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ActiveYards fence installation in Los Angeles typically runs $4,130 to $10,620 for a complete residential run, with most single-section replacements or gate rebuilds landing between $1,500 and $3,800 depending on panel style and post condition. We stock ActiveYards-compatible posts, panels, gates, and hardware, and we can match most series models the same day you call. The way owners usually find us is simple: a gate that used to swing clean now drags against the latch side, or a post leans hard after the winter rains softened the soil around it, or the bottom rail on a run facing the sprinklers has started to flake and wobble where it meets the post.
Which ActiveYards Models This Applies To
ActiveYards builds their aluminum fence systems around a few core series lines, and the compatibility details matter more than people expect. The most common in Los Angeles are the Newport, Savannah, Madison, and Carrollton series, each with different picket spacing, rail profiles, and post dimensions. Newport and Savannah run a 2-inch square post with a flat top cap, while Madison and Carrollton often use a 2.5-inch post with a finial cap, so a replacement panel from one series will not seat properly in another series’ posts without an adapter bracket that looks exactly as wrong as it sounds. If you’re not sure which series you have, check the inside of the gate frame or the underside of a post cap. ActiveYards stamps a small series code there on most models from the last decade. If the stamp’s worn off, measure the post width and the picket spacing, and we can identify it from a photo before we ever roll a truck. We’re an independent contractor, not an ActiveYards dealer, so our honest interest is in matching what you have, not selling you a whole new system.
Signs Your ActiveYards Fence Installation Is Failing
- Gate drags or won’t latch. The hinge post has shifted out of plumb, usually because the concrete footing wasn’t deep enough for Los Angeles’ expanding clay soil. The fix is resetting the post, not just adjusting the hinge screws, which will strip out again within months.
- Bottom rail corrosion at the post connection. ActiveYards aluminum is powder-coated, but sprinkler overspray and standing water at the base eat through the rail joint where water pools. We see this constantly on runs facing lawns in the Valley where irrigation timers hit the fence line twice a day.
- Pickets rattling or loose in the rail. The internal punch-lock tabs that hold pickets into the rails have fatigued, or a rail was forced during a previous install and the picket never seated fully. This one looks cosmetic but a loose picket becomes a lever that bends the rail over the next year.
- Post leaning after rain. The footing was poured too shallow or the post was set directly in dirt. Los Angeles gets just enough rain in January and February to expose this. The post will keep moving until it’s reset in a proper concrete footing, around 24 to 30 inches deep for most ActiveYards post sizes.
- Gate hinge hardware pulling away from the post. The self-tapping screws ActiveYards ships with are fine on a clean install, but on an older post or a post that’s been re-drilled once, they lose bite. We replace them with through-bolted hardware and a backing plate, which is permanent instead of temporary.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
Most ActiveYards fence installation work in Los Angeles falls into three pricing bands. A single gate rebuild with new posts, hardware, and panel runs $850 to $1,900. A full section replacement of 30 to 50 linear feet runs $2,400 to $5,100. A complete new ActiveYards installation for a standard Los Angeles backyard, 100 to 150 linear feet with two gates, lands between $4,130 and $10,620. What moves the number is access (sloped lots in Silver Lake or Echo Park cost more in labor than flat lots in the Valley), post condition, and whether we’re matching an existing series or running new. Every quote from us includes parts and labor broken out separately, so you can see what the material actually costs and what the work costs. No allowances, no vague “miscellaneous” line. And every ActiveYards fence installation we do carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, on top of the manufacturer’s warranty on the aluminum itself.
DIY or Call Us?
What you can safely do is identify the problem and keep it from getting worse: trim back sprinkler heads pointed at the fence line, clear standing water from the post bases after rain, and check your posts for plumb with a simple level you already own. What you should not do is try to reset a leaning post or rebuild a gate on your own. A post set wrong in Los Angeles soil will lean again before the year is out, and a gate that comes off its hinges while someone’s holding it is a back injury waiting for a date. Aluminum fence work isn’t high-tension like a garage spring, but panels are awkward, sharp-edged, and heavier than they look, and a neighbor helping you carry one on a Saturday is not a plan. If you want to know whether it’s a half-day fix or a full replacement, call (877) 610-1318 and tell us what you’re seeing. We’ll tell you straight.
FAQs
Properly installed with posts set in concrete and no sprinkler overspray hitting the rails, an ActiveYards aluminum fence in Los Angeles should last 25 to 30 years before the powder coat begins to show real wear, though gates and hinges typically need attention at the 10 to 12 year mark. The sun here is not the enemy; the water and the soil movement are.
Yes, in most cases. If the posts are solid and the rails aren’t corroded through, we can replace individual pickets, rebuild gates, swap hinge hardware for through-bolted hardware, and reset single posts. Full replacement only makes sense when multiple posts are failing or the rail system is compromised across more than a third of the run. Call (877) 610-1318 for an honest assessment, not a sales pitch.
Most gate rebuilds and single-post resets are done in one day. A full section replacement of 30 to 50 linear feet usually takes two days, including concrete cure time before we re-hang gates. A complete new installation of 100-plus feet typically takes three to five days depending on access and the number of gates.
We stock the most common ActiveYards parts on the truck: post caps, hinge sets, latch hardware, picket packs, and rail sections for the Newport and Savannah series. For Madison and Carrollton, or for less common colors like bronze and black walnut, we order from ActiveYards’ regional distributor, which in Los Angeles usually means a two to three day turnaround. Either way, you’ll know the timeline before we schedule the work, and if we have to order, we’ll say so on the estimate. Not a surprise a week later.
If your ActiveYards fence is leaning, dragging, or starting to fail at the rails, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate. We’ll come out, look at what you have, and tell you what it needs. If all it needs is a gate adjustment and some new hardware, that’s what we’ll quote, not a whole new fence. Written scope, written price, no surprises.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner, Barrett & Sons Construction at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Los Angeles and nearby areas.