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Custom Porch & Stair Railings for Your Home

A wobbly wooden rail on the front steps, a new porch with nothing to hold onto, or a set of concrete stairs that never had a railing at all: a custom metal railing fixes all of them and looks better than anything off the shelf. RickTheWelder builds steel and aluminum porch, stair and deck railings for homeowners in Middletown, Dover, Smyrna, Townsend and across New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware, plus Eastern Maryland. We measure, build it in our Townsend shop and install it at your house.

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Bent and rusted white steel patio railing with a pushed-out bottom rail, before welding repair
Bent and rusted white steel patio railing with a pushed-out bottom rail, before welding repair
New steel stair handrails and ramp railings installed beside a parking lot, lit up at night
New steel stair handrails and ramp railings installed beside a parking lot, lit up at night

Rail repair by RickTheWelder

Railings We Build for Homes

  • Front porch and stoop railings

  • Stair rails for concrete, brick or wood steps

  • Deck and balcony railings

  • Handrails along walls and basement stairs

  • Short grab rails beside a step or door

  • Railings for ramps and walkways

Your Choices

  • Steel or aluminum (aluminum doesn't rust; steel is heavier and stiffer)

  • Simple pickets, horizontal bars or a style to match your house

  • Surface-mounted posts on base plates, or posts set into the step

  • Primed and painted, or built ready for powder coat

  • Matched to an existing railing on the house or next door

White steel stair railings on the front stoop of a brick townhouse
White steel stair railings on the front stoop of a brick townhouse
Installing custom powder coated handrails in a movie theater
Installing custom powder coated handrails in a movie theater
Long ADA ramp with continuous handrails and a tall picket guardrail at a commercial building
Long ADA ramp with continuous handrails and a tall picket guardrail at a commercial building

New Railing or Repair?

This page is about new, custom railings for your home. If you already have a metal railing that's loose, rusted at the post or broken at a weld, that's a repair, and it's usually cheaper. See Gates, Fences & Railings. General contractors who need railings built to a set of drawings should see Misc. Metals & Railings for Contractors.

Custom black metal fence and railing sections fabricated and laid out beside the RickTheWelder truck
Custom black metal fence and railing sections fabricated and laid out beside the RickTheWelder truck
Steel railing being fabricated on the welding shop floor
Steel railing being fabricated on the welding shop floor

Parking lot and sidewalk handrails, including alterations, are regular work for us. We do them on site with the mobile welding rig, so the lot stays open and nothing has to be hauled away.

Blue steel guardrails on the bleacher aisles of an indoor arena
Blue steel guardrails on the bleacher aisles of an indoor arena

Built by a Certified Welder

Rick is a certified welder. He has fabricated powder coated handrails for a movie theater, done parking lot handrail alterations, and once fabricated a rail at 2am so a customer could pass a 9am inspection. Your front steps get the same care.

Hours

24/7 emergency service. Regular shop work by appointment.

Since we often work on site, please call to confirm a drop-off time before coming by.

Call (302) 532-6240 | rick@rickthewelder.com

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you build railings for homeowners, or just contractors?

Homeowners are who this page is for. Most of our new railings go on front porches, stoops and stairs at people's houses.

Steel or aluminum?

Aluminum doesn't rust and is a good fit near the water or where you don't want to repaint. Steel is heavier and stiffer and costs less in some designs. Rick can walk you through it when you call.

Will it meet code?

Height and spacing rules come from your local building code. If your project has a permit or an inspection, tell us and we'll build to the dimensions it calls for.

Do you paint or powder coat?

We prime and paint on site where it makes sense, and new railings can be built ready for powder coating. Ask when you call.

Can you match my neighbor's railing or the one on my back steps?

Often, yes. Send photos of the railing you want to match, with a close-up of the posts and pickets.

Where do you work?

Middletown, Dover, Smyrna, Townsend, Odessa, Camden-Wyoming and all of New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware, plus Eastern Maryland.

Front steps that need a railing? Send Rick a photo and he'll tell you what it'll take. Call or text (302) 532-6240.

Other services: Gates, Fences & Railings · Misc. Metals & Railings for Contractors · Aluminum Welding · Custom Fabrication · Mobile Welding

Towns we serve: Middletown · Dover · Smyrna · Townsend · Odessa · Camden-Wyoming · all services

RickTheWelder LLC is based in Townsend, Delaware, and serves all of New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware, plus Eastern Maryland.

Contact

Reach out for custom welding or mobile service

Email

Phone

rick@rickthewelder.com

(302) 532-6240

Towns We Serve

Delaware: Middletown · Townsend · Odessa · Smyrna · Clayton & Kenton · Dover · Camden-Wyoming · Felton · Harrington · Newark · Bear · Glasgow · New Castle · Delaware City & Port Penn · Wilmington · Hockessin & Pike Creek

Maryland: Elkton · Chesapeake City · North East · Rising Sun · Galena · Chestertown

Based in Townsend, Delaware. Serving all of New Castle County and Kent County, Delaware, plus Eastern Maryland.

Hours: 24/7 emergency service. Regular shop work by appointment. Call (302) 532-6240.

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