Black horizontal-slat aluminum privacy fence

Aluminum Fencing · Ottawa, Ontario

Aluminum Fencing in Ottawa.

A fence running along an Ottawa driveway spends a whole winter with plowed snow leaning against one face of it, and that sideways load cracks a rigid panel long before frost heave ever reaches the post underneath.

In short

A fence panel that runs along an Ottawa driveway takes a season of plowed snow leaning on it from one side, not just the vertical frost heave underneath, and that lateral load cracks a rigid panel long before the post itself ever heaves. Crateworks specs a panel and post system rated for that sideways push, not frost depth alone.

Built for Ottawa’s climate

Frost heave gets most of the attention in a cold-climate fence spec, and Ottawa's zone 6 winter does drive the frost line deeper than most of southern Ontario, so post depth still matters. What gets missed is the load working sideways, not down. A driveway or property-line fence here spends months with plowed or shoveled snow piled against one face of it, and that lateral pressure, repeated storm after storm, is what actually cracks a rigid wood panel or splits a brittle composite one well before frost heave reaches the post. Wrought iron rusts from the weld points out under the same wet-snow exposure, and vinyl can crack outright under a heavy push rather than flexing with it. Pool enclosures carry their own barrier requirements, height, gap spacing, self-closing gate hardware, set by your municipality, confirm locally before finalizing a layout.

Climate zone
NBC Zone 6 (cold)
Best time to spec
April to June
What we plan for
deep winter cold, heavy snow, freeze-thaw, and humid summers

Why it suits Ottawa

Sourcing the whole run direct is what puts a driveway gate rated for that lateral snow load on the same order as a Rockcliffe Park pedestrian gate or a self-closing pool gate, all finished to match, rather than a fence quote that treats the snow-load condition as an afterthought. Send your layout through /brief.

Container-direct delivery into the National Capital Region.

How it ships to Ottawa: Freight comes in through the Port of Montreal on the St. Lawrence, then a short inland leg west to the capital region.
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Wide horizontal-slat privacy screening.

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How it works

  1. 01

    Send your scope

    Drawings, a materials list, or a rough idea. No account, no obligation. Just tell us what the project needs.

  2. 02

    We source & spec

    We match products to your climate and local code, then price them factory-direct from vetted suppliers, not off a distributor's shelf.

  3. 03

    One delivered quote

    The whole schedule comes back as a single coordinated quote, delivered to Ottawa. One order, one point of contact.

One source for the whole project

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Common questions

Yes, more than most owners expect. A driveway or property-line run holds back a season of plowed or shoveled snow leaning against one face, and that repeated lateral push is what cracks a rigid panel, separate from frost heave under the post.
It's still the first spec. Ottawa's zone 6 cold drives the frost line deeper than most of southern Ontario, so depth is set to your site regardless of the lateral snow load above ground.
Height, gap spacing, and self-closing gate hardware requirements are set by your municipality. Confirm the specifics locally before we finalize your layout.
In a lot of cases, yes. A driveway or property-line run holds back a season of plowed or shoveled snow leaning against one face, and that repeated lateral push is what cracks a rigid panel, separate from the frost heave working on the post below it.

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