Historic Wood Porch Railings

I still might use that style.
Historic wood porch railings. A 15 year history serving and satisfying thousands of homeowners landlords associations and property. We have designed our exterior wood rail to be architecturally correct easy to install and beautiful to look at. By the 1880s however railings were a practical necessity and were typically made up of wide rails with turned classically molded balusters. To preserve the character of the porch as well as the historic building itself it is essential to plan carefully before undertaking any work on a historic porch.
Railings newels and chamfer spindles shipped in 2010 to our. This preservation brief provides guidance for the everyday care of wood porches on older buildings. But when i started googling balustrade designs on friday i came across an article on the old house guy all about porch railings heights styles building codes curb appeal and more. The ends were often shaped in a half round bullnose by an onsite carpenter the better to shed water.
I never had a mistake in my orders. Historically porch floorboards were milled from vertical grain 5 4 tongue and groove douglas fir which meant they were fully 1 thick. Our wood porch railing is made of the absolute best clear cedar wood available. It s a classic so you can t really go wrong with it in my humble opinion.
We d be honored to help build your new wood porch balcony and or railings. Photo at left shows p 3 handrail beaded subrail and sloped top bottom rail used with 3 traditional balusters. For interior projects please see our interior wood rails and fillet. We pride ourselves on three things.
Restoring a historic porch with custom details photos by matt dunkin front porches are a lovely feature of older houses hearkening back to a time when many people would sit out on them and socialize with their neighbours who were walking down the street or going by in carriages or on horseback. Www hoffmeyersmill on ca hoffmeyer s is custom mill that can help you in duplicating or restoring your old porch sometimes called a verandah.