Railing Styles available at Pro Deck Supply

When we talk railing "style", this usually refers to the general structure and infill method of a railing system, like cable, glass, or aluminum. Infills and structure are often interchangeable, like Trex Signature aluminum railing would use aluminum posts, but the panels can be configured to use glass, steel mesh, horizontal rods, or vertical balusters to fill the space between the panels.

Railings by Price Level

The cost of rail systems is usually most affected by the build quality and the materials used for the panels. If a contractor is installing the railing for you, the amount of labor required to assemble the system also plays into the end cost of an installed rail.

Aluminum railing is one of the best bang-for-buck systems, due to its relatively low cost, while still having a clean appearance, long life, and fairly solid construction.

Mesh, cable, rod, and glass railings land at higher price points due to the unique parts used in the systems, as well as higher labor costs factoring in to the "turn-key" cost to the homeowner.

Railing Brands

Each railing brand will often make more than one family of railings, so "Dekpro railing" would refer to all the styles made by Dekpro, including aluminum balusters, glass strips, and cable railing.

When looking at similar railing style across different brands, there are subtle differences that are worth considering. Powder coating texture, available colors, post sizes, and ease of installation are factors that vary no matter the style of rail.

Aluminum railings also vary by top rail profile, baluster profile, post size and style, and bracketry.

On cable railings, you'll notice differences between the max post span, fitting styles and how they connect to posts, and also the top railing and whether or not it is continuous over posts.

Composite rails are known for their robust look, but you will still notice differences in component sizes, colors, construction, and even slight material differences between brands.

Different brands of rod railings have the usual differences of colors, post styles, and top rail profiles, but you'll also notice differences in the construction and assembly.