We are a railing contractor for decks and wood stairs. We install aluminum cable and aluminum picket railings, aluminum cable with LED lighting, redwood picket, and redwood frames with cable or wild hog steel panels. We also take out old metal railings and replace them with aluminum.
A railing does two jobs at once: it keeps people safe and it frames what you see. On view lots we lean toward cable and panel systems that disappear against the landscape; on traditional homes, redwood picket that matches the architecture. All of them are mounted structurally: a railing you can lean on, not just look at.
Railing on its own, without a deck, we take from 30 linear feet and up; redwood picket from 50 linear feet. On a shorter run the posts, corners and setup decide the price rather than the length. Railings that come with a deck we build or rebuild have no minimum.
California requires a 42-inch guard on the deck, not the 36 inches most national guides quote, and the rule changes on the stair. The numbers, with the code section for each, are here: deck stair and railing code in California.
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Questions about railings
Do you install handrails on concrete steps or porches?
No. We install railings on decks and wood stairs. Handrails on concrete steps and porches are not our service.
Do you install composite railings?
Yes, as a special order. Prices vary a lot by type and manufacturer. Send us a picture of the one you want, and we'll price it. Or buy the railing yourself and we'll install it. Installation is $100 per linear foot for any railing. Our standard railings are aluminum cable and aluminum picket, with redwood on request.
Is there a minimum length?
A railing on its own, without a deck, starts at about 30 linear feet; redwood picket on its own starts at 50 linear feet. Railings that come with a new deck we build have no minimum.