Palisade Palisade A palisade—sometimes called a stakewall or a paling—is typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes or tree trunks and used as a defensive structure or enclosure. Palisade derives from "pale", from the Latin word "", meaning stake, specifically a stake used to support a fence. A palisade gangs these side by side to create a fence entirely made of pales. Typical construction consisted of small or mid-sized tree trunks aligned vertically, with no free space in between. The trunks were sharpened or pointed at the top, and were driven into the ground and sometimes reinforced with additional
Cable railings Cable railings Cable railings or wire rope railings are safety rails that use horizontal or vertical cables in place of spindles, glass and mesh for infill. Cable Railings are often desired in place of traditional pickets to achieve nearly unobstructed views as the cable is much thinner than traditional pickets. It is also a more modern aesthetic and is often chosen for that reason. You can install cable assemblies into your existing railing system (called cable infill ) and eliminate many of the maintenance headaches Due to the excessive load requirements of this type of railing system, post construction is