Custom Stair Railing & Millwork Project – West Grey Carpentry Build

We recently wrapped up a custom stair and railing project in West Grey, near Durham and Hanover—showcasing the kind of finish carpentry we’re known for. This build included hardwood ash stairs, hand-built newel posts with custom caps, detailed bullnosing, and rod iron railings that brought strength and style together. All millwork was crafted in our shop and installed with precision onsite, delivering a finished product that blends structural integrity with refined craftsmanship.

Farlow’s Home Hardware in Durham created a custom stain for us to match the client’s kitchen cabinetry, helping the new stairs tie seamlessly into the home. Whether you’re renovating in Flesherton, West Grey, or near Owen Sound, we specialize in stair upgrades, custom railings, and detailed interior woodworking. JCB & SONS brings true craftsmanship to every trim and finish job—built to last and designed to fit your space.

The railings were mortised to take a special hidden super strong fastner to attach them to the newel posts and leave a very clean finish with no seen flush cut plugs or nails of any kind.

 We had a lot of fun custom milling these really unique post caps for this project in our shop.

All of the mortises for the square spindles in the stair stringers were cut by hand on site to receive these really unique rod iron spindles.  If you haven't had the opportunity to see some of our video's of some of the process involved with this project check them out on youtube.

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Part II