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Unilock Fence Installation: The Jacksonville Owner’s Guide
Unilock fence installation in Jacksonville typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 depending on panel count, post depth, and whether the retaining-wall base needs rebuilding. We carry Unilock-compatible post caps, base panels, and mounting hardware, and in most cases we can source factory-matched components within three to five business days. What owners usually notice first is a post beginning to lean inside its concrete collar after a hard rain, or a panel that has dropped a quarter inch at one corner and no longer seats flush against the neighbor post.
Two things wear these installations down faster in Jacksonville than almost anywhere else: the summer wet-dry cycle that pushes and pulls at the sand base, and the occasional tropical-storm gust that finds any post that was never set below the root zone. We see it year round from Arlington to Mandarin, and it is rarely a Unilock manufacturing problem. Most failures are base failures: the post looks fine, the panel looks fine, but the ground underneath gave up first.
Bradford Remodeling Co Jacksonville is an independent service provider and not affiliated with Unilock. That said, we install to Unilock’s published panel and post specifications, and everything we put in the ground carries our own written guarantee.
Which Unilock Models This Applies To
Unilock’s fence and screen systems are built around modular concrete panels and posts, and the compatibility question comes down to panel height and post core diameter rather than a single model name. If you have the original paperwork, look for the panel height printed in millimeters, usually 1200 mm, 1500 mm, or 1800 mm. If you do not have paperwork, measure the exposed panel face from the top of the base course to the bottom of the cap. That measurement tells us which replacement panel to order before we ever break ground.
One compatibility gotcha we run into regularly in Jacksonville: Unilock fence panels are not universally interchangeable between their older smooth-face line and the newer textured stone-face line. The tongue-and-groove spacing differs by roughly 6 mm, which is enough that a textured panel will not seat properly in a smooth-face post chase. We always pull one panel and mic the chase before ordering, because getting this wrong means a second freight charge and a two-week delay.
For most Jacksonville homes, OEM panels are the right call when matching an existing run mid-fence. If the entire fence is being rebuilt, a quality aftermarket panel with the same face dimensions and a matching aggregate color can save fifteen to twenty percent without sacrificing anything structural. We lay out both numbers in writing before any work starts.
We stock post shims, cap seals, and leveling wedges on the truck. Full panels and replacement posts are ordered from the manufacturer with a lead time of three to five business days in Jacksonville. We also keep hardware for Unilock-compatible gate kits, which fail more often than the fence itself because the hinge side takes every pound of a swinging panel.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Unilock Fence Installation Is Failing
- Post leaning at the base. Almost always an undersized footing or a footing poured above the clay line. In Jacksonville’s sandy loam, a post needs to go below the root zone and flare at the bottom or it will start leaning inside two wet seasons.
- Panel corner dropped and binding. The base course has settled unevenly, usually at the low end of the yard where water pools after a heavy rain. The panel is fine; the ground under the base course is not.
- White mineral streaking down the panel face. Efflorescence from water moving through the concrete. It is cosmetic, but it tells us water is not draining away from the base, and that same water is doing structural damage below grade.
- Gap at the panel-to-post joint that was not there at install. The post has rotated slightly in its collar. This happens when the initial pour did not key into the surrounding soil, or when a gate was hung on a post that was never designed to carry swing load.
- Base course cracking or spalling at the corners. Jacksonville’s wet-dry cycle is rough on anything sitting directly on grade. Once the corner of a base course starts spalling, water gets under the panel and the damage accelerates.
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AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
Installed Unilock fence replacement in Jacksonville runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a typical residential run of 40 to 80 linear feet. A small repair, like resetting two leaning posts and swapping one cracked panel, generally lands between $1,800 and $3,500. A full teardown with a rebuilt base course and new panels throughout sits at the high end.
| Scope | Jacksonville Price Range |
|---|---|
| Reset leaning posts (2 – 3 posts) | $1,200 – $2,200 |
| Replace 2 – 4 cracked panels | $1,800 – $3,500 |
| Full fence rebuild, 40 – 80 linear feet | $3,500 – $9,000 |
| Gate kit replacement with hardware | $900 – $2,000 |
That number includes the parts, the freight, the excavation to spec depth, new base material compacted in lifts, the install labor, and haul-away of the old concrete. We do not charge extra for the written scope, and the price we put in front of you before demo day is the price you pay at close out. No change orders because we hit a surprise root ball; that is our risk, and it has always been our risk.
Every Unilock fence installation or repair we complete in Jacksonville is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work fails inside the guarantee window, we come back and make it right at no charge. That is in writing, signed, and handed to you at job close.
We also stock parts for KraftMaid cabinetry and Cambria and Silestone countertop systems, and we bring the same written-price discipline to every one of those installs.
DIY or Call Us?
A homeowner can check the obvious things: run a level down each post face, look for fresh cracks radiating from the footing, and note where water pools after the next hard rain. That tells us a lot before we even show up, and it costs you nothing.
Where DIY goes wrong is the base. Digging out a 240-pound panel, shoring it safely, and re-compacting base material in lifts is not a Saturday project, and a panel that tips over during removal can do serious damage to a person or the house behind it. If the post is leaning, leave it. Call (904) 337-5929 and we’ll get a crew out to look at it before it gets worse.
Scope it right the first time. The job goes a lot smoother when nobody’s surprised.
FAQs
With a proper base and posts set to spec depth, a Unilock fence in Jacksonville should hold fifteen to twenty years before it needs anything beyond cosmetic attention. The panels themselves do not rot or rust. What fails first is almost always the base or the footing, which is exactly what our rebuild addresses. Call (904) 337-5929 and we’ll tell you whether your base is still doing its job.
Yes, if the panel is structurally intact we can often remove it, rebuild the base beneath it, and reseat it. Cracks that run through the panel face cannot be structurally repaired and should be replaced. We price both paths so you can see the real numbers side by side. Call (904) 337-5929 for a written quote either way.
A standard 40-to-80-foot Unilock fence rebuild in Jacksonville takes two to four working days once the panels and posts are on site. Lead time for factory-matched Unilock panels is typically three to five business days in this market. We give you the schedule in writing before the first panel comes off.
We stock hardware, cap seals, leveling wedges, and gate kit components on the truck. Full Unilock fence panels and posts are ordered to the exact size and finish of your existing run, with a three-to-five-business-day lead time in Jacksonville. If you send us a photo of the panel face and a measurement of the exposed width, we can often identify the right part before we even visit. Call (904) 337-5929 and we’ll walk you through it.
If you have a Unilock fence that is leaning, cracked, or no longer seating the way it should, call Bradford Remodeling Co Jacksonville at (904) 337-5929 for a free estimate. We’ll inspect the base, give you a written price, and stand behind the work for a full year. That is how we run every job in Jacksonville.
Written by Curtis Lane, Owner, Bradford Remodeling Co Jacksonville, serving Jacksonville and nearby areas.
