Aluminum Fencing in Montreal.

Built for Montreal’s climate

Cold matters for a Montreal fence, a post set above the frost line still heaves every winter regardless of material, so depth is set correctly from the start. But the material that fails first here almost always fails to salt, not frost. Montreal de-ices its streets hard and often, and the spray a plow throws, plus the runoff tracked off every sidewalk, reaches any street-facing fence, railing, or gate and accelerates corrosion on wrought iron and standard coatings well ahead of what a milder or less-salted city would see. It's the same reason the wrought-iron spiral staircases outside a Plateau or Mile End triplex need regular attention, a street-level metal railing here is never far from a de-icing spray zone. Composite and vinyl resist the salt better than iron does but can still discolor or turn brittle under repeated de-icing exposure and deep cold. Wood fares no better, splitting and rotting at the base as it swings between a humid summer and a frozen, salted winter. Pool enclosures carry their own barrier requirements under Quebec's provincial rules, confirm locally before finalizing a layout.

Climate zone

NBC Zone 6 (cold-humid)

Best time to spec

May to July

What we plan for

deep cold, heavy snow, freeze-thaw, and humid summers