Adding a deck to your home helps expand your living space by increasing exterior square footage to your home while providing a place to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. While deck railings are an important safety feature of this outdoor space, many argue that it detracts from the view. With that in mind, deck designers and architects have developed a variety of innovative solutions that blend well with a home’s exterior features, while providing an unobstructed view.
Cable railings are one answer to the problem of impending visual enjoyment of outdoor surroundings. They are typically constructed using stainless steel cables in a horizontal pattern, from deck post to deck post. While this modern design solves one problem, its safety has sparked a great deal of controversy and debate.
The Ladder Effect
The argument stems from the idea that when something is designed to look like a ladder, invariably someone will attempt to climb it, including small children. There is much criticism regarding the validity of this argument. Some believe that regulations or bans should be imposed on horizontal cable deck railings, while others argue that it is not the place of the railing manufacturer, but rather the parent, to ensure that a child does not climb up the railing.
Innovative Solutions
At Ridgeline Decks, we offer Fortress cable railing system. This provides the first panelized, vertical design in the cable railing industry. Like horizontal options, it creates an unobstructed view, but it also removes the risk of the “ladder effect.” Unlike traditional cable railing systems which need to have the tension checked and reset periodically, once the tension is set during the installation of a Fortress railing, the only thing you need to do is sit back and enjoy the views.
Additionally, the entire surface of the railing is treated with a durable, multi-layered, anti-corrosion, rust-resistant coating. This is the same coating that is used on high-end automobiles. The system also uses marine-grade stainless steel cables and components. All of this adds up to both low-maintenance and safety for years to come.
At Ridgeline Decks, our goal is to provide our customers in Spokane, Washington and North Idaho with quality decking designs using state-of-the-art technology. We strive to give you a safe and low-maintenance outdoor space that you and your family can enjoy for years to come! Contact us to discuss your deck design today!
The salesman was on time, very professional and the deck came out exactly as promised. The workers were excellent, kept the area clean from debris and built a fantastic deck.
Dennis H
Ryan and his team really know how to build a deck! We absolutely love the eye-catching color and design of our new deck. The crew worked hard, respected our property and kept everything neat and tidy. Honestly, we couldn't be happier. Thank you, RD! ;-D
Sue M
Our new deck is nothing short of amazing. A complete transformation from the dilapidated tiny little deck that came with our new house. Ridgeline Decks built an angled roof cover to match the home's lines, randomly placed three different color FiberOn boards, used hidden fasteners, and gave us the perfect outdoor space for our smoker and grill. Best of all our friends loved the work so much they modeled their new deck roof cover after ours!
Britt A
Wonderfully done!! The Crew at Ridgeline Decks took a dream and then made it come true. This was a great company to work with, Ryan made great suggestions to help make the plan come together. His workers were very professional, they took the extra time to clean up after themselves and always left the job site tidy.
James Sigl
Ridgeline Decks is top notch and extremely professional. All employees took great steps to ensure the highest quality product was designed and built. Ahead of schedule, Ridgeline produced a superior and beautiful deck at a very reasonable price. Customer service is 100% unmatched, and I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking for a new deck or deck overhaul.
Chris U
These guys are great. They are professional and do a fantastic job from tear down to replacement. My deck is beautiful. If I could I would give them 100 stars.
David A
The sales man was on time, very professional and the deck came out exactly as promised. The workers were excellent, kept the area clean from debris and built a fantastic deck.
John C
This is a very professional company with skilled employees. They followed through on project in a timely manner and were very quick to re-do one small area when I called about it. I would highly recommend this company if you are looking for a quality job at a fair price.
Joanne R
Worked through the rain and sunshine to complete the job!
Mary S
Look no further, we are the deck builder for you.
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