Comments on: Rustic Wooden Deck Railing

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:44:41 +0000

Very cool, thanks for the feedback! I think we’re going to try this (or something like it) in the Spring.

By: swirt

swirt — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:41:04 +0000

Jennifer, The cable railing is safe and feels safe. The technical requirements for the cable railing is that the posts are connected to each other by a top solid rail. Because ours is only 3-4 feet off the ground I felt safe leaving the top rail off. If I were putting it on a second story, I would be more inclined to follow the manufacturer recommendations and put a top rail in.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the cable will not follow a curve. It will go straight from one post to the next. So it will take your curve and make it more like an octagon. The more posts you have, the closer it will get to approximating the curve.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:23:37 +0000

Hi.

I love the look of this! But I have a question, we have two curved decks on our home, one on the first story and one on the second story. We need to replace the railing and are having trouble finding something affordable due to curved nature of the original railing. I think a cable system like the one you have here could work nicely but I wonder if it would feeling scary, especially on the second floor without a top rail. Your railing looks totally safe but I wonder how it would feel higher up off the ground. Does it feel safe when you’re on it? And what do you think about putting something similar on a second story deck?

Any feedback would be much appreciated!

thanks!

By: swirt

swirt — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:30:29 +0000

Thanks Jacquie,
The cables and fittings were around $1500. The cost is dependent on length so you order just what you need plus an extra foot or so. Sikkens (the stain) is not sold in the stores like Home Depot/Lowes. But in most towns there are paint specific stores that carry it. In North America you can find a dealer by going here http://www.nam.sikkens.com/find-a-dealer.cfm

By: jacquie

jacquie — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:09:05 +0000

This is really great, you did a wonderful job, where did you buy the stain? And if you don’t mind me asking how much did you pay for all the cable railings?

By: Gerry

Gerry — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:01:29 +0000

Great job on the deck. It looks like a masterpiece.

By: swirt

swirt — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:39:32 +0000

Thanks Byron, The deck railing is now a year old and the cable is still holding up great. Looks brand new.

By: Byron

Byron — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:07:05 +0000

great site – loved this deck design thnx for the source links