Materials and durability
Built for harsh Canadian winters.
A winter that crosses freezing a dozen times, and snow against the line for months. Here is what our material does about it.
Where an Unreinforced Rail Ends Up
Sixteen planks on one hollow rail. The aluminium insert is what stops that becoming a curve.
Where a Hollow Post Ends Up
Lateral load goes somewhere. With a galvanized tube it goes into steel; without one, into a permanent lean.
Aluminium-Reinforced Bottom Rail
A full-length aluminium insert inside every bottom rail. An unreinforced eight-foot rail carrying sixteen planks settles into a curve; a reinforced one does not.
Galvanized Steel Post Stiffener
A galvanized tube down the core. Posts fail first under lateral load — wind, banked snow, a gate swinging on the same post for fifteen years. Steel carries it.
Routed Posts, No Face Fixings
Rails seat into routed 5" × 5" posts rather than hanging off brackets. Nothing metal through the face, so nothing to rust-streak or work loose.
Tongue-and-Groove Infill
Sixteen planks lock edge to edge. The joint takes the movement a −30°C to +30°C swing demands while staying closed — no gapping.
Rigid PVC Throughout
No rot, no staining every second summer, and none of the grey split lean wood.
Standards and Testing
We would rather show you a document than make a claim.
Specifying this for a project?
Tell us what your project needs to see and we will tell you exactly what documentation exists for this profile, and get anything further from the manufacturer. We would rather have that conversation directly than publish a wall of logos.
Standards and report numbers appear on this page only when we can put the document in your hand. A claim nobody can evidence is worth nothing to you and less to us.
Ask About DocumentationQuestions We Get Asked
- Why are there no prices on the site?
- Because a fence price that means anything depends on the project, the grade, the access and how much old fence has to come out first. Rather than publish a number that changes the moment we see the site, we quote properly. Send a request or give us a call to get a quote today.
- Do you sell to contractors, or only install?
- Both. Material is sold wholesale to contractors and builders, and we also install for homeowners and businesses. If you are buying material as a contractor, inform us on your request and we will quote you contractor pricing.
- Can I buy just the parts I need?
- You can buy components rather than finished sections, a job that runs short on planks does not have to buy another whole panel. What we cannot do is sell single pieces: material goes out by the job, and most components come in packs. Tell us the run and we will work out what it takes.
- Do you sell complete fence sections?
- Not as a single item. We supply the components a section is built from — rails, planks, posts, caps, stiffeners and fixings — and quote them against your job. The site shows what one 6ft by 8ft section takes so you can size a run.
- Will PVC fence handle an Ottawa winter?
- That is the question worth asking, and it is why our system is built the way it is. The bottom rail carries a full-length aluminium insert so a six-foot span does not sag, and every post takes a galvanized steel stiffener so it does not flex under wind or snow load. Vinyl that fails here almost always failed because it had neither.
- What colours do you carry?
- Adobe — a warm tan — is what we hold in stock. Other colours can be brought in on a container order; ask us about lead times.
- How long does an installation take?
- A typical residential back yard is a day or two on site once the posts are set, but it depends on the project, what is coming out first, and the ground. The site survey is where that gets answered properly.
Want to see the material first?
We will show you a section and walk you through how it goes together.