meeting the modern 4-inch baluster and 42-inch height rules. Matching the original hand is careful work, and it keeps the streetscape of a landmarked or historic block intact.
Forged wrought-iron railings are our steady work in the borough's brownstone blocks, from Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights to Park Slope, Fort Greene, and Bay Ridge.