Interior Railings - Non Ferrous, Non Forged
This category includes all railings including custom castings and cold forged elements with less than 5% custom hand forgings.
Gold Winner:
Hess Ornamental Iron LLC
Felton, Pennsylvania
This steel project was created for a brand new restaurant renovation. The greatest challenge that the Hess Ornamental Iron team faced with this project was nailing down a design that would match the overall look of the "as-yet-to-be-finished" building. The large cast posts did not come as one piece, they had to be assembled, welded, and ground while maintaining a consistent surface to appear as one piece of metal. The black powder coating was antiqued and highlighted with a bronze-gold paint to give a rustic feel and to better match the clear coated bronze top cap.
This project took approximately 210 hours of labor.
Silver Winner:
Metal Head Inc.
Lafayette, Louisiana
The designer of this project was the Fabricator. The finish i Satin black with gold and bronze accents. It was made from various steel bar from 3/8"x 3/4" to 1/2"x 1 1/4". All of the scrollwork was done in house and all leaves were purchased components. The residential grand stair guard rails were designed and built by the fabricator. The framework was mocked up on site and returned to the shop for final fabrication. The install went smoothly and the Metal Head team was able to complete the installation in six hours.
This project took approximately 300 hours in labor.
Bronze Winner:
Eagle Machine & Welding Inc.
Newark, Ohio
The project was designed by Fabricator. It was primed and painted dark gray steel and was a curved interior rail. It took nine men to carry it through the front door because the building was finished. All the mounting hardware was hidden. One of the greatest challenges the Eagle Machine & Welding team faced was having to roll four pieces of 1-1/2"" x 1/2"" flat bar and one 2-1/4"" top cap identical on each section of rail.
This project took approximately 180 hours in labor.