Measure
Measurements come off the actual site, not the plan. Seeing a space at framing stage — before drywall closes it in — is where the cleanest fits come from.
Metro Vancouver, BC
Railings, glass
& millwork,
built to spec.
One shop measures, fabricates and installs — glass, white oak, steel and powder-coated aluminum. Glass work engineered to meet city standards.
- Fabricated & installed in-house
- Engineered to meet city standards
- Glass · oak · steel · aluminum
- Free quotes
What we build
One shop, every railing.
Fabrication and installation under the same roof, so the people who measured the opening are the people who made the part and the people who hang it.
Interior & exterior
Glass railings
Frameless and framed glass for stairs, landings, decks and balconies. Engineered to meet city standards.
- 01Frameless panels, spigot and channel mounted
- 02Glass with oak or metal handrail
- 03Exterior balcony and deck guards
Metal & wood railings
Powder-coated pickets, steel frames, white oak handrails, plus gates and privacy fencing.
- 01Matte black picket and horizontal railings
- 02White oak handrails over metal spindles
- 03Aluminum gates and privacy fencing
Frameless shower glass
Frameless enclosures and doors with the hardware, plus glass shelving, niche details and mirrors.
- 01Frameless enclosures and doors
- 02Glass corner shelving and niches
- 03Mirrors cut and installed to fit
Closets & custom millwork
Walk-in closets, built-in storage and millwork, in white oak and painted finishes.
- 01Walk-in closets and wardrobe systems
- 02Glass display doors and open shelving
- 03Built-in storage and custom cabinetry
Selected work
Built & installed.
Every photograph below is a finished HJR installation around Metro Vancouver.
Before / After
From framing to finished.
Drag the slider — the same Surrey staircase at rough-in, then with the finished glass and matte black rail system installed.
RESIDENTIAL STAIR PACKAGE — GLASS PANELS · MATTE BLACK STEEL HANDRAIL · FIELD MEASURED
The numbers that get checked
Built to the figures your inspector uses.
A guardrail is the most visible part of a build and the one doing an actual safety job. These are the general figures in the BC Building Code — your municipal building department confirms what applies to your project, and the work is fabricated to whatever they specify.
Guard required above
600 mm
Once a walking surface sits more than 600mm above what's below it, a guard is required.
Maximum opening
100 mm
No opening may let a 100mm sphere pass through. That single rule is what sets picket spacing.
Height
Scales with drop
The required guard height increases as the drop below it gets bigger.
How it works
Measure. Fabricate. Install.
Three steps, one crew. The reason to call early is the first one.
Fabricate
Parts are made in the shop from those measurements. Glass, oak, steel and aluminum, cut and finished to the opening rather than to a catalogue size.
Install
The same crew installs what it built. If something needs adjusting on site, the people who made the part are the ones holding it.
Framing stagemeasure before drywall
Why call early
The railing is decided long before it's installed.
Most people leave the railing until last, and by then the decisions have narrowed. Mounting points, blocking behind the drywall and the way a glass panel meets the stringer all get easier when they're worked out while the framing is still open.
If your build is at this stage, it's worth a call even if you're months from needing the install.
Talk it throughDesign concepts
On the drawing board.
These are renders, not completed installs. They're concepts developed for future projects, and they're here to show the direction a space can take — not to stand in for finished work.
Common questions
Before you call.
Do you fabricate, or only install?
Both, in-house. HJR fabricates the railings, gates, enclosures and millwork and installs them with the same crew, so there's no middleman between the shop and the site.
It also means a change on site gets handled by the people who made the part.
What does railing or glass work cost?
It's priced per job — linear footage, material, how it mounts, and whether the site is ready all move the number, so Harman quotes after seeing drawings or the space. Quotes are free.
What materials do you work with?
Glass, wood including white oak, steel, stainless and powder-coated aluminum — across interior and exterior railings, shower enclosures, gates, mirrors, closets and custom millwork.
Is the glass work engineered to code?
HJR's glass work is engineered to meet city standards, so installations are built to pass inspection.
Your municipality has the final say on what applies to your project, and the building department confirms the figures before inspection.
How high does a guardrail have to be?
Under the BC Building Code a guard is required once a walking surface sits more than 600mm above what's below it, and the required height increases as the drop gets bigger. Openings have to be small enough that a 100mm sphere can't pass through, which is what sets picket spacing.
Those are the general figures. Your building department confirms what applies to your project, and the work is built to whatever they specify.
Glass, aluminum or wood — which should I pick?
- Glass where there's a view worth keeping — maximum light, nothing to look through.
- Powder-coated aluminum where upkeep matters. It doesn't rot, rust or need refinishing, which counts for a lot in this climate.
- Wood with metal where the railing should read as joinery — an oak handrail over black spindles, or oak on a steel frame.
Harman will tell you which suits the space rather than which costs more.
Next step
Send the drawings, or just the room.
Quotes are free, and it's Harman who picks up.