Thanks for all the recommendations (and beautiful photos!).  Sharing the list here, as several folks requested:

Harry did my very simple railings this winter - he came almost immediately, turned around an estimate quickly and made and installed them within a week or two. He was easy to work with and inexpensive. He showed me lot's of photos of his work, but I don't remember how fancy he goes. You can take a look at ours at 1011 Heberton St, if you want to see a sample of his work.


 

Gene Hepler 412-721-3414 just did the same thing for us. His work was really good. He was actually a subcontractor to DeVito Concrete, the company that also replaced our front steps.

 

 

I just saw these guys doing some cool work down on Stanton Ave.

http://foundforged.com/

Local company - 2 young guys.  Check it out!

 

We used Armin Iron Works - 412-322-1622, Aldo was great to work with and we were happy with the results.

 

allegheny fence did ours and did a great job

 

we used:

 Iron Eden Inc

Address: 4001 Lorigan St, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Phone: (412) 656-4336

 

 

We have used several times Sal DeSamone (412) 478-9624

And his young partner Stephen

Steven Scotty (412) 886-3987

They just finished installing a metal staircase that goes from the second floor to the third floor. Absolutely stunning and they put metal railings on the outside of the house. So I would highly recommend them both.