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CGI Fence Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

CGI fence installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for a complete residential system, depending on linear footage, gate count, and whether we’re anchoring into coral rock substrate common in Victoria Park and Rio Vista lots. We stock CGI-compatible posts, rails, and hardware for same-day repair on most standard-height residential panels. Most homeowners first realize something’s wrong when a gate sags against the latch or a post wobbles after a tropical storm passes through, leaving the fence line visibly out of plumb.

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Which CGI Models This Applies To

CGI, or Custom Guard Industries, manufactures aluminum and vinyl fencing across several residential series, including the Estate, Premier, and Classic lines. The Estate series uses 1.5-inch square aluminum posts with wall thickness of .125 inches, while the Premier residential vinyl line ships with 5-inch square posts and internal aluminum rail inserts. To identify your exact model, check the inside face of the gate frame for a stamped date code and series letter, or measure the post wall thickness with a caliper if the label’s worn off by Fort Lauderdale’s UV exposure.

We install OEM CGI components and quality aftermarket equivalents from Jerith and ActiveYards where the lead time on factory-direct parts stretches past what a customer wants to wait. The aftermarket decision usually comes down to color match: CGI’s “Bronze” and “Sandstone” powder coats have shifted slightly over production years, and a 2017 Estate panel next to a 2024 OEM replacement can read as two different fences. We keep sample swatches on the truck to check before ordering. We’re an independent service provider, not affiliated with CGI.

Signs Your CGI Fence Installation Is Failing

• Gate drags or won’t latch. The hinge-side post has settled or the aluminum frame has twisted at a miter joint. In Fort Lauderdale’s sandy loam, posts without proper concrete footing depth, 30 inches minimum for 6-foot gates, shift during the wet season.
• Rails bow outward between posts. Vinyl rails expand in heat faster than aluminum inserts, and after five to seven years of 90-degree days, the snap-lock tabs fatigue. The rail isn’t broken yet, but the tension is pulling the pickets out of square.
• Post wobbles at the base. Either the concrete footing has cracked from root intrusion, common with banyan and ficus near Victoria Park property lines, or the post itself has corroded at grade if it’s an older steel-core design CGI phased out in 2012.
• Pickets rattle in high wind. The picket-to-rail fasteners have backed off or the grommets have hardened in the sun. This seems minor until a tropical storm strips pickets off the rail and turns them into projectiles.
• Corrosion blooms at post base or gate hardware. CGI’s aluminum resists salt air well, but galvanic corrosion still occurs where dissimilar metals meet, stainless hardware against aluminum frame, especially if lawn irrigation hits the fence daily.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: linear footage is obvious, but gate count matters more than most owners expect. A double driveway gate with an automatic opener adds $1,800-$3,500 to any system. Coral rock substrate in older Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods can require hydraulic post driving or pre-drilling, which adds labor but prevents the future failure of a shallow-set post. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, your quote lists every panel, every gate, every bag of concrete, and every hour of labor before we start. No bundled charges. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation workmanship, and manufacturer defects on CGI or equivalent materials are handled through our supplier, not left to you to chase.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s a short list of what a homeowner can safely check: tighten visible fasteners with a socket set, verify the gate isn’t binding against seasonal plant growth, and confirm sprinkler heads aren’t hitting the fence line directly. Beyond that, fence installation in Fort Lauderdale involves post-setting in sandy, often wet soil, proper concrete cure times in humidity, and gate alignment to a sixteenth of an inch so the latch and opener mechanisms don’t wear prematurely. We’ve reset enough DIY posts that were plumb at noon and leaning by the next high tide to know that “close enough” in this soil isn’t. Measure twice, write it down, then say it once. If your fence is moving, call (754) 254-7676 and we’ll scope it properly.

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