MINOR'S FENCES
About us
Minor's Fences is an owner/operated business that has great respect for it's employees and takes great pride in the work that they do. We currently employ 13 installers. Out of these 13, six have been with the company 10 years or more and three have been with the company 5 years or more. Between these nine individuals Minor's Fences offers over 130 years combined experience to our customers. We have a Class A Contractor's License (2705-050784A) issued by the state of Virginia. We are also licensed to do business in Richmond City and the counties of Caroline, Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, Hanover, King William, Louisa, New Kent and Powhatan. Free estimates are provided by our Sales Consultant. Our payment terms are a 40% deposit, with the balance due on completion. Our workmanship is warrenteed for 2 years, along with lifetime limited manufacturer warrentees on vinyl, aluminum and wood products.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Minor's is a full service company specializing in residential fencing, Vinyl, Wood, along with Vinyl porch railings. We are a service oriented company that does their very best to accomodate our customers. We also are happy to quote builders and commercial fencing projects., and Chainlink fencing, and vinyl porch railings. We supply and install Ornamental Aluminum, arbors
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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"Ms. [Member Name Removed], Thank you for your review. We appreciate the business. Terry Walker Office Manager"
"Thank you for your comments and A rating. It is our mission to have satisfied customers. We appreciate the business very much. Sincerely, Terry Walker Office Manager"
"Thank you for your comments. Bill Winters is very good at what he does. Not just giving a fence estimate but looking at the entire picture. We are also very proud of the work ethic of our employees. Thankyou for your business we really appreciate the work. Terry Walker Office Manager"
"Thank you for your comments. Minor's Fences appreciates the work and are very glad you are happy with your new fence. It means a lot to us especially coming from a repeat customer. Sincerely, Minor Hairfield Owner / President Minor's Fences, Inc."
The problem arose about 5 months later when we began talking to swimming pool contractors. Several visited our house, and all of them within 5 minutes pointed out that our fence did not meet code. The gates opened inward, but the building code for a swimming pool area requires them to open outward. I contacted Minor's Fences. They immediately acknowledged the mistake, saying that the gates do need to swing outward. They said they would come out and fix them. However, one of the gates is positioned on a slope. The gate could not swing outward without the bottom of the gate hitting the driveway. When this was pointed out, Minor Hairfield, the owner, refused to do anything.
Minor said that they put the fence where we told them to, so they have no further responsibility. I said that they are the ones who know and understand building code, so they should have told us that the fence would not meet code if it was located in that position. It would have been easy to move the fence three feet. The gate could have opened outward, and we still would have been happy with the location. What professional contractor would do work that they know does not meet code?
I asked Minor Hairfield to correct the fence so it would meet code. He refused to take any action at all and referred all further communication to his attorney. I reported the problem to the Better Business Bureau. Again, Minor's only response was for the BBB to talk to the attorney of Minor's Fences.
I think it is terrible that a company would:
1. Knowingly install a fence that does not meet the building code
2. Refuse to take responsibility for the error
3. Refuse to correct their error
If you want to work with a professional contractor who puts the customer first, I recommend staying far away from Minor's Fences.
"Sir, In response to your positing on Angie's List. The only work Minor's Fences did at the above listed address was for the previous homeowner. We had a contract with that homeowner and completed the job to the specifications on the contract. Our customer was happy and Minor's Fences was paid in full for the completed job. At no time have we been under contract to do any work for you. Sincerely, Minor Hairfield Owner / President Minor's Fences, Inc."
They were not only good at what they did, but they were decent, honest people.
"Thank you so much for your review. Minor Fences appreciates all of your comments. Even though we have a contract we do our best to work with our custormers when situations arise that change their fencing needs. We hope you and your new pet are enjoying your fence. Sincerely, Terry Walker Office Manager"
This job required he driveway to be cut to accommodate new posts to hold the gates. They cut and set the new posts in about 2-3 hours. They totally cleaned the area after they set the posts.
They returned about 2 weeks later to re-hang the gates and fill in the side pickets to close the back yard again. My husband had asked for the 2 weeks for the new set posts to cure.
They did a great job and were $450-500 less expensive than every other bid.
"Thank you for your comments. Minor's Fences has a great group of employees who take pride in the work they do. We do are best to make sure all jobs no matter what size are done correctly. Thank you, Terry Walker Office Manager"
"Thank you for your comments and review. It has been a while since your actual work was done and we appreciate the fact that you took the time to comment on our company. Sincerely, Terry Walker Office Manager"
"Thank you for your comments. We appreciate the work. I'm sure you will enjoy your fence for many years and hope all worked out well if you got the puppy. Sincerely, Terry Office Manager"
"Thank you for your comments. We appreciate the business. Sincerely, Terry Walker Office Manager"
Minor's called me on numerouse occasions to make sure everything was scheduled and the crews (both the posts and the fences) called before coming and I was able to answer questions that the supervisor had just to make sure everything was going in the way we wanted it. The total project was finished a day later than they thought but the job was done first-rate. The fence crew supervisor made a point of telling me to make sure I gave them a call if anything went wrong at any time (such as a gate or latch) so that they could come back and fix it free of charge.
The crews cleaned up everything before they left and it was difficult to tell a construction crew had been on the site. Minor's also followed up with a phone call to make sure the job was satisfactory.
I found out after I had hired Minor's that they had built the fence around the yard of our prior house. We never had a problem with the fence the 15 years we lived there.
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