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06-14-06, 08:44 PM

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Pro Cell Railings?

I'm building a large multi-level Deck and I like what I see and read about Pro Cell.

Frankly most composite/plastic Decking looks OK, but the railings are pretty ugly IMO. I'm not looking for anything fancy, I just dont like the end caps and fake looking posts.

Does anyone have experience with this? I'd hate to have a maintenance free Deck with Wood railings.....What does everyone else use?

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Pro Cell makes an excellent deck. Unfortunately they don't have a railing system.

What I have used with it is an aluminum railing, or a composite railing (Trex, WeatherBest, Rhino, etc.) that coordinates with the color, or a vinyl railing.

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