Stainless Steel Wire Balustrade Kit – Low Level

Description

Order a complete wire balustrade kit by the linear metre — 316 marine-grade stainless steel posts, 3mm wire rope, swageless fittings and a matching 48.3mm stainless handrail, everything your run needs from one listing. Tell us your measurements and the parts list follows: how many posts of each type, how much wire, how many tensioners, how much handrail. No trade account, no waiting on a quote, and no guesswork about what a wire balustrade actually costs.

Every component is the same 316 marine-grade stainless steel, so the finished balustrade keeps its looks through UK weather, including coastal locations, with next to no maintenance.

Wire Balustrade Kits for Decking

Decking is where wire balustrade works best. A deck edge close to ground level is exactly the setting the system is designed for, and the slim cables keep the view and the light that a solid infill would block. The posts bolt straight down to timber or composite decking, as well as to concrete, paving, metal and brick — the base plate takes four fixings and the right fixing depends on what you're bolting into, so they aren't included.

The same kit suits garden terraces, patio edges, raised borders and low steps. For a sloping run or a flight of steps, say so when you order — the posts in between are supplied plain so the wire holes can be set to the angle of your own stairs, and the handrail picks up the pitch through an adjustable elbow.

Is a Wire Balustrade Right for Your Project?

Straight answer, because it matters: wire balustrade is a low-level system. UK building regulations require guarding wherever there's a drop of more than 600mm, and guarding infill must stop a 100mm sphere passing through. The wires on this system sit at 132mm centres, so it is not designed to meet that requirement — we supply it for fall heights of 600mm and below, where guarding isn't mandated.

If your project is a balcony, a raised deck or anything with a drop above 600mm, you want a system built for guarding instead: our aluminium Build Your Own kit or our glass balustrade systems. Not sure which side of the line you're on? Call 01282 526428 and we'll tell you honestly, even if the answer is a different range.

What's in the Kit

Everything a complete run needs, matched to your layout:

• Posts — 48.3mm 316 stainless with welded base plates, at 1.5m maximum spacings. Start/end posts begin and finish each run; through posts make up most of a straight run, with plain holes so the wire passes through uncut; mid posts go where a wire stops and restarts; corner posts at changes of direction; and plain posts for stair runs.
• Wire — 3mm 316 stainless rope, 7 wires per run at 132mm centres, supplied in coils and cut as you fit.
• Tensioning — swageless turnbuckle connectors at one end of each wire and plain buckle connectors at the other. No swaging tools.
• Handrail — 48.3mm stainless tube sitting in the adjustable saddle on each post top, for a finished height of 1100mm, with elbows and end caps as your layout needs.

Saddles come supplied loose with every drilled post, ready to bond into the post top on site. Ground fixings aren't included.

How Many Fittings Will I Need?

This is the part people get wrong when pricing a wire balustrade, so it's worth knowing before you order. Each straight run is tensioned on its own and needs 7 tensioners and 7 connectors whatever its length — a 2 metre run costs the same in fittings as an 8 metre one. The wire stops and restarts at every corner, either side of every gate, and once in any run longer than 10 metres.

What that means in practice: a long straight run is the cheapest shape of balustrade you can build, and a layout with lots of short legs and corners costs more in fittings than its length suggests. Worth bearing in mind when you're setting out.

Delivery & Longevity

Wire balustrade orders are delivered within 3–7 working days. Delivery is £60 to most UK mainland and free on orders over £2,000, confirmed at checkout by postcode — see our Delivery & Returns page. Built entirely from 316 marine-grade stainless steel, the system is made to last decades with only occasional cleaning, including in coastal locations.

Browse the full wire balustrade range if you'd rather order individual posts, wire and fittings yourself.

Specifications

What’s Included

Useful Documents

FAQs

• How does per-metre ordering work?

  Measure the total length your balustrade needs to cover and order that many metres. After you order, we contact you to confirm the exact layout — how many of each post, where your corners fall, and your wire and handrail lengths — so the kit arrives matched to your project. If you'd rather plan before buying, call 01282 526428 or use the free quote form and we'll sort the layout together first.

• What comes in a wire balustrade kit?

  Posts to suit your layout — start/end, through, mid, corner and plain posts as the run needs — with eyebolts already fitted and an adjustable saddle supplied loose with each one to bond into the post top. Then 3mm 316 stainless wire rope, swageless turnbuckle and plain buckle connectors, locking collars, and the 48.3mm stainless handrail tube with the elbows and end caps your layout calls for. Ground fixings aren't included, as the correct fixing depends on your surface — the bases bolt down to timber decking, concrete, metal and brick.

• Where can I install a wire balustrade kit?

  Wire kits are for low-level settings — fall heights of 600mm and below, where guarding isn't required by building regulations. For balconies or any drop above 600mm, choose our aluminium or glass balustrade ranges, which are designed for full guarding.

• Do I need special tools?

  No swaging tools — the connectors are all swageless. You'll need basic hand tools for fixing the posts down and wire cutters for trimming the rope to length; the turnbuckles tension each wire in minutes.

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