Horizontal cable balusters (2025 Update)

Canadian or Californian?

Some reference (e.g URL) that provides enough information from which one can draw a useful inference.

FYI - A baluster is vertical, by definition. In a cable rail, the vertical elements are known as posts or pickets.

Typically, the horizontal cables are no more than 3" apart, but this depends on the applicable building codes (often not enforced in rural settings).

Lots of pics here:

The site also has this comment re codes" "At one time building code restrictions limited the use of any horizontal railing for general use, which would include cable railing. In 2001, the International Code Commission (ICC) removed this “ladder law” restriction from the International Residential Code (IRC). Though there is nothing stated in the IRC or International Building Code (IBC), any state or municipality has the right to write in their own code and to interpret existing IRC and IBC. With cable railing you should always consult the local code enforcement official with your plans first. Gain approval before the installation, not after."