This guide compares 19 fence companies serving Ottawa. The featured shortlist includes FRO Fence Solutions (4.8 stars from 97 Google reviews), Commence Fence Inc. (4.7 stars from 48 Google reviews), and K. Joly Contracting (4.5 stars from 91 Google reviews).
Listings claimed by their owner appear first; all other positions follow the published rating methodology. 19 carry a sourced public rating, averaging 4.6 stars; the highest-rated is AMA United Company Inc. at 5.0 stars from 180 Google reviews.
A fence in Ottawa has one enemy above all: frost. Posts set too shallow heave and lean after a single winter, so the best fence companies here dig below the frost line, though depth alone does not stop heave: frozen clay grips the sides of a post. The companies below install wood, chain-link, composite, and aluminum fencing, along with gates, across the city.
Each is a real Ottawa business with public reviews you can read, so you can compare materials, post-setting practices, and pricing before you put in a fence you expect to outlast several winters.
Featured professionals
A focused Ottawa shortlist. Listings claimed by their owner appear first; all other positions follow our published rating methodology.
Listings claimed by their owner appear first. All other positions follow the selected sort.
Orléans +3
4.8(97)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingOttawa-area fence company based in Edwards (City of Ottawa) building wood, vinyl, iron and chain link fences, plus decks and interlock, across Ottawa and its suburbs.
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Gloucester +2
4.7(48)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingOttawa-area fence company based on Sieveright Avenue in Gloucester, offering residential and commercial fencing in vinyl, wood, chain link, ornamental and composite.
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Kanata +7
4.5(91)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Deck BuildersOttawa outdoor-living contractor that builds decks alongside fences, interlock, retaining walls and landscaping. Serving Ottawa homeowners and businesses since 2009.
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FeaturedBarrhaven +6
5.0(180)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingAMA United Company Inc. is a fence contractor in Ottawa. Rated 5 from 179 Google reviews.
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FeaturedBarrhaven +3
5.0(166)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingOttawa Gatineau Fencing is a fence contractor in Ottawa. Rated 5 from 166 Google reviews.
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FeaturedAll Around Fencing is a fence contractor in Ottawa. Rated 5 from 71 Google reviews.
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Deck Guru is a fence contractor in Ottawa. Rated 5 from 42 Google reviews.
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Barrhaven +4
4.9(57)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingWest Wholesale Fencing and Railing Ottawa is a fence contractor in Nepean, Ottawa offering fence supplies. Rated 4.9 from 57 Google reviews.
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Nepean
4.9(48)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingMedusa Stoneworks is a fence contractor in Nepean, Ottawa offering concrete work and landscape design. Rated 4.9 from 48 Google reviews.
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Stittsville
4.8(80)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingForefront Fencing Inc. is a fence contractor in Stittsville, Ottawa offering fence supplies. Rated 4.8 from 80 Google reviews.
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Barrhaven +6
4.7(561)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026Handyman ServicesHandyman Connection is a handyman/Handywoman/Handyperson in Ottawa offering fence installation, flooring installation and window installation. Rated 4.7 from 561 Google reviews.
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Straight Up Fence is a fence contractor in Ottawa. Rated 4.9 from 39 Google reviews.
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Fence Masters is a fence contractor in Ottawa. Rated 4.6 from 220 Google reviews.
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Barrhaven +5
4.6(206)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingFence Material Supply is a fence contractor in Stittsville, Ottawa offering fence supplies. Rated 4.7 from 204 Google reviews.
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Kanata +7
4.5(353)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingFence-All is an Ottawa fence company serving homeowners across the city, offering wood fences, chain link fences, and ornamental fences. It holds a 4.5-star average across 338 Google reviews.
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Kanata +7
4.5(181)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingOttawa fence installer on Belfast Road offering PVC, wood, hybrid, iron, chain link and glass fencing across Ottawa and Gatineau.
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Super Save Group is a waste management service in Ottawa offering fence supplies. Rated 4.1 from 56 Google reviews.
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Gloucester
4.2(129)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingClôture Ideal Fence is a fence contractor in Gloucester, Ottawa. Rated 4.2 from 129 Google reviews.
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Kanata +3
3.5(53)on GoogleChecked Aug 2026FencingMcGee Fencing Ltd is a fence contractor in Gloucester, Ottawa. Rated 3.5 from 53 Google reviews.
View McGee Fencing LtdThe Ottawa Fence By-law
A fence needs no building permit in Ottawa, which is exactly why the rules get missed. The Fence By-law still sets how high it may be, which side faces out, what it may be made of, and where it may not go at all.
All of it is checkable before a post hole is dug. Designated heritage buildings and properties inside a Heritage District Overlay are not covered by that exemption, and the City asks owners to confirm with a Building Client Service Centre before starting.
Three things may exceed those heights in side and rear yards: gates by up to 30 cm, archways forming part of an entrance up to 250 cm, and decorative caps on structural posts by up to 15 cm.
Height is measured from the grade at the base of the fence, and where the two sides sit at different levels it is measured from the higher one, which is the rule that catches a fence at the top of a slope.
On a corner lot, nothing over 75 cm may stand inside the visibility triangle formed by measuring three metres along the lot lines from the intersection. The same 75 cm limit applies within the triangle formed by measuring two metres along the lot line and the driveway, where a driveway meets the street.
That second one applies to every lot, not only corner lots. It is the most commonly broken part of the by-law, because it is the spot where a homeowner most wants privacy from the road.
Section 15 requires a fence to be constructed and finished so that its finished side faces the public street and the neighbouring properties. The by-law defines that as either both sides looking the same, or the side facing away from the owner being free of visible structural components such as posts. The City calls it a good neighbour policy.
On residential property a fence may not be built wholly or partly of barbed wire, chicken wire or other barbed or sharp material, and may not contain a device for projecting an electric current. A chain link fence on residential property, or on the lot line of a non-residential property abutting residential, has to be vinyl or powder coated.
No fence may be erected on City property, including the road allowance.
If the fence will act as a pool enclosure, a pool enclosure permit is required and the Pool Enclosure By-law takes over. Section 13 also makes it an offence to build a fence in a way that renders an existing pool enclosure non-conforming, so a replacement run along a pool side is not a like-for-like swap.
Posts go in the ground, so a locate comes first. Requesting one through Ontario One Call is free and required before digging, and infrastructure owners have five business days to complete a locate for a single address. That is the lead time to build into a start date.
Buyer guide
What separates a great fence company from a cheap quote, and the questions worth asking before you sign.
The single biggest fencing mistake in Ottawa is shallow posts. But depth below the frost line does not on its own stop heave, because frozen clay grips the sides of a post. Ask how deep they dig and what footing they use.
Build on the wrong side of the line and you may have to move it. Confirm the survey line, and make sure the company books utility locates before digging.
Ottawa limits fence height in front and back yards, and pool enclosures have strict rules. A good installer knows the bylaw; confirm your plan complies.
Pressure-treated wood is cheapest up front but needs upkeep; composite and aluminum cost more and last longer with less work. Ask for options so you can weigh the trade-off.
Before you hire
Fence heights on residential property in Ottawa are set by the City's Fence By-law, which differs between a front yard and the rest of a lot, and a fence enclosing a pool falls under separate pool enclosure rules.
Ottawa Service Directory is a listings site, not a regulator: we publish what a business reports about itself, so confirm what applies to your job with the source below and with the business before work starts.
Source: City of Ottawa Fence By-law 2003-462. Checked 2026-08-24. Rules and thresholds change, so confirm before work starts.
Common questions
For homeowners
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