Local Blacksmiths

While iron and metal may not be visible elements to many homes, there are a few key areas where you may want the help of a blacksmith or metal worker to bring some elegant metal artistry to your home. Wrought iron workers can craft integral, functional pieces such as radiators, iron gates, railings, balconies and fire guards for your home or even create architectural metalwork that is incorporated into the structure of your house. However, there are also blacksmiths or metal artists that can make bespoke wrought iron furniture frames, sculptures and unique ornamental pieces that add the right amount of striking elegance to your home, in perhaps unexpected places.

Why should I hire a blacksmith or metal worker?

If you dream of elaborate iron gates and railings surrounding your property, or a beautiful Juliet balcony or outdoor iron balustrades, then it’s essential to hire wrought iron workers that can create and install these beautiful structures professionally. If you want to save a little and not go for hand-crafted, blacksmith-made pieces, you’ll still be able to find metal fabricators that create railings and gates in bulk in a number of styles that will fit with your house design.

Feel your garden is lacking that je ne sais quoi? Metal sculpture artists specialise in unique metal art that is suitable for outdoor conditions and can liven up an empty garden area. Metal workers can also work wonders with old scrap metal such as iron radiators or old iron railings, and turn them into ornamental pieces for decoration or even new pieces of furniture.

Talk to an ironwork professional or blacksmith from Houzz to see what wrought iron work or metal pieces they can create or install in your home. Here are some related professionals and vendors to complement the work of wrought iron workers: Fencing & Gates, Decks, Patios, Sheds & Summerhouses, Cladding & Exterior Contractors.

Questions to ask a blacksmith or metal worker?

• How long have you been in the metal work business?
  
• Do you handmake your metalwork or fabricate metal structures in bulk?
  
• Do you create large wrought iron work like iron gates or usually work on smaller pieces?
  
• How many projects like mine have you completed?
  
• Do you have any official metal worker qualifications?
  
• Can you provide me with references from previous clients?
  
• How do you charge and what does that include?
  
• Can you give me a written estimate?
  
• When can you complete this job?
  
• Do you have any advice for aftercare – how should I maintain my ironwork?
  
• Will the ironwork weather in the elements?
  
• Will you repair my metalwork if necessary?
  

Find an ironworker or blacksmith on Houzz. Narrow your search in the Professionals section of the website to blacksmiths and ironworkers. You can also look through photos to find examples of ironwork that you like, such as iron gates or railings, then contact the metal worker who fabricated them.