Steel Areaway Railing

This was a railing installation around a below-grade areaway on the side of a residential property. The opening drops down several feet and needed to be properly guarded on all sides, so this was as much about safety as it was about appearance. The railing had to cover a lot of linear footage and wrap around the full perimeter of the opening including the corners and the access point.

We used a vertical bar design with a decorative ring detail at the top of each post which added a touch of character appropriate for the style of the home. The brick exterior and the traditional architectural details on the property called for something with a little more refinement than a plain commercial style railing, and the ring caps gave it that without overdoing it.

The post bases are anchored into the concrete surround and the corners were mitered cleanly so the railing reads as one continuous run rather than a series of sections pieced together. On an installation like this where the railing is essentially guarding a hazard, the structural integrity of every connection matters. Everything was welded and set properly and the finished product is both functional and appropriate for the property it sits on.