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Unilock Fence Installation: The Woodland Hills Owner’s Guide

Unilock fence installation in Woodland Hills typically runs $3,500 to $9,000 for a complete post-and-panel run, including materials, concrete footing work, and labor. We stock Unilock-compatible fence components at our Woodland Hills shop, and most installations are scheduled within a week of your estimate, not a month out. Homeowners usually call us after a post shifts out of plumb, a panel cracks at the anchor point, or a gate stops latching because the frame has settled. What starts as a visible lean at the corner post is almost always a footing problem underneath, not just a surface repair.

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Which Unilock Models This Applies To

Unilock fence systems are built around modular concrete posts and panels rather than wood or vinyl, which changes how the installation has to be approached. The posts are typically 6″ x 6″ or 8″ x 8″ precast concrete columns with a hollow core for rebar and poured concrete fill. Panels slide into routed channels on the post faces. The compatibility gotcha we see often in Woodland Hills: a homeowner orders replacement panels based on a photo, not a measurement, and ends up with the wrong channel depth. Unilock’s panel thickness varies by product line, and a panel that is 1/4″ off will either bind or rattle. Before you buy anything, measure the groove width on the existing post in three spots. Unilock offers OEM replacements, and there are quality aftermarket panels that match the channel spec, but we always verify fit against the actual post before recommending one over the other. Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills is an independent installer and service provider, not affiliated with Unilock, which means we can tell you honestly when an aftermarket equivalent makes sense and when it doesn’t.

Signs Your Unilock Fence Installation Is Failing

• Post lean at the base. The footing has shifted or eroded underneath. In Woodland Hills, the clay-heavy soil expands and contracts through wet and dry seasons, and a footing poured too shallow or without drainage rock will move within a few years. The fix is not straightening the post; it’s pulling the post, re-excavating, and setting a deeper footing with proper drainage.
• Cracked panel at the anchor channel. This is usually a freeze-thaw or thermal expansion failure. Concrete panels expand in Southern California heat, and if the post channel was cut too tight, the panel has nowhere to go. The crack starts at the edge and runs inward. Replacing the panel without correcting the channel clearance means it will crack again.
• Gate drags or won’t latch. The gate post has moved, not the gate hinges. Hinge adjustments are temporary. The permanent fix is resetting the post in a wider, deeper footing with rebar tied in.
• Water staining or efflorescence at the post base. White chalky residue means water is wicking up through the footing. Drainage was not addressed at install. It will worsen and eventually spall the concrete surface.
• Rattling panels in wind. The channel fit has loosened, either from panel shrinkage or post movement. If left alone, the panel will crack at the stress point within a season or two.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a standard Woodland Hills residential fence line, plan on $3,500 to $9,000 installed. The range depends on total linear footage, how many posts need resetting versus full replacement, whether the existing concrete footing has to be jackhammered out, and access to the work area. A shorter run of 20 to 30 linear feet with two reset posts and new panels lands at the lower end. A full property line with eight or more posts, a gate rebuild, and soil correction runs toward $9,000. Every quote includes the parts, concrete, rebar, drainage rock, labor, haul-away of old material, and a written line-item breakdown. You know the number before we start, and that number does not change unless you change the scope. Like every Mason Remodeling project, the work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise: if something is not right within a year of completion, we make it right at no cost.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely check the obvious: measure panel channel widths, mark a leaning post’s angle with a level, photograph cracks with a coin or ruler for scale, and note where water pools after rain. What a homeowner should not attempt is pulling a concrete post out of the ground. These posts weigh anywhere from 180 to 300 pounds, depending on height and core fill. If one shifts while you’re working on it, the result is a crushed foot or worse. Setting a replacement post correctly also means digging below the soil movement line in this part of the Valley, which is deeper than most hand tools go. If the post is leaning, cracking, or the gate is hanging, call us at (831) 290-6866. We’ll send someone who has done this exact repair in Woodland Hills enough times to know what the clay is going to do next year.

Contact Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills

If your Unilock fence is leaning, cracked, or the gate won’t close, call (831) 290-6866 to schedule a free estimate. We’ll measure, quote it in writing, and tell you exactly who will be at your door before they arrive. Isaac Pruett grew up in Los Angeles and has worked on homes across the Valley, including years of projects near Warner Center and the surrounding Woodland Hills neighborhoods. The way he runs a fence job is the way he runs every job: tell us what you need done, we’ll tell you what it takes and what it costs, then we get to work.

Written by Isaac Pruett, Owner, Mason Remodeling Co – Woodland Hills, CA at Mason Remodeling Co Woodland Hills, serving Woodland Hills and nearby areas.