Stairs and Railings

Stainless Railing Portfolio

Within sight of the water, stainless is not an upgrade. It is the material that keeps the railing from becoming a maintenance line item.

About the project

Coastal San Diego is hard on metal. Chloride laden air attacks carbon steel and its coatings continuously, and railings take the worst of it because they are outdoors, handled constantly and expected to look good.

Stainless steel changes that equation when it is fabricated correctly. Grade selection appropriate to the actual exposure, welding procedures suited to the material, contamination control during fabrication and proper post weld cleaning and passivation are all necessary. Skip any of them and the assembly develops surface rust that owners understandably assume means they bought the wrong material.

Our stainless railing work spans oceanfront residences, coastal restaurants and hotels, marina and waterfront structures, pool and spa areas, and commercial properties near the water throughout the county.

Conditions that shaped the work

  • Grade selection matched to actual chloride exposure
  • Contamination control preventing surface rust
  • Post weld cleaning and passivation restoring corrosion resistance
  • Finish matching across an assembly and against existing work

Project details

ProjectStainless Railing Portfolio
CategoryStairs and Railings
LocationSan Diego coastal communities
ContractorStruc Steel, Incorporated
LicenseCA Lic. #724066

Typical scope on work of this type

  • Stainless guardrail and handrail systems
  • Glass railing with stainless structure and hardware
  • Cable railing systems and tensioning hardware
  • Marine and waterfront exposed assemblies
  • Pool, spa and aquatic area railing
  • Repair, cleaning and passivation of existing stainless

Have a project like this one?

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