Pool Gate & Pool Door Latches in Plantation, FL
We fix and install the latches on pool gates and on doors that lead to the pool across Plantation, FL, so the gate swings shut and catches every time and the release sits where a small child can't reach it. Plantation is mostly private homes — about four in five recent sales were single-family houses (Momentum) — and a backyard pool latch is one of the easiest things to forget until it fails.
- Licensed & insured
- 6-month workmanship warranty
- About 20 min to you
What Florida law describes
- A gate in a pool barrier has to open outward, away from the pool, close on its own, and latch on its own, with the release placed on the pool side where young children can't get to it (F.S. 515.29).
- A house door that leads directly to the pool can instead carry a device that shuts and latches on its own, with its release mounted at 54 inches or higher off the floor — one choice among several the law offers for a new home pool (Florida Department of Health). We explain what the rules say; your inspector decides whether your setup meets them.
Prices
| Job | From | Usual total |
|---|---|---|
| Gate latch or self-closing hinge replaced | $145 | $145–275 |
| Latch mounted up high on the door to the pool | $145 | $145–275 |
| Pool-door alarm installed | $145 | $145–275 |
| Slider onto the pool: latch repaired | $99 | $99–179 |
| Keyed pool-gate lock re-pinned to the house key, same visit | $49 | $49–64 |
What changes the total: a sagging gate that needs its hinges reset before any latch will hold, aluminum or steel gates needing metal-specific latches, a gate hung so it swings poolward, or a slider whose rollers need attention first.
Streets under the oaks.
Homes from the 1950s and 60s, many still on their first locks.
What we fix
- Latches that no longer catch, or catch only when you push.
- Self-closing hinges that lost their spring.
- Gates that drag on the deck or have dropped on their posts.
- High-mounted latches on patio doors and sliders that open onto the pool.
- Keyed pool-gate locks, rekeyed to match the house.
How a visit goes
- Send photos of the gate, hinges and latch, or of the door to the pool.
- You get a price before Charlie D. drives over.
- He opens the gate at several angles and lets go, to see where it stops short.
- The cause gets fixed first — hinge tension, sag, alignment — then the latch.
- He sets the release height and tests until it shuts and catches every time, then shows you how to adjust the spring.
Plantation yards
- Plantation Acres and the Historic District have large lots and long fences (City of Plantation), so the pool gate may be one of several gates on the property; we can key them alike (gate locks).
- Guard-gated communities may set fence and gate rules; check with the association before changing how a gate looks.
- Just moved in? Test the pool gate the first day (new homeowners).
A thirty-second test
Push the gate about halfway open and release it. A gate that stops short, or bounces off the latch, needs attention — today, not next month.
Questions
Isn't a padlock on the pool gate enough?
A padlock doesn't make a gate close or latch by itself. It can be an extra layer, not the main one.
Which side should the release be on?
Inside the barrier, facing the pool, and high enough that a toddler can't work it (see F.S. 515.29 above).
Do you install door alarms?
Yes. An alarm on each door that opens toward the pool is another option the state lists alongside self-latching devices (Florida Department of Health); we fit them from $145.
Can you fix the slider that opens to the pool?
Yes — see sliding-door locks.