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• STRUCK & IRWIN FENCE INC

  5.0

  Before building my fence, I did a lot of research and decided to go with a 6 foot cedar picket privacy fence. I grew up with a 4 foot white picket fence with 4x4 posts, and the posts were always rotting and needing to be replaced. So I knew that I wanted to use steel posts. I really liked the Master Halco Postmaster fence posts, and Struck and Irwin was the best place to get them. Menards and Home Depot can special order them, but when you factor in the cost of the concrete, the cost of renting the auger to drill the holes, and most of all - the time - we added it up and it ended up being only $400 more expensive to have Struck and Irwin install the posts. Plus if you have a company install something permanently, you don't have to pay sales tax, as it is considered and quot;realand quot; property. So they charged $47.50 per Postmaster Post and then $40 each for installing. So they showed up around 8 am, and I talked with the two guys, who answered all my questions. They started pneumatically driving in the posts (it's loud!), and it took them about 2 hours to do the 27 posts (about 200 linear feet). Then they used post hole diggers to dig the gate posts and that took about an hour for them to dig and set those in concrete. Since I am going to be building the fence myself, they were giving me all sorts of great tips and explanations. I couldn't believe that it only took them 3 hours to do all the work. Side note: it was going to cost $5,786 if I wanted them to install the entire fence, and not just the posts. But the lumber only cost me about $1200, so I figured I could save almost 2000 buy doing it myself. However, if I didn't want to or couldn't do it myself, I do think that price of 5,786 is reasonableshow more

  James E.
• Action Fence

  5.0

  We have a very small back yard, in downtown Madison, that follows a sidewalk. Our new dog is quite an escape artist, so we proactively put up a new secure fence to replace the 15-20 year old picket style fence. Because of our location, we had numerous city ordinance considerations when designing the fence, as well as wanting it to look nice because it was exposed for all of the neighborhood. Action Fence was our second lowest bid. We chose Action because of Jason's excellent customer service. I was very particular on what I wanted the fence to look like, and Jason walked through it with me to ensure we would get what we wanted. This included figuring out a way to install a solid wood driveway gate, that swung, along a slope, without gaps for the dogs to escape, and reasonably priced. The crew that came to install the fence was very nice, and the job was done on time. I had a few concerns about the end "look" of the fence (one of the gates opened incorrectly, a board was loose, and the driveway gate was not quite flush). Jason responded immediately, coming to the house the next day and fixed my concerns. After install, I was worried what neighbors would think of our new big wood privacy fence, but we've had neighbors cross the street to tell us how nice it looks! Now that it is stained, it really looks fantastic, and there's no way that dog is getting out! My only "complaint" is that the bottom edge of the fence along the ground is not smooth - but I never told them this bothered me, so it certainly isn't their fault for not fixing it. I was happy with our experience with Action. Jason, and the crew that put up the fence did a really nice job. When we need to replace another small stretch of fence, I will certainly call them againshow more

  Courtney K.
• STRUCK & IRWIN FENCE INC

  5.0

  Struck & Irwin Fence was professional right from the get go and explained in detail the fence type, process, timeline, and answered all of my questions. Jason was extremely responsive and professional beyond my expectations and even sketched the fence using Google Earth for me to submit to our HOA. The fence is a high quality beautiful cedar wood fence 5 feet high in our backyard with 2 gates with high quality functional handles. I would highly recommend Struck & Irwin Fence and would definitely use them again without hesitation. Thank you Jasonshow more

  William S.
• Action Fence

  5.0

  They did an excellent job. I was particular about what I wanted the fence (height, gate details, etc) and they were great to work with. The quality of materials and their craftsmanship were outstanding. For example, they handled grade changes beautifully and went to extra effort to make sure I was happy with how everything looked and functioned. All for a competitive price. I have worked with dozens of contractors and Action Fence is among the best. I would use them again in a heartbeat and recommend them to anyoneshow more

  Robert C.
• Action Fence

  5.0

  Overall, our experience with Action was great. They were prompt in returning our phone calls and scheduling service. We had positive interactions with the owners and the quote they gave us was less than their competitors. The employees who installed the fence did leave some trash and fence remnants around our yard, which was slightly irritating to have to clean up after their personal garbage. However, they did a great job and the fence looks awesome. We would recommend them to anyone and would use them again in the futureshow more

  Heather B.
• Action Fence

  5.0

  Mike and Matt responded promptly to my e-mails, their crew was prompt, polite and professional. They responded to all of my questions with respect. All the work was done exactly as promised and when promised. We are very happy with our fence.

  Leslie H.
• Action Fence

  5.0

  The company is wonderful! They were extremely responsive and punctual. All of the workers were great. We were extremely pleased with the final product. The price was very competitive and the quality of the product is very good.

  Joan R.
• Action Fence

  3.0

  Overall the quoting process and early communications went well with Action. They were prompt on feedback and had good detail on their quotes. Everything went smooth and looked very promising at the start. They arrived on the first workday and did a nice job laying out the fence based on the flags and markers that we had agreed upon. The second work day they completed the pickets and put in most of the metal fence - they were short a section because I asked for the gate to be centered. However, on inspecting the fence that evening I realized the spacing on the pickets was very inconsistent. The job was quoted to be a 1" spaced fence with a 6" picket. However, they had spaces within a given 8' section varying from 3/4" to over 1.5". More than half the sections saw this kind of variance at some point on the section. Also, some pickets were not straight top to bottom. They first blamed the variation on the pickets themselves when I pointed it out, but after showing them measurements they then said the spacing has to vary to make sure the posts were covered. That would have been reasonable if it was consistent or varied near the posts, but this was not the case. Also, I had to have them adjust a metal post height where it met with the wood pickets because it was not matched to the height of the pickets. They initially matched the rail height, which while it made sense did not look good. After discussing the issue on the spacing, I went through and measured all the sections and allowed up to a half inch of variance on a section. I then tagged any pickets that needed to move to even out a section, and had to mark 4 sections that needed to be replaced totally to even out the variance. I then measured out the spacing and tagged each section with a spacing that would work. Again, instead of getting the 1" spacing even on all sections I had expected, I was getting anywhere from .875" to 1.375" spacing on sections, but at least spaces adjacent to one another would be more consistent. They came back a couple weeks later to then make those corrections and complete the steel fence. When I came home after the corrections were complete there were a new set of problems. While most of the sections were corrected, two of the three sections they had decided to rip down the 6" pickets to 5" because the foreman stated that he couldn't match my spacing. Keep in mind that in one case they replaced five 6" pickets with six 5" picket still 30" of board. The spacings labeled were correct, and I still don't know why they had an issue trying to meet them. Additionally, they created a significant mismatch with the metal posts where they redid one of the mating picket sections. The metal fence section met the wood picket with one side 2" above the pickets, and the other end over an inch below. At this point, my frustration at having to explain and ask for a consistent fence repeatedly, combined with their continued confusion, "we don't know what to do to make you happy" resulted in trying to find a resolution that worked for us both. In the end I requested they provide me additional bare pickets so that I could resolve the issues on my own. They agreed. They invoiced the job at the agreed price, and we called things complete. In the end I still am surprised that consistently spacing, or at least declaring a reasonable spacing variance was such a problem with this job. Additionally, having to repeatedly explain through objections and "prove" that things were incorrect was frustrating. They did a very good job on other areas, and the quality of the materials was good. However, having to go through the correction process, and having nobody call when they felt there was an issue (they had my cell number) or a question on the job was disappointing. They had come highly recommended, and others had good luck with them from what I understand. But it was not a good experience overall for meshow more

  Steve N.
• Amazing Gates of America

  2.0

  Gate was shipped as promised, quality appears to be satisfactory. We have not been able to complete the installation of our gate as we have had many items we purchased missing. I have tried to contact everyone at the company even spoke to the owners wife. After many attempts and 2 months we still don't have all our parts. Lindsey in customer service has not retuned several calls. We have no idea if the gate will even work, heaven help us if it has a problem as customer service is terrible. If you are looking for a drive way gate I suggest you look for another providershow more

  Joseph P.