We appolgize...

But we have just been SOOOO busy, and haven't had too much time to post stuff.... Here is a quickie. New glass railing for a really nice home on 25th St in SF. A glass railing "Wall" with wood cap. The center railing which you can't see to well here is three flights of railing all in one plane and looks pretty sexy.. I'll see if I can dig up another shot for you but for now let this simmer in your brain and try and figure out what we can do for you...

Update.. I was so busy I forgot to give a shout out to Ross Levy from Levy Art and Architecture who was the architect on the job... always a pleasure working with Mr. Levy

Curb Appeal

Fresh curb appeal in SF.
Our rails are built to last and last. First we use solid bar instead of tubing, tubing rusts from the inside out where there is no finish. Once the railing has been completed, it is dipped in a chemical bath to degrease it and then electroplated with a zinc finish which helps keep it from rusting. The electroplated finish holds paint unlike hot dipping galvanizing. Once the zinc finish has been put on we move the rail to another finisher who then applies a baked on painted finish or "powder coated" finish. You made the investment, we make it last.

Like summer raindrops pierced by sunbeams...

"Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams. " - Hosea Ballou

So I am sure my client, as we quietly closed the door, shed some tears of joy. They were very patient and I think we are all pretty pleased with the way this turned out. Hot rolled uprights pierced with rectangular stainless bar and capped with Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry wood) #4 finish on the stainless that's a 180 grit for some, and a clear satin on the hot rolled. Just down right sexy stuff.....Oh we can do this for you as well...

The miter Cut

Luke has some questions about quality control...

Happy New Year

From all of us here at Five Twenty Two Industries...Happy New Year! We had a great year thanks to all of you! Here is hoping that 2011 brings you everything you hope for...or if you don't get that... some quiet time.. and a bit of happiness.

Act now...comes with a house!

Looking for a railing and not quite sure what to do with your stair well? Well, now you can own this beautiful rail complete with custom grip rail, stainless infill, hot rolled steel uprights and solid mahogany wood cap! The best thing is It comes with a HOUSE! Buy it today...What you already have a home? Well...we can do something for you there as well... call us.

Give it a rest...

I mean you deserve it don't you? Sit Down and take a load off on our new custom stools with Mississippi Red Gum wood tops in either brushed nickle or clear satin finished hot rolled steel. Call us and get a couple. Need a custom height? No problem. Need more than one? No problem. Got a problem? No Problem we can fix it.

18 Years Old.

So look who is legal.. now we can VOTE! September 1st was our 18th birthday and now we will be voting for our favorite views (interpret that as you may) The point is, You bought the view.. you should enjoy the VIEW not the railing.. well.. you should enjoy the railing as well so long as you don't sacrifice the view...This roof deck looking down on the Sea Cliff dist in SF just so happens to have quite the spectacular landmark in its purview....gosh where is an english major when you need one...The Anodized aluminum rail will NEVER rust.. it just can't! The only thing that will out last that bridge view is aluminum. They had a steel railing up here that lasted them a year... then they called us. This modular system snapped together in a breeze. You can do it yourself or you could have your contractor do it...or you could not only have us fabricate it.. we could install it as well... go on..give us a ring.

Got wood?

Got wood? Well Take a look and you'll want wood. Handle bars of course... New Five Twenty Two Industries Hardwood handle bars. Layered strips of Walnut and Maple bent to perfection. Get wood...you know, for your street bike.

They are here...

Anonucing the first two installments to our new Handrail bracket line. The first is the "Tiburon" You know the one right above this here text stuff. It's Hot rolled steel with a clear satin lacquer finish and can either be attached directly to the wood or welded into place.. it really is your choice.. we like the steel base to the wood grip rail.. looks sexy. Works well in more traditional homes and in modern homes as well...
The second is the "Montclair" which has a rectangular bar coming up.. if your house has a few more angles in it this is for you...shown here welded directly to the bottom of this solid hot rolled steel Grip Rail. Both brackets can be ordered with a square or round backing plates or can be installed without the backing.. It really is up to you. no Really. Hey, we can also do the grip portion of your rail for you...Just let us know How long to make it and what you want wood wood and steel or a simple steel grip rail.. We will ship it right to you..They look great and they add the little bit of security we are all looking for in our lives...All come standard with a clear satin lacquer finish, and you can special order in Bronze, Stainless or aluminum. Order today! Send a couple to loved ones! Makes great gifts! Order Today and will send you some FREE stickers!

Five Twenty Two Industries

Hope YOu had a VERY 522 day....

HOT! rolled steel

It seems to be all the rage...Hot rolled steel is naturally beautiful. It has blemishes and variations just like wood. With a clear satin finish to protect it from rust, and some simple maintenance it will last a life time. Above we covered an entire wall with sheets and used stainless fasteners to attach it to the wall. Add some shelves for "stuff" and you are set. We can cover your walls... you supply the "stuff".

Dinner is Ready

Come and get it! Dinner is ready. We just finished up this table/bar/kitchen island thingy for a client in Sonoma. I guess we should just call it a multipurpose kitchen table. Bar height with solid hot rolled steel legs with hidden levelers and a solid walnut top.... It will make ANY dish taste better. Call US for dinner.

Sweet combination

Kind of like chocolate and peanut butter... if you are into that kind of thing, and don't have allergies and stuff...Wood and steel pretty much always look great together. This is the back of a house on 26th St in SF where we did some metal work for Blair Burke the contractor and LS|arc the architecture firm....The balcony is zinc plated and then powder coated bronze steel with a galvanized tight mesh grating flooring. The sexy awning is a combination of wood slats and the zinc and powder coated steel like the balcony and railing. Each slat is angled to let the sun in during the winter and keep it out during the hot summer months..super cool...oh and I think you might know the drill.. we can do something like this for YOU too.

No Starch just rail

New Railings for No Starch Press's new digs in SF... I guess we went literal..heh.. puns. Lowest form of comedy. Oh well...What can we say we do steel, not stand up. Calls us we can do things for you.

Time to Convert

Thinking about a new religon? How about just a change of clothes... Convert, a new clothing store is opening tomorrow on Berkeley's famed "4th" st. I think as far as sales tax goes it's Berkeley's "1st" St. Anyway I digress...Check them out and the beautiful racks, shelves and sexy steel counter top we did for them... and while you are there pick up a new t-shirt.. that one has a stain..and are you really going to wear those shoes? Look...its' time for a new wardrobe..Two birds with one stone...we can do the same for your store....

Mirror Mirror on the wall

Mirror mirror on the wall, who has the fairest fireplace of all....Well, we do of course.. just finished this up for a client in Sonoma. Check it out.. Oh and mirror, tell them who made you as well.... Yes that is right Five Twenty Two Industries is who. Custom mirrors as well.. any size you want... You need something 4' x 7'6" we can make that happen. You know it really brings the room together...

Coming Soon

Another Fire place... This time for Chris Choy and this time we have tricked out the "surround" and if I have to say my self it's SUPER SEXY....more shots, more details tomorrow after we install....

My New Years Resolution

Is to not ruin the view....Stainless wire rails... I mean you bought the View don't ruin it with a railing... We can help out.

Happy New Year

Happy New year.. and thank you Bay Area for our best year to date! We had a great time fabricating a bunch of cool stuff this last year and are looking forward to 2010 being even better... Starting off with a new logo and the new website should be up soon... we now have handrail brackets in STOCK and are finishing up packaging and catalogs to send out to the masses so stay tuned 2010 is looking good!

A touch of Class

A touch of class...I mean glass...glass, a touch of glass. Glass railing, stairs with oak treads and a "library" wall sheeted (making that one up I think) in Hot rolled steel of course with the aluminum grating walkway to allow light in below.. looks great...let us sheet your walls...wait, well you get the idea. Call us and we can do it for you.

With a cherry on top..

Well capped with Cherry wood anyway... a new railing in Walnut Creek. Hot rolled uprights stainless infill and solid cherry wood cap. Clean lines, solid material and a clear finish. What?.. thats all it takes. Don't let the other guys sell you something different.. Oh and original 522 Industries handrail brackets to boot. Yes... we can do it for you.

Riveting

What do you get when you combine solid mahogany, with solid bronze and and a bit of copper rivets to the mix? Sexy, secure...custom privacy. Call us.. we can make you secure, in a...good looking kind of way.

The Sunday Paper

You should wait before wrapping the fish in it this week... Check out the Home and Garden section...Something about Oakland and Ipe and Lighting and the value of architects and lighting designers and such... No mention of the steel workers and designers working on railings... Oh well... wrap the fish....Oh and if you need an awning or rail... let us know.

Winter is Coming....

Here you go.. I know you were waiting to see what it looked liked installed.... wait no further. Time to get down to the library... when is google going to have those books online...anyway..Time to get a couple good books and a comfy chair and curly up next to your brand new fireplace. Oh wait you better order yours now before winter comes and bites you in the butt, Leaving you cold and with nothing to read...time to call us. We can have it installed before thanksgiving, how thankful you will be.

Starting our 17th Year!

Sometimes I find it hard to believe that we have been at this for so long...Sept. 1st we started our 17th year in business....ouch....I feel so old. I guess its better to say...I feel so experienced. We would be happy to lend you some of our experience. Need metal? Just call.....

Taking shape

Getting close to finishing this one up...tricky job of clamping it all up and then tig'ing it together...of course we will need to clean it and put a finish on it....we will let you know when it's finished... order yours today... winter is on its way.

Feeling Groovy

Feeling groovy....some stainless running through the mill. Those crazy aesthetes over there at John Lum Architecture are at it again...the have designed a beautiful fireplace screen for one of their clients with some stainless this and some hot rolled that...stay tuned for the final product... install is on Friday so I have got to get back to work.... Oh yeah we of course can do this for you too...we have a full fabrication and machine shop. Let us know what you want we will make it for you.