“Honey Do” Hot Place

[Bert]

Looks Good! I've been doing some deck work around our place as well. As far as railing cost and ease its hard to beat the cable railing systems. Granted its all in the look you are going for and may not fit your taste but a spool of railing cable, some end ties and crimper is fast, easy and effective.

[SawyerTed]

Yes, I agree, cable railing is cost effective if building the cable system from scratch.  Less than $150 for 1000 feet of cable.  The hardware comes in kits as well for not too much money. I looked into cable before starting this whole project. 

Eight or ten horizontal strands would probably have worked.   

Pre packaged systems are either cheaply made or ridiculously expensive. 

Emily said it looks too much like high tensile cattle fence.  We both have strung about all the fence we ever want to.  Horizontal cable won't pass the grandson climbing test.    Part of this deck is 12' off the ground.  Grandson's parents, and his grandmother vetoed cable.    

[NE Woodburner]

Good looking deck. Nice thing about the black is they kind of disappear when looking through them to the scenery beyond.

[Bert]

I agree with that. It's a ladder effect and frowned upon by insurance. I do enjoy the open view though and is rigid enough to keep a cow in provided the grass is green enough.