Coast Iron Works

Jim, Isaac, Sam and crew are great! Real craftsmen, blacksmiths, welders & masters of iron artistry! I had railings that looked like prison bars and Jim’s team transformed them with handmade works of art. I went to the shop to personally see the process. Each piece was hand made & customized for my house. Everyone was personable & concerned that I got exactly what I wanted. They did an amazing job!
I highly recommend Coast Iron works if your main concern is beautiful custom, handmade iron work with great service, choose Coast Iron Works!

I recently had Coast Iron Works design and install a beautiful staircase railing in my home in Palos Verdes. Not only was the workmanship quality, it was ready to go in less than two
weeks! Other places that I called either did not return my call or were vague as to the timeline.
I am now getting ready to start another project… balcony railings and I am confident that I will have another positive experience!

Coast Iron Works was great. They are super professional, unlike many of their competitors that I have used in the past. I am a local General Contractor and Coast just finished a residential project for me in Palos Verdes Estates. I sent the Homeowners and Designer to the Coast Studio to pick out a design, paint finish and make a deposit. The project was completed in 2 weeks and the Homeowner is thrilled. I just wish all my subcontractors were so easy to work with!
PS… They also have insurance, workers comp., nice uniforms, and well-​mannered employees!!!

On Tuesday December 23, 2015 2 days before Christmas I called a few places that do Iron fence work. Coast Iron Works was the only one that answered my call with a live person. Within a few hours of that call James was at my house to see what I needed done. 3 separate sections were rusted and needed to be removed and replaced. Jokingly or so I thought he said «I suppose you want this done tomorrow?» Well, Christmas eve morning his welder. (Arturo) shows up and does an excellent job. Everything I expected or could of asked for was done. I would and will recommend them to anyone. Thank you.

I’m a contractor and I used these guys to build some stainless steel rails. Long story short, I had to take them to another welder and spend double the money to fix what they did. I would not recommend them.

I needed an outside railing created for a lower staircase that would have to match an upper staircase one that is 100 years old. Jim Peterson was able to match the original railing beautifully including re-​creating a decorative floret detail that had to be custom forged. It took a bit longer than originally anticipated because of the forging, but the net result is beautiful and looks original to the house. The installation team was terrific. I couldn’t be more pleased and recommend Coast Iron Works highly.

I live in Palos Verdes Estates and was referred by a close friend who recommended Coast Iron Works. I needed a staircase railing for a remodel I was doing in my house. They came out
and created a beautiful and original desgn for the railing. I thought it was going to cost a lot more than it did! I get so many compliments on it. Also, unlike other projects with my remodel, the railing was completed and installed in only two weeks! I would recommed them to anyone!

I called Coast Welding in July to get an estimate for ornamental wrought iron. Gus came out and took the measurements and said he’d e mail me an estimate. It took 10 days to get an e mail asking me to choose from a variety of designs. I replied with my selection and then never heard back from him. I e mailed him and even called the store letting them know that it had been almost 2 weeks and I had not received an estimate. I never did receive an estimate.
I gave one star for Gus showing up on time. I don’t know why he bothered to waste my time and his. He obviously didn’t want the job. Guess they have so much business that they don’t need anymore.

i have since had to repair the lock four time, the following is my other review. These guys (Gus) tried repeatedly to rip me off.
I made arrangements with Gus to come over and replace the lock for a preexisting gate. All they needed to do was weld in a lock and a back plate, that is all! I told Gus I needed it done asap and that I did not want a cheap lock from Home Depot and to use at least a lock that cost over $ 50 dollars. We agreed on a price of $ 275.00 to have the job done immediately (ridiculous but I had to have it done asap as I said so I agreed to the outrageous price).
Gus tried to use 2 used locks ($ 10 kwicksets) which of course didn’t work then blew me off for the weekend… I then fired Gus/​Coast Welding. Let me stress, this was an emergency job which was agreed upon with regards to material, price and time, all of which were ignored in favor of a quick buck made at my expense.
Joe the owner then called, he didn’t have an attitude so we spoke about the job and I allowed him to complete it. Again problems. They put in another cheap lock and it didn’t work either. I finally told Joe to use the proper equipment or else. He finally bought the proper lock and it was installed but they gave me no heads up when it was finished and instead just put a key on all of my tenants doors without letting them or me know… so there are keys hanging on all the doors for anyone to come by and take. It was raining and night time when two tenants with kids had to walk around the block to get into their apartments because of this which of course I got some angry calls about…
The lock still does not work properly and only holds the gate closed with about ¼ inch of the lock going into the hole so you have to stand there and make sure it shuts and locks and doesn’t stick.
Sigh…I do not enjoy leaving bad reviews but DO NOT HIRE these guys.
In my opinion and based on the facts, Gus is a liar and a conman and tried repeatedly to rip me off, and HE EVEN ASKED TO BE PAID UPFRONT, BEFORE THE JOB HAD STARTED!!!

The saga of my wrought iron gates part 2, but this one has a happy ending. After our long battle with an incompetentor contract and finally got them to remove their ugly gates, we found Coast Welding. These folks were courteous and knowledgeable. After our previous troubles, I thought I knew all there was to know about custom wrought iron work, but Coast schooled me by making recommendations that I had not thought of and were exactly what I was looking for. Their one price included everything, the design, the materials, the labor, the fabrication and the installation. I signed the contract and they took it from there. We made 1 trip to their shop to check out the gate before it was painted then next thing I knew a brand new beautifully done gate was installed in my front patio.
Next time? You find a good contractor, you gotta keep their phone number.