1. Wrought Iron
2. Vinyl
3. Chain Link
4. Aluminum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we searched the Internet for websites with information about fences, the majority of sites are just ADVERTISEMENTS to build or sell you one, BUT very few are actually INFORMATIONAL. We decided to build a FENCE EDUCATION SITE so you can educate yourself in making a smart decision. Click here for info.

 

 

 

 

TOP THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE CHOOSING A FENCE COMPANY

1. DON'T GIVE MONEY IN ADVANCE. PERIOD. MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS.
   
   A deposit is NOT to hold your spot. Whether it is two days, or twenty days, a Raleigh fence company who gets a check ahead of time, USUALLY has some type of cash flow PROBLEM. They are getting an advance from you in order to pay other debts. We come across this far too many times. A customer calls us wanting us to build or finish their fence because the company they hired ran off with their money or they started the job and screwed it up. Sadly enough there are people out there that have NO ETHICS OR MORALS AT ALL. Our Raleigh fence company is not one of them. We don't get a deposit and we hold your spot. We always pay for the materials out of pocket so they arrive at your house before you ever give us a single dollar.
   
   
2. Does the Raleigh fence company you chose have a proven positive trackable history?
   

   Make sure the Raleigh fence company you hire has been around for at several years. A proven track record is crucial to your own piece of mind. Nowadays any Raleigh fence company can create a web page and not even a website. Is there "site" just a SINGLE page online with a phone number and maybe a few sentences?

   Just because they have a website does not mean that they are reliable, reputable, respectable, or responsible. Do they provide you with ENDLESS information like we do? Our FENCE EDUCATION website, provides you with virtually everything you need to know. And it was created by ME PERSONALLY, your President and CEO.

   My husband who oversees all of the installs and manages the construction end was featured on the FRONT PAGE of the News & Observer's Work And Money section in May of 2003.

   We also had such success in Raleigh that we expanded our territory to Charlotte, NC and Greensboro, NC in the last two years. We have references THROUGHOUT the state of North Carolina.
   

3. Does your Raleigh fence company use sub-contractors or employees?
   
   
   Companies who “sub” out their fences can often have serious problems getting your job completed, because the sub-contractor is his own company and has MANY other companies giving him fence jobs, he can sometimes fall WAY BEHIND schedule and because you hired a company that took your money to hire another company to build your fence, it makes getting your fence done take even longer sometimes.

4. Does the Raleigh fence business give you anything in writing?
   
   
   HOW MUCH IS IN WRITING? Just the price? Do NOT set yourself up for problems. A written contract is the best way to protect both you the homeowner and the fence installer from problems. Installers that do not give you any paperwork are the one's that end up having the most problems. Even if a company gives you a one year workmanship warranty you BETTER MAKE SURE YOU READ THE REST OF THE FOLLOWING BULLETS. This Raleigh fence company GIVES A LIFETIME WORKMANSHIP WARRANTY!
   
   
5. Where is their Raleigh fence company running from?
   
   
   Research never hurt anyone.
   
   Is it being run from an apartment, storage area, or P.O. Box? If it is, that should concern you, it makes it much easier to close shop and disappear one day or keep your deposit.
   
   Also a handyman or “jack of all trades” does not specialize in wood fences may not possess the proper knowledge, tools, OR skills needed to do your job correctly. If they are not a legitimate business entity, then what recourse do you actually have against this company that does NOT actually exist?
   
   
   
6. Nails and Rails and EVERYTHING ELSE
   ASK THESE LAST QUESTIONS .
   
   
   Is the fence company you chose using 2 2x4 rails on four foot fences and 3 2x4 rails on 5 and 6 foot high fences? Have you seen a six foot high fence where only two rails were used? It looks like an accordion from the sun warping EVERY picket!
   
   Are they using 4 nails in each picket on a four foot fence and 6 nails on five and six foot high fences? Some companies try to cut corners by using 5 nails and doing the old 2-1-2 routine. Are the nails hot dipped galvanized rink shank nails? If you don't have a written warranty or even only a ONE YEAR warranty, you wont have problems UNTIL MANY YEARS LATER when they rust out. Will your handyman or company that doesn't exist COME FIX IT??? Our lifetime warranty against workmanship ensures that you won't have these two problems........ EVER! AND IF THEY AREN'T USING THE RIGHT NAILS, WHAT ELSE DID THEY DO WRONG?