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outdoor deck railings what to use ?
The home that the wife and I moved into last year has a nice outdoor deck on the back of the house. The decking is a gray man made material ( not wood ) that was installed well and looks great. However the railings are pressure treated wood that are splintered , bowed and just plain ugly. To my knowledge there are basically four types to replace with.
1.pressure treated again 2.vinyl 3.metal 4.aluminum We are going to have a roof installed over the deck so new railings would be incorporated at that time so they tie in with any new posts/structure needed to support the roof. Any suggestions on what to use or pictures of what you have done is appreciated.
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We use vinyl, or the railing system by trex, depending on the customer's budget.
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08-27-2011, 04:48 AM
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Powder coated aluminum made by SPECRAIL, buy online at fencedepot.com. I got all the railing shipped to my house for $2,600.
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The railing to use really depends if you have a view or not, if you have a view
go with a frame-less glass railing at least 12mm thick, even if you choose to use a frame around the glass it still looks better than looking through metal vertical railings. And if you have lot's of time buy them direct out of China for about 30 % of the cost of buying here in Canada. Actually had a look at what the neighbor had manufactured in China and no one could of told the difference. |
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We used stainless steel cable railing from AGS stainless. Its looks great, but it was $$$ expensive.
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08-27-2011, 09:06 AM
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Stainless steel railing looks interesting, and easy to maintain vs glass railing....
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08-27-2011, 09:34 AM
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wood is cheapest around here; is cost a factor for you?
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