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Therma-Tru Fence Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide
Therma-Tru fence installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a complete install, and most jobs are done in one to two days once materials are on site. We stock the common Therma-Tru fence posts, rails, and gate hardware on our trucks, which means we’re usually prepared to quote and install on the same visit. Most owners discover they need us when a gate starts dragging against the concrete, a post leans after a storm, or the latch stops catching cleanly after years of salt air and humidity.
Fort Lauderdale’s coastal climate is rough on fence hardware. Salt in the air eats at hinges and latches faster than you’d expect, and the wet/dry cycles of summer afternoons swell wood and stress fasteners. If your Therma-Tru fence is showing its age, the fix is usually straightforward once you know which components are failing. That’s what this page is for.
Key takeaways:
- We install and replace Therma-Tru fence systems across Fort Lauderdale, including gates, posts, rails, and pickets.
- Written price before work starts, per The Relay Visibility Guarantee.
- Parts and labor both covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
- We’re an independent contractor in Fort Lauderdale, not affiliated with Therma-Tru.
Which Therma-Tru Models This Applies To
Therma-Tru makes several fence and gate lines, and the compatibility quirks matter. Most Fort Lauderdale homes we service have one of three setups: the Therma-Tru Classic-Craft fence panels (fiberglass-reinforced, heavier than typical vinyl), the Tru-Wood series (engineered wood-adjacent composite), or the standard Therma-Tru gate systems paired with existing masonry or wood fencing. The part that fails most often isn’t the panel, it’s the hardware and gate assembly.
Identifying your fence is easier than it sounds. Look for a small Therma-Tru stamp on the inside edge of a gate or the back face of a post cap. If the stamp is gone (sun and salt do that), measure the post profile. Therma-Tru posts run 5×5 or 4×4 with a wall thickness between 0.130 and 0.180 inches. Most aftermarket posts at big-box stores are thinner, around 0.100, and they’ll flex in a Fort Lauderdale wind gust. That’s a real gotcha: a “compatible” post that doesn’t match the wall thickness changes how the gate hangs six months later.
For OEM versus aftermarket, we’re practical about it. Therma-Tru’s own hinge and latch kits are well-engineered and the finish holds up better than most generics, especially in salt air. But for posts and rails, a quality aftermarket matching the original spec works fine and costs 20 to 30 percent less. We’ll show you both options and let you choose. Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale carries parts on the truck for the most common Therma-Tru fence lines, which saves a second trip.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Therma-Tru Fence Installation Is Failing
- Gate drags on the concrete or pavers. This is nearly always a sagging hinge or a post that’s started to lean. The hinge pin wears, the gate drops a quarter inch, and suddenly you’re lifting the gate to close it. It gets worse every week until the latch no longer aligns.
- Latch won’t catch cleanly. Salt corrosion inside the latch mechanism or a misaligned strike plate. Coastal Fort Lauderdale hardware fails from the inside out, so it often looks fine until it stops working entirely.
- Post leans after heavy rain. Fort Lauderdale’s sandy soil loses bearing when saturated. A post set shallow (less than 24 inches) or without concrete will start to tilt after a few heavy summer downpours.
- Visible cracks at post base or around hardware mounts. UV exposure and the constant wet/dry cycle stress the material. Once cracking starts around a hinge or latch mount, the part is on borrowed time.
- Fence section rattles or flutters in the wind. Loose rail brackets or missing screws create play that weakens the whole section. Each gust works the hardware a little more until something gives.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
A full Therma-Tru fence installation in Fort Lauderdale lands between $3,500 and $9,000, depending on linear footage, gate count, and whether we’re replacing posts or just panels and hardware. A single gate replacement with new hardware usually runs $600 to $1,500. Post replacement runs $350 to $800 per post when we’re digging out the old footing and setting new concrete. Panel-only replacement across a typical 50-foot run runs $1,800 to $4,200.
Your written quote includes everything: materials, labor, haul-away of the old fence, and the concrete work. No change orders. The number you approve before we start is the number on the invoice, period. Every Therma-Tru fence job we do in Fort Lauderdale carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If a gate sags, a post shifts, or a latch fails within the first year, we come back and make it right at no charge. That’s in writing on every job.
We’re not the cheapest crew in Fort Lauderdale, and we don’t try to be. We price the work honestly and we stand behind it for a full year.
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AfterDIY or Call Us?
A homeowner can safely check a few things: look for visible cracks around hinge mounts, see if the gate post wiggles when you push it, and test whether the latch aligns. That diagnostic work tells us a lot before we even arrive. But actually pulling a failed post, setting it properly in concrete, and re-hanging a heavy Therma-Tru gate is not a Saturday project. These gates are heavy, the posts are set 24 to 30 inches deep, and a wrong move with a 80-plus-pound panel can pinch a hand or throw your back out.
Where DIY really goes wrong is the concrete. If the new footing isn’t wide enough or the post isn’t perfectly plumb while the concrete sets, you’ll have the same lean by next hurricane season. We set Therma-Tru posts in Fort Lauderdale with the correct depth and a concrete collar sized for our soil, so the gate hangs right for years, not months. If you’d rather not wrestle a gate on a humid Saturday, call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll take a look.
FAQs
Therma-Tru fencing and gates should last 20 to 30 years in Fort Lauderdale with proper installation, but the hardware (hinges, latches, springs) typically needs replacement every 5 to 8 years because of salt air corrosion. The panels and posts generally outlast the hardware by a wide margin. Call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll assess whether you need hardware, panels, or both.
Sometimes, yes. If the post is structurally sound but the concrete footing has shifted, we can sometimes re-set and brace the post depending on how much rot or corrosion has set in below grade. If the post itself is cracked or the concrete collar has disintegrated, replacement is the honest call. We’ll tell you which one you need after we see it.
Most Therma-Tru fence installations in Fort Lauderdale take one to two days once materials are on site. A gate-only replacement is usually done in a single morning. We confirm a live arrival time before we show up, and you get photo updates before and after, so there’s no guessing about progress.
We stock the most common Therma-Tru fence hinges, latches, gate hardware, and post components on our trucks, which means most repair visits don’t require a second trip. If your specific model needs a part we don’t carry, we’ll source it directly and have it within a few days. Call (754) 354-7423 and we’ll confirm what fits before we arrive.
Get a Free Therma-Tru Fence Estimate in Fort Lauderdale
If your Therma-Tru fence is sagging, cracking, or just not closing like it used to, we’ll come out, look it over, and hand you a written price before any work starts. No vague numbers, no surprise change orders. The work either holds up or it doesn’t, we make sure it does. Call (754) 354-7423 to schedule your free estimate with Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale. Luca Romano or one of our crew will be the one on-site, and you’ll know exactly what you’re paying before a single tool comes off the truck.
Written by Luca Romano, Owner & Lead Contractor, Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale at Sawyer Remodel Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and nearby areas.
