Lux Glass installs frameless glass pool fences in Toronto and Etobicoke for homeowners who want the pool enclosed without losing the view of the yard, from the deep lots of The Kingsway and Rosedale to rear additions in The Beaches. Each fence is 12mm tempered safety glass standing on Duplex 2205 marine-grade spigots, with a glass gate on self-closing, self-latching hardware. Owner and master glazier Bojan Stojic measures and installs every fence himself. It is the pool side of our glass railing service.
Call 416-897-0767 or request a free on-site measure for your Toronto pool fence.
A pool enclosure you can see through
A pool enclosure has one job: keep people away from the water unless they come through the gate. In a Toronto backyard it usually has a second one as well, which is not turning the yard into a cage. Frameless glass does both. There is no frame around the panels and nothing to paint, and from the kitchen window or the back deck you see the water instead of a row of pickets. That open view also helps with supervision, because the adult on the patio can see who is in the pool without walking down to the fence.
Where we build pool fences in Toronto and Etobicoke
We build pool fences across the city. The neighbourhoods we know from our railing, shower and mirror work show the range. In Etobicoke, The Kingsway has Tudor revivals and stone-and-brick homes on deep landscaped lots between the Humber River and Royal York Road, and rear additions there open straight onto the yard. Princess-Rosethorn, between Eglinton and Highway 401 around Islington, has larger lots and designer-led renovations. Markland Wood, around Bloor and Highway 427, is mid-century stock going through family renovations, and Mimico and Long Branch mix older homes with infill rebuilds.
In the old city, Rosedale has deep lots and mature stock between Yonge and the Don Valley, Forest Hill has Tudor and English-revival homes west of Avenue Road, and The Beaches has rear additions that face the lake. The request is the same in all of them: an enclosure that meets the rules and still looks like part of the house.
Start with the City of Toronto
The key requirements of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447 (§ 447-1.3) for a pool on a single residential property:
- A pool enclosure permit from the City before the pool is excavated or built, and the pool cannot be used until a City officer has inspected and approved the permanent enclosure.
- Minimum height of 1.2 m (1.8 m on multiple-residential and non-residential properties), measured from the highest outside grade within 1 m of the enclosure.
- The enclosure sits no closer than 1.2 m to the water’s edge.
- Glass panels must be tempered or laminated safety glass to CAN/CGSB-12.1, with no opening over 38 mm between a panel and a post (100 mm where horizontal elements are more than 1.2 m apart).
- The non-climbable face starts no more than 50 mm above grade (up to 100 mm under a gate where hard paving runs 500 mm on each side).
- Gates are self-closing, with a lockable self-latching device on the inside near the top of the gate, or at least 1.5 m above grade if it is on the outside, and they stay locked whenever the pool is not in use.
- The part of the enclosure between the house and the pool must be see-through: it cannot block the view of the pool from any door or window on the main living floor that looks onto it. Frameless glass meets this by design.
- No door of the house may open directly into the enclosed pool area.
Source: City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447, Fences (certified copy dated July 22, 2021), checked October 2026. Confirm the details for your lot with the City before you apply.
Before any glass is ordered, the enclosure has to satisfy the City of Toronto’s pool enclosure by-law, and a pool enclosure permit is normally required from the City. That applies across the whole city, Etobicoke included. The by-law sets the requirements for the enclosure and its gate. Once the drawings are approved, we build to the approved drawings. If your application or your designer needs them, engineer-stamped drawings are available on request for an additional fee.
Why the spigots are Duplex 2205
A pool fence lives in a harder place than a deck railing. Splash water carries chlorine, or salt if the pool runs on a salt system, and it dries on the hardware all season long. That is why we use Duplex 2205 marine-grade stainless spigots for pools and exteriors instead of ordinary stainless. The panels themselves are 12mm tempered safety glass made to CAN/CGSB-12.1. The enclosure stays in place all year, so it is built from materials meant to live outside.
Getting the glass into the backyard
Once a pool fence is measured correctly, the glass is the straightforward part. Getting heavy panels from the street to the pool is the part that needs planning. On a Kingsway or Forest Hill renovation the route may run along a side yard, through a garden gate, or through finished space in a new rear addition. We look at the route during the site measure, plan it with your general contractor or landscaper, and put protection down before any panel is carried through. Nothing gets walked across a new floor or fresh stone without it.
How a Toronto pool fence project runs
- Free on-site measure. Bojan walks the pool area, the deck surface the spigots will be anchored into, the gate location and the access route.
- Written quote. You get an itemized price in writing before anything is ordered.
- Template. Once the pool surround is finished and the permit drawings are approved, we template the run as built.
- Fabricate. Panels are cut and tempered to the template, and the spigots and gate hardware are ordered for your run.
- Install. We set the spigots, stand the glass, hang the gate and adjust the self-closing, self-latching hardware so it shuts and latches on its own.
What a Toronto glass pool fence costs
Frameless glass pool fences start from $240 per linear foot. Two Toronto pools rarely need the same fence, so where yours lands depends on the length of the run, the number of panels and corners, the gate, the deck surface the spigots go into, and how hard it is to get the glass to the backyard. The final price is quoted in writing after a free on-site measure, so the number you get is for your yard, not an average.
Toronto glass pool fence FAQs
Do I need a permit for a glass pool fence in Toronto?
In most cases, yes. A pool enclosure permit is normally required from the City of Toronto, and the fence has to meet the City’s pool enclosure by-law. Confirm the requirements for your property with the City before ordering. We build to the approved drawings.
Is Etobicoke covered by the same rules?
Yes. Etobicoke is part of the City of Toronto, so a pool fence in The Kingsway, Markland Wood or Mimico falls under the same pool enclosure by-law and permit process as one in Rosedale or The Beaches.
How much does a glass pool fence cost in Toronto?
Glass pool fences start from $240 per linear foot. Length, corners, the gate, the deck surface and access to the yard all change the cost, and the final price is quoted in writing after a free on-site measure.
Why do you use Duplex 2205 spigots?
Pool water carries chlorine or salt, and splash dries on the hardware all season. Duplex 2205 is the marine-grade stainless we use for pools and exteriors because of that exposure.
Can the gate be glass as well?
Yes. The gate is a glass panel that matches the fence, hung on self-closing, self-latching hardware. We set and adjust the hardware at installation so the gate closes and latches by itself.
Our Kingsway renovation is run by a designer and a contractor. Can you work with them?
Yes. Much of our Etobicoke work is part of a wider renovation already coordinated by a designer or general contractor. We fit the template and installation into their schedule, after the deck and stone work are finished.
Do we need engineer-stamped drawings?
Only if your project calls for them. If the City, your designer or your contractor asks for them, engineer-stamped drawings are available on request for an additional fee.
Who installs the fence?
Bojan Stojic, the owner and master glazier, measures and installs the work himself, with no subcontractors. Lux Glass has 18 years of experience, and every installation carries our 5-year warranty on labour and 5-year warranty on hardware.
Get a quote for your Toronto glass pool fence
Send a few photos of the pool area and a rough idea of where the gate should go, and we will book a free on-site measure and quote the fence in writing. Request a quote through our contact page or call 416-897-0767. Before you apply for the permit, read our guide to glass pool fence code and glass thickness in Ontario, or see our glass services in Toronto and Etobicoke.