Cable Deck Railings  There are various methods and products for
constructing cable railing, from complete guard systems to
simple cable and turnbuckle products. These manufactured
products must be installed according to the manufacturer’s
requirements. Adhering to the installation instructions will
give you as close of an installation as possible to that which
was originally tested. Guards at the edge of elevated decks have
an important job in resisting the force of people leaning or
falling into them. Manufacturers must either engineer or test
their products to prove they will support building code design
loads; typically they test them.   Cable railing is a hybrid of
materials, as the cables are installed in frames of wood,
aluminum or composite. Generally long cables can run straight
through intermediate posts, allowing for faster installation.
Care must be taken to properly align the holes as their location
governs the spacing of the cables. Drilling in from both sides
will ensure alignment. At corner pos