When a stair or porch needs iron railings, Round Rock Metal Gates is the Capital Area's leading team, specializing in solid bar steel stair rails, porch railings, and balcony guards. We offer balusters spaced to our 3.5 to 3.875 in spec in Georgetown and Leander, with posts core-drilled into concrete.
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Our team provides measured rail layouts for treads and landings in Cedar Park and Lakeway, delivering a rail that takes a full lean for residential and commercial properties. Grant's 22 linear ft porch stair and long balcony runs both belong to the over 1,187 projects we've finished in 12 years in business, and our 2-year workmanship warranty covers each rail.
From the core drill in a Georgetown porch to the powder coat picked from physical samples in Cedar Park, our team handles every detail. Serving Cedar Park, Round Rock, Georgetown and Leander, we set every post into concrete that can hold it.
Request a free estimate, and we will lean on your old rail, measure your treads and check your baluster gap before we price a single post.
The short version
Grant, older home near the San Gabriel River, Georgetown
A wobbling wood rail on a tall porch stair had pulled its posts loose from the treads.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Grant's older home near the San Gabriel River in Georgetown had a wobbling wood rail with posts pulled loose from the treads. We core-drilled the concrete, set new solid bar steel posts with structural anchors, and kept a slim bar size with a flat black powder coat on 22 linear ft of porch stair and landing. The job came to an estimated $1,700 to $2,700 and took an estimated 5 to 10 hours on site, and the rail now takes a full lean while the balusters hold our 3.5 to 3.875 in spacing.
Solid bar steel suits a slim porch rail in Georgetown, tubular steel suits a longer balcony run in Cedar Park, and aluminum suits a rail that must never rust. A rail often sits beside a custom pedestrian entry gate or an ornamental steel fence, and we build all three in steel when you want the iron to match.
| Material | Est. price per linear foot | Upkeep |
|---|---|---|
| Ornamental tubular steel | Est. $50 to $85 | Powder coat, touch up chips |
| Hand-forged wrought iron | Est. $85 to $130 | Rust scrape and repaint with DTM enamel every 3 to 5 years |
| Extruded aluminum | Est. $25 to $75 | Lifespan of 30 to 50 years |
A stair or balcony iron railing is typically an estimated $65 to $135 per linear foot, and the post count, the stair pitch and the baluster style move the total most. Grant's 22 linear ft in Georgetown came to an estimated $1,700 to $2,700, while a straight Cedar Park landing rail sits near the bottom of that per-foot range and a curved Lakeway stair rail sits near the top, since hand-forged iron at an estimated $85 to $130 per linear foot costs more than ornamental tubular steel.
One leaf, one operator, photo eyes and remotes, best on a driveway with room for the leaf to clear.
Two matched leaves on heavy posts or columns, two operators, safety devices and a stop.
A leaf on a poured track, for a short drive or a level opening with no room to swing.
A counterbalanced leaf on carriages with nothing in the opening, for slopes and busy commercial lanes.
New motor, photo eyes and remotes on a manual or worn automatic gate that is still sound.
An entry device and its wiring added to a working gate, from one keypad to a full video setup.
Tubular steel panels 4 to 6 ft tall, galvanized and powder coated, set on poured posts.
Solid bar and forged parts built to a drawing, for a front line that has to carry the house.
Aluminum panels with tight pickets, plus a self-closing, self-latching gate quoted on top.
A manual walk gate matched to the fence or the driveway leaves, with a latch set at your hand height.
Ornamental steel or wrought iron fitted to the stair or slab, with balusters spaced to our 3.5 to 3.875 in spec.
Steel or iron treads on a center column, from a stock kit to a site-measured build.
A steel or iron door with glass and thermal breaks, hung on hinges or a pivot once the frame is set.
Scheduled visits for commercial and association gates: lube, force test, sensors and a written log.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job type | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Stair or balcony iron railing | Est. $65 to $135 per linear foot | Est. 5 to 10 hours |
| Custom pedestrian entry gate | Est. $600 to $1,500 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Ornamental steel fence | Est. $50 to $85 per linear foot | Est. 2 to 4 days |
Each range stays an estimate and can change once we count posts on your stair. After we measure the treads, a written quote sets out the final price and the install date.
A loose rail is a fall risk, so we test the old rail before we quote a new one. Our spec holds the gap between balusters to 3.5 to 3.875 in, and Grant's rail near the San Gabriel River holds that gap after a full lean. Georgetown requires a fence permit under UDC 8.07, and repairs over a third of the fence trigger it, so we check first when a rail also serves as part of a yard fence there. Round Rock requires no building permit for a residential fence, yet a Historic Overlay site needs a Certificate of Appropriateness first, fences included. New spiked and open-picket fencing has been banned in Lakeway since 2019 and a continuous flat top is required, so we stock flat-top rails. Barton Creek Southwest's Amarra Drive guidelines call for brown or bronze wrought iron style fencing, so we stock those finishes too.
We measure the stair pitch, core-drill the concrete, set the posts with structural anchors, and weld or bolt the bar, which is how Grant's porch posts stopped pulling loose from the treads in Georgetown. Free-standing posts go 24 to 36 in deep and 10 to 12 in wide, poured in 3,000 to 4,000 PSI concrete, and Williamson County crosses the Balcones Escarpment, so we check the soil on site.
A railing and its gate should match in bar, coat and spacing, so a porch gate in Round Rock is built from the same stock. See our iron staircases for spiral stairs in Lakeway, or the iron balconies page for Cedar Park guards, and we check every anchor against the concrete.
Every railing is covered by our 2-year workmanship warranty on our welds and footings. A rail tied to an automated gate also gets the operator maker's own coverage on motors and control electronics, which typically runs 1 to 5 years on parts depending on the model, and any aluminum fence panels keep the maker's limited lifetime coverage on structure and finish.
We build iron railings across the Capital Area, with most work in Georgetown, Cedar Park and Lakeway, plus Leander and the other cities on our service area page.
Many railing buyers also look at wrought iron fencing for the yard, pedestrian entry gates for a Georgetown porch, or custom driveway gates for the drive. Where a deck or balcony needs an open view, we also build cable and glass railings.
A stair or balcony iron railing is typically an estimated $65 to $135 per linear foot, and Grant's 22 linear ft in Georgetown came to an estimated $1,700 to $2,700.
Most stair railings take an estimated 5 to 10 hours on site, as Grant's did in Georgetown.
We space balusters 3.5 to 3.875 in apart, our own spec, with 1.5 to 2 in puppy pickets on request.
Yes, Grant's rail near the San Gabriel River was core-drilled and set with structural anchors, and it now takes a full lean.
We check with the city, since the local rules we can point to are written for fences: Round Rock needs no residential fence permit, Georgetown requires a fence permit under UDC 8.07, and Lakeway asks one for a new fence under Sec 24.02.442.
Our 2-year workmanship warranty covers our welds and footings on every railing.
Request a free estimate, and we will measure the treads, test the old rail and write an itemized quote.
How a job runs
We read the wall, the slab and every anchor point before a line is drawn.
You sign off on a scaled drawing, the metal and the finish before any steel is cut.
Our welders fabricate the piece, then it goes out for its coating before it comes to your property.
We set the anchors, fix the piece in place and check it for plumb, level and spacing in front of you.
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