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Jerith Fence Installation: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
Jerith fence installation in West Palm Beach typically runs $3,500 – $9,000 for a full aluminum fence replacement, with most residential jobs landing between $4,500 and $6,500 including removal of the old fence, new posts set in concrete, panels hung, and gate hardware aligned. We keep Jerith-compatible posts, panels, gate frames, hinges, and latch assemblies on the truck, so a failing gate or leaning section is usually addressed in one visit. Most homeowners call us after a storm or years of salt air and sandy soil have done their work: a gate that drags, a post that wobbles, or a latch that no longer catches. The fence was fine. The install underneath it wasn’t.
We’re an independent West Palm Beach contractor, not a Jerith factory affiliate. That matters because we don’t push one product line. We match the part to your specific Jerith series, then stand behind the install with a written one-year guarantee.
Which Jerith Models This Applies To
Jerith builds residential aluminum fence sections in a few distinct lines, and the parts are not always swappable between them. The residential series most common in West Palm Beach include the Patriot and Estate aluminum lines, plus the commercial-grade Industrial series used around pools and some HOA perimeters. The compatibility gotcha: Jerith’s older residential panels mount into posts with internal tabs and stainless steel self-tappers, while newer lines use a press-in picket cap system and a different rail profile. A post from one series won’t accept a panel from the other without welding or drilling, which weakens the coating and voids the aesthetic.
Identify your series by looking at the inside face of the gate frame. Jerith stamps a model code near the bottom rail on most units made after the mid-2000s. If the stamp is gone, measure the rail width and the picket spacing. We match from those measurements and from the post dimensions. Jerith posts are typically 2″ or 2.5″ square with wall thickness of .062″ or .080″. The heavier .080″ wall is what we order for West Palm Beach gate posts every time, because that’s the post that takes wind load and the daily open-close cycle.
For replacement, we use OEM Jerith components when the series is current and the lead time works. When a color has been discontinued or a panel is backordered 6 weeks, we source a domestic aluminum aftermarket equivalent that matches the picket profile and powder-coat color within manufacturer tolerance. We show you the two options and the price difference before anything gets ordered.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Jerith Fence Installation Is Failing
- A gate that drags or won’t close. Hinge post has shifted out of plumb, usually from a shallow footer or soil washout around the post base. Sandy West Palm Beach soil holds water in the wet season and lets posts settle out of level in the dry months.
- Visible rust streaks at panel-to-post connections. The original installer used uncoated steel screws instead of the stainless fasteners Jerith’s spec calls for. The aluminum is fine; the hardware is the problem, and it’s replaceable.
- Rattling or loose pickets. The press-fit picket caps have backed off or the internal tabs holding the rail are cracked. This is more common on older fences that have taken repeated storm gusts.
- Gate latch misalignment. The latch plate and the striker bar no longer meet like they did when new. It’s usually a hinge tension issue, not a latch failure, and adjusting tension on a Jerith residential gate takes about 20 minutes if the hinge post is solid.
- Leaning section or bowed top rail. The post footer was undersized or didn’t go below the settled soil line. In West Palm Beach, code wants posts set in concrete to a depth that clears the root zone and the sandy top layer, or the fence starts moving inside two seasons.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Here’s the honest number for West Palm Beach. Full Jerith-compatible fence installation runs $3,500 – $9,000 depending on linear feet, gate count, post replacement needs, and whether we’re pulling and resetting existing posts or driving new ones. A typical 100-foot perimeter with one walk gate and one drive gate lands between $4,500 and $6,500. That includes tear-out and haul-off of the old fence, new concrete footers per West Palm Beach code, new or salvaged panels matched to the existing series, all stainless hardware, gate adjustment, and a written one-year workmanship guarantee under our 365-Day Done Right Promise.
| Scope | Typical Installed Range (West Palm Beach) |
|---|---|
| Full fence replacement, 80 – 120 linear feet, 1 gate | $3,500 – $6,000 |
| Full fence replacement, 120 – 200 linear feet, 2 gates | $5,500 – $9,000 |
| Gate-only replacement with new post and hardware | $600 – $1,400 |
| Post reset or replacement (per post) | $180 – $350 |
| Panel section replacement (per 6 – 8 ft section) | $250 – $450 |
What drives the range: total linear footage, how many posts need new footers, whether the existing panels are salvageable, and gate hardware condition. We give a written line-item price before any work starts, under The Garrison Standard. No numbers move at the door. If something changes in the field, Curtis Lane calls you before he touches it. That’s not a courtesy; that’s the rule.
DIY or Call Us?
Aluminum fence work is not the high-risk category that garage door springs or electrical panels are, but there are two places where DIY goes badly in West Palm Beach. First: setting posts in sandy soil without getting below the loose layer. A homeowner can mix concrete and set a post, but if that footer is 18 inches instead of the 30-plus inches that holds in our soil, the first tropical storm winds lean the whole run. Second: matching Jerith’s picket profile and powder-coat color. Get it close and the repair reads like a patch job, which kills curb appeal and, eventually, resale photos.
What an owner can safely check: hinge screws for tightness, latch alignment, and obvious cracked pickets. That’s useful information to have before you call us. What we’d rather handle: any post movement, any footer work, any full-panel replacement, and any gate re-hang. If you’ve checked the hardware and the gate still drags, the post is the problem. Call (728) 203-9809 and we’ll put it on the schedule.
FAQs
A correctly installed Jerith fence in our climate lasts 25 – 30 years with occasional hardware replacement. The salt air doesn’t corrode the aluminum, but it will eat cheap hardware in under a decade, and the sand and wet-season groundwater cycles we deal with in West Palm Beach shorten the life of any post set above the stable soil line. Call (728) 203-9809 if you’re seeing early movement; we’ll tell you over the phone whether it’s worth a service call.
A leaning post usually needs to be dug out, the footer inspected, and the post reset in fresh concrete at proper depth. That’s a repair, not a replacement, and it runs $180 – $350 per post in West Palm Beach. If the post is cracked or the base is corroded through, we replace it. We’ll show you what we found before we decide anything.
Most residential Jerith fence replacements in West Palm Beach take 2 – 4 working days from tear-out to final gate adjustment, weather permitting. Bigger lots or multiple gates add a day. We schedule the footer pour first, let it cure, then hang panels and set gates. We don’t hang panels on green concrete. Call (728) 203-9809 for a start-to-finish timeline on your specific yard.
Yes, we stock common Jerith-compatible hinges, latch assemblies, post caps, picket clips, and stainless hardware on every fence truck. Full panels and posts are ordered per job once we’ve matched your series and color. For discontinued colors, we source a domestic aluminum match and show you the sample before we order. Straight number, full scope, no surprises after the invoice.
If your Jerith fence is leaning, dragging, or starting to show rust at the screws, call us at (728) 203-9809. We’ll walk the fence line, tell you what’s failing and why, and hand you a written price for the fix before any saw comes off the truck. Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach runs on The Garrison Standard, and every install carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. We also stock and install parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone jobs, but fence work is where the phone rings most in West Palm Beach. Live person answers, day or night.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co – West Palm Beach at Bradford Remodeling Co West Palm Beach, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
