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Barrette Fence Installation: The Fort Lauderdale Owner’s Guide

Barrette fence installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $3,500-$9,000 for vinyl systems, with most residential jobs quoted as a flat written price before any post goes in the ground. We stock Barrette-compatible posts, rails, and pickets on our trucks, and we can usually schedule installation within a few business days once the quote is signed. Most Fort Lauderdale homeowners discover their Barrette fence is failing when coastal winds after a summer storm start rattling loose rails, or when they notice pickets cracking from UV exposure that the manufacturer’s warranty didn’t quite prepare them for.

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Which Barrette Models This Applies To

Barrette Outdoor Living produces several fence lines that show up regularly in Fort Lauderdale neighborhoods, particularly the Barrette Select Cedar vinyl privacy series and the Barrette Elite semi-privacy line. The Select Cedar uses 5-inch square posts with routed rail pockets, while the Elite runs 4-inch posts with a different bracket spacing. If you’re trying to match existing fence, check the post cap: Select Cedar caps snap on with internal tabs, Elite caps screw down through pre-drilled holes. That difference alone determines which replacement rails will actually lock in.

We also see the Barrette Premier picket fence in older Fort Lauderdale installations, especially around Victoria Park, where the narrower 3-inch pickets and 1.5-inch top rail profile differ from current specs. For repairs, we source OEM Barrette components when the series is still in production, but we’ve vetted aftermarket equivalents from Bufftech and CertainTeed that match the wall thickness and UV stabilizer content for discontinued lines. The aftermarket rails fit, but the color match varies by sun exposure years, something we flag in the written quote so you’re not surprised.

Signs Your Barrette Fence Installation Is Failing

• Loose or rattling rails. The routed pocket in Barrette vinyl posts widens slightly over years of thermal cycling in Fort Lauderdale’s humidity. Once the rail no longer locks tight, wind load transfers to the screws or brackets, which fatigue faster than the vinyl itself.
• Cracked or chalking pickets. South Florida UV degrades the titanium dioxide UV barrier in vinyl faster than the manufacturer spec sheet assumes. Chalking is the early warning; cracking means the impact modifier has degraded and the picket will shatter under pressure.
• Leaning or wobbling posts. Barrette posts are hollow vinyl sleeves over wood or steel inserts. In Fort Lauderdale’s sandy soil, especially near the Intracoastal where the water table sits high, the concrete footing can undercut or the insert can rot if water breached the cap seal.
• Gate sag or latch misalignment. Barrette gates use aluminum frames with adjustable truss rods, but the hinges mount through vinyl posts that compress over time. The gate itself may be fine while the post face distorts enough to throw off the latch strike.
• Discoloration in bands or patches. Uneven fading usually means the original installer mixed production lots, or that a section was replaced with a different UV-stabilizer formulation. Barrette has revised its capstock formula at least twice since 2015, and the difference shows after four Fort Lauderdale summers.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: linear footage, soil conditions (rock or coral requires auger rental), and whether we’re matching existing faded vinyl or installing new. Every quote lists material brand, line item labor, and permit cost if required. Under Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, that written price is locked before anyone digs. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers workmanship; manufacturer defects go through Barrette’s own warranty channel, which we handle as part of the job.

DIY or Call Us?

There’s no high-tension danger in fence work the way there is with garage door springs, but there is a permit reality: most Fort Lauderdale fence installations require a building permit and survey compliance, especially in HOA-governed neighborhoods like Coral Ridge or Rio Vista. Pulling the wrong height or setback means tearing it out.

What you can safely check yourself: measure post spacing (standard is 96 inches on-center for Barrette), confirm rail height from grade, and photograph any label remnants on the post cap or picket back. What goes wrong in DIY: improper concrete slump in sandy soil leads to post lean within two seasons; rail pockets forced at wrong angles stress-crack the post; and color matching across production lots is guesswork without sample chips. We carry those chips. Call (754) 254-7676 to schedule your free estimate, or bring a competitor’s written quote for our free line-by-line second opinion.

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