Aluminum & Wrought Iron in Edmond, OK

Ornamental metal is vertical pickets on horizontal rails, anchored by metal posts in concrete — an open design that trades solid privacy for sight lines, security, and near-zero wind load. Aluminum arrives as prefabricated panels, commonly 6–8 feet wide in heights from 36 to 72 inches, bracket-mounted to posts; wrought iron follows the same structure with custom fabrication and welding. In a state where solid fences act as sails, this category is the structural winner: strong posts and rails paired with pickets that let the wind pass straight through.

That combination is why ornamental metal keeps showing up in the two places Edmond rules are strictest — front yards and pool enclosures.

Aluminum splits into residential, upgraded, and specialty lines, and the differences are real. Standard residential panels run roughly $69–$182 each with posts at $25–$44, working out to materials in the mid-teens to mid-twenties per linear foot depending on height and style. Upgraded lines run about $24–$35.50 per foot in materials. "Puppy" or XP styles tighten the lower pickets for pet containment at roughly $25–$37.66 per foot. The premium tier is privacy and semi-privacy aluminum with horizontal slats — panels from $284 to $636, materials at $63–$113 per foot. Wrought iron installs at roughly $30–$50 per foot for 4-foot heights and $60–$100 for 6-foot security fencing.

Commonly cited Edmond guidance caps front-yard fences near 4 feet and often requires open styles — picket or wrought iron — which makes ornamental metal the natural code-compliant front boundary (confirm specifics with the City of Edmond before you build). Pool enclosures are stricter still, and the City of Edmond's barrier standards are specific: a minimum 48-inch barrier height, no opening that passes a 4-inch sphere, member-spacing rules, and self-closing, self-latching gates that open away from the pool with the latch release at least 54 inches up. Occupying a pool before final inspection carries fines of $200 per day. We build pool fences to that checklist and stand with you at inspection.

Labor for aluminum averages $10–$40 per linear foot, and typical complete projects run $3,000–$8,500 including gates. Standard picket aluminum generally prices at or below wrought iron at comparable heights, and it never rusts — aluminum is naturally corrosion-resistant, while iron needs periodic refinishing at welds and cut ends to stop rust. Iron buys you heft, true custom fabrication, and a presence aluminum approximates but does not match. Both sit above wood and vinyl up front and pay it back in lifespan and low upkeep.

Residential ornamental gates run 36–60 inches wide, up to 72 in some configurations, and gate posts get larger sizing or deeper embedment than line posts because they carry both the panel's weight and the load of every swing. If you have small dogs, ask about puppy-picket panels before the order goes in — the tighter lower picket spacing is a factory configuration, not a retrofit. Panel-to-post brackets, rail counts, and picket spacing all vary between the residential and upgraded lines, and on pool enclosures those spacing numbers stop being aesthetic choices and become code items. We walk the line item by item at the estimate so the fence that arrives is the fence that passes inspection.

If the goal is affordable full privacy, this is not your fence. Open pickets screen nothing, and slatted privacy aluminum at $63–$113 per foot in materials costs more than good wood or vinyl privacy. Some HOAs mandate wood or vinyl uniformity on rear lines, which rules metal out regardless of preference. And for hard-security commercial sites, standard ornamental lines are not the answer either — anti-cut, anti-climb systems or welded panels do that job. Even with wind-friendly open panels, posts still get the full Oklahoma treatment: one-third of length below grade with widened footings, because clay movement does not care what the panels look like.