Frequently asked questions
Consider keeping your existing deck platform; having it pressure washed and stained and then installing a Re-Rail in place of the old handrail. You will be saving a small fortune in not having to rebuild a deck. We have another service that can pressure wash your existing deck and apply a high quality stain/sealer, with a pigment color of your choice, to protect from weather elements.
Certainly. Our base pricing is for pressure-treated pine, which are select pieces from the manufacturer. Properly stained, the PT pine will last as long as the steel. As an alternative though, to PT pine, we can supply other specialty hardwoods or composites as integral parts of the Re-Rail installation.
Maintenance of a wooden 2×2 picket handrail is very tedious and time-consuming, with regards to pressure washing and staining all four sides of every 2×2 picket. Our steel products are supplied with an industrial coating, and like the wrought iron railing on an old front porch, are more durable, with less maintenance than any of the wood trim parts on the same house.
Yes. We have engineered the 4×6 post Re-Rail system to specifications that local building departments will be satisfied with for safety.
Building departments use the term “ladder effect” as pertaining to horizontal deck railing systems. Horizontal rail parts are approved in the building code, although they can be climbed over. Regards any such danger, one must also realize that a chair pulled close to even a vertical 2×2 picket railing can also be climbed by a child. Each parent must be aware of their children’s inclinations to climb up onto things. It is good to talk with other parents who have similar deck installations.