Art Metal Workshop builds glass canopies for entrances, porches, and walkways across Oakville, from heritage-designated homes in Old Oakville to newer builds in West Oak Trails or Glen Abbey. We size and engineer each canopy for the entrance it covers, not from a fixed catalogue of dimensions.
Every panel is tempered or laminated glass, rated to sit safely overhead, paired with a steel or aluminum frame that gets powder-coated or hot-dip galvanized before installation. Together they shed rain and snow without blocking the light underneath.
We back our workmanship with a lifetime warranty, and your design consultation is free.
Under Oakville’s Zoning By-law 2014-014, awnings, canopies, and similar weather-shielding structures may project up to 0.6 metres into any required yard, front, rear, or side. We check this against your lot’s specific setbacks before finalizing a design.
Some Oakville properties, like the ones in Old Oakville, Downtown Oakville, or the Trafalgar Road heritage conservation district, carry an added layer. Exterior changes that affect the building’s appearance there may require a heritage permit, separate from a standard building permit. We flag this during the site visit, so it is accounted for before work starts.
We serve all of Oakville, including Old Oakville, Kerr Village, Bronte, Eastlake, Glen Abbey, River Oaks, College Park, Uptown Core, and West Oak Trails.
Yes. Every canopy is built to handle the snow load and wind this part of the GTA sees each winter. The glass itself is tempered or laminated, so it will not weaken from one season of freeze and thaw to the next.
Yes, including homes in Old Oakville’s heritage district, where the mounting method has to work with the original wall material rather than the other way around. We figure out the right approach on-site instead of assuming one method fits every house.
You are not limited to clear glass. Tinted, frosted, and low-iron panels are available if you want to reduce sightlines or direct sun without losing the canopy’s light.
Most residential jobs can be installed in a single day. Larger or multi-door commercial installations take longer, depending on how much ground they cover.
