Cable Railing Systems | Best Cable Rail Collections

Westbury C-80 Vertical Cable Railing VertiCable on a beautiful lake front property with green folleage and a flower in a pot

About Cable Railing

Cable Railing incorporates a range in style of handrail, and railing material. Cable Railing uses stainless steel fittings and wire to complete the railing infill.
It is important to note that not all manufactures of cable railing adhere to the same quality of craftsmanship. Some brands do not use all stainless steel components, so it is important to research the the brand, and to not buy untested cable fittings.
Posts, Rails, and Intermediate Pickets are made from reinforced aluminum or wood which can stand up to the cables tension. Cable Railing must be properly tensioned to in order to pass code requirements, typically a limitation specifying that a 4 in. spear cannot pass through the cable or railing. This results in a need for quality fittings and termination options.
Cable Railing is available in Horizontal Cable Rail, and Vertical Cable Rail. Some cable rail is sold in panel kits such as 36" VertiCable Kits, while others are sold in packs and work with cable kits such as DesignRail Kits - Rail Kits.

Vertical Cable Railing Systems

Horizontal Cable Railing Systems

Classic DesignRail Kits

Modern DesignRail Kits

DesignRail | Feeney Create Your Own Railing

Elevation Cable Rail | RDI

Westbury VertiCable C80 Railing Collection

Key-Link American Vertical Collection

CableFX | Horizontal Cable Railing

Feeney: Build Your Own (Cable Infill)

Feeney: CableRail Kits (Cable Infill)

Feeney CableRailing DesignRail Kits black aluminum cable handrail with bottom rail and no intermediate pickets

PVC Decking like Azek is top quality and looks like real wood!

Feeney Designrail Drink Rail continutious deck board horizontal cable with PVC Decking like Azek is top quality and looks like real wood!

Feeney Lag Connectors and Swivel Lag Turnbuckle Stainless Steel Fittings into Azek Composite Railing Premier Rail in black with lighted island post caps

Modern DesignRail Kits

Elevation Cable Rail | RDI

CableFX | Horizontal Cable Railing

Classic DesignRail Kits

DesignRail | Feeney Create Your Own Railing

Horizontal Cable Railing Systems

Feeney

Feeney is a favorite brand when it comes to cable railing. DesignRail Kits is an excellent value option and can even be installed via Do It Yourself! While DesignRail Build Your Own is a more comprehensive system with an astonishing amount of options. DesignRail Express is the third system which has more options than "Kits", and takes less time than "Build Your Own" See the updated Feeney Brochure for more!

Key-Link

Key-Link Horizontal Cable System is perhaps the next best thing to Feeney. KeyLink Horizontal Cable has a very unique cable tensioning where the fittings are pre-insterted in the posts for quick and efficient cable connections! Horizontal KeyLink Cable also has more cable turning abilities, and maybe better suited for some projects.

RDI Barrette

Elevation Rail by RDI Barrette is a great alternative for people new to cable railing, and who want to save money. The Elevation Rail system is truly revolutionary and won Most Innovative Building Material at the 2023 IBS Show. The system has a small number of skews, and each railing section houses a complete run of cable. For this reason, it's one of easiest to install cable railings, and one of the least expensive.

RailFX | CableFX

Rail FX is a newer system of Cable Rail, but certainly has some advantages.

Black Stainless steel cable railing cable wire handrail black text. C-80 VertiCable westbury seriers cable

C80 Verticable Level cable rail vertical by westbury in fine texture black by westbury set infront of a pool with lush green all around c80 vertical cable complements and looks wonderful as well as alows for non-obstructed view beyond railing

KeyLink American Vertical series interior cable railing keylink property

Mahogany Vintage Azek Decking a PVC Multi Varigated polymer decking with VertiCable Rail

C80 VertiCable Rail Cable Aluminum Handrail picket cable railing by westbury black rail and rail post balusters

C80 Rail Panel Rail Kit With Top and Bottom Rails and Cable Infill with rail bracket connectors in vertical cable railing kit

Westbury VertiCable C80 Level 36 in. Rail Kit

From $311.19

From $311.19 ~~$367.40~~

American Vertical Cable 36 Inch Rail Kit by Key-Link

From $389.91

About Cable Kits

Systems such as DesignRail the most customizable cable railing other there, and DesignRail Kits, its kit-form version, use thick-gauged aluminum posts, and rails along with pre-fabricated cable wire or CableRail Kits which connect to the back side of the post for easy installation.
Systems such as ones by Feeney, Key-link, and RailFX offer Pre-drilled posts, set for residential or commercial Cable Railing heights 36" and 42". Level posts have pre-drilled holes for the cable and handrail to connect or fit into. The stair posts do not have pre-drilled holes however. Visit the DesignRail Kits Page for more information on post placement, type and how to easily estimate your materials!
Similar to the Metal post style, CableRail Kits for Wood have a longer threaded terminal and are designed to terminate to the back side and through a 6x6 cedar post.
These CableRail Kits include metal washers whereas the kits for metal include plastic washers. You can also Build Your Own horizontal cable rail system, using Feeney fittings designed for a variety of applications. Standard Lag and Lag Tensioning fittings screw into the face of a wood post for level cable runs. fittings by Feeney are used with wire sold in 100' 250' and 500' spools.