Livermore, California · Serving the Bay Area

Custom ornamental iron, built right the first time.

Railings, stairs, awnings, gates and screen walls for general contractors, builders and homeowners. Designed in 3D, fabricated in our own shop, installed by our own crew.

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Curved black steel awning with corrugated metal deck wrapping the corner of a brick building

AWS Certified Welders

Structural and decorative, steel, stainless and aluminum

In-House Shop Drawings

3D design and submittals done by us, not farmed out

Expert Finishing

Painting, powder coating and metal finishing, with many finishes to choose from

Our Own Install Crew

Single family homes to large commercial jobs

What we build

Services

We build for ground-up multi-family projects up to 270-unit apartment buildings, along with ornate architectural and ornamental iron work, from plans to installed.

If it's metal and it goes on a building, we can build it.

Black steel stair railing with knuckle-accent pickets, hand-formed scroll panel and a rolled handrail end.

Railings

Balcony railings, guardrails, stair railings, ADA pipe handrails, pool railings, interior decorative railings, Juliet balconies, stainless cable railings

Black painted picket security fence enclosing a bike storage area in a concrete parking garage

Fencing and Gates

Security and perimeter fencing, pool fencing, estate entry gates, sliding and swing vehicle gates, pedestrian gates, trash enclosures

After: the same stair with a new black steel railing in a geometric diagonal bar pattern.

Stairs

Interior and exterior steel stairs

Decorative entry awning with a dark bronze painted steel frame, wood plank underside and a scrolled iron bracket, below matching bronze window railings

Decorative Awnings

Decorative storefront and entry awnings

Black laser-cut steel privacy screen with a circle pattern casting shadows across a waterfront deck.

Screens and Panels

Decorative screen walls, garage screens, privacy and laser-cut panels

Black steel and glass interior door with eight divided panes, opening to a home wine room.

Doors and Windows

Custom steel window frames, steel doors, security doors, window guards

Rooftop bell tower trellis of dark bronze painted steel posts and crossing beams, with three bells hanging wrapped in blue blankets

Trellises and Pergolas

Trellises, pergolas and garden structures

Brown steel trash enclosure with solid panel walls, double doors and a slatted trellis top in an apartment parking lot.

Site Furnishings

Bollards, bike racks, planters, benches, tree grates

Black laser-cut steel balcony railing with a geometric rectangle pattern on an upper-floor apartment.

Laser-Cut Panel Railings

Custom laser-cut steel and aluminum railing panels in any pattern

Metals

Steel
Galvanized steel
Stainless steel
Aluminum

Project types

Multi-family
Mixed-use
Commercial and retail
Wineries and hospitality
Schools
Custom homes
Remodels

Recent projects

Our Work

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Black steel awning and storefront frames on a brick building in downtown Livermore

Blacksmith Square · Livermore

Awnings and Storefront Trim

Decorative awnings, brackets and storefront trim

Welder in a safety vest welding a black decorative bar screen gate in a parking garage

Commercial

Screen Wall and Gate

Decorative bar screen wall with matching gate, installed in a parking garage

Large arched steel sliding gate carried on a forklift outside the shop

Commercial

Arched Sliding Gate

Arched steel sliding gate with spear-top pickets and logo medallion

Black interior stair railing with scrollwork and a curved handrail end on white stairs

Residential

Scroll Stair Railing

Interior stair railing with hand-formed scrolls and rolled handrail end

Livermore Legacy Apartments · Livermore

Bell Tower Trellis

Rooftop bell tower trellis, fabricated and installed

Mirror-polished stainless steel dish with welded handles and a machined port

Industrial

Handcrafted Precision Fabrication

Hand-formed, welded and mirror-polished stainless steel

For general contractors

From plans to installed, one sub.

We pride ourselves on a two-day turnaround for every quote, no matter the size or scope of your construction project. Send us the plans and we'll price it, draw it, build it and install it.

Duran shop drawing of a double-swing ornamental iron entrance gate with elevations, sections, hinge detail and full-size scroll details — Our in-house drawings: elevations, sections, foundation and connection details, drawn before we cut steel.

Bid

Your quote back in two days, with clear scope and exclusions.

Design and Submittals

3D model and shop drawings done in-house for fast approval.

Fabricate and Finish

Built in our Livermore shop by certified welders, finished the way you specify.

Install

Our crew sets it, on your schedule, built to last a lifetime.

About us

Built to last a lifetime.

Duran Metal Fabrication Inc. is a Livermore ornamental iron shop led by Mark Duran, CEO. Mark has worked across the construction trades, so we understand how our work ties into the framing, concrete and finishes around it.

The things we build need to last a hundred years. That's why we put the work into planning and design before we ever cut metal.

Request a Bid

Upload your plans and tell us the bid date. You'll have your quote within two days.

(510) 501-4031

mark@duranfab.com

Livermore, CA · Shop visits by appointment