Fence Companies Detroit installs fences across Detroit, the city at the heart of the metro and the anchor of our brand. You get a local crew, honest up-front pricing, and a fence built for Michigan: posts set below the 42-inch frost line in concrete, so it stands straight through every freeze-thaw winter instead of leaning by spring.
The wrought-iron look, without the rust
Ornamental aluminum gives Detroit-area homes the classic iron look that suits our older brick neighborhoods, without the constant scraping and repainting real iron demands in our climate. It is the fence of choice in historic districts and around pools, where style and sightlines both matter.
Every fence we build is set for Michigan. The frost line here runs about 42 inches deep, so we set posts below it in proper concrete footings. Posts set shallower get gripped by the freeze-thaw cycle in our clay-heavy soil and jacked out of plumb a little more every winter, which is why so many older fences lean. Ours do not.
Where ornamental aluminum shines
- Historic homes - the traditional look historic-district guidelines favor.
- Pool enclosures - meets code while keeping the view open.
- Front yards - decorative heights that meet front-yard rules.
- Sloped yards - rackable panels follow the grade cleanly.
Ornamental styles, grades and where each belongs
Style-wise, flat-top ornamental reads clean and modern, spear-top gives the classic wrought-iron silhouette that suits the metro's older brick neighborhoods, and arched and finial styles dress up entries and front walks. Aluminum also comes in real grades: residential for yards and pools, commercial for apartments and storefronts, industrial where strength matters. The look is nearly identical; the wall thickness and rail size are not.
Purpose guide: pick ornamental aluminum when you want pool-code compliance with an open view, when historic-district guidelines in places like Boston-Edison, Indian Village or the Grosse Pointes call for a traditional open fence, or when a sloped yard needs rackable panels that follow the grade without stair-stepped gaps.
The historic-district fence
Ornamental fencing is the native look of Detroit's grand old neighborhoods: Boston-Edison, Indian Village, Palmer Woods, West Village and the Villages grew up behind low iron. The Historic District Commission's guidelines favor exactly this style, open, traditional, dignified, which makes ornamental aluminum the modern pick: the same silhouette as wrought iron with a powder-coat finish that never needs scraping. If your fence plan needs HDC review, this is the material that sails through.
Front yards, done legally
Detroit caps front-yard fences low, around 4 feet, and open styles are what the rules and the streetscape both want. A spear-top or flat-top aluminum run at legal height frames the yard, keeps the porch visible and adds real curb value, the reason it is the front-yard fence we install most in the city.
Why Detroit homeowners choose us
- Posts below the frost line, 42 inches down in concrete, so the fence never leans.
- Honest, itemized pricing with gates and tear-out priced clearly.
- Permits handled, including neighbor forms and HOA paperwork where they apply.
- Local crew that answers the phone and shows up when we say.
Serving Detroit and nearby
We cover Detroit and the surrounding Detroit-metro cities. Wherever you are within about 30 miles of Detroit, the standard is the same.
Common questions
Does aluminum fence rust?
No. That is its biggest advantage over steel and wrought iron in Michigan. The powder-coated finish keeps its color without painting, through snow, salt spray and rain.
Is aluminum strong enough for security?
For residential boundary and pool fencing, absolutely. For high-security commercial applications we quote heavier commercial-grade aluminum or steel options.