Georgetown Metal Gates is Central Texas's trusted expert in iron railings, specializing in stair railings, porch guards, and field-fit handrails in powder-coated steel. We offer straight runs, raked stair runs and corner returns, each templated at your opening before steel is cut.
Our team provides measuring, welding, finish coating and anchoring, delivering railings that feel solid underhand for homes and sturdy guards for both residential and commercial projects. Customers get 3 years of workmanship warranty covering welds, hinge alignment, sag and travel from a shop with 11 years in business and over 1,412 projects, a 4 ft walk gate in a stucco side-yard wall to a 40 ft stair and porch railing.
From the post base that bites into the structure to the baluster gap we hold at 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear, our team handles every step. Serving Georgetown along with Steiner Ranch, Cedar Park and Leander, we leave railings that hold a hand and keep a child inside the line.
Call us for a free estimate and we will come measure your stair or porch, and quote the railing in writing.
What you can hold us to
Mateo, Canyon Glen, Steiner Ranch
A hillside entry stair with a loose, low pipe rail that the owner wanted replaced before a family visit
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Mateo's entry stair in the Canyon Glen section of Steiner Ranch ran down a hillside with only a loose, low pipe rail beside it. We replaced it with a 40 ft stair and porch railing in powder-coated steel, measured in the field, at code height with every baluster gap at 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear, and cleared with the association before we set a post. Mateo's 40 ft stair and porch railing was an estimated $3,100 to $4,800 job that typically took 6 to 9 hours, a single workday for our crew in Steiner Ranch.
Stair or balcony rail in iron is typically estimated at $65 to $135 a linear foot in Georgetown, and straight runs on a flat porch sit well below a raked stair with turns. The railing at Mateo's hillside entry in Steiner Ranch came in near the middle of that scale, while a short Round Rock porch rail sits near the low end.
Field-measured, anchored to code height
Steel or aluminum posts, stainless cable, tensioners and end fittings
Frameless or post-mounted tempered glass, measured once the structure is ready
Galvanized tube, powder coat, rackable panels
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Scope | Est. price | Est. time on site |
|---|---|---|
| Stair or balcony rail in iron | Est. $65 to $135 a linear foot | Est. 5 to 10 hours |
| Cable railing | Est. $75 to $260 a linear foot | Est. 1 to 3 days |
| Glass railing | Est. $150 to $850 a linear foot | Est. 1 to 3 days |
| Welded ornamental fence | Est. $50 to $85 a linear foot | Est. 2 to 4 days |
These are estimates for the Georgetown area and are subject to change. The written quote after we measure sets the final price and the schedule, and stair turns, return pieces and core drilling move it most.
Iron suits traditional and Mediterranean homes in Georgetown and Cedar Park, cable suits clean modern lines and views in West Lake Hills, and glass suits an unbroken view where the weather allows.
| Style | Look | What to weigh |
|---|---|---|
| Iron balusters | Traditional, many pattern choices | We hold the baluster gap at 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear |
| Cable | Slim and open | Tension must be checked as the cables settle |
| Glass | Clear, unbroken view | Highest cost and the most cleaning |
A railing is only as good as its fit, so we template every stair on site, whether it is Mateo's 40 ft run in Steiner Ranch or a short porch rail in Georgetown. We take the rise and run of each step, mark the post locations 4 to 6 ft apart, and drill into the structure itself rather than fastening to trim. For a concrete or stone stair we core drill, set the post in grout, and seal the top so water cannot sit at the base. A railing fastened to a loose surface fails the first time a person leans on it, and 11 years of repairs in Cedar Park and Round Rock taught us to drill into the structure.
Rules for guards depend on the building and the city, and Georgetown, Leander and Round Rock each read them a little differently. Leander requires a guard rail on a wall over 48 inches measured from the bottom of the footing. A Steiner Ranch owner must file an Architectural Modification Application with the association before a railing goes up. Across 1,412 projects the common failures are a rail below code height, a baluster gap wider than the 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear we hold, and a handrail that ends in a way that catches a sleeve on a Leander porch. Confirm the current rules with your city before you build, and we match our drawing to what they say, from a Georgetown porch to a Rollingwood terrace.
Pair the railing with the gate or fence it sits beside, because a Georgetown front porch rail and a driveway gate should share one 3 to 5 mil powder coat. Our steel gate material guide explains galvanizing and powder coat, and our iron balconies page covers guards that anchor into a wall instead of a stair. Where a deck has a view to keep, cable and glass railings replace the pickets.
Our lead welder builds the railing in the Georgetown shop, and the same person checks the fit on site in Leander, Cedar Park or Steiner Ranch. Across 1,412 projects over 11 years, we have found the weak point is rarely the steel and almost always the anchor, so we give the anchor the time.
We install railings across a 45-mile radius, including Cedar Park, Round Rock and Leander. West Lake Hills homes on stone terraces ask for core drilling most, often on a 20 to 30 ft terrace run. Rollingwood owners ask about guards beside steep lots, where a 22 ft run along a drop needs the tallest posts. Volente owners ask about railings on lakeside stairs, where lake damp makes the 3 to 5 mil powder coat matter. Serenada, Lost Creek and Sunset Valley owners ask about deed restrictions, and every town is listed on our service area page.
Owners in Georgetown and Cedar Park with a new guard often add iron staircases, a custom entry door, or a matching wrought iron fence.
Stair or balcony rail in iron is estimated at $65 to $135 a linear foot, so a 40 ft run like Mateo's lands in that range, and the final price is the one on your written quote.
Most railings need an estimated 5 to 10 hours on site in Georgetown or Round Rock, and Mateo's 40 ft stair and porch railing took an estimated 6 to 9 hours.
Our balusters hold 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear.
Yes, because we template the rise and run on site, as we did for Valentina's 9 ft rise stair in Lost Creek, and weld each section to that pattern.
It can be, since the posts need solid anchors and the association may need to approve the plan, as it did in Steiner Ranch.
Galvanized tube with a powder coat 3 to 5 mils thick resists rust and chipping better than a painted finish, even on a Volente lakeside stair or a Round Rock porch.
Call us for a free estimate, and we will measure your stair or porch in Georgetown, Steiner Ranch, Cedar Park or Round Rock and send a written quote.
Start to finish
We measure the opening, the grade and the swing or slide path before anything is drawn.
You approve a scaled drawing, the metal, the finish and the operator before steel is cut.
The gate is welded in our shop, then galvanized and powder coated before it leaves for your property.
We set the posts, hang the gate, wire the operator and test every photo eye and safety edge with you.
Services
Call us or send the form, and we will book a site measure and a written estimate.
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