HANDRAILS · ENNIS
Handrails & Stair Rails in Ennis, TX
Steel handrails and stair rails welded in our shop — porches, steps, and exterior stairs. We work across Ennis — Prairie View, Stonewyck Farms, Christian Meadows and the surrounding area.
SCOPE
What this service covers.
Only the work we actually do — no padded list. If you are not sure whether your job fits, send a photo and we will tell you straight.
Porch and step rails
Front steps and porches, welded to the rise rather than cut from stock.
Exterior stairs
Full stair stringers and rail on shops, barns and second-storey access.
Grab rails
Short runs where somebody needs something to hold at the door.
Matched to the iron work
Built to the same pattern as the gate or the iron fence if there is one.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
Somebody is unsteady on the steps
That is the reason most people finally call.
There are more than a couple of risers
Past a step or two a rail stops being optional.
The old rail is loose
A loose rail is worse than none, because people trust it.
ENNIS, TX
Handrails & Stair Rails in Ennis: what’s different here.
Ennis is a railroad town of about 20,000 people (2020 census) in eastern Ellis County, 35 miles south of Dallas on I-45, founded by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad in 1871 and settled heavily by Czech and Slovak families. It is the Official Bluebonnet City of Texas and is growing, with new subdivisions on the edge of town and acre-plus homesites out in the county. The City of Ennis code FAQ says fences under 8 feet do not need a permit, but asks owners to call the Inspections Department (972-875-6442) first to confirm setbacks; HOA guidelines still apply in the newer subdivisions, and Texas811 locates are needed before any post holes.
Carports, Decks & Rails in Ennis
On open Ennis acreage a carport or RV cover is exposed to wind from every side across flat prairie, so the posts need to be anchored in concrete deep enough to hold in heaving clay, and decks and handrails on older houses near downtown usually have to meet porches that have settled out of level.
The ground
Ennis sits on Blackland Prairie clay (the Kachina Prairie preserve in town protects a remnant of it), which swells in a wet spring and cracks open in August, so post depth and concrete matter more than the boards on top.
Homes and lots
Older frame houses on the streets around downtown, newer HOA subdivisions such as Prairie View, Stonewyck Farms and Christian Meadows, and acre-plus homesites off SH-34, US-287 and the county roads toward Lake Bardwell.
Neighborhoods we work in
- Prairie View
- Stonewyck Farms
- Christian Meadows
- The Hollow
- Older streets near downtown Ennis
- Lake Bardwell area
- SH-34 & US-287 acreage
- I-45 corridor toward Rice
RELATED WORK
Often goes with this.
QUESTIONS
Handrails & Stair Rails — things people ask.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE.
Send a few photos and the address. Cesar will come look at it and give you a straight number — free.