Custom Aluminium & Privacy Fencing

Which aluminium or privacy construction fits your brief?

The useful first choice is the type of boundary: an open elevation, a controlled view through repeated slats, a decorative sheet pattern or a continuous profile screen. These constructions have different parts, replacement methods and fabrication inputs. We coordinate them through production partners for trade and project orders, keeping each offered system identifiable within a mixed shipment.

A project can combine these families: an open frontage, screened service area and coordinated gate need not share one infill. Use a common appearance brief while retaining a separate component schedule for each construction. Steel palisade, garrison and traditional steel railings belong in our steel fencing collection.

Choose the view before choosing the gap

A privacy brief should name the objects to conceal and the positions from which people look. Slat direction, depth, gaps and the angle of observation work together. A patterned screen can appear open from one direction and more closed from another; a front elevation alone cannot resolve that choice.

Show the gate, bottom edge, stepped bays and nearby level changes in the same visual review. For a feature frontage, compare a representative pattern or profile sample at its intended scale. For screening around equipment, separate the appearance decision from ventilation and service access. The privacy-versus-open-fencing guide explains how to map those different viewing duties.

Custom options and their effect on the finished assembly

Customisation starts with the drawing, then the partner's proposed profiles or sheet construction. The following fields make an enquiry specific without assuming that every extrusion, pattern or colour is an available combination.

Aluminium screen dimensions: quote references

For an initial size brief, the published examples below provide recognisable dimensions. They describe other manufacturers' products, rather than a FencingWise stock list or guaranteed production range. Our offer identifies the proposed partner system and its accepted dimensions.

Source: Stratco manufacturer catalogue, screening page 22. These are dimensional references only; its prices, stock statements and system performance are not part of our offer. Pickets, cut sheets and PVC panels need their own specification.

Match the finish to the material

Aluminium profiles: identify alloy and temper where required, section geometry and the chosen surface process. Preparation and coating must suit aluminium. A steel hot-dip galvanizing note is not an interchangeable finishing instruction. Mechanical joints and welded joints also produce different visible details, so the joining method belongs with the appearance sample.

Cut metal screens: name the substrate before discussing finish. Aluminium, carbon steel and stainless sheet have different treatment routes. Include cut edges, borders, returns and attachment points in the finish review; approval of the broad front face alone misses these details.

PVC profiles: identify the actual profile construction, colour and any metal reinforcement. Their engagement and movement provisions come from the offered system. A matching board face does not make components from different systems interchangeable. Our vinyl and PVC terminology guide explains the distinction from PVC-coated metal wire.

For colour-sensitive orders, retain a physical reference across the selected families. RAL's digital-colour guidance explains why a screen image only approximates its physical sample. Texture and gloss remain separate appearance decisions even when the colour code matches.

Posts, gates and replacement access

The supply boundary should identify panels, posts, brackets or channels, caps, fasteners and any gate components. A wall-mounted screen and a free-standing boundary have different supporting interfaces. The completed screened surface, its exposure and the project support design determine the required arrangement.

Show changes in level and the first and last bay on the elevation. A stepped run may use repeated panels; a raking arrangement may require different fabrication. At gates, coordinate pattern alignment and the viewing face while specifying the moving frame, hinges and latch separately.

Replacement access is an order choice. A removable slat, detachable sheet and interlocking PVC board require different dismantling routes. Identify the retained part references and accessible fixing side before choosing a supply format. Equipment enclosures also need the equipment designer's ventilation and service-access brief. Pool, guarding, acoustic or rated-security duties require evidence for the particular assembly.

What changes the procurement cost?

Compare quotations against the same elevation and component scope. Narrower slat gaps can increase profile quantity; additional special widths increase the number of cutting and assembly references. A complex cut pattern changes cutting work, border detailing and protection of the finished sheet. A requested extrusion outside the offered partner system can introduce a different tooling and development scope.

Finish changes, small colour batches, trial assemblies and mixed materials also affect the quotation. Separate these from transport and site work. An assembled panel and a component pack may use different shipping space and installation labour, so the lower supply price is not automatically the lower project cost.

Approve appearance, fit and packing as separate items

A finish swatch can approve appearance; a section sample identifies local profile fit; a representative assembled bay shows the pattern and connection together. State what each sample approves so a colour decision does not silently release unfinished dimensional details.

The receiving schedule should cover finished dimensions, profile or sheet identity, orientation, edge condition, appearance and included fittings. Label special-width and continuous-pattern panels by elevation position. Packing should separate finished faces, protect exposed edges and avoid loading delicate cut features. Identify caps and small fittings by their matching assembly so the final bay can be completed from the delivered package.

Questions about custom aluminium and privacy fencing

Which family should I start with for partial privacy?

Start with aluminium slats when a repeated profile and adjustable gap form the intended design; consider a cut screen when the pattern itself matters. Use the important viewing positions to compare them. Pickets preserve a more open elevation, while PVC privacy profiles provide a different, coordinated screening system.

Can slats, pickets and a gate share one colour?

They can be reviewed against a common appearance reference in the enquiry. List the substrate and finish for each item, and compare representative finished samples together. The same code can look different across textures, gloss levels and component shapes.

Should an importer order finished panels or component packs?

Choose around the available installation work and the need for repeatable fit. Finished assemblies carry more of the assembly work into the supply package. Component packs need a complete parts list, compatible interfaces and usable assembly information. Compare packing volume and local labour alongside the product price.

Can a laser-cut design continue across a gate?

Yes, it can be submitted as a coordinated design enquiry. Number the panels and show the gate closed, its viewing face, frame border and meeting gaps. The graphic needs to work around the gate's structural frame and hardware rather than simply being divided into equal rectangles.

What makes a future replacement order reliable?

Retain the partner product reference, approved section or artwork, finished dimensions, colour sample identity and connection revision. A photograph records appearance but usually omits engagement and hidden fixings. Those records let us review a replacement against the original supplied system.

Send an elevation with a clear visual brief

Include the boundary or screen layout, viewing objective, chosen family, dimensions, quantity, finish reference and required gates or fittings. Identify special bays and the delivery destination. Send your custom aluminium or privacy-fence enquiry; we will review the configuration and partner-supply scope for the order.