Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Boral Fence Installation: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide
Boral fence installation in West Palm Beach typically runs $3500 – $9000 for a full panel-and-post system, including demo of the old fence, new Boral posts set in concrete, and all hardware. We stock Boral-compatible posts, rails, and pickets on our trucks, which means most single-side replacements are done in one visit. You’ll usually find this page because a post cracked at the base after a storm, a rail pulled loose from the post, or the original installer skimped on concrete and the whole section now leans.
Boral fencing holds up better than cedar or pine in South Florida heat and humidity because it’s made from a polymer-mineral composite that won’t rot, cup, or get eaten by termites. But the install is where it succeeds or fails. We see more Boral fence problems in West Palm Beach from bad post setting than from the material itself. If the posts were set in less than 24 inches of concrete, or no gravel was placed at the bottom for drainage, the fence will eventually lean or heave. We fix that with a properly bedded post, not a quick re-shim.
Before any work starts, you get a written price. Itemized labor, the Boral part numbers and quantities, the depth of each post footing, and a start-and-end window. Graham Stein walks every Boral fence job site himself before the crew unloads a single panel, and what he writes down is what you pay.
Quick answer: Boral fence installation in West Palm Beach runs $3500 – $9000 installed. We stock Boral posts, rails, and pickets on the truck, replace failed sections in one day where the footing is sound, and provide a written price before any work starts. Call (728) 203-3270 for a free estimate.
Key takeaways:
- Installed cost: $3500 – $9000, depending on linear footage and post condition.
- Most Boral fence failures are post failures, not panel failures.
- We write the price before any work starts, and that written number doesn’t change.
- Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right.
Which Boral Models This Applies To
Boral’s fence line covers two series that matter for most West Palm Beach residential installs: the standard 6-foot privacy panel and the 4-foot picket panel. Both come in several colorways, most commonly Weathered Gray, Tan, and Driftwood, but color isn’t what affects compatibility. The matching issue is the post profile. Boral’s composite posts are 5×5 nominal, not the 4×4 dimensional lumber size you find at a big-box store, and the rails key into routed slots in the post face. If someone swapped in a wood 5×5 post on the original install, the Boral rail brackets will not seat correctly, and the connection fails within a year or two of West Palm Beach storm cycles.
You can identify the exact part by looking at the bottom of the post or the inner face of a rail. Boral stamps a mold number there, usually a 4- or 5-digit code, and that mold number determines which rail profile and picket groove pitch match. We keep the most common West Palm Beach-compatible profiles (6-ft privacy, 4-ft picket, 5×5 post) in stock, and special-order specific colorways or mold numbers when a match needs to be exact.
On the OEM-versus-aftermarket question: for fence posts, we use Boral’s own composite post whenever the line is discontinued no longer carried. For rails and pickets, Boral’s own material is the only material that matches the color and groove geometry. Aftermarket composite from other manufacturers may be cheaper per linear foot up front, but the color mismatch and groove pitch difference make the finished fence look like a patch job. The cost difference is not worth a fence you’ll see every time you pull into the driveway.
One compatibility gotcha worth knowing: Boral fence rails are not interchangeable between the privacy and picket series. The privacy series uses a 2×3-1/2 profile with a deeper picket groove; the picket series uses a 2×3 profile. Measure the tail of the rail that seats into the post. If it’s close to 3-1/2 inches, it’s privacy series. If it’s closer to 3, it’s picket series. That single measurement tells us which parts to load on the truck.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Boral Fence Installation Is Failing
- The post leans at the base but the panel is still straight. This means the post footing has shifted or rotted out below grade. Boral posts themselves don’t rot, but if an installer set them over a tree root or poured a shallow footing, the entire assembly moves. We fix the footing, not the post, which is why a failed Boral install in West Palm Beach usually costs less than a full fence replacement.
- Rails have pulled out of the post slot, leaving the whole panel sagging. Wind load along a long run of fence catches every panel. If the original installer used the wrong-length fastener or skipped the two screws per bracket, the rail backs out under repeated pressure. In West Palm Beach’s thunderstorm season, a sagging rail becomes a dropped panel within the month.
- Pickets crack at the bottom near the rail, usually within the first year. This is an install error; someone forced a picket into a groove that had moisture or debris in it and cracked the tongue. Boral’s material handles moisture fine, but the groove needs to be clean and dry during assembly.
- The gate drags or won’t latch because the post has moved. Gate posts in West Palm Beach take more load than anywhere else in the fence line. We set gate posts at least 30 inches deep with concrete and often add a second post or a diagonal brace on the frame side. A dragging gate is the first sign someone set the gate post too shallow.
- Panels bow outward at the center, especially on the western-facing run. That’s heat expansion plus insufficient rail spacing. Boral expands and contracts with temperature, and in West Palm Beach’s summer, a 6-foot panel will move enough that you see the center pickets bow outward. Proper install means using the pre-routed expansion allowance and setting rails at Boral’s specified spacing, not guessing.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
A Boral fence replacement or new install in West Palm Beach runs $3500 – $9000 depending on linear feet, post condition, and access. A single post replacement with rail reset might come in on the low end of that range; a full yard of 6-foot privacy fencing, with old fence demo and haul-away, lands at the top. These are installed prices, not materials-only numbers.
Here’s the breakdown for a typical West Palm Beach Boral fence job:
- Boral 5×5 composite post, set 24-30 inches deep in concrete with gravel drainage: $120 – $220 per post, installed.
- Boral composite rail, cut to length and keyed into posts: $18 – $32 per linear foot, installed.
- Boral composite picket, pre-grooved and spaced: $14 – $26 per linear foot, installed.
- Old fence demo, post pull, and clean-up: included in the written price, never a surprise line item.
What drives the range is access and footing condition. If the old posts were set in 18 inches of concrete or less, we can usually pull them with a post jack in under an hour per post. If they were set deep or poured around with a footing bigger than the post, the demo takes longer. A fence that backs up against a neighbor’s wall or runs downhill takes longer to level. We account for all of it in the written price before any work starts, and that number doesn’t change.
Every Boral fence install carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the fence shifts, sags, or a rail works loose within a year, we make it right without asking whose fault it was. Put it in writing, then do exactly that.
DIY or Call Us?
What’s safe to do yourself: check each post for movement at the base, look for rails that have pulled away from the post, and clear dirt or landscaping that’s holding moisture against the post bottom. None of that requires tools beyond your hands and a shovel. A loose post you can wobble by hand is not an emergency, but it will get worse.
What’s not safe to DIY: pulling a 6-foot Boral post out of a concrete footing. The post and concrete together can weigh over 200 pounds, and when the assembly breaks free, it comes out fast. A falling post takes fingers, toes, and sometimes a fence section with it. We use a post jack and controlled leverage, not a chain wrapped around a 2×4 and a prayer. If water or gas lines run near the fence line, we call 811 to mark them before we dig. Most homeowners in West Palm Beach don’t think about that until the shovel hits something.
If you’re not sure which part failed or what series of Boral fence you have, call (728) 203-3270. Graham will walk the fence line with you, point at what failed, and give you a written price. The estimate is free, and the written number is the number you pay.
FAQs
A properly installed Boral fence lasts 25 – 30 years in West Palm Beach weather; an improperly installed one fails at the posts within 3 – 5 years. The material itself doesn’t rot, crack from humidity, or feed termites, so the post footing and hardware are what determine lifespan. If you want a specific assessment of how long your current fence has left, call (728) 203-3270 and we’ll walk it with you for free.
Yes, a leaning post can usually be re-set rather than replaced, as long as the post itself isn’t cracked or split. We dig out the old footing, add gravel for drainage, re-set the post at the proper depth, and re-pour the concrete. The job takes half a day and costs less than a full post replacement. Call (728) 203-3270 for an exact quote.
Most single-side Boral fence replacements are done in one day, including demo of the old fence and haul-away. A full yard with multiple post replacements typically runs two to three days. We’ll give you a firm start and end window in the written scope of work.
We stock 6-foot privacy panels, 4-foot picket panels, 5×5 composite posts, and the most common West Palm Beach colorways on our trucks. Special-order colors or less common mold numbers take 1 – 2 weeks. When a match needs to be exact, we’ll quote the special-order part in writing before you pay anything.
Need a Boral fence looked at in West Palm Beach? Call (728) 203-3270 for a free estimate. Written price before any work starts, drop cloths and shoe covers on every visit, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave. If it’s not done right, we make it right.
Written by Graham Stein, Owner, Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach at Elmstead Remodeling West Palm Beach, serving West Palm Beach and nearby areas.
