Scott, I was just at lowes this past weekend with my son-in-law looking for railing. Short posts (3 feet) are 8 bucks, long are around 14 bucks (5 feet) I think. Four foot rail sections for horizontal or slant that can be cut are around 14 dollars each or close to it. Mounting flanges, braces and such are a couple bucks a piece. All aluminum , also 7 or 8 foot double upright post sections to hold a small roof also available instead of just single posts. Hope this helps .............bob
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