One kit, one bay

Each kit builds a single 6 ft bay of solid composite privacy fence. Order one per bay along your fence line, add the corner, end, and gate posts your layout calls for, and the run goes up as a repeating module instead of a custom build.

This is the same system our crews install on houses, townhomes, and strata properties across Metro Vancouver. It’s packaged as a kit so you can price and order it without waiting on a site visit.

Quick specs

What each part does

• 12 composite boards. They stack to make the solid face of the bay and seat into the top and bottom channels, so the panel is carried by the aluminum frame rather than by fasteners driven through the board faces. No exposed screw heads across the front of the fence.
• One 8 ft aluminum post. Aluminum rather than steel matters on the coast: a steel post relies on its coating, and once that coating is nicked at the base, water and salt air get underneath it. Aluminum has no equivalent failure path.
• Two aluminum channels. Top and bottom rails. They hold the board stack in line, which is what keeps a long run reading straight instead of wavy.
• Connector set. Stainless steel L-brackets and screws tie the rails to the posts. Stainless is worth specifying here; plated hardware doesn’t last as long this close to the water.

What a bay weighs, and why footings matter

The twelve boards come to about 49 kg on their own, and the 8 ft post adds another 5.4 kg — roughly 120 lb before the channels and hardware. It’s a two-person lift.

That weight is worth knowing before you plan footings. A cedar fence of the same size is lighter and more forgiving of an average post setting. An 8 ft post on a 6 ft fence leaves about 2 ft of length available below grade, but how deep the hole actually goes and how much concrete it takes depends on your soil, your slope, your fence height, and your municipality — that’s a site decision, not a product spec. Lower Mainland ground holds water through most of the year, which is why it’s worth getting right the first time.

What it costs

Quotes for composite fencing in Metro Vancouver commonly land between $120 and $220 per linear foot installed with most suppliers. MapleStar runs $60–$80 per linear foot installed — the panels come factory-direct rather than through a distributor, and the modular system installs faster than building every section from raw material on site. Height, slope, gates, old fence removal and site access still move the final number either way.

Supply-only orders are quoted per kit against your material list.

Which kit fits your fence line

• Soil you can dig, fence at grade — this kit. In-ground posts, standard 6 ft height.
• Concrete, patio slab, or on top of a retaining wall — use the anchor base version. Same boards and channels; the post bolts down instead of going in the ground.
• You need more than 6 ft — panels in different heights run 6.5 to 11 ft, for lane frontages, busy roads, and neighbouring raised decks.
• You want light and airflow — semi-privacy panels come solid with a slatted top, or fully slatted. Common on patios and narrow side yards, where a solid 6 ft run starts to feel like a corridor.
• One section that gets looked at — mixed colour panels or 3D deep embossed boards on the visible faces only.

Most fence lines cross more than one of these. All of them use the same board profile, so the run still reads as one fence.

One thing to check before you order: if your fence sits on a retaining wall, confirm your permitted height first. In most Metro Vancouver municipalities, height is measured from grade at the fence line, and a retaining wall can reduce what you’re allowed to build on top of it. Plain-language breakdown here: max fence height in Vancouver, front yard vs backyard.

Choosing a colour

Colour is the decision you can safely leave until last. All six solid board colours use the same 1,783 × 148 × 20 mm profile, so the post, the channels, and the hardware in the kit don’t change with the finish — only the board does.

Screens are unreliable for this. The greys separate differently in shade than in direct sun, and the embossed and brushed finishes read differently again under flat overcast light. If you’re deciding between two, we can arrange for you to see the boards in person at our Coquitlam warehouse.

View all composite fence colours →

Solid boards: Arctic Grey (MSCF0001), Charcoal Grey (MSCF0002), Walnut Wood (MSCF0003, sometimes asked for as Walnut Brown), Leather Black (MSCF0004), Oak White (MSCF0005), Shadow Grey (MSCF0006). Slatted Great Wall Series boards come in Dark Teak (MSCFG001) and Shadow Grey (MSCFG002) — Shadow Grey exists in both lines, so quote by SKU on supply-only orders.

How ordering works

1. Send your layout. A sketch, a site plan, or photos with rough dimensions and gate locations. At this stage, photos of the corners, the grade changes, and the access route are worth more than precise measurements.
2. We build the material list. How many bays, what post lengths, where the corner, end, and gate posts land, and what the footings need to be for your site.
3. Choose supply-only or installed. Supply-only suits contractors and experienced DIY builders; we bundle by bay so the count on site matches the count on the invoice. Installed means our crew handles locates, digging, concrete, posts, panels, gates, and cleanup.
4. Before anyone digs. Arrange a BC 1 Call locate, and confirm height limits and setbacks with your municipality or strata.

Common questions

What exactly does one kit build?
One 6 ft bay — twelve boards, an 8 ft aluminum post, top and bottom channels, the connector set, and a cap. Footings, concrete, and gate hardware are separate.

Can I buy materials only?
Yes. That’s how most contractor and DIY orders go out.

How many kits do I need?
Roughly one per 6 ft of fence line, but corners, gates, and grade changes shift the count. Send the layout and we’ll do the takeoff.

Can the posts sit on concrete instead of going in the ground?
Not with this kit — the 8 ft post is sized for an in-ground footing. Use the anchor base version for slabs, patios, and retaining walls.

Does it need sealing or staining?
No. Wash it down when it looks like it needs it. In shaded, wet yards a light organic film can build up over the winter; it rinses off.

Will it match a fence we add later?
The board profile has been consistent across the range, but batch-to-batch colour variation is normal in any composite product. If you’re phasing a project, tell us — ordering the whole run at once avoids the question.

Ready to price your run?

Send your measurements and a few site photos, and we’ll come back with a material list broken down by bay and a real quote — not a per-foot guess.

Call (604) 500-3100 or text (778) 318-8578, or click Request a Quote above and attach your layout.