Panels & Screens
Laser-cut aluminum panels and screens. Standard sizes from US$160 per panel, any size on a written quote.
Privacy screens, feature walls and screens for planters, cut from a standard panel, a pattern from our library or your own design. Minimum order US$185.
- Material
- 5052 aluminum, 1/8 in (0.125 in)
- Size
- Flat blank up to 59.5 × 119.5 in per panel
- Quote
- within 24–48 hours
- Made by
- FortiFab, Langley, BC
Installed
Standard panels
Catalogue patterns in the four panel finishes. Each is cut to a standard size or yours, and priced on your written quote.
Images are product renderings. The installed screens above are the Flower of Life Gradient pattern.
Standard sizes
Three faces that each cut from one sheet, folded edges included, inside the 59.5 × 119.5 in blank. From prices are for one panel in the least-cut library pattern; open a pattern to see its own.
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Planter-top screen
24 × 48 in
609.6 × 1,219.2 mm
From US$160 per panel, on quote
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Privacy screen
36 × 72 in
914.4 × 1,828.8 mm
From US$306 per panel, on quote
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Feature wall
48 × 96 in
1,219.2 × 2,438.4 mm
From US$532 per panel, on quote
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Custom size
Blank up to 59.5 × 119.5 in
Set any face in the designer; folded edges come out of the blank. Larger sizes split into a panel array.
Minimum order US$185 — smaller orders are priced at the minimum.
From prices are per-panel planning estimates for one powder-coated 1/8 in aluminum panel at a standard size, before tax and freight. Your written quote confirms the price. Prices in USD.
The pattern library
31 original designs in 5 families, each drawn from its own cut geometry with its measured open area and privacy. Open one for its sizes, prices and spec sheet, or customize it in the designer.
Circular Perforated
Geometric From US$177 PrivateOpen area 20%
Honeycomb Columns
Geometric From US$171 Semi-privateOpen area 29%
Flower of Life Gradient
Geometric From US$193 Semi-privateOpen area 44%
Seigaiha
Heritage From US$198 OpenOpen area 46%
Woven Waves
Organic From US$166 OpenOpen area 70%
Flowing Ogee
Geometric From US$170 OpenOpen area 71%
Continuous Scallop
Art Deco From US$172 OpenOpen area 71%
Star and Cross
Geometric From US$174 OpenOpen area 73%
Sorted by open area, measured on each design's 23.6 × 35.4 in reference panel. Private means under 25% open with no opening wider than 2 in; open means 45% open or more, or an opening wider than 4 in. Size and scale change both when you customize a design. From prices are per-panel planning estimates at 24 × 48 in, powder-coated, before tax and freight. Minimum order US$185 — smaller orders are priced at the minimum.
31 designs: Geometric 14Heritage 6Art Deco 4Botanical 3Organic 4
Browse by privacy: PrivateSemi-privateOpen
Send us your pattern
A logo, a motif from the building or a pattern of your own. We check that it can be cut from one sheet with bridges strong enough to hold, then quote it at your size.
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Send the design
Describe it below with a sketch, photo or file, start from a library pattern in the designer, or turn your logo or sketch into a panel and see it checked for cutting now.
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We check the cut
Our shop reviews every design before it is quoted: open areas, bridges and edges at your size.
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Written quote and files
The quote gives the price, lead time and freight. Production files are prepared by our shop, never downloaded.
Screens with planters
Screens stand behind or rise from our planters to divide a patio, a dining room or a walkway, in matching finishes from the same shop.
Pattern families
One pattern carries across a project: the same design on the panels, the planter screens and the gates.
- Panels and screens
- Any library pattern, cut to your size as a panel or a freestanding screen.
- Divider planter screens
- 8 library patterns can be chosen for the screen on a divider planter, beside a planter box in the same finish.
- Gates and rail infill
- The same pattern as gate or rail infill, listed as its own item on your written quote.
Installed
Powder-coat finishes
The four panel finishes, powder-coated in our shop. Your written quote confirms the finish.
Semi-Gloss Black
Black powder coat, semi-gloss.
Semi-Gloss White
White powder coat, semi-gloss.
Fine-Texture Black
Black powder coat with a fine texture.
Textured Silver Vein
Silver powder coat with a textured vein.
Swatches are drawn, not photographed. Colour and texture on screen are approximate.
Panel samples, free
Powder-coated chips of the four panel finishes; A small laser-cut piece showing a pattern edge and bridges. No charge and no payment: while our sample kit is being prepared, ask for them with your panel quote.
Specifications and files
What every panel is made of. Each library pattern has a spec sheet and a guide specification; production files come with your written quote.
| Material | 5052 aluminum |
|---|---|
| Sheet thickness | 1/8 in (0.125 in) |
| Size | Made to your size: one panel's flat blank is up to 59.5 × 119.5 in, and folded edges come out of that. Larger sizes are made as a panel array. |
| Finish | Powder-coated |
| Price | Priced on a written quote |
Before you ask for a quote
What are the panels made of?
5052 aluminum sheet, 1/8 in (0.125 in) thick, laser-cut and powder-coated in our shop.
How large can a panel be?
Made to your size: one panel's flat blank is up to 59.5 × 119.5 in, and folded edges come out of that. Larger sizes are made as a panel array.
How are panels priced?
Standard sizes start from US$160 per 24 × 48 in powder-coated panel, as a planning estimate. The minimum order is US$185: smaller orders are priced at the minimum, so you can always order a single panel. Every panel is priced on a written quote for your size, pattern, finish and quantity, with delivered freight. Quotes go out within 24–48 hours. Nothing is ordered until you approve it.
Can you cut a pattern we design?
Yes. Send a sketch, photo or file with the pattern request form, or start from a library pattern in the designer. Our shop checks every design can be cut before it is quoted. Send us your pattern
Do you have spec sheets for specifiers?
Yes. Every library pattern has a one-page PDF spec sheet and a Section 05 70 00 Decorative Metal guide specification to edit, with wording that names the pattern and finish. A panel envelope drawing (DXF) shows the largest one-piece face and its fixing zones. Panel spec packs
Can I download cutting files?
Production cutting files are prepared by our shop from your approved design and sent with your written quote. The designer previews each pattern at your size.
Do you install?
We fabricate and ship; your contractor installs. We ship to Canada and the United States. Posts and brackets can be added as quote options: post sizing and fixing are confirmed for your site in the written quote.
Langley, BC
Made by FortiFab
Planters & Panels is the planter and panel line of FortiFab, a sheet-metal fabricator in Langley, BC. The same shop that laser-cuts, forms and welds for industrial customers cuts and powder-coats every panel.
About FortiFabPhotos from the FortiFab shop, Langley, BC.
Forming metal at the press brake. 
Joining metal components in the fabrication shop. 
Grinding a fabricated assembly before the next operation.
Get a panel quote
Send the sizes, pattern, finish and quantity. Nothing is ordered until you approve the written quote.