DIY Cable Handrail Kits — Made in Alaska for Homeowners & Contractors
Learn about what to expect when you pick up your handrail kit.
We want you to get the cleanest lines possible, so we show you how to plan lining up the cables from post to post.
We want you to be successful, and we have ideas on how to make sure that happens!
Dos and Donts Post Issues 4-27-26 (pdf)
DownloadStair Starter Post
Stair Landing Post
Stair Intermediate Post
Balcony Corner Post
Balcony Starter Post
Balcony Intermediate Post
Inside Corner Post
Stair Starter Post
Stair Landing Post
Inside Corner Post
Outside corner Post
Balcony Starter Post
We walk you through how to install a Narrow Top Cap.
This video applies to both deck or face mount posts and narrow or wide top caps. We will show you how to use the tools that we rent to make this part of the project as smooth and easy as possible.
Wide top caps can be built with deck or face mount posts. They are most commonly built on decks.
Last we crimp and cut the cables for your cable handrail
We walk you through how to tell if it's time to finally permanently screw down your posts.
This video show you how to assemble a "D" type return for the bottom of a handrail. This return is required for interior handrails for IRC 2018 code book.
We show you how to remove cut off cables from the valves. They can get jammed with all the force of pulling on the cables.
Estimate Worksheet 2026 (pdf)
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