How To Cover Wrought Iron Porch Columns: Step By Step Process Of Covering Wrought Iron Porch Columns

Step By Step Process Of Covering Wrought Iron Porch Columns

One of the most exquisite and striking materials to use throughout your home is wrought iron. Wrought iron is an amazing material that adds a touch of class, whether it's used to create a boundary fence to secure your land, a spiral staircase to higher floors, or a number of elegant sconces to illuminate your home's entryway. If your home has only functional columns with no decorative flair, spruce them up, which can be done by wrapping wrought iron porch columns which in turn helps to transform boring columns into cool architectural features. If you are looking to cover or wrap your wrought iron porch columns, then go through the below-mentioned step by step process carefully:

Step 1: Cut Plywood Boards

Our metal columns were 8' long by 1 inch wide. For each column, we cut two treated plywood boards, one for each side. For the metal columns, our plywood boards were cut to dimensions of 24" x 1" x 8'. Along with the larger plywood planks, we also cut a 1" × 1" pine board and attached it to each side.

Step 2: Attach A Foundation To Top & Bottom Of The Columns

Then, we fastened 1" × 1" boards on either side of the top column. This used as a base for attaching the larger boards around the columns. We drilled holes in the concrete and fastened these metal brackets for the foundation at the base of the columns. For each of the columns, we went through these processes again. The plywood boards were then primed.

Step 3: Attach The Plywood Boards

The plywood boards needed to be fastened to the column's sides as the next phase. We used our foundation pieces to add one side to the top and bottom. Next, we added some more braces to strengthen the midsection (as seen in the top picture). Next, we used finish nails to fasten the plywood's other side. The columns' sides should then be added.

Step 4: Attach Molding And Caulk And Fill In With Wood Putty

The columns' top and bottom should have molding. Be sure to prepare your boards and caulk all of the edges where the boards meet. Fill in the little nail holes with wood putty before sanding it smooth.

Step 5: Grab Your Sprayer & Apply Paint

You can now start painting. Wagner Flexio 5000 Paint Sprayer was what I used. I cannot HIGHLY enough suggest it! It saves you a tonne of time (particularly on a project like this), produces quite professional results, and is incredibly simple to use. The base is simply taken off, painted (for this job, we chose exterior white paint), and then put back on. No attempting to connect with paint cans or messy tubes. Add paint, then move on. All that's left to do is plug it in. Pull the trigger, turn it on, and spray. I'm done now! After painting every column, the process was completed.