Gleave Construction Completes Ornamental Aluminum Fence Project

FORT WAYNE, IN – September 03, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE –

A growing share of the backyard fence requests Gleave Construction fields now ask for privacy and security without closing off the yard, a preference the company has tracked across its recent Fort Wayne projects. Gleave Construction recently completed one such installation, wrapping a residential backyard in a bronze ornamental aluminum fence that defines the space while preserving the view of its mature trees and open lawn.

The family-owned company has built fences across Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana since 1970 and was incorporated in Indiana in 1981 under Business Entity ID 98112-490. It is now run by the second generation, siblings Wendy Vie, Adam Gleave, and Seth Gleave, each with more than 30 years in the trade. A foreman with at least 10 years of field experience manages every job, and the company sources its fencing materials from trade suppliers rather than big-box retailers.

The project enclosed a Fort Wayne backyard that already had established landscaping, including shade trees, an open lawn, and a stamped concrete patio the homeowner wanted to keep in view. Rather than a solid privacy fence, which would have boxed in those features, the crew installed ornamental aluminum with a window-top rail design, a decorative ring cutout along the top rail that dresses up a standard picket profile without adding bulk. The fence carries a bronze powder-coated finish, a baked-on coating that resists rust and fading, chosen over the more common black to blend with the surrounding greenery and an existing wood split-rail border on the property. A matching walk gate with the same window-top detail completes the run.

Ornamental aluminum suited the property because the yard already had visual character worth keeping. A taller privacy panel would have hidden the shade trees and the patio, the features that made the space appealing in the first place. The window-top design gave the fence a finished look while holding sightlines open, and placing it next to the existing split-rail border let the new fence mark the enclosed yard without competing with a feature the homeowner wanted to keep. For a backyard used for its view as much as its seclusion, the open-picket profile answered both.

Aluminum fencing needs the same below-grade work as any other material to hold its line through Indiana winters. Gleave Construction set the posts below the region’s roughly 36-inch frost line, the depth at which the ground freezes in winter, and anchored them in concrete so the seasonal freeze-thaw cycle would not push them out of alignment by spring. Before the crew arrived, a foreman reviewed the site with the homeowner, covering post placement, grade changes along the fence line, and drainage. The company also contacts Indiana 811, the state’s utility-marking service, before digging on any project, and handles permit applications and any homeowner-association approvals as part of its standard process rather than leaving them to the customer.

“Everybody assumes privacy means a solid wall,” said Seth Gleave, co-owner of Gleave Construction. “For some yards it is the right call. But when a yard already has good trees and a nice patio, a six-foot panel throws all of that away for a little seclusion. Half our job is talking a homeowner out of the fence they walked in asking for and into the one that actually fits the property.”

Homeowners weighing an aluminum fence for their own property can request a free estimate at (260) 744-2757 or see the company’s recent project photos before scheduling a consultation.

About Gleave Construction

Gleave Construction is a family-owned fence and construction company founded in 1970 by Terry and Karen Gleave in Fort Wayne, Ind. Now run by the second generation, Wendy Vie, Adam Gleave, and Seth Gleave, the company installs residential and commercial fencing in wood, vinyl, aluminum, and chain link, along with decks, concrete work, and gate operators across Northeast Indiana. The company is licensed, insured, and incorporated in Indiana since 1981 (Entity ID 98112-490). Gleave Construction is located at 532 E. Hawthorne St., Fort Wayne, IN 46806. For more information, visit https://gleaveconstruction.com.

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For more information about Gleave Construction, contact the company here:

Gleave Construction
Adam Gleave
(260) 744-2757
Info@gleaveconstruction.com
532 E. Hawthorne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46806