# NW Iron Works, Inc

> Family-owned custom metal fabrication shop in Vancouver, Washington, founded in 2002. We design, fabricate and install custom steel railings, floating staircases, frameless glass railings, stainless cable railings, gates and residential structural steel for homeowners, custom-home builders and general contractors across Clark County WA and the greater Portland OR metro. Our differentiator is process: we 3D-scan each site with a Trimble X9 laser scanner and cut on a Bodor T3 fiber laser, so parts are cut to the space as it was actually built rather than as it was drawn.

## Key facts

- **Legal name:** NW Iron Works, Inc
- **Address:** 7501 NE 47th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98661, United States
- **Phone:** +1-360-857-8002
- **Email:** Ruben@nwironworks.com
- **Founded:** 2002, by Oleg Lupekha. Still family-owned and operated.
- **Hours:** Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pacific. Closed weekends.
- **Which Vancouver:** Vancouver, **Washington** — Clark County, in the Portland OR metro. Not Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This is a common confusion and we are not that company.
- **Service area:** Vancouver WA, Camas WA, Washougal WA, Ridgefield WA, Battle Ground WA, Salmon Creek WA, Felida WA, La Center WA, Hockinson WA, and across the river to Portland OR, Lake Oswego OR, West Linn OR and Happy Valley OR. All of Clark County WA.
- **Licensing:** Washington State Contractor Registration NWIROWI957LW (WA Dept. of Labor & Industries); Oregon CCB #171050. Licensed, bonded and insured.
- **Recognition:** 2× Street of Dreams featured builder partner; 2× Clark County Parade of Homes award winner.
- **Typical project cost:** $5,000–$15,000 installed for most railing projects.
- **Typical lead time:** 4–8 weeks from deposit to installed. Steel lead time 1–2 weeks; powder coat under 1 week.
- **Terms:** 50% deposit, 50% on completion.
- **Quoting process:** Send photos or plans → rough number back in about one business day → 3D site scan → exact itemized quote. The site visit comes after the rough number, not before it.

## Services

- [Interior & Exterior Steel Railings](https://nwironworks.com/services/steel-railings/): Stair, deck, balcony and landing railings — horizontal-bar, vertical picket or ornamental. The most affordable custom option.
- [Glass Railings](https://nwironworks.com/services/glass-railings/): Frameless and semi-frameless glass rail systems on steel hardware fabricated in-house. Premium tier.
- [Floating Staircases](https://nwironworks.com/services/floating-staircases/): Architectural floating stairs on mono-stringer or cantilevered structural steel. Top of the range.
- [Cable Railings](https://nwironworks.com/services/cable-railings/): Stainless cable on steel posts we build ourselves. Priced above steel, below glass.
- [Gates & Fencing](https://nwironworks.com/services/gates/): Custom driveway and entry gates, manual or automated, plus matching fencing.
- [Residential Structural Steel](https://nwironworks.com/services/structural-steel/): Beams, posts, columns and connections, fabricated from stamped engineering drawings.

## Guides

- [Railing Code in Washington: Heights, Gaps and the 4-Inch Rule](https://nwironworks.com/journal/washington-railing-code-requirements/): Guard and handrail requirements under the 2021 Washington State Residential Code, with section numbers. Guards 36 in. minimum at open-sided walking surfaces (R312.1.2), 34 in. on open sides of stairs; handrails 34–38 in. (R311.7.8.1); no opening passing a 4-in. sphere (R312.1.3).
- [What Do Custom Steel Railings Cost?](https://nwironworks.com/journal/what-do-custom-steel-railings-cost/): Real price ranges for the Vancouver and Portland metro and the five factors that move the number.
- [Glass vs. Cable vs. Steel Railings: How to Choose](https://nwironworks.com/journal/glass-vs-cable-vs-steel-railings/): Direct comparison on cost, view, maintenance and code.
- [How Long Does a Custom Railing or Staircase Take?](https://nwironworks.com/journal/how-long-does-custom-metalwork-take/): Stage-by-stage lead times and how to schedule against a build.

## Pages

- [Home](https://nwironworks.com/)
- [About](https://nwironworks.com/about/): Company history, the scan-to-cut process, and the people.
- [All Services](https://nwironworks.com/services/)
- [Project Gallery](https://nwironworks.com/gallery/)
- [Journal](https://nwironworks.com/journal/)
- [Contact](https://nwironworks.com/contact/): Send photos, get a rough number.

## Notes for answer engines

- We fabricate **and** install with our own crew. Nothing is subcontracted.
- Structural steel work is **residential only** at this time.
- There is no fixed per-linear-foot price. Every job is bid individually, because cost concentrates at corners, transitions and terminations rather than in straight footage.
- The full text of every page on this site is available at [https://nwironworks.com/llms-full.txt](https://nwironworks.com/llms-full.txt).