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Ornamental Ironwork
Custom Ornamental Ironwork in Los Angeles
Railings, balconies, window guards, and architectural ironwork built to a drawing for your property.
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Ornamental Ironwork
Railings and ironwork drawn with the gate
Ornamental ironwork is the steel on a house that is not a gate: stair and balcony railings, courtyard and entry screens, and smaller pieces made for one spot. Each piece is drawn from measurements and photographs of the place it will go.
When the house already has an iron gate or fence, the drawing borrows its details, the picket spacing, the scroll or the finial, so a railing and a gate read as a set. Each piece is welded to our drawing and finished for indoor or outdoor use.
Ironwork is also where our work meets other trades. The stair, the balcony slab, the stucco and the window frame were built by someone else, so the drawing marks every fixing point and what it lands on, and any patching around a fixing is agreed before anything is welded.
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Designs & details
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Service options
Iron railings, balconies, and architectural metalwork
Stair and balcony railings
Pickets, top rails and posts for steps, landings and balconies, from plain square bar to full scrollwork, inside or out. Each post's position goes on the drawing, landing on solid structure.
Window guards and security screens
Fixed or hinged guards for windows and openings. On a bedroom window that serves as an emergency exit, the guard needs a release that opens from inside without tools.
Courtyard and entry screens
Decorative or privacy panels for entries, patios and side yards, with a walk gate built in where people need to pass. See pedestrian gates.
Trellises and garden structures
Arbors and trellises in steel for vines and climbing roses, finished to stand up to the weather.
Custom one-offs
Brackets, address plaques, mailbox posts, shelf supports and other pieces drawn for one particular place.
Restoration
Old ironwork repaired and refinished, with missing pieces copied from a surviving original. Iron gates have their own page: wrought iron gate repair.
Honest pricing
How we price ornamental ironwork
Ironwork is priced from the drawing: how many feet of railing or how large a screen, how much ornament, what it mounts to, the finish, and whether it goes inside or out. We provide a written, itemized estimate for the agreed scope.
Ironwork is quoted piece by piece from the drawing you approve.
Get Your Written EstimateWhat sets the number
- Linear feet of railing
- Level of ornament
- Mounting surface
- Finish
- Interior or exterior
The proposal separates the work being recommended so you can review the scope before approving it.
What to expect
From a measured spot to fitted ironwork
Measure and photograph
The stair, balcony, wall or window is measured, the surface each fixing will land on is checked, and any gate or fence the piece should match is photographed.
Draw it
Heights, spacing, ornament and how each piece fixes to the building go on a drawing for your approval, with the finish written beside it.
Weld and finish
The piece is welded up to the drawing, cleaned at the welds and finished for where it will live, indoors or out.
Fit and anchor
It is set in place, checked for level and plumb, and anchored to suit the surface, whether concrete, stucco, wood or masonry.
Reviews
What Customers Say About Working With Us
Batia Zelig
6 years ago
“I got my new gates with Method. I got excellent service. The job was well done, and the price was outstanding. Will definitely use them again.”
Virginia Longmuir
4 years ago
“I have used Method for repairs and upgrades to my driveway gate and garage door. They are always on time, courteous and the work is great.”
Ornamental Ironwork FAQ
Questions about ornamental ironwork
Practical answers to help you plan the next step.
Usually, including missing or damaged sections. We measure and photograph the original and make the new piece to the same profile, pattern and finish.
Photos of the spot, whether that is a stair, a balcony, a wall or a window, and of any gate or fence the piece should echo. Add a rough length or size and say whether it goes inside or out. That is enough to talk through the design before anything is measured exactly.
Yes. Guard height, picket spacing, and load requirements apply to stairs, balconies, and decks. We build to the applicable code and note it on the drawing.
Yes. Bedroom windows that serve as emergency exits get quick-release guards that open from inside without tools.
For pieces outside near the ocean, ask for a duplex finish: hot-dip galvanized steel with paint or powder coat over it. The American Galvanizers Association recommends that pairing for coastal exposure, because if the topcoat is scratched, the zinc beneath it goes on protecting the steel. Ironwork that lives indoors, away from rain and salt air, can be finished with powder coat or paint alone. More in our coastal rust guide.
Yes, and it is a good reason to have one made rather than bought. The picket spacing, the top rail's profile, any ornament and the color are taken from the gate's drawing, or measured from the gate itself, and the railing repeats them at its own height and length.
Yes: stair and loft railings in steel, painted or powder-coated, and installed by our licensed installers.
Service area
Ornamental Ironwork across Los Angeles
From our office in Van Nuys we cover the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, and the neighborhoods in between.
- Bel Air, CA
- Beverly Hills, CA
- Brentwood, CA
- Burbank, CA
- Calabasas, CA
- Canoga Park, CA
- Chatsworth, CA
- Encino, CA
- Granada Hills, CA
- Hollywood, CA
- Lake Balboa, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Mission Hills, CA
- North Hills, CA
- North Hollywood, CA
- Northridge, CA
- Pacific Palisades, CA
- Pacoima, CA
- Panorama City, CA
- Porter Ranch, CA
- Reseda, CA
- San Fernando, CA
- Sherman Oaks, CA
- Studio City, CA
- Sun Valley, CA
- Sylmar, CA
- Tarzana, CA
- Universal City, CA
- Valley Village, CA
- Van Nuys, CA
- West Hills, CA
- West Hollywood, CA
- Woodland Hills, CA
Related services
Custom Wrought Iron GatesWrought iron and steel gates built by our fabrication partner of 15 years — pickets, scrollwork, arches, and hand-forged details to your drawing.- Iron Gate Repair & WeldingBroken welds, rusted-through bottom rails, bent pickets, and sagging frames, repaired on site or rebuilt by our fabrication partner to match what's there.
Residential FencingIron, steel, and wood fencing that matches your gate, built from the same drawing.
Guides & answers
Coastal Gate & Fence Care: Preventing Rust in Los AngelesSpecify the protection beneath the finish, understand salt-spray claims, and know when a rust repair needs more than paint.
Fence Installation Cost in Los Angeles: A Scope-First Budget GuideCompare materials, measure your fence run, and understand what a per-foot quote includes—with a clearly labeled sample budget.
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Tell us about your gate. We'll call to schedule a visit.
What do you need?
- A new gate
- Gate repair
- Make my gate automatic
- Fencing
- Garage door
- Commercial, HOA or apartments
- Not sure yet
No obligation. It takes about a minute, then we call to schedule. Prefer to talk? (818) 782-6180