Commercial Metal Fabrication
Custom Aluminum & Architectural Metal
Custom-formed break metal, aluminum panels, column covers, sills, and architectural trim — fabricated in-house and installed by the same craftsmen who build the region’s storefronts and curtain walls.
What is Custom Metal Fabrication?
Commercial metal fabrication is the custom forming, cutting, and finishing of architectural metal components for commercial buildings — the break metal trim, aluminum closure panels, column covers, sill flashings, and specialty shapes that finish out storefronts, entrances, and building facades. Because virtually none of these pieces come off a shelf, they must be fabricated to fit each condition. Stanley Schultze & Co. fabricates and installs custom architectural metal for projects across Louisville and the Greater Kentucky area.
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Why In-House Metal Fabrication Matters for Your Project
Every glazing and facade project runs into conditions no catalog anticipates: an out-of-square opening that needs custom closure trim, a column that needs cladding to match the storefront finish, a sill condition that needs formed flashing to shed water, a gap between systems that needs a clean metal closure. These pieces are small in cost but critical in function and appearance — they are what make a project look finished and keep water out of its edges and transitions.
Who fabricates them matters. When metal work is subcontracted out, projects stall on lead times, field measurements get lost in translation, and finishes come back mismatched. When the glazing contractor fabricates in-house, the people forming the metal understand exactly how it meets the glass and aluminum systems it will finish — and a piece that measures wrong in the field can be re-formed in days, not weeks.
Stanley Schultze & Co. has fabricated architectural metal alongside our glazing work since 1941. As a company recognized among the nation’s top glazing contractors, we treat metal fabrication as part of the craft: measured from real field conditions, formed precisely, finished to match, and installed by our own crews.
—WHY CHOOSE US
The Stanley Schultze Difference
- In-house fabrication capability serving our glazing work and standalone metal scopes since 1941
- Field-measured fabrication that fits real conditions, not idealized drawings
- Finish matching across anodized and painted aluminum, coordinated with existing building metal
- Formed water-management details — sills, flashings, copings — done right at the envelope’s weak points
- Single-source accountability: we measure, fabricate, and install with our own crews
- Short lead times on one-off replacement pieces and project packages alike
- A Top 50 glazing contractor’s precision applied to every formed piece
Our Commercial Metal Fabrication Services
From a single closure piece to full facade trim packages, we fabricate the architectural metal that completes commercial buildings.
Break Metal and Custom Trim
Brake-formed aluminum trim is the workhorse of facade finishing: closures, angles, J-channels, wraps, and custom profiles formed to the exact dimensions of each condition. We fabricate break metal in the gauges, alloys, and finishes your project calls for.
Aluminum Panels and Closures
Flat and formed aluminum panels close the gaps between systems, infill openings, and clad transitions — spandrel closures, soffit panels, infill panels, and filler conditions around storefront and curtain wall systems.
Column Covers and Cladding
Structural columns inside and outside the glazing line get wrapped in fabricated metal covers that match the surrounding system finish, turning raw steel into an intentional architectural element.
Sills, Flashings, and Copings
Formed metal sills, head flashings, and coping caps manage water at the transitions where facades most often leak. We fabricate these with proper slopes, drips, and end conditions so they shed water by design.
Replacement and Repair Fabrication
Damaged or missing trim on an existing building rarely has an off-the-shelf replacement. We field-measure, reverse-fabricate, and finish-match replacement pieces for buildings of any age — including storm and impact damage repairs.
Metal Fabrication for General Contractors
General contractors across the region rely on us for the miscellaneous architectural metal scope that ties a facade together — the closures, trims, and specialty conditions that appear on every project and fit in no one’s standard package. We work from drawings or field conditions, coordinate finishes across trades, and deliver on construction schedules.
BBB A+ ACCREDITED
A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau and recognized as one of Louisville’s Fast 50 fastest-growing companies. Three generations of family ownership means our reputation is everything to us, and we back it up on every job.
— FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common Questions About Commercial Metal Fabrication
Have a question not answered here? Our team is happy to walk through your specific situation, just give us a call or submit a request online.
Still have questions? Call us at 502-585-4256 or contact us online. We typically respond within a few hours during business hours.
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