Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Frameless and standoff mounted glass can run without a top cap for the cleanest possible line, which is a popular specification on modern Bellevue homes. It requires thicker glass and carefully engineered mounting hardware, so it is a more demanding installation, but the result is as close to an invisible railing as the systems get.

Yes. In neighborhoods like Queen Anne, Madison Park, and Mount Baker we build ornamental steel to suit period homes, reproducing pickets, spear tops, and scrollwork that fit the architecture rather than looking like a modern add-on. Because we fabricate by hand in our own shop, matching or recreating a historic design is well within what we do.

Yes, and this is most of our Medina work. The principles govern how a handrail performs, not how it looks, so we fabricate graspable, securely mounted handrails in finishes that match the home's millwork and metalwork. The support is genuinely safe while reading as a designed element rather than clinical hardware.

Yes. The requirements govern how a handrail performs, its grip, height, continuity, and extensions, not how it looks. We fabricate compliant handrails in a range of profiles and finishes, from clean modern stainless to powder-coated colors, so the rail meets the standard while suiting the building. A compliant handrail does not have to look institutional.

Yes. The standard governs performance, the grip, the mounting height, the continuous run, and the extensions, and leaves the look entirely open. We fabricate compliant handrails in finishes ranging from brushed stainless to powder-coated colors and warmer metals, so a rail can satisfy every requirement and still read as clean on a Renton commercial entrance or quiet and unobtrusive in a home. Meeting the code never means settling for institutional hardware.

Yes. The requirements govern how a handrail performs, not how it looks. We fabricate compliant handrails in a range of profiles and finishes, from durable powder-coated colors for a warehouse to clean stainless for an office or quiet tones for a home. A compliant handrail does not have to look institutional, and you can compare finishes at our Kent showroom.

Yes. The requirements govern how a handrail performs, not how it looks. We fabricate compliant handrails in brushed stainless, powder-coated colors, and other finishes so the rail meets the standard while suiting a polished, modern Eastside building. A compliant handrail can look every bit as deliberate as the rest of the architecture.