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Unilock Fence Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
Unilock fence installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,500 – $9,000 for a complete perimeter, including posts, panels, base preparation, and labor. We stock Unilock-compatible fence components locally and can usually start a swap within a few days of your estimate, not weeks. Most owners discover a problem the way you probably just did: a panel leans after a hard rain, a post shifts when the dog leans against it, or the bottom rail starts flaking where sprinkler water hits it every morning.
If your Unilock fence is wobbling, separating at the joints, or showing rust bloom at the post bases, keep reading. You’re about to learn what failed, what it costs to fix in Fort Lauderdale, and whether you should touch it yourself or call us.
Which Unilock Models This Applies To
This guide covers Unilock’s modular fence and wall systems: the Estate Wall, Lineo Dimensional Stone (when used as fence columns and panels), and the Brussels Dimensional System. The compatibility gotcha nobody tells you: Unilock fence panels are not interchangeable across product lines. An Estate Wall panel will not seat into a Lineo column, even if both measure 6 inches thick on the face. The tongue-and-groove profiles differ by about 3/8 of an inch, and in Fort Lauderdale humidity that quarter-inch gap becomes a wobble within a season.
Identifying your exact part is straightforward if you know where to look. Unilock stamps a product code on the back face of most panels, usually within 6 inches of a corner. If the stamp has worn off (common on older installs near salt air), measure the face width: Estate Wall panels measure 12 inches wide by 6 inches thick; Lineo panels run 8 inches wide by 4 inches thick. We can match most Unilock fence components with OEM-sourced parts, and for discontinued color blends we work with aftermarket manufacturers whose pigment matches hold within an acceptable range. If you’re near the ocean in Fort Lauderdale, we recommend OEM Unilock components: the aftermarket equivalents do not hold their color as well in constant salt spray.
One more note: Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale is an independent contractor, not affiliated with Unilock. That means we’re free to tell you honestly when a repair makes more sense than a replacement, and we’re not bound to any single product line.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Unilock Fence Installation Is Failing
- Leaning panels at the corners. This almost always traces back to the base course, not the panel itself. In Fort Lauderdale’s sandy soil, a 6-inch gravel base that works fine in clay-heavy ground settles unevenly within two rainy seasons. The corner post drops and every panel from that point leans downhill.
- Flaking or spalling on the bottom rail. Sprinkler overspray is the culprit in most Fort Lauderdale yards. Hard water minerals build up and the constant wet-dry cycle pushes salt into the concrete surface. Unilock’s pavers and panels are durable, but nothing shrugs off daily irrigation hits forever.
- Gaps opening between stacked panels. Polymeric sand or construction adhesive between courses breaks down in humidity. When the bond fails, panels can shift 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Left alone, water gets behind them and the whole section loosens.
- White crust blooming on the surface. Efflorescence, plain and simple. It’s cosmetic on most Unilock products, but if it’s concentrated at one post base, it can signal water pooling inside the hollow core. In Fort Lauderdale that pooled water creates a mosquito nursery you’d rather not host.
- Fence section rocking when pressed. If a panel moves under hand pressure but the post does not, the connecting joint has failed. If the post moves, the base failed. The distinction matters because one is a half-day repair and the other requires resetting the post in fresh base material.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a typical Fort Lauderdale yard, full Unilock fence installation lands between $3,500 and $9,000. At the low end, you’re looking at roughly 40 linear feet, simple runs, existing demolition hauled away, and a standard color that’s in stock. At the high end, it’s 100-plus linear feet with gates, curves, a poured concrete bond beam, or a color blend that has to be special-ordered. The single biggest driver in Fort Lauderdale is soil: if your yard sits on muck (common west of I-95), we over-excavate and bring in compactable fill, which adds $400 – $800 for the average lot. If you’re on ridge sand east of Federal Highway, base prep is faster and cheaper.
The price we quote is the price you pay. It includes the Unilock panels and posts, base material, fasteners and adhesive, labor, haul-away, and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise. If anything on that fence shifts, cracks, or separates within a year of install, we come back and fix it. Free second visit, no re-inspection fee. That guarantee is on paper, signed, before the first shovel goes in the ground.
DIY or Call Us?
You can safely handle a few things yourself: clearing vegetation away from the fence base, checking for sprinkler heads aimed at the bottom rail, and cleaning efflorescence with a soft brush and a masonry-specific cleaner. Those are maintenance tasks, and doing them extends the life of any Unilock fence in Fort Lauderdale’s climate.
What you should not DIY is resetting a post or rebuilding a leaning section. A 6-by-6 Unilock post with a solid core weighs close to 200 pounds. Maneuvering one into a hole while keeping it plumb and level requires two people, the right lifting straps, and a level of patience that most weekend projects do not budget for. If you drop a panel, it chips. If you set a post even 3/16 of an inch off plumb, the entire run looks wrong and you’ve spent a Saturday creating a problem we’ll need to redo. For anything structural, call (754) 551-2922 and we’ll give you a written number before any work starts.
FAQs
Unilock fence panels and posts, properly installed on a compacted base, typically last 25 – 30 years in Fort Lauderdale’s climate before the concrete shows meaningful wear. Nothing is immune to our humidity, salt air, and daily UV, but Unilock’s concrete products hold up better than wood or vinyl in this environment. The weak point is always the base, not the product. Call (754) 551-2922 for an exact quote on your fence line – estimates are free.
Yes, in most cases individual panels and posts can be swapped without tearing out the entire fence. If the base is solid and the damage is isolated to one section, repair runs a fraction of replacement cost. If the base has failed in multiple spots, you’re better off rebuilding correctly than chasing repairs every season. We’ll tell you which is which when we see it.
A single post or panel swap takes about half a day once we’re on site. A full perimeter installation in Fort Lauderdale runs 3 – 7 days depending on linear footage, gate count, and soil conditions. The price on day one is the price on the invoice.
Yes, we keep the most common Unilock fence components in stock for Fort Lauderdale installs, including standard Estate Wall panels and posts in the most common color blends. For discontinued or custom colors, we source OEM or quality aftermarket equivalents and give you the pricing before we order. No surprises at the door.
Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs – then we’ll get it done.
If your Unilock fence is leaning, flaking, or separating, call (754) 551-2922. We’ll schedule a free estimate, walk the fence line with you, and hand you a written price before any work begins. We also service projects involving KraftMaid cabinetry, Cambria and Silestone countertops, and the same standard applies: written price, real arrival window, 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
