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

Transform Your Space with the Sleek Minimalism of Modern Cable Rail Systems

Contemporary cable rail systems offer a modern, minimalist aesthetic that enhances any view while providing a safe and secure barrier. Their design centers on the interplay of durable cable-rated materials and precise engineering, allowing for both horizontal and vertical wire rope railing configurations.

Key Features and Considerations:

Stainless Steel Durability:
Exterior stainless steel cable assemblies utilize high-grade 316 stainless steel fittings and cable wire, ensuring exceptional corrosion resistance and longevity.
Important Note: Quality varies significantly between manufacturers of these wire cable railing systems. Always prioritize brands that use exclusively stainless steel components and rigorously test their fittings. Avoid untested or non-stainless steel options to prevent premature failure.
Structural Integrity:
Posts, top rails, and intermediate pickets are constructed from reinforced aluminum or premium wood, designed to withstand the considerable tension of the cable infill found in these cable wire railing installations.
Proper tensioning is crucial for both safety and code compliance. Building codes typically require that a 4-inch sphere cannot pass through the cable or railing. This necessitates high-quality cable fittings and secure termination methods within the chosen cable infill systems.
Design Versatility:
Choose between horizontal or vertical cable orientations to achieve your desired aesthetic in your stainless steel cable rail project.
Installation options include pre-fabricated panel kits (e.g., 36" VertiCable Kits) and component-based systems (e.g., DesignRail Kits Modern), offering flexibility for various project requirements relating to your wire rope railing.
Cable and Top Rail Options:
These cable based railing systems are compatible with a variety of top rail styles that are rated for cable infill.
Various cable performance options are available for those designing their cable railing structures.

Vertical Cable Railing Systems

Horizontal Cable Railing Systems

Cable Collections

Classic DesignRail Kits by Feeney

Modern DesignRail Kits by Feeney

Feeney DesignRail Custom

Elevation Cable Rail | RDI

Westbury VertiCable C80 Railing Collection

Key-Link American Vertical Collection

CableFX Horizontal Cable Railing by RailFX

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

Horizontal Cable Collections

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Modern DesignRail Kits by Feeney

Elevation Cable Rail | RDI

CableFX Horizontal Cable Railing by RailFX

Classic DesignRail Kits by Feeney

Feeney DesignRail Custom

Horizontal Cable Railing Systems

Horizontal Cable

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

Vertical Cable Rail Kits

VertiCable C80 by Westbury is one of the top choices for vertical cable. Keylink's American Vertical system is a new addition, and is the best priced vertical cable system, and has some distinct advantages when comparing other systems of vertical cable railing.

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.