Custom-Made Handrails for a Private Garden

Karen Osborne • June 7, 2025

Many of us will be aware of friends or family who have had to move home because of access issues in their garden or approach to the property. Moving can be very unsettling, costly and stressful for all those involved.


Going to the large DIY stores or local or even online Garden Centres to try and find a solution is often a waste of time and in most cases very expensive.


We were approached, by a lovely couple in Portishead to look at a garden that was a unique shape with several steep paths. Access and safe movement around their lovely garden was becoming difficult and potentially unsafe. The rails that they had  previously looked at were very utilitarian and unattractive.


After contacting us, John went to look at the garden and went for a site visit and designed a great affordable solution.


The solution was to hand-build steel handrails.  The steel was dipped in an anti-corrosion primer and powder-coated in a black finish.


As can be seen in the photos below, each section included a beautiful decorative scroll 



This project resulted in the garden not only having functional and safe handrails, installed by John, but also having a stunning new, unique garden feature.

We were delighted with this finished project and our customers were thrilled to be able to use their garden again!


If you would like to find out more about our commissions and custom made items please visit our Bespoke Projects page .


If you would like to discuss any specific requirements please Contact Us.


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