Architectural Wire Rope

Architectural wire ropes are used for many different applications and in many different industries including the modern home, interior, exterior, and commercial settings. Architectural / structural wire rope is an ideal choice for trellises and fences and decking areas as they can be easily fitted onto existing wood or metal railings. Architectural wire rope, structural wire ropes and architectural rigging ropes are strong, durable and virtually maintenance free.

You may require specific lengths and diameters of architectural wire rope with specific fittings for those unique designs, at Wire Ropes Direct we can fabricate your requirements here on site, to suit your design and function needs.

As the stainless steel fittings used on architectural wire rope, architectural rigging and structural wire ropes are highly aesthetic you will often see them in large shopping centres, shop fittings, modern buildings, staircases, hanging shelving, balustrading, safety railings, decking rails and in the marine industry to name but a few.

If you can’t see what you are looking for then please contact us, we will be pleased to help.

Architectural wire rope used to make a woodern bridge Architectural wire rope used as balaustrading for fence Structural wire rope used to create floating stairs

Rigging Screws

Rigging screws are normally used for the tensioning of architectural wire ropes. Available with a wide variety of end fittings.

Pictured is a Swage Fork / Toggle with turnbuckle Available in 3mm-10mm

Swage Fork

Swage forks are the most commonly used architectural wire rope end fitting, normally used with pre drilled anchor plates, eyes or u-bolts. Ideal for fixing of structural wire ropes.
Available in 3mm-10mm

Swage Stud

Threaded terminals are used to put Tension on a rigging/architectural wire rope, with the help of nuts/washers or part of a rigging screw
Available in 3mm-10mm

Swage Eye

Eyes are mainly used to attach architectural wire rope to rigging screws or forks.
Available in 3mm-10mm

Swageless Stud

The threaded swageless terminal is easy to use, and ideal for site work where professional swaging or architectural wire rope would normally be required.
Available in 3mm-8mm

Lightweight Swageless Stud

This DIY terminal is fixed to the architectural wire rope by use of “allen headed” screws
Available in 3mm-6mm

Lightweight Swageless Eye
And
Lightweight Swageless Fork

DIY terminals fixed directly to the architectural wire rope with "allen headed screws"
Available in 3mm-6mm

Thread Eyebolts

Usually used with rigging screws/internally threaded parts or other terminations.,as a means of attaching an architectural wire rope.
Available in M6-M16

Woodscrew Eyebolt

Ideal on decking, screws directly into wood, as means of an anchor point for your architectural wire rope.
Available in M6-M10

Cone Head Stop

These terminals are ideal for lighter Architectural fixing of wire rope
Available in M3-M8

Cross / Net Clops

Cross Clop Net Clop used to hold wire rope

Used where crossed architectural wire rope is needed. Ideal for plant training in your garden.
Available in 3mm-6mm

55° Angle Washer

55 Degree Angle Washer gives a nice finish to fences

Give a nice finish to diagonal architectural wires
Available in 6mm-8mm

Medium Eye Plates & Small Eye Plates

Ideal for fixing many architectural wire rope terminals to many surfaces.

Shackles

Used as a flexible on/off attachment or a method of lengthening your architectural wire rope.
Available in a wide range of sizes.

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