DIY GALLERY
At AAA Metal Suppliers we can help you achieve a professional quality job, whilst saving you money. Our high quality wire and marine grade stainless fittings have proven themselves in the marketplace for many years and have been used by professional balustraders, builders and DIY customers with outstanding results. Take a look at our gallery of photos from some of our DIY customers.
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DIY balustrading using AAA Metal Suppliers wire and fittings is easy and only requires a basic set of tools including a measuring tape and a drill. We can offer hydraulic pre-swaged wires cut to fit your posts together with the fittings of your choice or, if you prefer, we can supply you with the parts needed to hand swage your balustrade fittings.
When you are ready all you need to do is to provide us with the measurements between the posts you will be anchoring the wire from and we shall phone/fax/email a quote to you with a range of options. Please note; while most Councils have adopted the Building Code of Australia Regulations for the spacing, position and installation of stainless balustrading, some have their own particular requirements and we recommend that you check with your local council's building department before commencing this work.
Why not become one of our many hundreds of satisfied customers and enjoy the savings, the ease of installation and the joy of achieving a professional looking job.
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If you intend to hand swage the fittings yourself, the most common and cost-effective DIY option is flexible wire rope that has a thimble and ferrule at each end and is tensioned using a Jaw/Jaw Rigging Screw. This gives a balanced, neat looking job.
Other DIY customers prefer the smoother line of hydraulically swaged fittings (swaging is undertaken in our workshop). These usually involve a Jaw/Terminal Swaged Rigging Screw at one end of the wire and a Swaged Fork Terminal at the other.
For timber posts, we offer a range of Wood Lag Eye Screws, Threaded Inserts or Saddles to attach the balustrade wire.
