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Greatest Of All Time Fencing LLC

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Greatest Of All Time Fencing LLC

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5 years of experience

we install all residential and commercial fence. We are a small business so we put all our attention on your project and pride ourselves in paying extra attention to all the details. We have over 10yrs of fencing experience.

we install all residential and commercial fence. We are a small business so we put all our attention on your project and pride ourselves in paying extra attention to all the details. We have over 10yrs of fencing experience.


Reality landscape

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Reality landscape

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Installing new or redoing old patios, retaining walls, water falls and all other hardscaping. Installing new lawns, driveways, drainage systems, excavating, plants and other landscaping

Installing new or redoing old patios, retaining walls, water falls and all other hardscaping. Installing new lawns, driveways, drainage systems, excavating, plants and other landscaping


Prime Fence

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Prime Fence

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Prime Fence specialize in building decorative and privacy fences at any property commercial or residential. We are veteran owned and operated business. With over 75 years in combined service to the west Michigan area.

Prime Fence specialize in building decorative and privacy fences at any property commercial or residential. We are veteran owned and operated business. With over 75 years in combined service to the west Michigan area.



Northern Home & Property Solutions

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Northern Home & Property Solutions

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17 years of experience

We have a great crew that knows how to get work done in a timely matter. We also subcontract work out when we are busy Ower bill is depending on the size of the job half down balance at the end or if its a large job then we will split it in quarter payments

We have a great crew that knows how to get work done in a timely matter. We also subcontract work out when we are busy Ower bill is depending on the size of the job half down balance at the end or if its a large job then we will split it in quarter payments






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Driveway Gates questions, answered by experts

Your gate should be 3/4 to an inch smaller than the opening. The opening size that you need for your gate can vary depending on your hinge type. You may also need to add reinforcing braces if the gap between your gate and the fence is not uniform from top to bottom.

Fence gates sag because they have no support on the latch side of the gate to help hold them aloft. A gate wheel fixes that problem by providing support for that latch side. Remember that the ground must be level in front of the gate so the wheel can roll freely when you open and close it. If the terrain is uneven or slopes, a gate wheel won’t work.

Assuming the site is prepped and you have all the tools and materials ready, you should budget the better part of a day to build a driveway gate. This can depend on your DIY experience and which materials you’ve chosen, such as building from scratch or using a prefabricated option. The gate size and finishing touches, like painting or staining, can also add to the overall time budget.

Double gates come with the same gaps as single gates, with hinges taking up a quarter of an inch of space. The difference is that double fence gates also have a center gap, which needs a little more clearance. Space the center gap at half an inch instead of the usual three-eighths of an inch for a single gate. 

Thieves can open almost anything with enough time and the right tools, but they also prefer easy targets that are unlikely to get them caught. Forcing open gates is loud and difficult, and to be able to open one electronically requires extensive knowledge of the system, which most thieves don't have. Electric and other security gates are great deterrents because the thief will move to an easier target. If the thief is determined to enter your property, they will most likely find a different entrance point.

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