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Looking advice on steel cable or look alike baluster?

Posted by pbx2 (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 6, 12 at 16:18

We wanted to install what looks like steel cables (metal pipes) for the balusters similar to the HGTV green home 2011 here:

Question:
Would it more expensive than regular maple/oak balusters over same distance?

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RE: Looking advice on steel cable or look alike baluster?

Not to code in some areas since it can easily be climbed by children.

Make sure your AHJ will allow it.


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RE: Looking advice on steel cable or look alike baluster?

Revisiting this as the locals jurisdiction OK'd the build application of this type of steel cable railing.

We're starting to do the some CSI on who locally on who can fabricate this for us.


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