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Originally Posted by RWebb
school me on this guys...
AFAIK, you can DIY but need a spendy tool to tension the cables...
This will use existing 4x4 redwood posts - just need to drill them
I am trying to get away from having to restain the hundreds of 2x2s on the railing  .... hence the idea of cables
The deck is 25 ft. off the ground so it may not be a great DIY project anyway... |
One thing I have to tell you is to make sure the Redwood post is solid with no movement (factor in expansion and bolts eating into the soft Redwood) or else the cable will sag for sure over a short period of time.
I posted a photo of an old deck (from the other deck thread) I built for my neighbor a couple houses from me, about 35-40' off the ground. Post are Mangarus. I drilled all the holes on my drill press to ensure all holes are perfectly lined up and the spacing is even. I suppose it can be done on site with a hand drill but just make sure its comes out straight or else the difference on cable enter and exit point will read like like a book. Out here, code is 4" apart (I am sure its like it where you are too?) so 1/4" off with the holes will be noticeable.
See post 24
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1040419-need-deck-board-layout-help-2.html
There is not one 90 degree angle on this stupid thing. About 10-15' in back of me, there's a pool with some stupid curve up against concrete where we had to scribe each piece to the stone (on top of a big concrete pad over a huge retaining wall) PITA