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Quikrete Fence Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
Quikrete fence installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard residential perimeter, with most jobs landing around $5,500 for a 150-foot run using Quikrete fast-setting concrete as the post anchor. We stock Quikrete-compatible materials on the truck and can usually start within a week of your written estimate. Most homeowners discover their fence has failed the same way: a post leans after a heavy summer downpour, or a gate drags across the pavers because the corner post has shifted out of plumb. In Fort Lauderdale’s sandy limestone soil and saturated rainy-season ground, the concrete footing is almost always where the problem starts, not the fence panels themselves.
Key takeaways:
- Written price before we dig a single hole, with the number on day one matching the invoice.
- 365-Day Done Right Promise: if a post shifts or the alignment fails within a year, we come back and fix it at no charge.
- Background-checked, uniformed technicians on every job.
- Fort Lauderdale soil conditions demand deeper footings than national averages, and we size them accordingly.
Which Quikrete Models This Applies To
Quikrete doesn’t make fence panels or rails. What Quikrete makes is the concrete that holds the whole structure in the ground, and that’s exactly where Fort Lauderdale fences run into trouble. The two products we work with most are Quikrete Fast-Setting Concrete Mix (No. 1004) and Quikrete 5000 High Early Strength Concrete Mix (No. 1007). The fast-setting mix is the right choice for gate posts and corner posts because it reaches structural strength in about 20 to 40 minutes, which matters when you’re setting a post in ground that wants to slump back into the hole. The 5000 mix is what we use for long straight runs because it hits 5,000 PSI and holds up to the constant moisture cycling you get in Fort Lauderdale, where the water table sits high and the humidity never really leaves.
One compatibility gotcha worth knowing: Quikrete fast-setting mix must be poured dry into the hole and then watered, not mixed in a wheelbarrow first. Get that backwards and the post won’t set properly. We see that mistake on a lot of homeowner-installed fences around Victoria Park and Rio Vista, and it’s usually why the post is leaning two years later.
We source Quikrete directly from local Fort Lauderdale building supply yards. We also work with other trade brands on different scopes, including KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone for kitchen and bath work, but for fence footings Quikrete is the product we trust and the one we’re writing about here. Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale is an independent service provider and is not affiliated with Quikrete.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Quikrete Fence Installation Is Failing
- Post lean of more than 2 degrees. In Fort Lauderdale’s sand-heavy soil, a post that’s out of plumb by even a couple of degrees means the footing has started to erode or crack below grade. The lean will only get worse with each rain cycle.
- Gate drag or latch misalignment. Every time the gate scrapes the ground or the latch no longer catches, the hinge-side post has moved. That movement traces back to a footing that wasn’t deep enough or didn’t get enough concrete.
- Visible cracking at the concrete collar. Hairline cracks around the base of the post let water sit against the wood or metal. In Fort Lauderdale’s wet season, that trapped moisture is the fastest way to rot a wood post or corrode an aluminum one.
- Heaving after heavy rain. If a post rises a quarter-inch after a summer storm, the footing wasn’t set below the shrink-swell zone. Fort Lauderdale soil moves more than people expect, and shallow footings move with it.
- Wobble in a straight-line run. A fence should not move when you push on it. If a middle post shifts, its footing has failed entirely and the adjacent posts are now carrying extra load, which accelerates failure down the line.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A full Quikrete fence installation in Fort Lauderdale runs $3,500 to $9,000, with most residential jobs falling between $4,500 and $6,500. The big drivers are linear footage, how many posts need resetting versus full replacement, access to the fence line, and whether the existing concrete collars need to be jackhammered out. A basic reset of three to five leaning posts with new Quikrete footings usually starts around $1,200 to $2,000, while a complete tear-out and new fence on a standard 150-foot lot lands in the $5,500 to $7,500 range.
Every quote we write includes the demolition of failed footings, new Quikrete 5000 or fast-setting mix poured to Fort Lauderdale-appropriate depth, post setting and alignment, re-hanging gates and panels, and haul-away of old concrete and debris. You get a written price before any work starts, not a verbal range that changes when we open the first hole. And the 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the whole installation: if a post shifts inside a year, we return at no charge. No service call fee, no re-inspection fee, no argument.
DIY or Call Us?
You can absolutely check the obvious things yourself. Walk the fence line and look for gaps between the concrete collar and the post. Push on each post and see which ones move. Note where the gate drags. That tells you the scope of the problem, and it helps when you call us for a price. What you shouldn’t do is dig out and reset a large post yourself in Fort Lauderdale soil, especially not a gate post. The hole needs to be deeper than most weekend warriors expect, typically 30 to 36 inches for a 6-foot fence in our area, and if the post is carrying any structural load, a bad reset turns a $400 repair into a $3,000 fence replacement.
Trevor Nash has spent the better part of two decades running crews across South Florida, and he and the team at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale have reset enough leaning fences to tell you straight: the concrete is cheap, the labor is skilled, and the difference is whether anyone stands behind it a year from now. Ours is a written guarantee. Tell me what you need, I’ll tell you what it costs, then we’ll get it done. Call (754) 551-2922 for a free estimate.
FAQs
A properly set Quikrete footing in Fort Lauderdale should last 20 to 30 years, assuming the posts are set to at least 30 inches and the concrete mix is appropriate for our soil. What fails earlier, usually at year 5 to 8, is a footing that was poured too shallow or mixed wrong. Call (754) 551-2922 if you want us to check your existing footings.
Yes, and that’s the most common job we do. We dig out the old footing, reset the post in fresh Quikrete at the correct depth, and re-align the panels and gate. A single-post reset typically costs $300 to $600, depending on access and whether the old concrete needs to be saw-cut out. Call (754) 551-2922 for an exact number.
Most full fence installations take two to three days on site, plus a day for the fast-setting concrete to reach full strength before panels and gates are reattached. A single post reset is usually done in a morning. We’ll give you a written window before we start, and that window is part of the Kingswell standard, same as the written price.
We keep Quikrete Fast-Setting Concrete Mix and 5000 High Early Strength mix on our trucks, along with the post hardware and alignment tools for standard Fort Lauderdale fence configurations. If your fence uses a non-standard post size, we source the right materials before the crew arrives, not after we’ve dug the hole.
Call (754) 551-2922 to schedule your free estimate. A real person answers, day or night, and you’ll get a written price before any work begins.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale at Penhallow Remodeling Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
