Fence Repair Palm Bay FL | Storm Damage and Gates

Fence Repair After Storms and Years of Wear

Is a fence down across a power line? Keep everyone away from it and from anything it touches, and call your utility. Once the line is dealt with, call 321-635-0242 about the fence.

Man leveling a tall wood fence panel whose boards have rounded tops and round cut-outs between them

When a fence leans, sags, splits or ends up in the yard, Palm Bay Fence & Gate handles the fence repair for homes in Palm Bay and nearby towns. That covers vinyl, aluminum, wood and chain link fences, whether the trouble came from one bad storm or from years of sun, rain and sprinklers.

Some fence repair is small: a gate that won’t latch, a few broken pickets, a post that has started to lean. Some is large: a whole run of panels lying in the yard after a hurricane. Both start the same way.

We come out, look at what failed and why, and give you a free quote.

If the whole fence is past saving, the vinyl fence page and the wood fence page cover new installation.

Call 321-635-0242 or send the form with a short description of the damage.

Storm-damaged fences and gates
Leaning and broken posts
Panels, pickets and rails replaced
Sagging and dragging gates
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Common Fence Problems We Fix

Leaning posts. Usually a footing that has shifted in soft or washed-out soil, or a wood post that has rotted at ground level.
Panels out of their rails. Vinyl panels that wind has popped loose, often reusable if they aren’t cracked.
Broken or missing boards. Wood pickets split by weather, a falling limb or a lawn mower.
Bent aluminum. Pickets or rails bent by a branch or a vehicle, swapped out by the panel.
Sagging gates. Hinges pulling loose, a hinge post leaning, or a wood frame that has racked out of square.
Chain link damage. Torn mesh, a bent top rail or a post knocked over.

If you aren’t sure what is wrong, describe what you see. Finding the cause is part of the free look.

After a Storm Takes Your Fence Down

Check for wires first. If any line is down on or near the fence, stay clear and call your utility.
Photograph everything. Take wide shots and close-ups before anything is moved.
Call your insurance company. Ask how they treat fences and what records they want.
Secure pets and the pool. A fence that kept a dog in or closed off a pool isn’t doing that now, so plan around it.
Gather loose pieces. Vinyl panels and aluminum sections can sometimes go back up, so set them aside.
Book a visit. Get the damage looked at and a quote for putting it right.

Hold off on pulling posts yourself. A post that looks loose can still have a heavy concrete footing on the bottom, and buried lines may run nearby.

Repair or Replace?

Fence repair is usually the better choice when the damage is limited to a few posts, a few panels or a gate. Replacing a short section can blend in, especially with vinyl and aluminum that are still made in the same style.

Replacement starts to make more sense when posts are rotting along the whole line, when most of the boards are cracked or loose, or when the style is no longer made and patches would stand out. A wood fence that has been standing through many Palm Bay summers may be at that stage.

Sometimes the answer is a mix: repair the sound parts now and plan to replace the rest later. Talk it through when we come out to look.

How Fence Repair Works for Each Material

Wood

Broken pickets and rails are replaced with matching lumber. A rotten post is usually removed, footing and all, and a new one set, with the rails refastened to it. Sagging gates are rehung, braced or rebuilt.

Vinyl

Loose panels are reseated in their rails. Cracked boards, rails or posts are replaced with matching parts where they can be found. A post that has lifted is reset.

Aluminum and chain link

Bent sections are replaced panel by panel. On chain link, torn mesh is spliced or replaced and bent top rail is swapped out.

Red-stained wood double gate with metal hinges and a slide bolt

Cream-colored vinyl privacy fence with a flowering vine climbing it below a roofline

Galvanized chain link fence with a back yard and garden beds behind it

What Fence Repair Costs in Palm Bay

Fence repair is priced after the damage has been looked at, and that look is free. The figure depends on:

How much is damaged. A single gate is a small job; a whole run of panels is a large one.
Material. Matching parts for vinyl and aluminum, or lumber for wood.
Posts. Resetting or replacing posts, especially those set in concrete, adds the most work.
Access and cleanup. Debris to clear and how easily the area can be reached.
Matching. Older styles may take longer to source.

Several repairs priced together on one visit usually make more sense than calling about each separately.

Getting a Fence Ready Before Hurricane Season

A fence that is already loose is the one most likely to end up in the yard. Before the season starts, walk the line and push gently on each post. Any that rock, any panels sitting loose in their rails, and any gate that no longer latches are worth having looked at while the weather is calm.

Clear vines and stacked yard waste away from the fence, and trim branches that hang over it. When a storm is on the way, prop gates shut or tie them so they can’t swing and tear at their hinges.

Hurricanes Felt in Palm Bay

Frances and Jeanne, 2004. Two hurricanes came ashore about three weeks apart near the southern tip of Hutchinson Island, and both brought hurricane-force gusts to Brevard County. After Jeanne alone, the weather service counted more than fourteen thousand damaged homes in the county.
Irma, 2017. A tornado spun off during the storm destroyed six mobile homes on Indian River Drive.
Summer thunderstorms. Gusty afternoon storms are a regular part of a Florida summer, and repeated soaking and wind slowly work posts loose.

If your fence came through the last storm leaning or loose, have it checked before the next one. A repair now may be all it needs, and the home page has more about the materials that suit this area.

Fence Repair Questions

Will my insurance pay for a fence the storm knocked down?

That depends on the policy and on what caused the damage, so the insurer is the one to ask. Pictures taken before any cleanup and a copy of the repair quote both help with a claim.

Can only part of a fence be replaced?

Usually. A run of broken panels or a few bad posts can be replaced while the rest stays. Matching an older vinyl or aluminum style can take some looking, and new wood will look brighter than old wood for a while.

My gate drags on the ground. Does it need replacing?

Often not. A dragging gate usually means the hinge post has leaned or the hinges have loosened. Resetting the post or adjusting the hinges and adding a brace can bring it back up.

Fence damaged? Call 321-635-0242 or use the form.

The Rest of Our Palm Bay Fence Work

Vinyl fences for solid privacy panels, picket fronts and gates in white or a color.
Aluminum fences for pool enclosures, open front-yard fencing and lots that face a canal or a pond.
Wood fences for board-on-board, shadowbox and stockade privacy fences and wood gates.

Read about new fences of every kind on the home page, or reach us through the contact page.