Residential Metal Staircases
Feature staircases, interior railings, exterior replacements, and custom steel details for modern homes.
Residential stair work rewards precision. Openings are tight, finishes are visible, and the stair often sits in the most important room in the home.
Vancouver Stairs builds the steel portion around accurate measurements, clear drawings, and a finish strategy that suits the house, whether the project is a new build or a careful renovation.
Deliverables
- Site measurement and feasibility review
- Shop drawings for coordination
- Steel fabrication and finish coordination
- Installation planning with the project team
Common scopes
- Mono stringer and floating stair fabrication
- Glass, cable, and steel railing systems
- Exterior stair replacement with durable finishes
- Coordination with builders, designers, and engineers
Replacing an existing staircase? See the staircase replacement Vancouver page for permit timelines, scope breakdown, and cost context.
Generated product-city pages for this service.
Mono Stringer Staircase
A single central steel beam with open treads, built for clean modern interiors and engineered connections.
Floating Staircase
Open-riser stair systems with concealed or minimized steel support for a lighter architectural look.
Glass Railings
Frameless and semi-frameless glass guard systems, $225–$575/linear ft. installed, with fabricated steel or stainless details matched to BC Building Code.
Cable Railings
Stainless cable infill with fabricated steel posts for decks, stairs, balconies, and view properties.
Related reading.
When a Floating Stair in BC Needs a Structural Engineer
Why floating and cantilevered stairs fall outside prescriptive Part 9, how BC letters of assurance and Schedule B work, and what an engineer checks.
Why Custom Steel Stairs Take Longer Than Clients Expect in Vancouver 2026
What drives the schedule of a custom steel stair in Vancouver 2026: design, engineering, permits, fabrication, and coordination overhead explained.
The Stair Handover Punch List: What a Vancouver Fabricator's Walk Actually Covers
Custom stair handover in Vancouver: the punch list inspection items, documentation required, what gets signed off, and what the homeowner should expect.
Plan residential metalwork
Send drawings, photos, or a rough scope and we will help define the practical next step.