HERCULES FENCE
About us
With over 50 years in the fence business, Hercules Fence provides professional service and quality installation. Hercules Fence was established in 1955 and incorporated in Virginia in March 1968 as Aluminum Specialties, Inc., dba Hercules Fence Company. In 2001, Hercules Fence became incorporated in Maryland providing support to the Baltimore and Washington DC Metro region. Hercules Fence has offices strategically located throughout the Mid-Atlantic region located in Newport News, Manassas, and Richmond, VA as well as Columbia, MD and Raleigh, NC.
Business highlights
Services we offer
DECKS, DOG KENNELS, GATE & OPERATOR SYSTEMS, GUARDRAIL, ORNAMENTAL ALUMINUM, ORNAMENTAL STEEL, PVC, RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CHAIN-LINK FENCE, WIRE MESH CAGES & CONSTRUCTION PANELS, WOOD
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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Installation was scheduled at my convenience without any complaint on the part of the scheduler and installers called prior to arrival as requested.
Installers were polite and patient with my many questions and presence to make sure the fence was placed exactly where I wanted it. Installers were very persistent in locating the property markers to insure that fence was placed as close to property line as possible. Job site was cleaned after installation.
Fence was installed professionally and looks great.
Company hired subcontractors out of Washington DC, who came down and hurriedly installed the fence in one day.
First thing we noticed was the gates were sagging, some panels were installed with the screws on the inside, some on the outside and one pedestrian gate was installed opening to the wrong side so you had to step into a flower bed to exit the yard. We notified the company and the subcontractors came back out. We told them to fix the gates but that if that was all that was wrong there was no need to remove the cemented posts to reverse the panels so the screws were on the same side.
Within a few days the gates began to sag again and we called the company. We asked for a representative of the company to come out and see if the quality of workmanship was up to their standards. When the men came out that were employees of the company, (not subcontractors) they told us there were several issues with the fence. The site lines were not correct which required pulling up posts and reinstalling. When they pulled up the stakes they found that the posts had been cemented in but the cement had not been watered in. They basically reinstalled the whole fence. Shortly after the subcontractors had installed our fence, our pond pump stopped working and my husband hooked it up to an extension cord until he had a chance to trouble shoot the problem. After the fence was completely redone, we lost electricity in our house. We called Dominion Virginia Power and when they came out they traced the problem to the fence. They dug up the yard directly under one of the fence posts and discovered the electric line to the pond pump had been completely severed and the large electrical cable coming into the house had been scraped on both sides. The Dom Va Power representative said it took a while for the cable to corrode enough to cut off the electricity to the house.
Prior to beginning the work on the fence, the company called Miss Utility and the utilities were marked.
The issue with the electric remains unresolved because we aren't sure whether Dom. Va Power will attempt to collect from us for the work done to repair the electric.
Several times the workers showed up at the house unannounced. They indicated the and quot;office was supposed to calland quot;.
The price was good, the fence seems to be good quality, the salesperson was pleasant, the workers who came out to fix the problem did a good job and were friendly and the company did resolve the problem, however, I am not sure I would want to hire them again, and if I did, I would insist that no subcontractors be used.
The price was excellent. We got three other bids, all far more, and the discussions with those companies were not at the same level of professionalism as with this company.
The work was very good. It was performed by two younger guys. They were polite, punctual, and appeared to have done a good job.
The scheduling could have been better. On one occation, I received an e-mail in the morning that the workmen would be out shortly to start the work. The back yard area needed to be cleared first, and I told him that was not enough notice, so it was held for a few days. I know the work time can change, but two hours notice is not enough. The work started a week later.
I put in a four foot gate on one site, and a five foot gate on another. When the work was done, neigher was the correct size. When I specified a four or five foot gate, I meant the opening in the door should be that wide. The openings were not within specificiation. I informed the sales person. He replied that the and quot;sizeand quot; is actually from the middle of the post on one site of the door to the middle of the post on the other side of the door. I do not know if that is standard, but my reply was that I specified the openings to be a certain size and that is what I expected. A few days later they workmen came out and corrected the gates. Potential customers, just be certain to be clear on this.
Very good experience over all. I wish there were follow-up from the salesman though. Even though the work was good, one would expect at least a follow up from the salesperson. After the deposit I had to contact him several times and his response was a little slow. So get all your questions answered first if possible.
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