How to Install a Cable Railing | Ask This Old House

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4 жыл бұрын

Ask This Old House Tom Silva travels to Utah to help a homeowner replace his traditional stair railing with more modern cable railing.
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Time: 6-7 hours
Cost: $2500 and up
Skill Level: Difficult
Tools List for Installing a Cable Railing: [YT]
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Caulking gun [amzn.to/2QHfHwy]
Wrench [amzn.to/2sA61fm]
Wire cutters [amzn.to/2rWIchq]
Shopping List: [YT]
Cable railing system [amzn.to/2QN7mHs]
Newel post cover [amzn.to/2rQ6tWc]
Newel post [amzn.to/2QMaWBX]
80-100-120 grit sandpaper [amzn.to/2ZP3Pwy]
5/4” poplar [amzn.to/2ZV5AbG]
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Resources:
The poplar newel post that slips over an existing newel post and the other wood hand rail sections were fabricated by a local mill shop in Utah.
The cable railing system was manufactured by Feeney [amzn.to/2tsRn9s].
Other tools and materials for this project, including wood glue and construction adhesive are available at home centers.
Expert assistance with this project was provided by Woodcraft (www.woodcraft.com/).
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@howtodoitdude1662 3 жыл бұрын

I clicked on this video to see the cable install but I liked the pipe railings idea better! Cheaper, simple and easier to install. Thanks for sharing!

@justinwong8 4 жыл бұрын

Length of this video and finished product is GREAT

@Revlemmon 4 жыл бұрын

That railing looks sharp, like it.

@BethGrantDeRoos 4 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos and we love our cable railings!!

@TeamProsperity 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I saw this episode on TV, great work Tom, turned out beautiful 👍

@johnroberts9560 4 жыл бұрын

Hi TOH , I love the cable railing look , it opens up the view a lot better ! 👍😊🔨🔩🔧

@jamesstarke7902 3 жыл бұрын

this guy is a gun and has the best tools I've ever seen

@guerreroalma12 2 жыл бұрын

Just bought a tri level home in UT and i want this type of railing...so excited!

@YESSLEEP42 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the cable railings look! I plan on putting one in this summer!

@YESSLEEP42 4 жыл бұрын

Nope, that’s what makes it an even better project and way better to look at when it’s done.

@melissabarron1574 4 жыл бұрын

I want one! Great job and as always instructions. Thank you!

@ashishm8850 4 жыл бұрын

Looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

@adavazquez6912 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's an excellent job, i love to see these guys from this old hous

@JesusJuenger 4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be easier to sand & stain the wood before you install the cables?

@RyanLovettInSpace 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Tommy and the crew can't wait around all day for everything to dry. :)

@reedrobb 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and it should be assembled, disassembled, stained/ painted and then reassembled. If you had all day and wanted to do it correctly that is.

@bigpjohnson 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and no. Things usually needs some adjustment or modifications during the install, which leads to a bunch of touchups after. You cant really win either way. I pre-painted a bunch of trim and casing thinking I'd just touch up the nail holes after. By the time it was installed, caulked, and nail holes filled, there was enough that it had to be painted completely anyway. Waste of time and paint to do it beforehand.

@monno-eq2mj 4 жыл бұрын

also the cable support should have been silver steel color.

@hamajangz9586 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh the homeowner needs to do somethin instead of letting Tom do all the freakin work!

@SalemHeatingandCooling 4 жыл бұрын

Tom is the man👍

@kiwdwks 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice...always appreciate your videos!

@rootvalue 4 жыл бұрын

Love the black. Modern as heck.

@Longeno55 4 жыл бұрын

It looks awesome Tom! And you make it look so easy ; )

@mdniterder 4 жыл бұрын

Audio drops out at 1:48 to 1:52

@Fe7Ace 4 жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder if Tommy said something wrong there and they were gonna get a dub or something but forgot. =P

@rutgerhoutdijk3547 4 жыл бұрын

Tommy said 'Epstein didn't kill himself'

@htxmatt 4 жыл бұрын

I like to think Tommy was cursing up a storm hahah

@rickysafer2895 4 жыл бұрын

Good job Tommy as usual.

@DyLemmaOG 2 жыл бұрын

I love you Tommy, you teach me so much

@user-xx7pg3vw9k 4 жыл бұрын

The was very clever how the spacing of the cables mimicked the clabbords behind it. Well done.

@omergoran6973 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job 👏🏻👏🏻

@rawbacon 4 жыл бұрын

After getting an Oscillating Saw as a gift about a decade ago, I was surprised what a useful tool it is and how often I use it.

@lillelena7681 4 жыл бұрын

Please tell me the brand of yours or which you recommend.

@rpriesol 4 жыл бұрын

@@lillelena7681 Definitely Festool www.amazon.com/Festool-400-Set-Oscillating-Accessories/dp/B00P93Q214 :)))

@iLikeC00kieDough 4 жыл бұрын

Thanksgiving dinner I’ll carve the turkey! *pulls out 18v sawzall with demo blade*

@rawbacon 4 жыл бұрын

@@lillelena7681 Mine is a Master Mechanic. Never used another one so I can't really give any other recommendations. I would say just look at any decent brand and read the reviews.

@toms7947 4 жыл бұрын

@@rpriesol Wow! Expensive!

@poeticthoughts06 4 жыл бұрын

looks amazing!

@rayleder3705 4 жыл бұрын

Tommy is the best!

@christiannygren8948 4 жыл бұрын

sound gap 1:48-1:52, Tommy must be cursing again :D

@grammapolice 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, what is he saying there!?

@johnenright4969 3 жыл бұрын

Good old Tommy he came up in the trades all his nice polite stuff is just a "veneer" get it, a veneer?? 🤣 I'll be here all week!!!!

@adamd7078 4 жыл бұрын

Tommy’s a beast!!!

@kxewws7681 3 жыл бұрын

At first I didn’t like it but when it was painted black I changed my mind!

@perkelepower 4 жыл бұрын

very nice result

@cleroyster2610 4 жыл бұрын

Wow....can't believe he painted it black...was not expecting that.....

@dontino7849 4 жыл бұрын

Yep it looks dumb

@cup_and_cone 4 жыл бұрын

The entire house at 0:08 is a bit of a mixed bag... Gingham chair contrasting with the trellis rug, the mahogany console table right next to the shiplap and industrial handrail, etc. Blame HGTV and DIY for creating the homeowner that thinks they're an interior designer. But at the end of the day, who cares...if they're happy with it, that's their business. They have to live with it.

@Fe7Ace 4 жыл бұрын

I like modern contemporary I think it looks clean and neat, but they literally put wainscot there at the top of their stairs, old-style piano on the other side, shiplap siding and an industrial pipe rail across from it; it's completely surrounded by conflicting styles. =S

@brockm4047 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I thought that it looked really out of place at first. I personally thought that the black was a nice touch. To each their own. Definitely unexpected!

@lillelena7681 4 жыл бұрын

@@brockm4047 I would have done a dark gray of the same color as the pipe used as railing, that way both sides of the stairs would match.

@TheGhussey 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful.

@pizzaivlife 4 жыл бұрын

1:18 "Fixed the newel post!"

@BillyRamirez 4 жыл бұрын

Pizzafourlife And the shitter?

@pizzaivlife 4 жыл бұрын

@@BillyRamirez full!

@reedrobb 4 жыл бұрын

Don't go falling in love with it, we'll be taking it with us when we leave here next month!- Cousin Eddie

@patsempervirens 4 жыл бұрын

We used a guitar tuner to get even tension between all the cables on our deck

@willford8475 4 жыл бұрын

Middle C? 🤣😂

@yarpyarp5647 4 жыл бұрын

Haha quite genius after you have an even tension and need that precise last fine adjustment 🤙

@reedrobb 4 жыл бұрын

NERD ALERT! ha, actually a good idea but the exact tension is pointless!

@randycarreiro8363 4 жыл бұрын

and you openly admit to this , mmmmm

@RossMalagarie 4 жыл бұрын

@@reedrobb AAAAAAACTUALLY *pushes up glasses* it is NOT pointless to fine tune your deck cables if you want to play them for company.

@ek9772 4 жыл бұрын

Nice upgrade 👍

@frsh488ify 3 жыл бұрын

Home owner always had a confused look when he was explaining the next steps 😄😄

@flyjarrett 3 жыл бұрын

Tommy finished and couldn’t wait to get out of there - headed straight for the door. Send me a picture!

@heroknaderi 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it very informative

@MonthlyCramps 3 жыл бұрын

Contemplated making mine vertical and decided against it. If the kids can't keep from climbing that is just tough. That is why I decided to use 1/8 th stainless. It won't stretch or break and just plain looks better.

@eskimogolfer 4 жыл бұрын

that natural wood was so pretty, lets stain it black!

@boedillard8807 3 жыл бұрын

They were out of neon that day at the Home Depot.

@peviens 4 жыл бұрын

Depends where you are but your supposed to have a lower kick off I think the first 8" to avoid having kids climb these. Usually the building codes are very strict concerning horizontal railing.

@windsurferli3613 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! May I have info where to get the all supplies? Thanks!

@brandonyoung181 4 жыл бұрын

Way to flex on everyone with the Festool Domino. Tool costs more than this whole project haha.

@brettd.3116 3 жыл бұрын

Feels like a Festool advertisement.

@leyderness3553 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work as usual. You need to take a trip to our home and help with your professional knowledge and experiance!

@Sucherrie 4 жыл бұрын

Love it 😍

@Travis66421 4 жыл бұрын

0:45 Look at that hand motion

@flyingkangaroos1439 4 жыл бұрын

I live in a one story house and don’t have any railing. I still watched the whole video.

@wild-radio7373 4 жыл бұрын

*Same* LOL ♡♡♡

@RossMalagarie 4 жыл бұрын

same here because you can always get ideas off other projects like, even though we both have one story houses with no steps leading to upstairs or down into a basement we can still have arm rails like on a front or back porch or any other design idea you can get of the video like the combination of using wainscoting and shiplap with metal...….

@Engineer9736 4 жыл бұрын

Tune those cables like a guitar and play nothing else matters on it 😎🤘

@JulianGarcia-dk7sq 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@bjornjoseph 4 жыл бұрын

Yaaa new videos!!

@cosakti 4 жыл бұрын

tom is the best

@grant1999. 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else’s volume cut out at 1:50 ish when he mentions the poplar manufactured banister tube

@juanrf2122 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@buddy77587 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@miulantam 4 жыл бұрын

Can we stain and sand before installing the cables?

@asmirterzic 3 жыл бұрын

So where does one get that hollow stair pod that goes over existing one? I didn't see it at the major hardware stores. I really could use it.

@Kauppamopo 4 жыл бұрын

Is this the only ATOH video where they actually show the finished project? 😂

@augustreil 4 жыл бұрын

Yup !!

@HencoSmit 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure

@Bremend 3 жыл бұрын

Still has to be sanded, stained...

@Kauppamopo 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bremend 9:44

@Zak6959 4 жыл бұрын

Good ole Tom getting down and dirty.

@JamesTalvy 2 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that great FEENEY turnbuckle wrench?

@leewallace2218 Жыл бұрын

How were the cables secured to to the post attached to the wall?

@wiser20 4 жыл бұрын

Sure wish they would have a link to the exact SWAGE hardware Tom used, link sends you to a cheap option that appears to be much tougher to install.

@michaeltartar8629 Жыл бұрын

Where do you buy the newel post sleeve

@harryschultze6690 4 жыл бұрын

The beautiful wood hand railing is an eyesore and the piece of pipe handrail is what they're looking for. I wonder how much acid it takes to come up with that kind of an opinion

@augustreil 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, No kidding right ? SMH.

@bigpjohnson 4 жыл бұрын

That handrail is somewhat ingenious though, not sure if it actually meets Code however. Wood is timeless and lasts forever, but tastes change and people paint it every few decades.

@AZCobraman 4 жыл бұрын

Wainscoating into shiplap and the industrial handhold and railing is a bit odd.

@robgeach8105 4 жыл бұрын

everything is transitional nowadays. people just put up whatever crap they think looks nice and pull from all styles. the only consistency they want is that they like it.

@RossMalagarie 4 жыл бұрын

The only way something becomes "traditional" is contractors copy a style/look and do it to 95% of homes they build. I would say these home owners just put their style in the design of the finish of their home. Well that is the best way to say they have crappy taste, I mean they made it custom. ;) I'm just clowning about the crappy taste commit. If you pay hundred's of thousands of dollars to own a home for 10-60yrs then yeah maybe make it look the way you want. Just realize your custom distinct look may make it harder to sell or go down in potential value.

@davec.3198 4 жыл бұрын

@@RossMalagarie People worry too much about home value. Make the house your own. 5-10% sale price doesn't work out to be that much on the overall cost of ownership. After all, some people are dumb enough to pay an agent 7% to sell their house.

@AdamOmidpanah 4 жыл бұрын

This is the house that Pinterest built.

@jsEMCsquared 4 жыл бұрын

is there a lb per foot tension that is best and how can i measure that?

@danissac7330 4 жыл бұрын

Did you crimping the wires in screw or did lock by itself

@bkwater5482 3 жыл бұрын

Always learn something 👍🚬☕🇵🇱

@jlacson74 4 жыл бұрын

A PVC railing will work too.

@cm4413 4 жыл бұрын

Where can i buy this cable kit?

@jimwalsh7088 2 жыл бұрын

That was a beautiful oak railing. It's a shame to pull it apart ... but the customer is always right! For the poplar posts and cross rail, I would have stained it an d finished it before installing the cable hardware to save the masking required to keep the paint off of the steel.

@edwardhill6945 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly…Murphy says you WILL drip stain onto the cables and/or the fittings.

@smazerolle 4 жыл бұрын

The second I saw that home my first thought was “UTAH!”

@lukeharney-rogerson5579 2 жыл бұрын

Can you give me the link to the cable hardware you used

@Who2Rawww 4 жыл бұрын

How did you learn all this

@dgalvan123 2 жыл бұрын

can someone point me to the fasteners used in this video? I clicked on the links in the description but they don't seem to go to the fasteners. The part that goes into the post.

@georgebush6002 3 жыл бұрын

I like the wires in theory, however the lines moving around in respect to the shiplap lines reminded too much of a wire cutter. High end glass panels might of looked nice if they were determed to add something modern to the style collection.

@ebarrin625 3 жыл бұрын

Where do I buy the intermediate post

@rohitchamoli1385 3 жыл бұрын

can anyone tell how cable attached inside the collar frame, why its not coming out

@Whiteboytripping 3 жыл бұрын

The prison look is in style now 🤣

@gray09r56 4 жыл бұрын

I bet he disassembled the hardware and cabling. I understand where black shows the contrast, but I think I would have stained it a weathered gray and still give it that contrast to the rest of the room.

@RyanEK001 3 жыл бұрын

anyone have the actual link for the cable hardware?

@brucem.cameron1095 Жыл бұрын

Check your building code. Railings that can be climbed are illegal in some jurisdictions.

@sydevea1791 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Where are the pickets from? #AskTOH

@mr.wizeguy8995 4 жыл бұрын

Weird that US with loads of codes allows railing like that small kids can easily use those wires as steps and climb over.

@climberjb 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't US code vary from stage to state? Who's to say they weren't in compliance with code in the state the work is happening in?

@bmwman1981 4 жыл бұрын

Harry are you allowed to breath without a permit

@MandoFettOG 4 жыл бұрын

Who cares... It's their house, they can do what they want.

@bigpjohnson 4 жыл бұрын

@@climberjb We have national and state adopted codes, but enforcement comes down to the local county/city/town/village/etc level. This often leads to massive difference in enforcement, even from one city to the next. In general, the bigger the city the more enforcement there is. The more rural areas have far less, often just having the fire marshal checks for any obvious dangers.

@johnnyfeathers2567 4 жыл бұрын

It’s gonna suck to paint after it’s already fully installed...they did it though...

@youarehere1251 3 жыл бұрын

johnny feathers blue tape is your friend

@dougpeters1625 2 жыл бұрын

9:25 I thought he was going to do a little bass solo.

@glenn4452 2 жыл бұрын

Don't understand why you notched the newl post,when you put the board on the bottom

@the_jonathan_o 4 жыл бұрын

1:48ish no audio?

@gsawnv 4 жыл бұрын

Where can the newel cover be found? The amazon link doesn’t show the item in the video.

@AlexRicketson 4 жыл бұрын

It would probably be easiest to pick what kind of wood you prefer and make your own. It appears to just be 4 wooden boards glued together that have 45 degree beveled edges. If you don't own a table saw most general contractors could probably build this pretty easily

@ThatsTheCombinationOnMyLudgage 2 жыл бұрын

Who sells these pickets?

@MonthlyCramps 3 жыл бұрын

I just had to price the Festool equipment. Holy Cow !

@davidlagadi7394 3 жыл бұрын

Any Festool is superior to any other brand, especially their track saws

@logannordly8404 4 жыл бұрын

What Wood was used for the railing and the piece on the floor!

@davidlagadi7394 3 жыл бұрын

look's like poplar

@isaiahmedinaii3765 3 жыл бұрын

At 5:47 I saw a picture of Jesus and immediately knew he was a morman from Utah!🤣

@pepsicocal262 2 жыл бұрын

The dude wants to laugh 😂

@moneyfueled1056 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he didn’t needed lying on the floor but .. dedication, you have to show off

@robstephens 4 жыл бұрын

The wood is more appropriate for that style of house.

@randycarreiro8363 4 жыл бұрын

been building for over 40 years , and cant figure out why these meet code , they clearly pose a climbing hazard, any member horizontal and with in 8 inch to floor,if someone steps on and climbs one or more then now you dont have proper guard rail height, anyone else got anything on this

@workisfun...2438 4 жыл бұрын

Was thinking along those lines too. Fine homebuilding magazine recently did an article about how codes are misinterpreted and easily mistaken one way or another especially from state to state, mostly because a lot of the codes are not written very clearly.

@belavet 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a similar product suitable for Outdoors? Say on a deck?

@augustreil 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, exterior ones are available.

@lillelena7681 4 жыл бұрын

@@augustreil where? Stores like Home Depot ?

@augustreil 4 жыл бұрын

@@lillelena7681, They might, but I have seen exterior ones done, not sure where they purchased their materials though. I do know, as you, that all the cables and connectors would have to be made out of Stainless. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

@headcas620 4 жыл бұрын

Feeney is the brand. It's the same stuff they used here. Just look for where feeney is sold.