Plan Your Cable Handrail
Walk through our options below to find out which style is best for your cable handrail project.
Top Cap and Mounting Styles
We have Options to consider
- Top cap, wide or narrow?
- Post bases, face or deck mounted?
- Cables, stainless steel or black stainless steel?
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Top Cap, Wide or Narrow?
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Post Bases, Face or Deck Mount?
how do you determine the run-rise of your stairs?
What is a 7-11 run-rise of a stairway? What is the degree of angle of your stairs, how do you find out? In this video we show you how to determine what the run and rise and angle of your stairs are. We build our standard posts to be 7-11 or 32 degrees. If you need something other than 7-11 or 32 degrees, we can build it, but it is a custom post. We just need to know what you need for your stair handrail
How we fabricate complex angle posts
Do's and Don'ts of Installing our Cable Handrails
Dos and Donts Post Issues 4-27-22 (pdf)
DownloadBuilding Codes for Handrails
Handrails do have very specific measurements and requirements to meet. So do stairs in general. Here are the links to the Municipality of Anchorage code requirements.
These 2 handouts will clarify how to make sure your handrail and stairs meet the code. This code meets the International Building Code and the International Existing Building Code.
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