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Commercial siding
& cladding Ottawa.

Metal panel, corten and standard siding and cladding systems for commercial and industrial buildings across Ottawa. A tight, weather-tight envelope that looks sharp and holds up, built to your spec.

Exterior cladding installation in progress on a commercial building in Ottawa.
Commercial cladding install · commercial envelope
Siding & Cladding

A wrapped building is only as good as its details.

Cladding is the face of a commercial building and its first line of defence against the weather. We install metal siding and panel systems that are square, sealed and built to the documented spec, not eyeballed on site.

From new builds to recladding an aging envelope, we handle the panels, the trims and the flashing as one system so water has nowhere to get in.

What this covers.

The detail that decides whether a commercial envelope holds up.
PANEL SYSTEMS

Metal panel & siding

Standing-seam, corrugated and flat-panel metal systems specified to suit the building and the budget.

RECLAD

Recladding

Stripping and re-skinning an aging or failing envelope, with the substrate corrected before the new metal goes on.

CORTEN

Corten & weathering steel

Premium rusted-steel feature cladding for lobbies and facades — the architectural rustic look.

WEATHER

Weather-tight detailing

Closures, trims and sealant details done right so wind-driven rain stays out of the wall assembly.

INSULATED

Insulated systems

Insulated metal panel options where the envelope has to carry a thermal performance spec.

FINISH

Finish & colour

Factory-finished metal in the profile and colour the drawings call for, matched across the building.

Built to spec, on schedule.

01 / SPEC
To drawing

What is on the drawings is what gets built. No substitutions to save a step.

02 / TIME
On schedule

A realistic timeline, then the work that keeps it. We are not the hold-up.

03 / RIGOUR
To standard

Institutional discipline as standard: records, standards, accountability.

04 / METAL
In-house

Custom flashing and trims fabricated to fit, so the envelope seals.

A corten weathering-steel feature wall in a commercial lobby, showing the rusted architectural finish.
Corten weathering steel · interior feature wall
Premium specialty

Corten & weathering steel. The architectural rustic look.

A rusted-steel face that reads a hundred years old and costs like it's new. We fabricate and install corten and weathering-steel panel systems for lobbies, feature walls and facades built to stand out, not blend in.

Who we build for

Hydro One. School boards. Builders. Property management.

Capital Exterior is run by a tradesman, not a sales team. Our founder started Cover-Tite's metal division, then spent years at Flynn Canada before going out on his own — 15+ years in the building envelope trade.

A Capital Exterior truck on site at the Claridge development in Ottawa, tower crane in the background.
Capital Exterior on site · Claridge, Ottawa
Common questions

Straight answers, no runaround.

What cladding systems do you install?

Standing-seam, corrugated and flat-panel metal siding, insulated metal panel systems, and corten weathering-steel feature cladding for commercial buildings.

What is corten or weathering steel?

Corten is a steel alloy that develops a rusted, weathered surface on purpose. It's a premium architectural finish for feature walls and facades that costs like it's new and reads like it's a hundred years old.

Can you reclad an aging building?

Yes. We strip and re-skin an aging or failing envelope, correcting the substrate before the new cladding goes on.

Does cladding tie into the rest of the envelope?

Yes. Cladding is the outer face of a system that includes the air barrier, insulation and roofline behind it — we coordinate all of it so water has nowhere to get in.

What areas do you serve?

Ottawa and the region: Gatineau, Kanata, Orleans, Nepean, Stittsville and out toward Kemptville. If your site is in the NCR, ask us.

Request a quote

Tell us about the project.

Send the scope and any drawings and we will come back with a straight quote and a realistic schedule. Prefer to talk it through? Call and we will walk through it.

(613) 276-7334 Lee@capitalexterior.com
Ottawa, ON · 3916 Lannin Lane, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
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