Colonial Iron Works Inc.

Colonial Iron Works has been cutting and welding metal in Peabody for 62 years, by the count on its BBB page. The shop's own description is straightforward: a full-service steel fabricator that designs, fabricates and installs architectural metal and ornamental wrought iron — railings, stairs, gates, fences and ADA ramps — for houses and commercial buildings alike. The customer accounts are short and warm. A 2017 Angi review walks through an ordinary job done properly: the wrought iron railing arrived on time and as scheduled, went in as requested, the site was cleaned up before anyone left, and the customer was told to let the cement cure before using the railing. A 2021 Google reviewer wrote that they walked away from the job feeling better about humanity. A March 2023 reviewer thanked Matt and Fred by name for the work. Google shows 5 stars from 5 ratings, and the one Angi write-up sits on that site's Marblehead wrought-iron category page rather than a profile of the company's own. BBB grades the business A+ and lists it as non-accredited. The company says it works across Boston, the North Shore, MetroWest and southern New Hampshire, naming towns from Beverly and Danvers over to Concord and Framingham, and into Brookline, Back Bay and Beacon Hill. This is the shop to call when the railing, gate or ramp has to be made rather than bought off a shelf. Pin down the design, the metal finish and the lead time in writing, and confirm current licensing and insurance before work starts.