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Fence installation in Lauderdale Lakes typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a standard residential vinyl or aluminum fence, with most jobs completed in two to four days once permits clear. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been setting fence posts in Broward County long enough to know that Lauderdale Lakes is different from every city around it. The water table here sits two to three feet below grade, which changes how every post hole gets dug, formed, and inspected. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll walk your property line with you before we quote a single dollar.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lauderdale Lakes’s Preferred Fence Installation Company
Tom Barrett put his name on this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that show up in Lauderdale Lakes. That matters because you’ll see the same faces from the first estimate to the final inspection walk-through, not a rotating cast of subcontractors. We answer our own phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When you call about a fence along NW 41st Street or a gate off Oakland Park Boulevard, you get a live person who knows the area, not an out-of-state call center.
Our Fence Installation team has pulled permits and passed inspections on fences throughout the 33313 zip code. We know which Broward County inspectors work this territory, what they flag on wind-load documentation, and how to sequence the permit so your fence doesn’t sit half-finished waiting on paperwork. Every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. Every job includes the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract: if something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Fence Installation Services in Lauderdale Lakes
Aluminum Fence
Aluminum is the fence we recommend most often in Lauderdale Lakes, especially for the CBS homes and rental complexes that make up most of this city’s housing stock. It doesn’t rot in the humidity, it holds its finish through summer storm season, and it carries wind-load ratings that satisfy Broward County’s current Florida Building Code when properly engineered for Exposure C sites. A typical aluminum fence in Lauderdale Lakes runs $4,000 to $10,000 depending on lineal footage and gate hardware.
Vinyl Fence
Vinyl fence installation in Lauderdale Lakes runs $3,500 to $9,000 and works well for homeowners who want privacy without the maintenance of wood. The catch locally is the water table. Vinyl posts need deep concrete collars, and if the hole floods before the pour, the concrete washes out and the fence leans within a season. We spec continuous pumping on every vinyl job here. No exceptions.
Fence Repair
Most fence repair calls we get in Lauderdale Lakes come from two things: leaning posts that were never set below the saturated zone, and rusted hardware from original 1970s chain-link installs. We straighten, re-set, and re-gate fences all over this city, including the apartment complexes along State Road 7 where property managers need repair work documented for code compliance.
Chain Link Fence
Chain link remains the workhorse for Lauderdale Lakes rental properties and commercial lots. It’s cost-effective, it handles wind without catching it the way solid vinyl does, and it can be retrofitted with privacy slats. The issue we see constantly is original 1970s posts set in undersized concrete that never met modern wind-load standards. We replace those, not just the fabric.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Lauderdale Lakes
We stock and install fence systems from manufacturers whose engineering documentation holds up under Broward County permit review. For hardscape-adjacent fence work, like fence lines that meet paver patios or driveways, we work with Techo-Bloc and Cambridge Pavers so the transition from fence post to paver edge is clean and properly drained. We keep common components stocked for Lauderdale Lakes jobs, which means shorter turnaround when a gate needs a replacement hinge or a post cap needs matching.
What the Water Table Actually Does to Fence Posts in Lauderdale Lakes
Here’s what nobody tells you at the big-box quote desk: Lauderdale Lakes sits on the flat, low-elevation Broward County coastal plain, and the water table is often just two to three feet below the surface. Dig a standard fence post hole here and you’ll likely hit water before you reach the depth Broward County requires for wind-rated embedment. Contractors in drier Broward cities like Sunrise or western Plantation can dig, form, and pour without ever seeing groundwater. In Lauderdale Lakes, skipping the pump is how you get a fence that leans by next hurricane season. We spec continuous pumping as a standard line item on every fence job in this city, not as an add-on surprise.
On a 1970s CBS home near NW 41st Street, our crew set aluminum fence posts along a side property line and hit water at 26 inches. We ran a trash pump for three straight hours while forming the concrete collars. The permit inspection sign-off came only after the inspector verified the posts were embedded below the saturated zone and the wind-load rating matched Broward County’s current Florida Building Code requirements for the home’s Exposure C site. That’s a compliance detail the original chain-link fence from 1978 never met, and it’s exactly the kind of thing a cheap quote quietly leaves out.
Common Fence Installation Problems We See in Lauderdale Lakes Homes
- Post holes collapse before the concrete pour. Nobody spec’d continuous pumping for Lauderdale Lakes’ two-to-three-foot water table, so the concrete washes out underground and the fence leans within one season. We pump every hole here, on every job, because the soil doesn’t hold itself open.
- The permit got skipped entirely. A fence contractor hands over a cheap quote that leaves out the Broward County permit, so no third-party inspection ever confirms the post embedment depth or wind-load rating. When a storm or an insurance claim questions the structure, the owner has zero documentation to show.
- Vinyl or aluminum fence installed against aging stucco walls without sealed backer rods. Summer storm-driven rain wicks into the block, reactivating the same moisture damage that already plagues these pre-1980s CBS structures. The fence looks fine for a year, then the stucco starts spalling behind it.
- Original 1970s chain-link posts undersized for modern wind loads. Lauderdale Lakes’ dense housing stock predates post-Hurricane Andrew requirements. When we pull an old post, the concrete ball is often the size of a five-gallon bucket, nowhere near what Broward County requires today.
Pricing for Fence Installation in Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Here’s the straight answer, because you should not have to sit through a sales pitch to get a number. For a standard residential lot in Lauderdale Lakes, vinyl fence installation runs $3,500 to $9,000. Aluminum fence installation runs $4,000 to $10,000. The range depends on lineal footage, gate count, whether we’re pulling an old fence first, and whether the permit requires wind-load engineering for your specific site. What it doesn’t depend on is how busy our calendar is. The price we quote is the price on the contract, and if anything changes, you get a written change order before that work starts.
| Fence Type | Typical Lauderdale Lakes Price Range |
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| Vinyl Fence Installation | $3,500 - $9,000 |
| Aluminum Fence Installation | $4,000 - $10,000 |
Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll measure, check the water table depth on your specific lot, and give you a written line-item quote that includes every pump hour, every permit fee, and every inspection step.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lauderdale Lakes
We work throughout Fence Installation in Lauderdale Lakes and the surrounding communities, including Lauderhill, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, and Broadview Park. If you’re just over the city line, the same crew, the same pricing, and the same water-table reality applies. Call us and we’ll tell you straight what your lot needs.
Serving Lauderdale Lakes, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lauderdale Lakes area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Fence Installation in Lauderdale Lakes
Permit costs get excluded because they add time and money to the quote, and the contractor knows you’ll compare their number against someone who skipped it. What’s left out is the third-party inspection that verifies your posts are embedded below the saturated zone and that the fence carries the wind-load rating Broward County’s Florida Building Code requires for your Exposure C site. Without that inspection sign-off, you have no documentation that your fence meets code. Call (877) 610-1318 for a quote that includes the permit, the inspection, and the paper trail, because the permit inspector works for you, not for me.
The water table here sits two to three feet below grade, so we spec continuous pumping on every post hole in Lauderdale Lakes. The hole gets dug, the water gets pumped, and the concrete gets placed before groundwater can wash it out. In drier Broward cities, that step doesn’t exist. In Lauderdale Lakes, skipping it is how fences lean within a season.
Yes. A fence with a Broward County permit, a passing wind-load inspection, and engineering documentation gives you a paper trail your insurer can’t argue with after a storm. A fence installed without a permit gives your insurer a reason to question the claim. That documentation is part of every fence quote we write in Lauderdale Lakes.
The stucco over the block. These pre-1980s CBS walls have decades of patch work, and when we anchor a new gate frame into the wall, we often find deteriorated stucco or moisture-damaged block behind it. We seal the penetration with backer rod and proper flashing so storm-driven rain doesn’t wick into the block, because the gate is only as good as the wall it’s attached to.
A compliant aluminum fence quote includes the Broward County permit, the engineering for wind-load on your specific site, continuous pumping during post excavation, and the third-party inspection sign-off at the end. A cheap vinyl quote typically leaves out the permit, the pumping, and the inspection, and often swaps in a thinner post gauge that won’t pass if anyone ever asks. Property managers in this city call us because the paperwork matters as much as the fence.
Get Your Fence Quote in Lauderdale Lakes
You deserve a fence that stands straight through hurricane season and a contractor who’ll still answer the phone a year later. That’s what we do. Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published and verifiable. Look us up before you sign anything. Then call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk your Lauderdale Lakes property, check the water table on your lot, and hand you a written quote with every pump hour, permit fee, and inspection step already in it. No surprises, just a fence that passes inspection and stays put.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lauderdale Lakes since 1998.