Bradford Custom Metal provides custom metal fabrication services in Birmingham, Alabama for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. The work ranges from stainless steel countertops and custom hoods to handrails, industrial duct and fittings, polishing, welding, and specialty metalwork.
Stainless steel. Blackened steel. Brass. Aluminum. Copper. Built around the use, dimensions, finish, and conditions of the project.
Capabilities matter because a countertop, a handrail, a vent hood, and an industrial fitting do not ask the metal to do the same thing.
Dimensions, material, finish, cleaning requirements, heat, exposure, surrounding conditions, and the way the finished piece will be used all shape the job. Bradford approaches custom fabrication from the application outward rather than forcing different projects through the same template.
This page is the hub for what Bradford can fabricate. Specific product pages go deeper into what we make; industry pages show where the work is used.
Six areas cover most of the work Bradford is asked to fabricate. Each one has its own material, finish, dimensional, and use considerations.
The site is organized three ways so you can get to the useful detail quickly.
Specific things Bradford fabricates: countertops, backsplashes, hoods, handrails, shelving, sinks, and other custom pieces.
Where the work is used: residential, commercial, architectural, food-service, medical, and industrial environments.
How a custom project moves from the first conversation through scope, fabrication, finishing, and the next project stage.
The right metal depends on what the finished piece has to do and how it needs to look.
Stainless steel is common where cleanability, corrosion resistance, repeated use, or a refined surface finish matters. Blackened steel creates a darker architectural character. Brass and copper bring warmer visual tones. Aluminum can be useful where weight and corrosion resistance are part of the decision.
Material choice is not separate from the project. Application, exposure, finish, surrounding construction, and maintenance all affect what makes sense.
The application changes from project to project. The fabrication still has to fit the space, material, use, and finish requirements.
A custom hood and an industrial fitting may both start as metal, but they do not ask the same thing of the material, dimensions, finish, or fabrication.
The use comes before the adjectives. Fit, surrounding conditions, cleaning, exposure, heat, appearance, and function shape the fabrication decisions.
Stainless steel, blackened steel, brass, aluminum, and copper each bring different practical and visual properties to a project.
Bradford’s work spans architectural details, kitchens and commercial spaces, industrial components, polishing and welding, and specialty fabrication.
The useful answer usually depends on what you are trying to make, where it will be used, and what the material needs to do.
Bradford fabricates stainless steel work, custom countertops and backsplashes, kitchen and commercial vent hoods, handrails and guardrails, industrial duct, pipe and fittings, and specialty food- and medical-grade polishing and welding. The shop also handles other custom metal products and project-specific fabrication.
Bradford works with stainless steel, blackened steel, brass, aluminum, copper, and other metals depending on the project. Material choice should follow the application, exposure, finish, maintenance, and overall use of the finished piece.
Yes. Bradford’s work spans residential, commercial, architectural, food-service, medical, and industrial applications. The requirements change with the project, so the fabrication is approached around the actual use rather than a single standard package.
Not necessarily. Send the information you already have. Approximate dimensions, photographs, sketches, plans, material preferences, finish requirements, project location, and intended use can all help define the conversation.
Capabilities explains the areas of fabrication Bradford performs. Products goes deeper into specific things we make. Industries organizes the work around where it is used, including residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
Custom work is evaluated around the application, dimensions, material, finish, and project requirements. If your project does not fit neatly into one of the categories above, send the details you have and describe what the finished piece needs to do.
Bradford Custom Metal is based at 3200 6th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. The capabilities on this page support residential, commercial, and industrial custom metal fabrication projects.
Send the project type, intended use, approximate dimensions, material or finish preferences, project location, and any drawings or photographs you already have.
