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Cambridge Pavers Fence Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
Cambridge Pavers fence installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 installed, depending on linear footage, gate count, and what we find under the existing post bases once they’re out. We stock the mounting hardware, post sleeves, and paver-matched infill panels for the most common Cambridge lines, so most fence jobs are measured, priced, and scheduled within a few days of your call. The reason most owners reach out isn’t that the paver itself failed. It’s that the fence assembly attached to it did: a post rotted at the base, a gate sagged past its hinges, or a Florida summer of rain and salt air worked through the fasteners until the whole run started leaning like it had given up.
Which Cambridge Pavers Models This Applies To
Most fence installations we handle around Fort Lauderdale sit on Cambridge’s wall-grade and pillar-capable paver lines, specifically the Ledgestone, Maytrx, and RoundTable collections that accept pre-cast post sleeves. These differ from paver patio lines in one important way: the cores are sized for vertical post anchoring, not just horizontal pavement load. A paver rated for foot traffic won’t hold a 6-foot privacy fence in a wind event, and anyone who tells you it will is guessing. The compatibility gotcha we see on older Cambridge jobs is post spacing. Cambridge’s pre-drilled sleeve systems are built around 6-foot and 8-foot post centers. If your fence was laid out at 7 feet, either to dodge a root or because the original installer was adjusting to a property line, the factory sleeves won’t line up and you’re looking at either re-layout or custom mounting plates.
OEM versus aftermarket: Cambridge’s own fence-mount hardware is well made, no argument, but it’s also tied to the exact series you bought. If your Ledgestone order was discontinued or your pillar caps are no longer produced, we’ll match you with a quality aftermarket sleeve that fits the existing core dimensions. We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with Cambridge Pavers, which means we’ll tell you honestly when the aftermarket part is actually the better call rather than simply the only call available. You can identify your line by checking the underside of any unused paver for the stamped series name, or by measuring the post sleeve opening: Cambridge wall caps typically run 4 inches, 6 inches, or 8 inches at the core, and that measurement dictates which fence post adapter you need.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Cambridge Pavers Fence Installation Is Failing
- Top-heavy lean at the corner posts. The fence starts tilting a few degrees off vertical at the corners, even when the fence panels themselves are straight. That means water has worked into the post base and the anchor bolts are losing purchase inside the paver core.
- Paver cap cracked above a post. A hairline split running across the cap stone directly inline with the post below is a load-tell. The post is still straight, but it’s now driving load into the cap instead of the sleeve, and the cap wasn’t rated for that.
- Gate latch biting high or low. If the gate still opens but the latch only catches when you lift or push down on the handle, the post has shifted. In Fort Lauderdale’s wet season, clay-heavy soil turns soft under the post base and the whole assembly settles unevenly.
- Powder coat peeling at ground contact. Black or bronze aluminum posts that are shedding finish in a ring right at the paver line means salt and irrigation water have been splashing the base for months. The coating goes first, then the aluminum itself starts pitting.
- Audible click when the wind pushes the fence. A fence that ticks or clicks in a breeze isn’t just noisy. That’s a post rocking inside the sleeve against loose hardware, and every gust is widening the tolerance until the bracket fails outright.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
For Fort Lauderdale work, an installed Cambridge Pavers fence runs $3,500 to $9,000 for the typical yard. That number moves on three things: total linear feet, number of gates, and whether the paver bases need to be re-bedded after the old posts come out. A 50-foot run with one gate and solid existing pavers lands near the bottom. An 80-foot run with a double gate and bases that have sunk into sandy soil lands near the top. Either way, you get the same thing from us: a written price before any tool comes off the truck. That price includes old post removal, new mounting sleeves, post installation, fence panel reattachment, gate re-hang, and cleanup. The number on the invoice is the number you approved, and the work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a post shifts or a gate sags within the year because we set it wrong, we’re back out at no charge.
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If you want to check something yourself, start with the caps: visually inspect for cracks, then push each post by hand at chest height. Movement of more than a quarter inch means the anchor is going. You can also check gate hinges for sag and pull the base trim to look for standing water. But here’s the honest part: resetting a fence post into a Cambridge paver sleeve is not a Saturday job. The old post has to be cut and extracted without cracking the paver core, the sleeve re-mortared and allowed to cure before the post goes back in, and if the base has settled, you’re re-bedding the entire pier. A cracked paver under a post is not cosmetic. It’s structural. If the post is leaning more than a few degrees, stop using the gate, keep kids away from the run, and call us at (754) 354-7423. Luca Romano has pulled posts out of paver beds along Las Olas where the original install looked fine from the street and was completely rotten three inches down. We’ll set it right the first time.
FAQs
A properly set Cambridge Pavers fence post in Fort Lauderdale should hold for 15 to 20 years before the sleeve needs re-mortaring, though the aluminum post itself can last longer. The lifespan killer here isn’t age, it’s drainage. Call (754) 354-7423 for a post inspection and we’ll tell you honestly whether yours can be saved.
Yes, in many cases the post can be cut and re-anchored into the same paver sleeve without replacing the paver itself. It depends on how far the base has settled and whether the core is cracked. Call (754) 354-7423 for a free estimate and we’ll measure the actual lean before recommending anything.
Most single-post Cambridge fence repairs in Fort Lauderdale take one day on site, including removing the old post, setting the new sleeve, and hanging the panel. If we have to re-bed the paver pier, allow a second day for the mortar to cure before we re-hang the gate. Call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll give you a timeline that matches your actual repair, not a generic window.
We stock the common 4-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch post sleeves, anchor bolts in stainless and hot-dip galvanized, and gate hinge sets sized for Cambridge pillar caps. Uncommon series we order in, usually within a few business days. Call (754) 354-7423 with your paver series name and we’ll confirm what’s local and what has to ship.
Get Your Fence Fixed Right – Call for a Free Estimate
A fence that leans now will only get worse with the next Fort Lauderdale downpour. Call (754) 354-7423 and speak to a live person. We’ll get the measurements, check the Cambridge series, and put a written price in your hands before any work starts. That’s how every Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale fence job runs, and it’s how ours always will.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner & Lead Contractor, Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale at Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
