Terrace Ironwork
Many of Sydney’s Victorian era
buildings are adorned with beautiful
cast iron lacework and wrought iron
palisade fences, with intricate
patterns. Suburbs like Paddington,
Woollahra and Kirribilli have rows of
terraces with beautiful examples of
this 19th century ironwork, that is so
famous in London.
Victorian terraces often had lace
balustrades, matching frieze work,
columns and other decorative
elements made from cast iron. Over
a century or two, these castings can
break or rust and require
refurbishment or replacement.
JB Wrought Iron can refurbish
original work or where replacement
is the better option, replace these
castings with either genuine cast
iron, or replica, sand cast aluminium.
We only use genuine sand cast
lacework and never use imitation
die cast aluminium. We can restore
the appearance to look just like the
original cast iron work. Many a
terrace house has been
architecturally vandalised by the use
of low quality, die cast aluminium
replacements that not only look fake
but have not been installed in the
traditional manner, which detracts
enormously from the building’s
appearance.
Victorian terraces and other heritage
buildings often have palisade fences
with decorative cast iron finials and
matching gates. These genuine
wrought iron fences and gates often
need refurbishment or replacement
after over 100 years of service. These
classic forms of ironwork need to be
restored or replaced by experts if the
building’s heritage significance is to
be maintained. They are mostly
made of puddled wrought iron and
need to be treated very differently
from the modern day metal, mild
steel. Electric welding, galvanising
and shot blasting should never be
used in their restoration. Often set
into sandstone with leaded joints,
these wrought iron fences and gates
need the expertise of an ornamental
blacksmith and a stonemason to be
faithfully restored.
JB Wrought Iron always aim to add
value to a property. While doing
things the right way may be initially
more expensive, it is far less costly
than devaluing a valuable property
by doing poor quality work.
Bespoke Architectural Metalwork
Adding value to your property with superb quality
architectural metalwork hand-crafted by JB
Wrought Iron in Sydney, New South Wales.
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