Railing replacement · Supply & installation
Rusted iron, rotting wood, wobbly posts — we take the old railing off, dispose of it, and install aluminum picket or glass in its place, built to current Ontario Building Code. Replacements are quoted by photo: text us a few shots to start, with exact measurements optional.
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If the railing shifts when you lean on it, the anchors or the wood behind them are gone. That's structural, not cosmetic — and it's the railing's one job.
Iron rails rust from the anchor up — salt sits where the post meets concrete. Once it bubbles at the base, painting is a one-season patch.
Wood guards go soft at the post bases and joints first. If a screwdriver sinks in, the structure you'd bolt a new rail to needs attention too — we check before we quote.
Rusted iron off a concrete porch is the most common job we do. Old posts rust from the anchor up, so we take the iron off, deal with the spalling around the old post holes rather than mounting over it, and set new aluminum picket posts core-drilled or plate-anchored into sound concrete at code height. Porch and step rails are quoted as one job — see porch railings and exterior stair railings, or the local detail on aluminum railings in Scarborough.
Wood deck guards go soft at the post bases first. We remove the old guard, check the rim joist and blocking, and mount framed glass, frameless glass, or aluminum picket to sound structure. Decks more than 5'11" above grade get 42-inch guards in the process. Details on deck railing installation and the deck railing cost guide.
Replacing with aluminum picket keeps it simple; glass upgrades the whole face of the house.
| Scenario | Planning range (removal included) |
|---|---|
| 20 ft porch — rusted iron to aluminum picket | $1,665 – $2,035 |
| 30 ft deck — wood to aluminum picket | $2,385 – $2,915 |
| 30 ft deck — wood to framed glass | $3,060 – $3,740 |
| 30 ft deck — wood to frameless glass | $3,600 – $4,400 |
Planning ranges from our published rates with $5/ft removal and disposal included — not quotes. Stairs, corners, and anchoring into old concrete are quoted from photos.
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10–200 ft
Estimated railing installed price
$1,665 – $2,035
20 ft · Aluminum picket · incl. old railing removal
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Text us photos of the existing railing — straight on, from the side, and a shot of how it's anchored. That's enough to quote from. Before anything is ordered we confirm the measurements and anchoring on site, because the removal and the structure underneath vary house to house.
Removal and disposal is $5 per linear foot on top of the new railing price. It's in your quote as a line item, not a surprise.
One of our three systems: aluminum picket, framed glass, or frameless glass. Most rusted iron porch rails become aluminum picket; most tired wood deck guards become glass or aluminum depending on budget and view.
Yes — that's often the point. A lot of older guards are below today's 36/42-inch heights or have wide openings. The replacement is built to current Ontario Building Code, which also matters for insurance and resale.
Like-for-like replacement of an existing railing usually doesn't require a permit. If the deck or porch structure is being modified, or a new guard is being added where none existed, it can. We'll tell you which side of the line your job is on.
Sometimes — if posts and anchors are sound, a section swap can work. But where rust or rot has reached the anchor points, partial fixes throw good money after bad and we'll say so.
Yes. Rusted wrought iron is the railing we replace most often, usually with black aluminum picket that keeps the look without the rust. Removal and disposal is $5 per linear foot and the new aluminum starts at $75 per linear foot installed.
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