New Orleans is known for many things: festival, jambalaya, the bayou, and more. One of the most distinctive features of New Orleans landscapes and homes is our ornate wrought-iron railings – it’s why we’re sometimes called “the city of iron lace.”
These railings were introduced in the 1800s and carried into modern style, gracing the balconies, gates, and homes of New Orleans residents and businesses.
If you’d like to add New Orleans style to your home (without dipping into your retirement fund), these wrought-iron railings are the way to go. At Big Easy Iron Works, all ironwork is created from scratch, in-house right here in NOLA.
This process not only ensures we offer high-quality products, but cuts out the “middleman” markups. Our custom railings are an affordable and high-quality way to add New Orleans flair to any home or business.
If you’re considering installing exterior balcony railings or French quarter-style railings, our designers can talk with you about creating a design that matches your personal style while reflecting the unmatched architectural heritage of New Orleans.
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Our city has unique roots. Since the mid-1800s, our city has been partly defined by our detailed New Orleans style gate railings, New Orleans style iron posts, and more.
Many of the wrought-iron railings in our city are 100-200 years old, because with proper care, wrought iron railings last indefinitely.
When wrought-iron railings became “trendy” in the mid-1800s, the city was already equipped with dozens of blacksmiths (unlike other regions). New Orleans’ craftsmen quickly supplied the growing demand for ornate balconies; in fact, many of them “signed” their work with their initials or other symbols worked into the New Orleans style iron posts on their railings. Before long, the NOLA metro area was known as the “city of iron lace.”
Today, wrought iron railings remain an important part of our heritage and design. Your home can be a part of this story with our exterior railings with high quality wrought iron.
We offer custom work that can fit your budget and your home design. Call us to learn more about the many options we make available, from dramatically ornate gates to French quarter-style railings.
At Big Easy Iron Works, we believe wrought iron is one of the highest-quality exterior and interior railings that can be installed.
Here are a few of the ways our railings can improve your home:
At Big Easy Iron Works, we believe wrought iron is one of the highest-quality exterior railings that can be installed.
Here are a few of the ways our railings can improve your home:
We know that as a homeowner, you probably want to consider all your options before choosing a material for exterior railings. To help with this decision, we’ve listed a few reasons we prefer wrought iron to other metals below:
Big Easy Iron Works is proud to provide wrought-iron railings for the NOLA metropolitan area. As a locally owned and operated company, we believe that investing in our clients is investing in our community.
Our craftsmen have studied New Orleans decorative railing styles and create their wrought-iron work locally – so when you hire us, you know you’re getting an authentic New Orleans product.
Here are a few other reasons we’re the top railing contractor in New Orleans:
After adding your custom gate railings and terrace railings, you may decide to upgrade other areas of your home as well.
Here are a few of the other services we can help with:
Big Easy Iron Works is 13 minutes away from Preservation Hall and is 7 minutes away from Tulane University.
Directions from Preservation Hall—Head northwest on St Peter toward Bourbon St and then turn left onto N Rampart St. Continue straight onto S Rampart St and then take St Charles Ave to Magazine St and then turn right onto Magazine St.
Directions from Tulane University— Head southwest on St Charles Ave toward St Charles Ave and then turn right onto Napoleon Ave and then turn left onto Magazine St.
We’ve built our business in New Orleans because the culture, energy, and community here is unlike any other. If you’ve just moved here, welcome! You’ll enjoy exploring our artistic, diverse, and friendly city.
Here are a few of our favorite places:
The Storytelling Ironwork of New Orleans (Atlas Obscura)
Get A Catchy Balcony Using These 60 Best Railings Designs (Pouted Magazine)
Wrought Iron Balcony Railing (Houzz)
Big Easy Iron Works
625 Celeste St Suite 504-E,
New Orleans, LA 70130
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“Great job on the iron gates! I can’t believe they finished installing the iron gate and repairing our fence. A lot of my neighbors recommended Big Easy Iron Works and I can see why they trust them so much. Very professional workers came and the owner checked up from time to time. Great experience.”
– Vanessa Johnson“You have my respect for Big Easy Iron Works! Thank you for staying true to your word about quality service. They helped install our new iron fence and it exceeded my expectations to be honest. They explained everything they would be doing every day of the job. I really recommend them for those living in New Orleans. Hire them for your fencing needs.”
– Billy Anderson“I contacted Big Easy Iron Works because most of my neighbors recommended them to me. I am satisfied with the time that they took to finish the work repairs with my wood fence. The fences they placed turned out nice and they looked like they would last longer. I would also recommend them to my friends in New Orleans.”
– Shirley Oaks