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Belgard Fence Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
Belgard fence installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a complete perimeter install, depending on linear footage, gate count, and whether we’re setting posts into sandy soil or tying into an existing concrete pad. We install Belgard-compatible fence systems and keep common post caps, gate hardware, and panel connectors on our trucks so most swaps happen in a single visit. Most homeowners discover a problem the same way: a gate that drags after a heavy rain, a post leaning just enough to notice against the property line, or a panel that hums in the wind when it used to sit still.
We’re an independent Fort Lauderdale contractor, not a Belgard dealer, which means we carry what actually fails in this climate rather than every SKU in a catalog. Trevor Nash has been pulling fence panels apart across South Florida long enough to know that salt air and afternoon thunderstorms do more damage to fasteners than anything a lawn mower ever did.
Key Takeaways:
- Fort Lauderdale Belgard fence installs run $3,500 – $9,000, with most jobs landing between $5,000 and $7,000.
- You get a written price before we start, and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise when we finish.
- We stock common Belgard-compatible parts on the truck: post caps, gate hangers, hinge sets, panel brackets.
- A live person answers the phone 24/7 at (754) 551-2922, not an answering service.
Which Belgard Models This Applies To
Belgard makes a few fence lines that show up across Fort Lauderdale yards, and the parts are not as interchangeable as the marketing makes them sound. The Dimensions series uses a tongue-and-groove panel system that slides into aluminum posts, and those panels have a specific thickness tolerance. The Bel Air series uses a post-and-panel design with decorative caps that thread on, not snap on. If you have an older Belgard fence from before the current catalog, you may need a retrofit bracket rather than a direct replacement panel.
The fastest way to identify what you have is to look at the post cap. Dimensions caps are flat and set flush; Bel Air caps have a raised center. If the cap is gone, measure the panel thickness: Dimensions panels run just under 2 inches thick, Bel Air panels run closer to 1.5 inches. That 1/2-inch difference matters when you’re ordering replacement panels or swapping out gate hardware. We keep both profiles on the truck because half the Fort Lauderdale fences we see were installed before the current naming system existed, and the homeowner has no idea what series they own. For most Belgard parts, OEM is the right call on visible pieces like panels and caps, since aftermarket color matching is unreliable after UV exposure. For internal hardware like hinge pins and gate wheels, a quality aftermarket stainless part often outlasts the original in salt air.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Belgard Fence Installation Is Failing
- Gate drags or won’t latch after rain. Sandy Fort Lauderdale soil shifts when it floods, and the gate post has moved out of plumb. The hinge side usually settles first because it carries the gate’s full weight.
- Panel rattles in the wind. The set screws or panel clips have loosened, or the rubber gasket inside the post channel has degraded in the sun and heat. A rattling panel eventually cracks at the corner.
- White chalky residue on posts or panels. This is salt and mineral etching from coastal air and irrigation overspray. It’s cosmetic at first, but it breaks down the finish and lets moisture into the metal underneath.
- Rust streaks running down from fasteners. The original installer used zinc-plated hardware instead of stainless. In Fort Lauderdale’s humidity, zinc-plated screws start rusting within two years, and the rust stains the panel below.
- Post leaning at the base, not the middle. The concrete footing was poured too shallow for our water table. A proper Fort Lauderdale post hole runs 30 to 36 inches deep; anything less and the post starts walking during hurricane season.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
In Fort Lauderdale, a full Belgard fence install runs $3,500 to $9,000. That range covers the usual spread: a 50-foot run with one gate on flat ground sits at the low end, while 120-plus feet with multiple gates, demolition of an old fence, or concrete core-drilling for posts pushes toward the top. If you’re replacing just a section, you’re looking at $45 to $75 per linear foot for parts and labor, with gates running $300 to $600 each depending on hardware.
Every quote includes the panels, posts, post caps, stainless fasteners, concrete for footings, haul-away of the old fence, and the labor. We write the price down before we start, and that’s the number on the invoice. If we find rotted wood or a buried sprinkler line that changes the job, we stop and give you a revised written price before touching it. The work carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if a post shifts or a gate sags inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge.
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You can safely check a few things yourself: tighten a set screw on a loose panel, clear dirt and grass away from the post bases so water drains, and spray a little silicone lube on squeaky gate hinges. Those are homeowner-level fixes and they’ll buy you time. What we don’t recommend is resetting a leaning post, re-hanging a heavy gate, or cutting panels to fit. A Belgard gate panel can weigh 60 to 80 pounds, and when the hinge screws let go, that panel drops fast. We’ve repaired more than one crushed sprinkler head and a couple of dented cars from DIY gate work that went sideways.
If you’re not sure whether your fence needs a part swap or a full reset, call (754) 551-2922. Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, then we’ll get it done. We’ll send a background-checked, uniformed technician to look at it, and you’ll have a written price before any work starts.
FAQs
A properly installed Belgard fence lasts 20 to 25 years in Fort Lauderdale, though the finish will show its age from salt air and sun after about 10. The structure holds up; the hardware is what fails first, usually hinge pins and gate wheels. Call (754) 551-2922 if you want us to inspect what’s starting to wobble.
Small chips and surface scratches can be patched and color-matched, but a cracked or warped panel should be replaced because the structural integrity is gone. A panel that’s already cracked will snap completely in the next tropical storm. Call (754) 551-2922 for an honest assessment and a written price either way.
A standard 60- to 80-foot Belgard fence install takes two to three working days in Fort Lauderdale: one day for demolition and post holes, one day for setting posts and letting concrete cure, and one day for hanging panels and gates. We give you a real arrival window before we start, not a vague “sometime this week.” Call (754) 551-2922 to schedule.
We keep the common Belgard-compatible parts on hand in Fort Lauderdale: post caps for both Dimensions and Bel Air profiles, stainless hinge sets, gate wheels, panel brackets, and set screws. If your exact part isn’t on the truck, we order it the same day and you’ll have it inside a week. Call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll check what we have before you even book the visit.
Call Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale
If your Belgard fence is leaning, rattling, or dragging, call (754) 551-2922 for a free estimate. A real person answers, day or night. We’ll come out, tell you exactly what’s failing, and hand you a written price before any work starts, backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. The number we quote is the number you pay, and we put that in writing. That’s the Kingswell Way, and it’s how we’ve done every job since 2004.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
