Cedar Park Metal Gates is the Texas capital region's trusted expert in Cable and Glass Railings, specializing in stainless cable runs, tempered glass panels and steel guards for decks, balconies and stairs. We offer view railings built around your existing framing, so the guard stops cutting across the skyline from every chair.
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Our team provides field measuring, post layout, shop fabrication and on-site tensioning, delivering an open outlook for homes and a clean guard line for both residential and commercial projects. Backed by 17 years in business and our 18-month workmanship warranty on welds, hinge set, footings and gate travel, we've completed over 1,483 projects, from 38 lf of deck guard in Rough Hollow to a 24 lf balcony guard, second floor.
From the framing check to the last tensioned cable, our team handles every view railing. Serving Cedar Park alongside Lakeway, Volente and West Lake Hills, we check the framing under the deck before we recommend either material.
Get a free estimate: we check what the posts can anchor into, size up your deck and price cable and glass side by side.
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Lena, Rough Hollow, Lakeway
A deck facing the Lake Travis hills had a wide baluster guard that cut across the view from every chair.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Lena's Lakeway deck in Rough Hollow faced the Lake Travis hills, and a wide baluster guard cut across the view from every chair. We replaced it with 38 lf of deck guard in stainless cable, black steel posts, tensioned on site and rechecked at each post. The job took an estimated 1 to 3 days and sat in an estimated range of $4,900 to $7,800. The view now runs through the guard, and the cables hold their tension at the post.
A stainless cable railing run is typically estimated at $75 to $260 per linear foot in Cedar Park, and a glass panel railing run at $150 to $850 per linear foot. Glass costs more because each tempered panel is cut to a field measurement, and a raked stair section in a Leander or Round Rock home raises either number.
Tempered glass in posts or a base shoe, measured once the deck or stair is ready
Field measured, shop built, installed in one visit after the shop lead time
Steel or aluminum posts, stainless cable, tensioners and end fittings
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Glass panel railing run | Est. $150 to $850 per linear foot | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Ornamental stair or balcony guard | Est. $68 to $132 per linear foot | Est. 5 to 10 hours |
| Stainless cable railing run | Est. $75 to $260 per linear foot of cable | Est. 1 to 3 days |
These railing figures are estimates that can change with steel and glass prices, so your written quote sets the final price and the schedule.
Cable suits a long view on a budget, and glass suits a windy deck where you want the guard to disappear. Most owners on Volente and Lakeway ridges end up choosing on upkeep and wind, not on looks alone.
| Question | Stainless cable | Tempered glass |
|---|---|---|
| View from a chair | Thin horizontal lines that fade at a distance | Nearly clear when the panel is clean |
| Wind on the deck | Passes through | Blocked, which makes the deck calmer |
| Children and climbing | Horizontal runs can be climbed, so discuss this first | Smooth face offers no foothold |
Cable only works when the posts stay rigid, since each run pulls the end posts inward, which is why the Rough Hollow deck got black steel posts rather than light ones. We set closer posts on longer runs and tension in stages, so one cable does not rob another on a long Steiner Ranch span. Older decks in Rollingwood and Shady Hollow can hide a weak rim board, so we open any suspect area and add blocking before the railing goes on.
Local guard rules vary by address, so we confirm them with the building office having jurisdiction before ordering, and this page quotes no code figure because your city's adopted edition decides it.
A glass panel railing run sits in posts or in a continuous base shoe, and that choice sets both the look and the budget. Posts cost less and let you replace one panel alone, while a base shoe gives an unbroken edge on a Volente ridge deck at a higher price. We measure once the deck surface is final, because tempered glass cannot be cut after it leaves the factory. Hard water spots are the real upkeep issue around Lakeway, so we suggest a squeegee routine and a sprinkler head aimed away from the glass.
The most common mistake is bolting cable posts to thin deck boards, which lets the whole guard flex within a season. The second is tightening each cable fully on the first pass, since that bends the end post. Georgetown and Pflugerville owners often call us after a kit railing fails in one of these ways, and the fix usually starts with a stronger post rather than a new cable.
Solid pickets on an entry or stair point to iron railings, a staircase to iron staircases, and an upper level to iron balconies. Powder-coated aluminum posts are lighter for a short Austin balcony, though steel stays our default on a long Lake Travis span.
You get a side-by-side written quote for cable and glass on your actual deck, with any framing repair on its own line, and one crew measures, welds and tensions the run.
We build view railings across the 40-mile radius around Cedar Park, with most of the lake-facing work in Lakeway, Volente and Steiner Ranch. Hillside decks in West Lake Hills and Rollingwood get the same framing check, because a steep lot often hides a tired rim board.
Owners adding a view railing often want a matching courtyard entry gate at the front of the house, or pool fencing on the level below the deck.
A stainless cable railing run is typically estimated at $75 to $260 per linear foot, and the Rough Hollow deck guard came to an estimated $4,900 to $7,800.
Glass gives the clearest view and blocks wind on an exposed Pflugerville or Lake Travis deck, while cable costs less and needs less washing on a sheltered Round Rock one.
They can lose tension as the run settles, so we retension after installation and keep the tensioners reachable, on a stainless cable railing run in The Hills as much as anywhere.
A cable run takes an estimated 1 to 3 days on site, and a glass run takes an estimated 2 to 4 days after the panels arrive.
Usually, yes, once we confirm the framing can carry the post load, and the 38 lf of deck guard on the Lakeway job replaced an older baluster guard that way.
That depends on your city and the project, so we check with the building office having jurisdiction before ordering anything.
Get a free estimate from us: we look under the deck, take the run lengths and send a written quote that prices cable and glass side by side.
Start to finish
An estimator opens up any suspect deck area, checks the rim board and measures each run and stair rake.
You sign off on a scaled drawing that names the post layout, the cable or glass and the coating.
Our welders build the posts, the coater finishes them, and tempered panels get ordered to field measurements.
Posts go on over solid blocking, then cable gets tensioned in stages or glass gets set, and we recheck every run.
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