Ornamental aluminum, with the strength of steel.

Wrought iron is beautiful and it rusts. In a climate with road salt, snowmelt and 200 freeze–thaw cycles a year, that is a maintenance commitment most homeowners regret making.

Ornamental aluminum gives you the same slim vertical picket, the same finials, the same architectural presence — in a material that simply cannot rust. The powder-coat finish is baked on rather than painted, so it does not flake, and most systems carry a lifetime finish warranty.

Aluminum is the default choice for pool enclosures, and pool barriers are one of the few areas of fencing where the rules are not negotiable. Massachusetts requires a barrier of at least four feet with restricted gaps, and gates must be self-closing and self-latching with the latch positioned out of a small child’s reach and swinging away from the pool.

We build to that standard as a matter of course and will tell you plainly if what you are asking for will not pass inspection. It is far cheaper to hear that at the estimate than after the install.

• Flat top — clean and contemporary, with no protruding pickets.
• Spear or finial top — the traditional ornamental profile, formal and deterrent.
• Puppy picket — additional close-spaced pickets on the bottom rail to contain small dogs.
• Flush bottom or extended picket — depending on whether you want the fence to sit on the grade or bite into it.

Heights typically run 4ft, 4.5ft, 5ft and 6ft. Residential, heavy residential and commercial grades differ in wall thickness and picket spacing — we specify based on what the fence actually has to do, not on what is cheapest to buy.