Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Wellborn Fence Installation: The Orlando Owner’s Guide
Wellborn fence installation in Orlando typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a complete perimeter, with most standard backyard jobs landing between $4,500 and $6,500. We stock Wellborn-compatible posts, rails, pickets, and gate hardware, and our crew can usually start within a week of your written estimate. Most Orlando homeowners call us after a storm snaps a post at ground level or a gate starts dragging against the concrete, and by then the fence has usually been telling them something was wrong for a while.
What surprises people is that in Central Florida, a Wellborn fence rarely fails all at once. It fails in stages: a post loosens after heavy rain softens the sandy soil, the gate pulls on the hinge side, and within a few months the whole section leans like it’s tired. The good news is that catching it at stage one usually means a post reset and hardware replacement instead of a full panel rebuild. We’ll walk you through exactly what to look for below.
Which Wellborn Models This Applies To
Wellborn doesn’t make one fence system. They make several, and the parts don’t always cross over. The current lineup includes the Classic Series (pressure-treated pine with standard 1.25-inch pickets), the Pro Series (heavier 5/4-inch pickets with stainless hardware), and the Vinyl Privacy line (hollow-core vinyl panels with aluminum-reinforced bottom rails). If you have a Wellborn fence installed before 2018, you may be working with the Legacy line, which used a different post cap and rail bracket than anything sold today.
Here’s the compatibility gotcha that catches most Orlando homeowners: the Legacy post is 3.5 inches square, while the Pro Series post is 4 inches. That half-inch means old pickets don’t fit new posts and vice versa. Before you buy any replacement part, measure the post face with a tape measure. If it’s 3.5 inches, you need Legacy-compatible hardware. If it’s 4 inches, you’re in Pro or Vinyl territory. We carry both, and we’ll confirm the match at your free estimate so you’re not guessing. When it comes to OEM versus aftermarket, Wellborn’s OEM aluminum inserts hold up better in Florida humidity than most generics, but a quality powder-coated aftermarket bracket will save you about 20% and do the same job on a Classic Series fence.
Styles & brands we work with
Signs Your Wellborn Fence Installation Is Failing
- The gate drags or won’t latch. In Orlando’s sandy soil, gate posts settle unevenly, pulling the latch out of alignment. You’ll see scrape marks on the concrete or a gap at the latch that slowly widens. This usually means the hinge-side post needs to be reset or braced, not just adjusted.
- Posts lean after heavy rain. Central Florida gets 50 inches of rain a year, and that water moves through our sandy soil fast, washing out around the post base. A post that wobbles when you push it with one hand needs more than tamped dirt. We reset it in concrete with proper drainage gravel below.
- Pickets are splintering at the bottom edge. This is a moisture problem. When grass and mulch sit against the bottom of a wood picket, it never dries out. In Orlando’s humidity, that means rot starts within three to five years on untreated edges. Wellborn’s Pro Series uses a thicker picket, but any wood fence benefits from keeping the bottom edge clear of debris.
- Rusted or loose rail brackets. The OEM brackets on older Wellborn fences were zinc-coated steel, which holds up about seven years in Florida’s salt-adjacent air before rust blooms. If you see orange streaking down the rail or brackets that wiggle by hand, the hardware has reached its service life.
- Vinyl panels bowing or popping out of the rail. Vinyl expands in Florida heat, and if the installer didn’t leave expansion room, panels buckle in August. You’ll see a wave in the middle of the run or a panel that has slipped out of the bottom channel. This is usually an installation tolerance issue, not a product defect.
See the difference
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterReplacement Cost & What’s Included
For a Wellborn fence installation or full replacement in Orlando, expect to pay $3,500 to $9,000, with the price driven by three factors: linear footage, the Wellborn series you have, and whether we’re resetting existing posts or digging new ones. A 150-foot Classic Series pine fence with standard gates usually runs $4,200 to $5,800 installed. The same footage in Pro Series runs $5,500 to $7,000 because the material is heavier and the hardware is stainless. Vinyl privacy runs $6,500 to $9,000 for that same yard because the panels cost more and take longer to install square.
Your written estimate includes everything: tear-out of the old fence, post holes dug to 24 inches minimum (below our frost line, which in Orlando is essentially ground level, but deeper is better for hurricane season), concrete set, panels and pickets, all hardware, gates hung and adjusted, and haul-away of the old material. Nothing is added later. If we hit rock or roots that change the digging, we’ll tell you before we change anything. The work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if something isn’t right within a year, we come back and fix it at no charge. No fine print, no dispute process.
Key takeaways:
- Full Wellborn fence install in Orlando: $3,500 – $9,000, typically $4,500 – $6,500 for standard yards.
- Part replacement only (gate hardware, a section of pickets, one post reset): $180 – $600 depending on the part and access.
- OEM Wellborn parts cost about 20% more than quality aftermarket, and for coastal Orlando, OEM aluminum is worth it.
- Written price before we start, guaranteed for 365 days after we finish.
DIY or Call Us?
Let’s be straight about what a homeowner can safely handle and what goes wrong. You can check for loose brackets, take a look at the post bases after a heavy rain, and see if your gate still closes without dragging. Those are good homeowner habits, and they’ll help you catch a problem early. What you shouldn’t do is reset a corner post by yourself. A Wellborn fence panel in Pro Series weighs 60 to 80 pounds, and when a post is rotted below ground, that panel is only held up by the two neighbors. One wrong move and you’re underneath it. We’ve had to rebuild sections where a DIY post reset went sideways and took out two panels instead of one.
There’s also the concrete question. Orlando’s water table sits high in a lot of neighborhoods, and holes fill with water while you dig. Setting a post in a water-filled hole with fast-set concrete is how you get a post that leans again in eight months. We pump the hole, set the post on gravel, and use a mix that holds up to our soil. The fence is a safety barrier, a property line, and the first thing a neighbor sees. It’s worth doing right. If you’d rather have it handled, we’ll send a crew that shows up with a photo ID at the door, a written price in hand, and a clean job site at the end of the day. Call (850) 920-7745 and tell us what the problem is. We’ll figure out the rest from there.
FAQs
A Wellborn pressure-treated pine fence in Orlando lasts 12 to 18 years with proper care, though picket bottoms may show rot by year 10 if they sit in wet mulch. Vinyl privacy runs 20 to 25 years. Our humidity and afternoon thunderstorms mean wood fences here last a few years less than they would in a dry climate, so we recommend a clear wood preservative every three years to extend the life.
Yes, in many cases. If the posts are solid and the issue is broken pickets, a bad gate hinge, or a few rotted rail ends, we can repair it for $180 to $600. The deciding factor is always the posts. If more than a third of the posts show rot at ground level, replacement is usually the better money. Call (850) 920-7745 and we’ll tell you honestly which one your fence needs.
A standard 150-foot fence installation in Orlando takes two to three days from tear-out to final gate adjustment. Weather can add a day, since afternoon thunderstorms in the summer shut down the site for an hour or two. We’ll give you a schedule in your written estimate and stick to it.
We stock the most common Wellborn-compatible parts on the truck: post caps, rail brackets, gate hinges, latch sets, and a range of picket sizes for Classic and Pro Series. For less common Legacy-line hardware or specific vinyl panel colors, we order from our supplier and have it within three to five business days. We also carry parts for KraftMaid, Cambria, and Silestone for our remodeling clients, but Wellborn is the fence line we work with most in Orlando.
If your Wellborn fence is leaning, dragging, or showing its age, call (850) 920-7745 for a free written estimate. We’ll measure, identify your Wellborn series, and give you a price that won’t change. Serving Orlando and nearby areas, with a live person on the phone any time you call.
Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co Orlando at Mason Remodeling Co Orlando, serving Orlando and nearby areas.
