Trex has three lines high of high quality railing that range from very customizable to simple and straight forward. Signature is their most customizable railing system and comes with a variety of colors, sizes and infill options. The Transcend rail line also comes in a variety of colors and lengths but unlike signature, the infill options are more limited. Lastly, the Select rail line is Trex’s most affordable line and comes with the most limited options in the form of white rail and charcoal black round balusters.
1. Signature Rail
Trex Signature rail is Trex’s most customizable rail system. It is an aluminum rail system that comes in 2 heights and 2 lengths with 4 options for infills. Signature Rail can be infilled with aluminum balusters, mesh railing, rod rail and a glass panel.
| Aluminum Balusters | Mesh Railing | Rod Rail | Glass Panel |
| Colors: 1. Charcoal Black 2. Bronze 3. Classic White | Colors: 1. Charcoal Black 2. Bronze 3. Stainless Steel | Colors: 1. Black/platinum 2. Bronze/platinum 3. Black/black | Colors: 1. Black/glass infill 2. White/glass infill |
| -6’ x 36” (Horizontal or Stair) -8’ x 36” (Horizontal or Stair) -6’ x 42” (Horizontal or Stair) -8’ x 42” (Horizontal or Stair) | Horizontal:-64”x32-38”-88”x32 3/8”-88”x38 3/8”Stair:-108-3/16” x 36 – 3/16” | 6’ x 36 (Horizontal or Stair) 8’ x 36” (Horizontal or Stair) 6’ x 42” (Horizontal or Stair) 8’ x 42” (Horizontal or Stair) | 6’ x 36” – Horizontal only |
2. Trex Transcend Rail
With a plethora of color matching options and lengths, Trex Transcend is a very customizable railing system that can be meet your needs. It is made of a very sturdy composite material which means it will never warp or peel and it want need painting or staining, just set it and forget it.
Buying Transcend can be broken down into wither a simple 5 step or 3 step process if you choose a rail & baluster kit.
| “A la Carte” | Rail Kit option |
| 1.Post sleeve | 1. Composite or Aluminum baluster |
| 2.Post sleeve cap2b. Post sleeve skirt | 3.6 or 8 feet |
| 4. Top Rail3b. Bottom Rail | 3. stair or horizontal |
| 5. Balusters | |
| 6.Accessory Infill Kit |
3. Select Rail
Trex Select rail system is Trex’s most affordable railing line and is a great DIYer. It is a simple process as it combines white composite railing with round aluminum balusters in charcoal black in a one box kit option. The kit comes with the top and bottom rails and balusters along with the necessary hardware.
