High quality barrier ropes and decorative rope hand rails, hand made in the UK by BarrierRope.com

Used to create a temporary or decorative rope barrier, these ropes are assembled with open or trigger hooks fitted on each end. The end hooks may be attached to eye plates for fixing on to a wall, or directly hooked on to free standing posts.

StairRopes.com make barrier ropes and handrails to measure. Suitable ropes for decorative barrier applications are the natural ropes such as hemp, cotton or manila - or the synthetic ropes, available in buff, red, blue, black, raspberry or navy.

Our hand made speciality ropes make beautiful decorative barrier ropes and room dividers. These ropes are wound using a traditional technique known as "worming" and incorporate different diameter strands and colours to produce a multi layer twisted rope.
See examples of all our ropes, on the ROPES page.

Barrier ropes look good with a slight droop or curve. If you give us the distance to be spanned we can set the rope accordingly; a piece of string set across the gap will give a good idea of how a barrier rope will hang, and can be used as a measure to specify a drop that would suit.

Barrier Ropes should not be used for support, as the end fitting is only held on to the rope by a screw. For a rope to bear weight, e.g. for a stair case, a knot needs to be tied in at each end, using the strands of the same rope. See here for some more information on the differences between stair ropes and barrier ropes. Our KNOTS page shows examples of secure rope endings for stair and bannister ropes.

The strongest method possible for making a fitting on a barrier rope secure, and one which will ensure a long life, is illustrated in the images below. We have replaced many fittings on barrier ropes where the screw has worn through taped or heat treated (melted) ends and inferior whippings.

Choose between solid brass fittings in polished brass or mirror chrome finish, for 24mm natural or synthetic ropes.

High quality solid cast brass barrier rope fittings are available in a polished brass finish or mirror chrome plated, and are suitable for 24mm ropes.
Screws and wall plugs are provided for the eye plates.

We can also supply end caps (without hooks) for decorative rope installations.

These are available for all 24mm ropes and come fitted as above, using the secure sailmakers palm and needle whipping. End caps for ropes may be ordered in polished or matt brass, mirror chrome and satin nickel finishes.
Other finishes available - please enquire for more details.