Aluminum prices are climbing. Lock in your quote now!

If you’ve been putting off that pool enclosure or railing project, here’s the part nobody wants to hear: waiting is going to cost you more. In 2025, Section 232 tariffs pushed US import duties on aluminum up to 50%. That’s created roughly a 139% price gap between what aluminum costs here versus in Europe. Mills and suppliers aren’t absorbing that difference. It gets passed down the chain, and eventually it lands on the quote you get for your project.

We’ve been fabricating aluminum structures across North Port and the rest of Southwest Florida long enough to know how this works. When raw material costs jump, it doesn’t hit all at once. Suppliers work through existing stock first, prices creep up in stages, and by the time a homeowner notices, the increase is already baked into every new bid. We’re seeing that shift happen right now.

Why this matters for your project

Aluminum isn’t a small line item in pool enclosures, railings, screens, pergolas, or lanais. It’s most of the material cost. So when the price of raw aluminum stock goes up 10, 15, 20 percent, that increase shows up directly in your aluminum pool enclosure cost or the price of an aluminum railing installation. There’s no way around it because there’s no cheap substitute that does the job the same way. Aluminum earns its spot in Florida construction because it doesn’t rust, it holds up against salt air, and it doesn’t need the maintenance that wood or steel demands in this climate.

The tariff situation isn’t a rumor or a one-time blip either. It’s a real policy change with real supply chain consequences, and it’s already showing up in supplier pricing sheets. Nobody can tell you exactly where prices land six months from now, but the direction has been pretty clear: up, not down. If your project is already on your mind, this is the kind of cost pressure that rewards moving sooner rather than later.

What locking in a quote actually does for you

Getting a quote isn’t just paperwork. When we price out a job, we’re pricing it against current material costs. Lock that number in with a signed contract and a deposit, and you’re protected from the next round of increases, even if it hits before we break ground. That’s the whole point of getting ahead of it now instead of waiting until you’re mid-project and getting hit with a change order because material costs moved on you.

This matters just as much for commercial and multi-unit work as it does for a single residential job. If you manage a property with multiple units needing custom aluminum structures across Southwest Florida, the math scales. A price increase that adds a few hundred dollars to one enclosure adds up fast across ten or twenty units.

What we build and how we work

NB Aluminum handles pool enclosures, railings, screen rooms, pergolas, and lanais for homeowners and businesses throughout North Port and the surrounding SWFL area. We’re licensed under CGC1538871, and we’ve built our name on doing aluminum fabrication in Florida the right way: measured correctly, engineered for our wind loads and salt exposure, and installed by people who actually know the material.

Every job starts with an honest look at what you need and what it’ll cost at today’s prices. We don’t pad quotes, and we don’t pressure people into upgrades they don’t need. What we will tell you straight is that the cost curve on aluminum is moving in one direction right now, and the smart move is getting your number locked in before it moves again.

Don’t wait on this one

If you’ve got a pool enclosure, railing job, or custom structure on your list for this year, now is the time to get it priced. Material costs are rising because of tariff policy that isn’t going away soon, and every month you wait is a month closer to the next price adjustment. Get your quote locked in while today’s numbers still hold.

Call NB Aluminum today for a free quote on your pool enclosure, railing, or custom aluminum project before prices climb further.