Iron Stairs

Iron Stairs in any home depicts elegance and attractive antiquity character. Since most aesthetic houses usually take advantage of having a staircase by making it a primary design element in a home.

For this reason, it is important to consider choosing the best materials and design to execute. Iron being very flexible, versatile, malleable and sturdy remains to be the best choice in forming iron stairs or iron staircase.

If you are a detail-fascinated homemaker and if you have finally decided to have an iron stairs in your house, fret not, since there are abundant options, designs and construction techniques you could execute.

1. Start by choosing the design or detail. There are gothic iron balusters, twist-design iron balusters, Tuscan-hammered iron balusters, scroll-design iron balusters, forged iron balusters, Venetian-inspired iron balusters round-iron balusters, wrought iron balusters, amongst many other designs.

Your choice of balusters shall definitely dictate the overall look of your staircase. Hence, it is very important that these details are carefully considered as they will totally affect the theme of your house.

2. Work the “iron advantage” to your advantage. It is expected that your choice of having iron stairs instead of the commonly preferred wooden staircase, is due to the fact that you have considered the durability of iron materials.

More importantly, they serve to be advantageous over their counterparts since they require less maintenance (compared to vinyl or wood). It is a reality though that no matter how sturdy iron is for your stairs, at some point it would need some refurbishing.

One of the best ways to do this is by updating or replacing the spindles of the stairs. This is usually done by cutting through the top and bottom end of the spindles or balusters and fitting in newer replacements.

Usually, there are pre-fabricated replacements that can be purchased from DIY shops. Otherwise, there are iron artisans who specialize on customized iron spindles. They even usually offer help in removing, replacing or installing these balusters.

3. Consider the finishing. Having iron as staircase material grants the owner flexibility to paint or apply finish on the balusters. The most recommended iron baluster finish should have an anti-rusting agent.