RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE IS NOW OPEN

In January 2007, Port City Staircase opened a new office in Raleigh, North Carolina, located just off Poole Road on the east side of Raleigh at 5200 Trademark Drive, Suite 103. Division Manager, Tom Voorheis, has been actively involved in the stair industry for over 30 years, covering the Eastern United States from Miami, Florida to Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is focused on building an effective team complete with the experience necessary to provide top quality staircase and rail systems from a simple straight stair to the most complex systems demanded by today's luxury home builders in the Raleigh area.

Tom Voorheis - Raleigh Division Manager
5200 Trademark Dr. #103
Raleigh, NC 27610
Cell: 919-539-1224
Off: 919-212-1809
Fax: 919-212-1811

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICE OPEN

A Port City Staircase office has opened in the South Myrtle Beach area at 263 Commerce Drive, Suite 107, Pawley’s Island, west of Hwy 17. Art Bordeaux is a resident of Pawley's Island and a graduate of East Carolina University with a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Technology. He has over 20 years of industry experience. Port City Staircase has been constructing staircases in the Myrtle Beach area for over 5 years. The new facility will improve service and reduce response time.

ASHES CREEK GUN CLUB HOSTS 4th ANNUAL PORT CITY STAIRCASE "SHOOTOUT"

The fourth annual "Shootout" was held at the Ashes Creek Gun Club near Rocky Point, NC. Team Wilmington competed against Team Charleston for bragging rights and the coveted "Shootout Cup". After several rounds of skeet, and many elimination rounds, Charleston prevailed for the second year in a row and will keep the trophy for another year. Next year's competition will again be held at Ashes Creek and will begin on the first weekend of October.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM 2006 "SHOOTOUT"

PORT CITY STAIRCASE TEAM JOINS BOB VILA ON HOME AGAIN.

The Port City Staircase team appeared with Bob Vila on his national television show, "Home Again". Port City Staircase built the staircase featured in the Lifespan House. Here is an excerpt from the description of the project:

Bob Vila heads to the Low Country: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Steeped in tradition, this historic suburb of Charleston is the scene not only of a remarkable new home, but of a remarkable transformation in suburban living at the newly-developing community of I'On .

Taking its name from 19th-century local civic leader Jacob Bond I'On, the neighborhood is one of a growing number of American communities designed around the ideals of the "New Urbanism". The movement, started by Miami architects Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) rejects the isolation and cultural homogeneity of typical post-WW2 sprawling suburbs, using architecture and civic planning to re-create the traditional small-town community. Homes are designed closer to each other and to the street, with front porches, varied historic architectural styles and pricing options, and a careful distribution of parks, stores and other amenities within walking distance all contributing to a diverse, pedestrian-oriented community where residents know their neighbors and use their cars less.

The project house itself is also special: DPZ's "Lifespan" home grows and contracts in four phases that are keyed to a family's life stages, making it a true family homestead and building community by eliminating the need for frequent and disruptive moves. Rooted in history, the house is also built to withstand the test of time and the elements. Bob consults with engineers and high wind safety specialists to show homeowners what fasteners, hardware, adhesives, and structural materials need to go into new homes, and what can be retrofitted into existing homes, to make them strong enough to withstand the roughest of weather, especially here along South Carolina's hurricane-beaten shore.

The time-honored practicality and grace of Low Country architecture comes to life as Bob visits local plantations and joins co-host Bob Ryley and husband-and-wife contracting team Kevin and Betsy Kalman to add touches like a columned porch, traditional trim, and authentic shutters to the classic exterior. Inside, state of the art building materials, mechanicals, finishes, electronics, and furnishings bring the home far into the comfort zone for the new millennium.

Bella Casa—Italian for Beautiful House. What an appropriate name for a home, not only beautiful to look at, inside and out, but helping to do beautiful work for those suffering from leukemia, lymphoma and other blood-related cancers. The 5th Annual New Homes & Ideas Dream Home was indeed a Mediterranean dream, an Italian pallazina on the grandest scale, in a setting to match. Master homebuilder Bost Custom Homes teamed with Chatham Development Corporation, developers of the stunning gated new-home community, The Hills of Rosemont, and New Homes & Ideas magazine to raise $315,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Eastern North Carolina.

Imagine the architectural feat and human determination in designing the famous spiral staircases of the Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument!

The customized circular and self-supporting staircase of the NHI Dream Home has been designed and fabricated in no fewer than 150 hours by Port City Staircase and Jeff King. This spectacularly appointed home is actually filled with several Port City staircases. In harmony they dutifully yet gracefully transport visitors throughout the home and its dream amenities.

However, the grandeur and the individuality of the principal staircase in the entrance foyer command our attention. It rises within a large exterior turret located next to the front door. Arched windows at several stages add light play and a peep at exterior views as the staircase twists in its ascent. Its huge presence, characterized by wrought iron balustrades, extra wide steps, and turned handrail, beckons those who enter the home to travel its upward path. The design extends at the top into a catwalk from which one can enjoy a look down at the foyer, the exterior porte cochere and circular drive, and the living room with fabulous forest and pool vistas. Underneath you can’t help but marvel at the engineering involved as the weighty staircase curves, pitches and rolls!

Drawing closer to experience the details, you notice the staircase is wider at the bottom. The first few wedged-shaped treads on which you place your feet have a curved front edge. They are constructed of an unusual and very dense rainforest hardwood known as ipea, pronounced epay. This “ironwood,” as it is nicknamed, is almost mahogany in color. The birch risers are painted the traditional white. At that moment your hand touches and feels the smoothly carved Honduras mahogany handrail. The helical volutes and cylinders upon which the staircase sits were so angle specific and required such precision that each one had to be hand carved. Each matches the particular pitch and radius of their respective sides. The hand-forged, scrolled wrought iron ornamental work has a reoccurring overlapping “S” configuration and dark pewter patina that create an Old World look. Its pattern catches your eye and rhythmically entertains you during your journey.