Cable Rail! Complete How-to and Hardware Guide

[@martyvanord984]

Thank you for your coverage of cable railing. Your coverage of cable pullers and why to use was never covered by at least a couple dozen cable rail videos that I watched!

[@barrymentze6740]

Great info for making a good clean look.

[@Prorex1911]

That ceiling is sweet!!

[@all3pools]

Good eye, ultra high output leds are in the mail and I’ll probably do a vid on that ceiling alone!

[@jasonmoore4232]

So how do you make sure the stick out distance of your swage on that backside of your fittings is all equal? It seems like it would vary depending how long you cut the cable...

[@brianerkard8380]

Great content and channel!!! Would love to see a video on the side stringer floating stairs and I'm assuming you're planning for a flush baseboard ?

[@all3pools]

Yes, I have a vid in the works on the stairs and I’m sure we’ll show the flush base boards with shadow reveal in a vid soon too!

[@russkellogg8189]

Great video! Thanks for sharing! Glad to have found your channel. I am a builder in the Atlanta area and researching cable rail systems for an outdoor deck install. I hate to bother you with these questions but wondering with this CRE system what the maximum run distance between terminal anchor posts you recommend? I’m anticipating 4x4 wood anchor posts. This deck railing will have 90 or 45 degree turns about every 12’ so I’m assuming an anchor post at each direction change (max. 12’ apart) and at least one additional intermediate post between anchor posts. Are tensioning fittings at each corner post (+/- 12’ apart) sufficient with passthrough sleeve fittings in each intermediate post or do the intermediate posts also need tensioning fittings? Also wondering if you’ve had an experience with the Cable Bullet system? Thanks for any advice you can provide.

[@brandong6244]

Awesome channel brother , I love that hardware , thanks for showing us what you have learned 🤘

[@benythejet62]

Thanks so much for the video. I love the clarification on the cable type. 1 question for you that I can’t find the answer to. I’m planning to run these through wooden 6x6 posts on my deck. With that width, am I going to be able to tension with this hardware? I’m not going to be able to grab the swage in my application like you did at as it will be recessed into my post. I could grab the cable with some pliers but concerned the entire thing will spin on me instead of tightening. Do you think it will work for me? 13:29

[@jasongraf3614]

Glad I stumbled across your video and was wondering on my deck project with 3 1/4” square metal post. will your hardware work and tighten up enough with a thicker post? I have been quoted a ridiculous amount for hardware from my local distributor that works with timber Tech…..$3800 just in the tightening hardware not including cable ……. Thanks for any input

[@all3pools]

Yes it will work really well, you won’t see any of the swage coming thru so it actually looks better on bigger post!

[@stefaniuhasz4012]

For outdoors with metal posts do I need some grommets to stop water get inside between wire and post holes

[@pumpkingirl1907]

I have the same question about grommets. We determined rubber grommets are best mostly due to price. My question is for a 3/16" cable, what size to drill the holes in the posts and what size grommets? Any thoughts?

[@rugerdogg5316]

Did you use cable slide through washers on your line posts(or intermediate posts ?and is there a way to fasten these to the line post besides drilling a smaller diameter hole so they don't slide out over time with house movements?

[@all3pools]

Not sure what u mean

[@lightning9279]

How did you attach the j sheet metal? Did you drill it and bolt it under the vertical posts that you welded on to the j piece? Adhesive?

[@all3pools]

Both! We used adhesive on the whole inside of the sheet metal but the real positive attachment is a 6” tag drilled through right under each post!

[@lightning9279]

@@all3pools Thank you!

[@Tcollingwood70]

What material did you use for your top rail, also what thickness / gauge did you use for your "j" piece?

[@all3pools]

It was 14 or 16 gauge, I think 14…. The top is 1x3 rec tube, it’s either 14 or 11 ga

[@billmccance7762]

We see this railing cable horizontal in many US photos, but it's not allowed here in BC because it is climbable and kids might launch themselves over the top and crash on the floor below. We are however allowed to have vertical wire because its not climbable

[@all3pools]

Ya we looked into it hard when we did our Dauphin island projects because of the climb ability but it’s not been an issue and there aren’t any codes against it... I will say it’s not comfortable to climb on, it’s small and hard and really digs into hands and feet so maybe that’s part of the reason... we’ve done vertical, depending on your application it can be hard to get them really tight because they’ll start lifting the stair lol, but assuming your stairs are well anchored it works... I also like that the horizontal gives a maritime look!

[@onjofilms]

We use an electric fence charger to keep our kids from climbing it. And it's fun to watch them. Almost as fun as feeding them hot chilly peppers.

[@rachelt7626]

Did you video steps for doing the stairs?

[@all3pools]

We will be posting it soon!

[@rachelp8183]

Does anyone have suggestions on where to source the posts? We are doing this for our backyard and the post costs are outrageous!!

[@all3pools]

3x3 square tube from your local steel supplier in 20’ lengths…. Very affordable if u put in the sweat equity with a bit of fabrication

[@rugerdogg5316]

Check a fence contractor in your area. I picked up some leftover post my fence builders had. They are from an ornamental kind of fake rod iron fence.

[@BrantFord-lx4xe]

dude likes to say swage...

[@all3pools]

I love to say swage, especially when I’m swaging…;)

[@chester5010]

Did you drill the end post thru using the 11/32" and the middle post 1/4"?

[@all3pools]

Yes