Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Many of our Bellevue clients choose a wood top rail for warmth or a metal frame for visual contrast. This works especially well on interior staircases where you want a real handhold and a softer feel.

Yes. Many clients choose to integrate wood top rails or metal frames for visual contrast or added hand support, especially in interior staircases.

Yes. We design glass railing systems for staircases, balconies, decks, and terraces, ensuring proper alignment, anchoring, and load support for each application.

Yes. Glass itself is unaffected by rain or cold. The hardware is what matters. We use stainless steel grades rated for the climate, and our gaskets and seals are UV-stable for long Pacific Northwest sun exposure.

Yes. Hand painted detailing is applied element by element, so the colors can follow a scheme documented from the house's history, drawn from surviving original finishes, or chosen to complement your current interior. We work out the palette with you before any finishing begins.

Yes, and on modern systems it is worth doing. Our shop and showroom are in Kent, so you can see finish samples, compare glass and cable hardware in person, and on your own project view the system assembled on the shop floor before it ships.

Yes, and on a floating stair it is worth doing. Our shop and showroom are in Kent, so you can see tread and stringer samples, compare finishes in person, and on your own project view the stringers and treads on the shop floor before they are delivered.

Yes, and we encourage it on ornamental commissions. Our shop and showroom are in Kent, so you can come and see sample components, look at finish options in person, and on your own project see the piece on the shop floor during fabrication and hand finishing.

They can, when the division is deliberate. We have done estates where the principal stair is a traditional commission and the waterfront terraces are frameless glass, on the logic that the terrace exists for the view and the entry hall exists to make an impression. What fails is mixing the two languages within a single sightline.

Yes. Because gates, fences, and railings are all fabricated in our own shop, we can carry a single design language and finish from the driveway gate through to the staircase, which is usually what an estate of this caliber calls for.