Wood and Iron combo. (Pics)

[Richard Wolf]

This is one of my latest rail jobs. Wood posts and rails, with wrought iron balusters. This look is becoming popular. It's not for everyone, but some people like the "European" look.
Installing the iron baluster is not much different than installing wood. The cost is only a $500 upcharge on this job.

Richard

[Don Baer]

Once again more superb workmanship.

[lloyd morris]

Richard,


What beautiful work! I have admired your stairs and railngs from other posts and I am just getting around to mentioning it. Thanks for posting the pictures. If you don't mind my asking, how long does it take you to make and install a stair case like this one? Also how do you fasten the iron into the rails and steps?

Thanks,

Lloyd Morris

[Tony Falotico]

Another great job Richard, I like it very much!

Is the upcharge materials, labor, or both ??

[Richard Wolf]

Thanks LLoyd, I hope people aren't getting tried of looking at my rails?
I don't always build the stairs and I didn't build these stairs. I really am a specialist and do mostly railings and let some of the larger factories build the stairs. In the North East, stairs are built in shop and deliveried complete to construction sites.

The railing in this house took my son (21 years old) and I, eight hours to install. Keep in mind that I have been doing this for 15 years and they seem to fall in place now.
Thes wrought iron balusters are designed to work with wood and fit in a 1/2 inch hole under the rail. We drill a 5/8 inch hole in the step, drive in a wedge and epoxy it, and it gets covered with the little shoe at the bottom.
The only thing that slows me down is that all the iron has to be cut to lenght with a portable bandsaw.

Thanks for looking.

Richard

[Richard Wolf]

Another great job Richard, I like it very much!

Is the upcharge materials, labor, or both ??

It's for both, labor and materials.

Thanks

Richard

[Martin Shupe]

Richard,

I, for one, never get tired of looking at pics of your work. You are a master craftsman!

Keep those pics coming, and thanks for posting them.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Richard.....I do so enjoy your posts! You are truly an artisan!

[Gary Herrmann]

I would definitely pay the upcharge. I like the combination and the way it turned out. Well done.

[Christian Aufreiter]

Thanks LLoyd, I hope people aren't getting tried of looking at my rails?

You are joking, aren't you? I really enjoy your pics and posts. :)

Christian

[Gail O'Rourke]

Richard, it is quite lovely. I love to decorate with a "mixed media" approach. I live in a "cape" and my stairs are boxed in, I would to have a set as elegant as this to descend. Great job.

[Jim Dunn]

That is just beautiful...!! I like it a lot. Richard have you ever done anything like that with glass? I like the idea of glass inserts in a deck railing for the added view.

[lou sansone]

keep up the great work and pictures. your work is really good and gives a lot of ideas to those just looking. thanks for sharing them with all of us

lou

[Jim Becker]

That's really nice, Richard! As a matter of fact, the replacement railing I have planed for the library loft in our great room will be built using the iron balusters and shoes. I really like the look.

[Dev Emch]

Richard...

This work is just lovely! Thanks for keeping the old school ways and looks alive. You guys have to admit that nothing that George Jettson can conjur up can come close to competing with this look:D

[Bruce Page]

Very stylish! Richard, your work is always a pleasure to look at. Keep it coming!

[Joanne Adler]

I admit I am not usually a wrought iron fan and often find it cold. But this is lovely and I get a warm feeling. Perhaps because there is still a lot of wood, the iron shapes are stylish, and the railing at the bottom is so elegant that the iron is 'softened', if that's possible. I love how that curls around at the bottom. It looks very welcoming, like arms open wide. It makes me want to climb those stairs to explore.

[Jim Becker]

Why, Joanne...maybe I'll enlist you to help on mine...hee hee

[Bernie Weishapl]

Richard I never get tired of looking at your rails. This one I love. Looks good.

Bernie

[Corey Hallagan]

Nice work their Richard as always! I for one never get tired of seeing your work! Thanks for posting, looks great!

Corey

[Charles Bruno]

Richard,
Your work is excellent! You are a skilled craftsman and I will enjoy all of your future post. Great pictures.

[Tim Burke]

That is superb. 8 hours!!! That would be 8 days for me!

Is the skirting getting painted? I wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the finished product if possible.

Beautiful work, keep the pictures coming! That's what makes this a great forum!

Tim

[Mike Cutler]

Richard. Those are really nice. I'm potentially looking at a small stair job, and will show these to LOML.
If it was only a $500 upcharge, the client made out very well imho. I would have willingly paid that.
I wouldn't worry about anyone getting bored with your work. We all appreciate fine craftsmanship, and some of us live in houses with staircases that conform to code, and that's about it. Seeing what can be done to enhance a section of the home that generally goes undone is enlightening.
Once again, very nice work.

[Mark Singer]

Richard,

Excellent!!! Beautiful design! Wonderful work!!! Perfect volutes ...well done!!!

[Steve Clardy]

Excellent work Richard. I was going to respond the other day, and also post some pics of one of my previous wood-iron staircases I did a couple of years back.
But I was having trouble uploading the pics, and I forgot to compliment you on your work.
That would be tough getting all that done in 8 hours.
Steve

[Vaughn McMillan]

Oh sheesh! Not more pics of ANOTHER one of Richard's railing jobs. Man, does this guy ever quit with the railings? :D

Richard, yet another beautiful job. I like the way the iron and wood mix, and Mark beat me to the 35-cent word...the volutes (http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=volute&x=0&y=0) really caught my eye too. Do you make them or are they off the shelf? I'll bet it'd be quite an education watching you and your son install something like this in 8 hours.

Do continue sharing these with us...they're great.

- Vaughn

[Von Bickley]

Great job Richard and keep the pictures coming.... :)

[Rob Sukach]

that looks great. makes me wish i had a second floor.

[Richard Wolf]

Thanks for all the kind comments, expect for Vaughn.


Man, your a funny guy.

Richard

[Don Baer]

Richard,
When I first saw the title to this thread I thought you were posting about Golf Clubs. :o

Those are some very impressive stair rails. Once again masterful work. Keep um comming.

[Peter Stahl]

Richard,

You do really nice work.

[John Miliunas]

Rich, is there anything with stairs and railings, which you can't do??? I'd have to say "NOT"! Wonderful job, as always. Man, I sure could use you at my place for a week or two!:) :cool: