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PGT Fence Installation: The Jacksonville Owner’s Guide

If your PGT fence section or gate has failed, you’re likely looking at $3,500 to $9,000 installed here in Jacksonville, depending on the length of the run, the PGT style you have, and whether the posts need re-setting. That’s the honest range we quote most often. We stock the common PGT-compatible aluminum panel widths and gate hardware, and we can usually have a crew out within a few days, not a few weeks. Most owners discover the problem the same way: a panel that used to sit plumb now leans, a gate drags against the latch, or a corner post has lifted after a storm rolled through off the St. Johns. The good news is that a failed section does not usually mean a failed fence. Often it’s the post, not the panel, and that changes the scope of the work substantially.

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Which PGT Models This Applies To

PGT’s residential fencing in Florida centers on two lines: their decorative aluminum panels (sold through distributors as the “Regal” series in several heights from 4′ to 6′) and their vinyl privacy panels for side and rear yards. The aluminum panels are typically 6′ wide from post-center to post-center, while the vinyl runs a little wider at 72-3/8″ between posts. That measurement matters because the post spacing is what tells you whether a repair is straightforward or whether we’re pulling the entire section and re-setting posts. Here’s the compatibility gotcha we see in Jacksonville regularly: PGT aluminum panels are designed for a 2-1/2″ square post, and a homeowner who bought a panel from a big-box store and tried to match it to a 2″ post ends up with a gate that never closes right. Before you buy anything, measure the post you already have. As for OEM versus aftermarket: for PGT specifically, we have found that OEM posts and gates are worth the premium because their powder coat is matched to the panel color in a way most aftermarket posts are not. For fasteners and hinges, quality aftermarket parts work fine and save you money. We tell you which is which before we write the price.

Signs Your PGT Fence Installation Is Failing

• A panel leans but the post is still straight. Usually the post footing has shifted in sandy Jacksonville soil, not the panel itself. We dig out the old concrete collar, re-set the post with a deeper footing, and the panel goes back in.
• The gate drags or won’t latch. Hinges on aluminum gates wear the post holes over time, and the gate sags. Sometimes we can bush the hinge holes; other times the post needs replacing because the metal has elongated past what a repair can hold.
• Powder coat is bubbling, flaking, or showing white corrosion. This is salt air and humidity doing their work. The panel is still structurally fine, but the finish is gone. We have seen this most often on fences within a mile of the river or the Intracoastal.
• Vinyl panels have cracked at the bottom rail. Vinyl expands and contracts with Florida sun, and a panel that was installed tight against the post will eventually crack. Proper install leaves a little float room at each connection point.
• A post is lifting out of the ground after a hard rain. That’s a shallow footing, common in older installations around Arlington and Riverside. It’s a straightforward re-set, but it needs to be done before the panel twists and you’re replacing the panel too.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Jacksonville, most PGT fence section replacements run $3,500 to $9,000 installed. The lower end covers a short run with a single new post re-set and one or two panels, plus hardware. The upper end covers a full side of the yard with multiple posts, concrete footings re-poured, gates rehung, and old material hauled away. What drives the number most is how many posts need to come out. A post that’s still solid costs nothing to keep. A post that’s leaning or lifted means digging, new concrete, and block time for the crew. We write the price before any work starts, and we list the panels, posts, hardware, and labor as separate line items with names attached, not lumped under an allowance. That written price means there’s no change order surprise once the holes are open. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every fence job: if something shifts or settles after we leave, we come back and make it right.

DIY or Call Us?

What you can safely do on your own: check that your gate hinges haven’t just loosened, measure whether a post is actually moving if you push it gently, and note whether a panel is square from corner to corner. That’s useful information for us either way. Where DIY goes wrong on PGT aluminum is in the panel-to-post connection. Those panels carry a real load at the corner, and a panel that isn’t secured at the right depth will bind or, worse, fail in a wind event. There’s also the concrete work. Jacksonville’s sandy soil means footings need to go deeper than the minimum or you’ll be redoing the job in two years. If you’re unsure, call (904) 643-6243 and we’ll come look before you spend a dollar on parts you may not need.