VIRGINIA IRON WORK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Master Blacksmith and Lead Installer
Jake began studying under a master blacksmith at age 17. Long hours spent learning the techniques of hand-forging allowed him to develop the expertise to craft and contour our rails and gates into any shape or design, no matter how intricate or demanding. Jake is also the lead installer, ensuring that all on-site standards are exact and adhered to.
Jake lives in Mechanicsville, VA, with his wife. He is a dive master and rescue diver for movie sets and TV shows when not working.
Jared Mayers is the fourth generation to carry on the family name in the ironworks business. The company founded by his grandfather David "Did" Mayers in 1940, became one of the largest railing shops on the East Coast. In 1970 Jared's father, Bill Mayers, started his own ironworks, and through his insistence on quality craftsmanship and client service, made it into the top choice of noted architects, interior decorators, landscape artists, builders, contractors and discerning homeowners. Jared is continuing the family tradition of unmatched quality and service, while adding enhanced design technology and capabilities to his company, Virginia Ironworks. Looking both to the past and the future, he is dedicated to bringing the beauty and craftsmanship of the family business to a new generation.
Jared lives in Cartersville, Virginia, with his wife, two sons and three daughters.