Fort Adams

Fort Adams Newport

Decorative Iron of NC, Inc. has recently had the privilege to work, in a special project that has been part of the American History, The Fort Adams, in Newport, Rhode Island.

We worked several months, to get this project rolling. Mr. Shaun from Gibson Technologies  ,was our contact person for this project, which by the way was a pleasure to work with. He presented a sketch with an original design and for a couple of reason it wasn’t able to work out. The design began as a mix of our ring band and Fleur de leis at the end of each baluster. With the course of months, we made several changes including material and finish. Mr. Shaun and Decorative Iron of NC Inc. , did not stop working until everything was worked out to provide the best railings possible. For several months we worked with our engineer and drafting department until he got a design approved and we got the go ahead to start on fabrication.

Our final design was an incorporation of our Standard Railing and Mr. Shaun specifications. Indeed we are a custom company, and we enjoyed every step of the way to conclude the project, from drafting to fabrication.

Every project is very important; we strive to make everything work efficiently, as we know most construction trades relay on a time frames. It wasn’t any different for this project. It was very important that the railing be there on a specific Monday, and it was a Friday, we were aware that our carrier had several stops before our delivery was made and that there was a possibility it that it could be deliver until Tuesday morning. We didn’t want to run any chances on the shipment being late, it was late Friday and we had to do something quick. Knowing we didn’t have another scheduled carrier our decision was crucial, let our original carrier take it and run the change of being late a day? or think quick and fix it asap. Our CEO took matter into his own hands and we made several calls found a small truck for rent, about an hour away, half of our team was gone for the day and no one else available to take the shipping directly, the CEO and his wife drove for two days straight and delivered Monday morning. Mistakes and delays happen but rest assure that if there is a way of efficiently correcting or working through it Decorative Iron will show our costumers its made out steel.

Fun Facts

 Fort Adams was established on July 4, 1799 as a First System coastal fortification. Its first commander was Captain John Henry who was later instrumental in starting the War of 1812.Fort Adams was designed by Major Louis de Tousard of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Before being deeded to the State of Rhode Island in 1965, Fort Adams had served the U.S. Navy for ten years and the U.S. Army for more than a century. Since its acquisition by the state it has made national history in the entertainment field of Jazz and Folk festivals and as a base for Newport sailing. More recently it has come into its own as a repository and expository of military history. By arrangement with the state, the Fort Adams Foundation has been at work restoring the fort for decades, but only recently has the sheer magnitude of the importance of this landmark in its field of fortification truly been revealed.

Today the park offers a wide range of activities including salt water bathing, fishing, boating, soccer, rugby, and picnicking. Fort Adams is perhaps best known for its annual summer concerts when the Jazz Festival and the Folk Festival draw thousands to enjoy the music and beautiful surroundings.
You can also take guided tours of this National Historic Landmark from the top of the rampart walls to the depths of the underground tunnels and experience Hands on, jump off, crawl through America’s stories, military history and amazing architecture. Learn where officers and their families lived. Experience over 180 years of American History, military culture, architecture & engineering.

Projects Currently Working On.

Once you find out what you do best, why not try achieve grater?

  Commercial Projects Currently working hard on.

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Circle at South Park, Charlotte, NC
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Balcony Railings, Railings, Staircases and Structural  and Miscellaneous steel.



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Balcony Railings, Railings, Staircases and Miscellaneous steel.




Link Apartments at South park, Charlotte, NC
Balcony Railings ,  Railings and Fencing.





Summit at Church Apartments, Charlotte NC
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Samet Corp.
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Balcony railings, Reduced Height Balconies ,Gates Patio Rails and Garage Mesh Panels.














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We offer special pricing for qualified builders in all our lines.

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FAST ESTIMATING
Get a quote within 3 business days and sometimes on the spot.
We bid larger projects for multifamily dwellings across the nation.

MISCELLANEOUS STEEL
We deliver:
Steel Embeds
Steel columns ready to be mounted.
Steel canopies
Ornamental Trellises and Screens.
Pipe bollards
Corner guards for garage projects
Support angles
Steel balconies, railings and gates.
Steel staircases bundles ready for installation
Custom steel fabrications.

MISCELLANEOUS ALUMINUM
Canopies, railings, gates, balconies, trellises, pergolas, etc.

INSTALLATION
Depending on the size job we can handle installation on any state of the union.

SHOP DRAWINGS AND ENGINEERING
We provide design and auto-cad drawings for every project

From all of us at Decorative Iron of NC a Big Thank you to all are costumers. Your satisfaction is our priority.


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Switzerland Wrought Iron Railings

One of our employees received a scholarship to visit Zurich, Switzerland and some of their biggest companies. Of course we asked her to take pictures of some iron railings along the way, and these are some of the pictures she brought back:

This is the actual place: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g188113-d782106-Reviews-Restaurant_Orsini-Zurich.html

She said wrought iron is the norm, very few wood balconies can be found. We love how spectacular some of them are, specially the one painted in Gold. Others are simple yet efficient, like the last picture. The iron railing painted in gold looks a lot like our design that you can find here called: Flower Scroll balcony. We love to get ideas from past work or new ideas from future customers in new styles of wrought iron balconies. We are a manufacturing facility, we can make any custom made wrought iron piece. If any of these Swiss railings inspire you, or if you have another design in mind, don't hesitate and give us a call!

1-877-803-2282

www.deciron.com 

Iron railings at 300 West Tremont Amartments Charlotte

We are proud to have completed our part at 300 West Tremont Apartments, now called Three30Five. Charlotte is growing so much and these apartments are just one of the examples of the growth. You can find info and floor plans at http://three30five.com.

We were subcontracted for the misc steel, including Pergolas, some iron railings and the beautiful cable railings located in the main entrance. Pictures of our iron work are below:

Tell us what you think! We would love to hear from you. Interested in having one of these Pergolas or Stair rails in your next project? contact our estimation team and we can work on a bid right away. 

Contact us here: http://www.deciron.com/category-s/1960.htm

or visit our Builders page for more details: http://www.deciron.com/builders-s/1877.htm

Thank you!

New Project MIRBEAU INN & SPA AT PINEHILLS

Wow! what a great half year so far, so much improvement and new projects!  

We're currently working on another great Project, which opened June 29

MIRBEAU INN & SPA AT THE PINEHILLS AN INSPIRING NEW ENGLAND GETAWAY.

We are really grateful that Mirabeau has chosen us as their Ornamental Railing and Ornamental Columns fabricator

Mirabeau choose a spectacular design the Ornamental Portuguese.

Custom Ornamental Portuguese Wrought Iron is an elegant statement of great taste.  Each decorative wrought iron rail and balcony is handcrafted to your desired look and then finished with three coats of paint to make an individual design statement for your property.  Our skilled craftsmen can design and shape handrails, columns, balconies and any wrought iron product to fit your exact needs.

THE MIRBEAU INN & SPA PROCESS

Fabrication

                                      

Priming

Crated For Shipment

Painting

Construction

                                                                                    

Breaking Ground

                                  

Main Entrance The Opening June 29 2014

                           Cocktails and Appetizers’ on the curved Terrace overlooking Ornamental Columns and Railing from

                                                                Decorative Iron of NC, INC

           

With over 10 years experience, delivering Nationwide, Decorative Iron of NC, INC produces a complete range of stairs, railings/balustrades/handrails, accessories etc. Products that could be customized according to the client’s likes and requirements.

We offer special pricing for qualified builders in all our lines.

FAX OR EMAIL YOUR BUILDER'S LICENSE TO QUALIFY FOR DISCOUNTS

FAST ESTIMATING

Get a quote within 3 business days and sometimes on the spot.

We bid larger projects for multifamily dwellings across the nation. 

WROUGHT IRON DESIGNS

Many of the components utilized nowadays in ornamental iron work are common on every country. However, certain characteristics of the ornamentation's are claimed to have originated from Spain, Italy and France as he major contributors to the ornamental iron art, but also and not least to Britain and the United States. Spain Italy and France are the most romantic and traditionally artistic cultures, and its landscape and climate has prompted its architecture to make use of open decks, balconies, front stairs and porches. 

In consequence its architecture has included a lot of wrought iron elements, and has made possible that architects and artisans, at unison, create beautiful iron designs, that are enjoyed in every country of the world.

Many claims of country of authorship of certain designs, however, are only mere suppositions and appreciations of travelers and historians that have identified a certain characteristic of the iron designs used in a country, and for the most part should not be considered historical facts. Of course there are schools of iron in most every country in the world. Particularly in the United States one can identify French and British architectural iron in cities like New Orleans, Boston, New York and Philadelphia.

Miami has also a strong iron culture that came with many immigrants from the Caribbean and South America. Central and South American Iron designs are Spanish for the most part.  One can see in Miami and other Florida cities, a lot of iron fencing with spears and scrolls, as well as decorative window bars and “portones” or entrance gates, not to speak gorgeous railings in upscale residences.

California is another state with a long wrought iron tradition, and has been influenced by Mexican artistry. Mexican blacksmiths and fabricators pretty much dominate the wrought iron ornamental industry in California. In the city of New York, of course there is a strong Italian influence and as in California one finds a strong Spanish motive, perhaps more than in any other part of the world. However it is worth mentioning the “cast iron” and “cast bronze” culture of the city, which brings old memories of the NY company, J.L. Mott Iron Works and the magnificent centennial of Philadelphia.

Yes, it  is worth mentioning the iron work one finds in the city of Philadelphia, especially in the South walk area where one can admire beautiful iron-works of Merrick's, Morris & Tasker, Savery and others, which is a strong representation of the British - French schools with heavy duty iron and majestic scroll work.

Later on we will talk in dept about the specific wrought iron designs of different towns and countries. We will talk about New Orleans, France, USA and more. The architecture of these places are marvelous, and often include wrought iron.

Iron Dove Queen Balcony by Deciron

This is one of our favorite designs. It was created by the owners daughter during her summer brake a while back. As you guys know, we can custom-make pretty much anything with wrought iron. She was going for a princes balcony type. This design would look beautiful on a window or french doors in a two story home. We have also see it modified an made into iron railings to match the balcony. 

FRONT VIEW

SIDE VIEW

SIDE VIEW

CROWN (optional)

CROWN + BAND

Load Bearing Platform

We have also seen it used without the band on top or the crown. Some opt out of the crown only. This wrought iron balcony is standard in sizes such as: 55",67" and 80". It can be made into a 4 ft deep balcony as well. Platform sizes come in faux, 3",6" and 24". Here at decorative iron we try to be as flexible as possible because we know each home is different in taste and size, and we want to give our customers a wide variety. Being a manufacturing facility we can have that flexibility.

If you are interested in this wrought iron balcony design and would like to know more, please visit our website at www.deciron.com or call us toll free at 1-877-803-2282

Thank You!

How to Install your Wrought Iron railings from Deciron

How to Install your Wrought Iron railings from Deciron

Ordering your wrought iron products online saves you a lot of money. Here are the instructions you need to be able to efficiently install your wrought iron railings from www.deciron.com

Thank you for buying your railings from us, http://www.deciron.com. We made sure they were welded properly and powdered properly, so that they would last you for life, now we want to make sure you know how to mount them. We are in a life saving business, but we are not saving anyone if your railings are not safely installed. Once you have received your railings from us it is important to follow the right installation procedures, to ensure that your railing is safe.

LOAD REQUIREMENTS

The International building code requires that a guardrail withstands a minimum of 200 lb, applied tangentially to the top rail. This means that a person or a few persons leaning against the rail could eventually apply a tangential force equal to 200 lb and the railing should be able to resist. There are several factors involved on this. However, the only factor that virtually does not count is the type of railing, because, for the most parts railings are building following common practices, and they are usually just ok. The main factor for code compliance is the quality of the installation. If one does not attach the railing properly, even if the railing is made of thick solid steel, it will not pass the 200 lb test. It does not make sense to build an iron railing that will probably need a force equal to 1000 lb  just to slightly bend it and then leave it lose against the wall! But this is what happens most of the cases when a railing has failed.

TYPE OF WALLS AND THE PROPER ANCHORS FOR EACH OF THEM

There are several types of “walls” where railings are usually attached to.

EXTERIOR BRICK WALL
Normally this type of wall has regular wood framing behind, and the brick is just attached against it. If you want to be over cautious, you may drill through the brick with a masonry bit, up until you reach the wood behind, and then pre-drilled the wood to drive a long enough 3/8 inch lag bolt into it. However by experience it is possible to use expansion bolts, 3/8 by 1 7/8 and install them into the brick and still have a strong enough grip. If the brick is lose or cracked, you may have problems. Also if you open the hole too much, the expansion might be lose or loosen up with time. Another possibility is to use concrete tap cons, which is a blue screw that is very strong. I would prefer the expansion sleeve anchors over tap cons. However, properly installed, tap cons are just fine on brick. Just be careful not to overdo while driving in the tap con, just go easy. If the brick is not dense enough, tap cons might not work. So just make sure you have a healthy solid brick to work with. If not you will end up going back to plan A. Do not use any type of anchors that would require impact, for it might break the brick, causing a greater problem.

WOOD FRAMING
Outside wood framing always has 1/2 inch OSB plywood behind the siding. However you do not want to attach your railings to the plywood only, but to the real wood framing behind. You might get away installing the rails to the plywood only, but for sure, if the railings are high traffic, they will fail. If the building inspector catches that, you will fail inspection.

But not all the time, sometimes you could leave, in good conscience, the rail with a weak joint (not lose) on the top, if you there is a post near to the wall and its four floor anchors are well attached. Actually a good post attachment would waive the necessity of an upper anchor, your railing could be left free standing, and still pass the load test.

As an installer you have the right to request that the proper wood backing is installed on the walls. Inside framing, on the other hand, is covered with drywall.  A drywall anchor will not take the load, even less than the OSB. So, don’t install your railings on drywall.

However there is two exceptions to this rule: the first is the one we already mentioned, and the second is that if the railing is a wall mounted railing only, and let say you have 4 brackets, and one is on drywall, it is going to be probably ok if the bracket is not at one of the ends.

Concrete walls and floors
The recommended anchor for this cases is always a sleeve anchor, 3/8 x 1 7/8. Sometimes it may require a 3/8 x 1 ½ or even more it is a long standalone railing. Tap cons are also ok in short runs. When there is greater danger and appearance is secondary, the best way to go is to core drill the concrete and then embed the legs with hydraulic cement. Of course if you could have the railings ready before you cast the concrete and cast them along, that would be the ideal situation.

Railings joinery
Sometime’s the railings need to be split and then joined at installation. The best joint is the welded one. You bring your welder, grind the spot, welded up and then touch up paint. However, if you paid for an expensive powder coating finish, you don’t really want to weld on it, unless it is completely necessary. Bolting is a second option, which requires a nut on the other side. It is good but too conspicuous. Especially if one does not grind off the excess tread and leaves the bolts un painted. If this is your case make sure the nuts are tight enough and then seal it around with clear silicone to avoid moisture penetration. Self tapping screws with a neoprene washer are the best option. Screws are not so visible and provide a very strong joint, which is also waterproof. Way to go! 

When installing the self tapping screws go slow with the drill, making sure it is NOT in hammer mode. If you go too fast it might kick you back and cause an injury. So be careful. Remember that at slow speed the drill has more torque, so you are not doing much more by speeding up too much. One thing to remember is that it is better if you clamp the two pieces together before drilling, and that this is the last step. Make sure everything is lined up and attached, and then install the joint screws.

INSTALLING ON CERAMIC TILE OR SLATE
Here the problem is that ceramic tile or slate break easily, especially if there is a hollow spot. First of all, make sure you tell the owner of the house or your wife that this might happen; it will keep you out of trouble. Then, always try with a thin ¼ inch bit and then go with the 3/8 or ½ inch one, and make sure you use long enough screws to reach the wood or the concrete underneath.

GLUE DOWN YOUR RAILING
Sometimes there are worries about damaging the waterproofing of the deck, if that is the case and face mounting is not possible, for short spans, when there is a solid attachment of the top railing, it is possible to glue down the intermediate legs and even the posts. Use 1099 glue by 3M, which is much better than regular contact cement.

FACE MOUNTING YOUR RAILINGS
If for any reason you decide to face mount your railings, just remember that there is a lot of momentum on this type of mount, therefore the minimum spacing between bolts vertically should be 3 inches. Both screws need to be strongly attached, with a minimum of 2 ½ inches of real wood penetration, therefore there should be 2 boards on the mounting face. Therefore use 3/8 by 3 wood lags. If you don’t have 2 boards, you need to have 4 screws per leg. The best way and safer way would be passing through bolts with washers, if you have access to the back of the face. Use 3/8 of an inch bolts.

If you are face mounting on concrete you need a 3 bolts with a separation of 3 inches in between, and you need to use 3/8 x 3 sleeve anchors. If the slab is not thick enough, then doesn’t face mount, unless you are allowed to have kickers every 6 ft minimum. I think I have covered all the possible scenarios; so, the only thing left is to say: Happy railings installation!

Pedro L Sanchez - (owner)
Decorative Iron of NC INC.
http://www.deciron.com