Glass & Aluminum Structures · Metro Vancouver

Built in Glass
and Aluminum,
Because It Rains.

Solariums, patio covers, glass railings, fencing, gates and paving stone. Tell us what you're planning and we'll match you with one vetted contractor in our Metro Vancouver network who specialises in this work. Free to you, and no obligation to hire.

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What We Match You For

Six Kinds of Work,
One Request.

Most of these end up on the same job. A patio cover usually arrives with a railing. A paving stone driveway usually arrives with a fence and a gate. Telling us everything you're considering means the contractor quotes the whole thing once, instead of you booking three trades separately.

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Solariums & Sunrooms
Glass rooms tied into the house, from insulated four-season builds to lighter three-season enclosures. The difference is insulation, glazing and foundation, and it changes the price considerably.
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Patio Covers
Glass or polycarbonate roofs on aluminum framing over a deck or patio. Keeps the rain off without enclosing the space, and adds months of usable time to a west coast year.
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Decks
New builds and rebuilds in cedar, pressure-treated lumber or composite. Usually paired with a railing, and often with a cover added at the same time or planned for later.
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Glass & Aluminum Railings
Tempered glass panels or aluminum pickets, powder-coated in black or white. Glass keeps a view; aluminum costs less and needs no cleaning. Both are effectively maintenance-free.
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Fencing & Automated Gates
Aluminum privacy panels, picket fencing and driveway gates, including automated openers. Fences on retaining walls or concrete curbs need the base right first, so they're quoted together.
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Paving Stone
Driveways, courtyards, pool surrounds and walkways in interlocking pavers or large-format slabs. Base preparation and drainage are what decide whether it stays flat.
Before You Get Quoted

Four Things That
Move the Price.

None of this is meant to talk you out of anything. It's what comes up on most quotes in this climate, and knowing it in advance makes the conversation with a contractor much shorter.

Rain Is the Design Problem

On the coast, drainage and flashing matter more than almost anything else. Where a roof meets the existing house, how water sheds off the glass, and where it goes afterwards are what separate a structure that lasts from one that leaks in year three.

Glazing Drives Comfort and Cost

Double or triple glazing with a low-E coating keeps a four-season room usable in January and stops it becoming an oven in August. It's a meaningful share of the budget, and the cheapest place to regret cutting corners.

What's Underneath Decides Everything

A patio cover can often sit on posts and footings. A heated solarium usually needs a frost-protected foundation. Paving stone lives or dies on base preparation. In each case the part you never see is what determines whether it stays put.

Permits Depend on Your Municipality

Structural additions and anything tied into the house generally require a building permit in Metro Vancouver, and rules vary between municipalities. Setbacks, lot coverage and fence height limits can shape what's possible before design even starts. Confirm with your city.

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Tell Us What
You're Planning.

Fill this out and we'll pass it to one contractor in our Metro Vancouver network who does this kind of work, usually the same business day. They'll contact you directly to talk it through and quote it. Free to you, and you're under no obligation to hire them.

  • ● One contractor contacts you — not five
  • ● Usually matched the same business day
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  • ● We don't do the work — we match you with who does

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