Railing repair in Maplewood, Richmond Heights & Brentwood

The houses

These are inner-ring suburbs built mostly from the early 1900s through the 1940s: brick bungalows, foursquares and two-family flats close to the sidewalk in Maplewood, and brick and stone houses on curving streets in Richmond Heights. Many front steps are concrete or limestone with the original iron railing set straight into them.

What we hear about in Maplewood

• Original railings rusted at the base after a century of salt and water
• Railings on two-family flats, front and back, fixed at the same time
• Short handrails added to steps that never had one
• Railings flagged on a home sale or occupancy inspection
• Loose wall-mounted rails pulled out of old soft brick

Local notes

Maplewood, Richmond Heights and Brentwood are three separate cities with their own building departments. If you're adding a new exterior railing, ask your own city whether it needs a permit.

Some inner-ring cities inspect homes at sale or before a new occupant moves in, and a loose or missing handrail can be written up. If that's why you're calling, mention the inspection and any deadline in your request.

STL Railing Repair is not a railing, welding or ironwork company. We're a free referral service. Independent local pros we connect you with may pay us a referral or advertising fee. They set their own prices and are responsible for their own work.