Bolting on the posts. A string line is a handy way to ensure the top of the posts are level and in line. On this deck, the contractor used a piece of 2x4 to set the height since the deck it self was very level and straight.
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Insert the threaded terminal into the corner post, add a washer and nut to the other side.
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A completed corner. Notice how the cable is nearly invisable.
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A view of a nearly completed cable rail project on Skaneateles Lake.
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Cable rail rendering.
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Here a post is installed but the top rail is not on yet. Some of the cables are strung (but not tensioned).
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Insert the Feeney Quick connect fitting into the hole on the end post. Then pull the cable through the hole and hand tension.
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View of the corner post with out the top rail.
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Stainless steel carriage bolts mounting the IPE (Brazilian Hardwood)top rail.
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The cable spacer is a steel spreadrer piece that can be used to reduce overall number of posts slightly and reduce apparent mass.
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