Now... I am one for simplicity and leaving things that are old and of historical significance alone... after all, I am restoring this house to the way it was back in the day. But, I also have two small children who I know have enough curiosity and are fearless enough that they WILL attempt to get themselves between the gaps (which isn't hard at all to do given I can squeeze through there) just to see what would happen if they fell 12ft on to the 80 year old Spanish tile in the entryway.
Enter welder... a modern day blacksmith.
You can choose to have the entire railing replaced which is VERY costly if you are going with wrought iron (which is what this style of house calls for) or, you can choose to try to find something that blends seamlessly into the existing balustrade... which is not at all as costly, but incredibly difficult to accomplish and make look as though it has always been there.
We found a gentleman by the name of Brian of Brian's Welding here in San Jose, Ca and he worked with us to create a design that wasn't too busy and incorporated some of the aesthetics of the existing balustrades.
In the end, we are incredibly pleased with his seamless design and paid a fraction of the cost of what it would have cost us to replace something with so much history and character with something generic and new.
www.brianswelding.com
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