RODRIGUEZ ORNAMENTAL IRON WRKS

He was recommended to my by my former landlord who owns multiple rental properties with iron security fences and gates.  The owner himself (Jose Rodriguez) came out to measure the driveway and to give me a bid.  He was very courteous and knowledgable.   He brought a book of pictures (his website helped) from which I didn't see any perfect gate.  So I requested a custom gate that included cedar fence pickets, an arched top, and the whole thing opens at a weird angle.  After leaving, he promptly emailed his bid to me, which was put together well, with the cost breakdown by labor and part.I had to make a partial down payment to get him started on welding the custom gate, which made me nervous, but as promised, his crew showed up 2 weeks later to install the post on which the gate would swing.  Jose stated on that date that they have to let the post settle in its concrete for another few days before adding the weight of the gate.  As promised, a week later, they arrived with a beautiful custom made gate that fit perfectly.  They installed everything in one day, painted it, and secured the motor using electrical conduit that is watertight.  It has now been nearly 2 years and the gate has worked flawlessly ever since.I even recommended Rodriguez to my next door neighbor who hired them to put in a very nice custom metal and wood privacy fence along their back property boundary.  They were satisfied as well.I only had 2 problems during the installation.  One is that while they were digging out the hole for the gate post, they dumped the dirt in my ditch along the side of the house, which is meant for drainage.  I spoke to them about it, and they moved the dirt to a different spot immediately.  The other thing is that they smashed 2 fence pickets on my nearby privacy fence, which they claimed happened when the wheelbarrow snagged as they drove it back and forth, dumping out the dirt.  They did provide replacement boards, but I installed them because I built the fence and I'm quite particular about it.