Iron Wall railings
Garden wall railings or iron wall railings, come in a wide variety of designs. Usually with decorative railing heads on top, but not always. As every thing is made to measure. this means there is a large choice in railing head design for the top decoration of the iron railings. As well as a massive choice in the railing design its self.
The video shows some of our designs from, the design library. This contains over 100 designs for iron railings for walls. of course the decorative railing heads on top can be changed for different types, this gives even more options.
A selection of different types of decorative railing heads are available for use contained in a video. Some are better suited to round upright bars, while others are more suited to square ones, though the final choice ultimately depends on personal preference.
Some of the railing heads have larger versions of themselves; these are for 16mm and 20mm upright bars and get progressively taller. All were photographed with a tape measure in the frame to give an idea of size.
This is not the full range but a selection.
This is a tiny percentage of possible designs, but they serve as examples of iron railings. Rather than use a number for each railing design, we have named them after local towns. Because this makes them easier to remember, than just a number.
For iron railings around 450mm tall.
simple iron railing
Prices from £75
Classic wrought iron railing design.
wall rail with C scrolls
metal railing with baskets
classic hoop style railing
wall railing with twists
metal wall railing with S scrolls
Railing with basket and cage
classic wrought iron railing
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Arched wall railing
For railings over 650mm
For railings over 650 mm it is possible to get more detail in the design due to the height. The following railings are most suited for those taller wall railings. although the shorter designs still work with taller railings.
classic wrought iron railing
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This is a tiny example of what can be achieved in wall railing designs, for more ideas check out our designs page.
There are plenty of common situations where a standard railing just wont work, but it doesnt exclude you from having wall railings.
No brick piers?
If you have no brick piers to bolt your wall railing to, but only a flat wall, you can always use steel posts in place of brick piers. This is not an uncommon practice; walls are often built without the intention of having railings, and later, people decide it would be a good idea to add Iron railings. The photo is a good example of that sort of situation.
In fact it is cheaper to get a flat wall built rather than a brick wall containing brick piers. Steel posts for wall railings are usually in expensive costing around £30 depending upon style of post.
Shaped walls
If you have shaped walls, wrought iron railings can be made to replicate the shape of the wall. This usually means taking a ply wood template of the shape. Then using it to replicate the shape in the workshop. Usually this requires a site visit to make the template.
Stepped walls.
Stepped walls are not usually an issue, as in the picture just a case of using steel posts to pick up the step. There are two method of doing this, one is to keep the railing the level at the top. Meaning each iron railing panel gets longer as it steps down. Alternatively keep the railing panels the same height so that the railing steps down with the wall.
Curved wall.
Curved wall are not an issue, steel can be bent relatively easy to form a curved railing. Usually a Stirling board or ply template is need. This means making a copy of the wall curve, this allows the the top and bottom horizontals to be bent to the shape of the curve in the workshop. Then the upright bars are welded in position and you have a curved railing. More time consuming than a flat railing but it certainly does exclude you from having iron wall railings.
There is very little that excludes you from have a wall railing, most issue can be solved, excepted if you don’t have a wall. Then you need a fence instead.
Do you need planning permission for a wall and railings?
The answer to this question is usually no. As long as it is under 1 metre tall, when next to a path or road or 2 metres tall else where.
But there are occasions when an area has some form of conservation in place, which may not allow a wall and railings. This is quite rare but it does occur. New developments sometime have an exclusion that doesn’t allow you to change the front of the property for a period after the house has been built.
See planning portal for more details.
How much wall and how much railing?
What percentage should be wall and what should be railings. This down to personal preference but the shortest height for a railing is ideally around 450mm tall. This would leave 550mm for brick work. So on a wall 1 metre tall, half wall and half metal railing, Is perhaps a good ratio.
What i would advise on a short wall next to a path is that if you were wanting railing heads, to use the blunt type. These are the ones with balls on top. The others are not technically sharp but keeping safety in mind it does make sense to use railing heads with a larger radius on the top.
