Virtually every stair remodel will use base shoes. A base shoe is primarily a purely decorative piece that functions to hide gaps left over from drilling and installing. We have three types of base shoes. Disc Shoes – These are flat and slim. They work well with simple or modern designs. They also don’t require […]
Oil Rubbed Bronze is easily the best selling finish on the market and not just for stair parts, but for door knobs, cabinet hardware, light fixtures… everything. The biggest issue with the Oil Rubbed Bronze finish is that so many companies make a really bad ORB. I made this chart this morning showing the difference […]
On the tops and bottoms of iron balusters you can sometimes find what we call shoes. These shoes are decorative pieces that are used to hide the gaps and imperfections left over after drilling holes for your install. They are purely decorative and do not support the baluster structurally in any way. You install them […]
This weeks topic is regarding the different types of hammered iron balusters. Some hammering is done by hand and some is machine made. Tuscan Square Hammered Tuscan square hammered is a hand hammered product. It is a 9/16″ Square bar but due to the hand hammering it could be 5/8″ at its widest down to […]
You know you are doing well when your competitors copy everything you do. They steal our photos, our promotion ideas, some even copy our layout and design… and they even try to get sales using our name and slogan. Well the one thing none of those drop-ship non-stocking stores can do.. is beat our pricing. […]