Paint wrought iron balusters?
bigdoglover
15 years ago
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Acrylic Latex paint on wrought iron
Comments (2)The water in the latex will start the iron to rust. If you use an oil base primer it should work.....Jim...See Morestaircase: wrought iron AND wood balusters anyone?
Comments (2)The following link shows a similar railing with wood handrail and posts. I have made some like you are describing, most steps will require 3 balusters per tread to be up to current codes (no more than 4" openings) a wood spindle at the front and back of the tread and a complimentary wrought iron spindle in the center of each tread looks nice. It is good to use a heavier than normal iron spindle for the center and a fairly thin wood spindle for them to match well. Hope this helps http://www.coblemetalworks.com/railings44.html Here is a link that might be useful: oak and wrought iron railing...See MoreIron Balusters - What are current trends?
Comments (14)The current trend(unfortunately!)seems to be what I have, which is the first picture. At the time I built, 8 years ago, I wasn't given any other choices, probably because the iron was a fairly new thing for balusters. While I do like the scrolled style in the second picture, I would prefer the iron not be twisted, but very simple such as the last picture. The scrolls do look French, and had I been given a choice, might have gone with that design since I also choose to go with a decorating style on the French side....See MoreReplacing traditional wood balusters with iron balusters
Comments (9)I’m in the same dilemma with our current house (built 1985) and have decided that I’m going to paint the balusters and the base white and leave the bannister and posts stained. I looked through tons of online photos and that configuration to me seemed to make the biggest impact. We put iron balusters in a house we built 12 years ago because it was the norm for new builds and I wonder if at some point iron will start to look dated whereas wood balusters have always been around and could argue that they’re “timeless.”...See Morebigdoglover
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