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01 / 09Galvanised or black vinyl-coated mesh in 4, 5 and 6 foot heights, with walk and double drive gates and effectively zero maintenance.
Chain link is the cheapest way to put a real, dog-proof, property-defining barrier around a yard, and there is no version of the arithmetic where that stops being true. A galvanized mesh fence has no boards to rot, no finish to reapply and no panels to replace. The usual failure after twenty years is a bent top rail from a falling branch, which is a one-hour repair.
Raw galvanized mesh is the bright silver everyone pictures, and it is the lowest cost per linear foot we offer. Black vinyl-coated mesh costs a little more and visually disappears against shrubs and tree lines, which is why it is the usual pick when the fence runs along a garden bed rather than a parking pad. The coating also adds a second barrier over the zinc at the cut ends, which is where a galvanized fence eventually shows rust.
Dog owners who need containment rather than screening. Owners of deep or irregular lots where a wood fence perimeter would cost several times more. Rental properties and side yards where the fence is doing a job rather than making a statement. It is also the standard around sports pads, garden plots and utility areas behind a house.
We build it in 4, 5 and 6 foot heights, with walk gates and double drive gates to suit a side path or a laneway. Terminal, corner and gate posts get concrete footings below the 1.2 m frost line, because those posts carry all of the tension in the fabric. Line posts are driven or set in concrete depending on the soil we hit, and we make that call on site rather than in the quote. Tension bars and bands at each terminal keep the mesh from sagging into a belly halfway down a long run.
The Ontario One Call locate is filed first and clears in five business days minimum on a single property. Terminals go in and cure, the top rail is run, then the fabric is stretched and tied. Stretching is the step that separates a chain link fence that stays taut from one that ripples after a winter. Note that Toronto restricts chain link in front yards, so on a Toronto property we keep it to the rear and side lines and quote something else for the street frontage.
Chain link gives you zero privacy. If the yard is overlooked, either choose a privacy fence or plan on planting a hedge behind the line, which many customers do. If you want an open boundary that looks deliberate rather than functional, aluminum is the upgrade. If you want maximum enclosure per dollar and do not care what it looks like from the patio, nothing beats this.
| Heights built | 4, 5 and 6 foot |
|---|---|
| Mesh finish | Raw galvanised, or black vinyl-coated |
| Gates | Walk gates and double drive gates |
| Terminal, corner and gate posts | Concrete footings below the 1.2 m frost line |
| Line posts | Driven or set in concrete, decided on site from the soil we hit |
| Tensioning | Tension bars and bands at each terminal to stop the fabric bellying |
We are an installation contractor, not a manufacturer or a materials retailer. We build decks and fences on your property across the Greater Toronto Area: layout, footings below the frost line, framing, boards, railings, stairs and gates, finished and inspected. Composite boards are a surface option we install, alongside pressure-treated lumber and western red cedar, and the boards themselves are made by manufacturers we do not represent and whose brands we do not resell. If you already have material on site we can build with it; if you do not, we specify and source what suits the deck and include it in the written fixed price. What you are buying from us is the build and the crew that stands behind it, not a product off a shelf.
