We Build Fences

We just recently had a fence put in in our backyard in the city. We were a little skeptical because of the reviews here, but since there were only 2 reviews and they weren’t representative of work that had been done, we figured we’d give it a shot.
We received several estimates from other fence companies, and these guys were by far much lower than the others. If the work wasn’t done properly, or wasn’t what we wanted we would have called it out, but they came when they said, installed the fence in what I thought was record time, cleaned up and it looks great.
So I am highly recommending them.
That said, if we do notice any issues that don’t seems right in the near future, we will update our review to reflect that. But like I said, our experience with them was 5 star. I’m not sure what any other company could have done better.

Don’t Bother. I called and spoke with Dave. Our condo building is looking to build fence based storage for all the units. Dave’s website specifically states that he does business in the north side of Chicago, where I live. I told him our requirements, he asked me if we had a diagram. I said ‘no, companies are coming to measure themselves.’ He said, ‘call me when you have measurements.’ I asked him why he wouldn’t come and he told me its too far to drive. The initial bids are coming in 8−10K range to do the work we want. If I’m going to spend 10K on a contractor i would like to meet with him first, make sure he’s real and not a crook. This guy wouldn’t, making me wonder what he is. If he won’t drive 15 miles for a job of my size, how will he treat you if all you want is a fence around your yard?

i called this company and spoke to Dave to see about getting an estimate for some work we wanted at our condo. I explained that our immediate need was for a small gate and abutting segment of fence, most likely in wrought iron, and that going forward we were going to be budgeting for fencing a larger expanse.
Dave told me he was going to give my information to someone in Evanston who was a fabricator. I was puzzled and said OK, but we’d need some guidance on our options, perhaps suggestions on what we should look at w/​r/​t aesthetics and the security we wanted. Maybe get a couple of quotes on options. I didn’t think this was unreasonable.
Now, there were several things Dave could have said. He could have simply said that his company really only handles larger jobs, but that I could speak to the person he’d contact with my information with any questions I had. He could have suggested that I’d get a better deal if I waited until I could consolidate the smaller job with the additional work we were planning.
Instead, he told me that nobody is going to want this job; it’s too small. And if I started asking someone for all kinds of options and quotes, I was «going to drive them crazy.» He also told me that he didn’t do iron or chain link (his website specifically lists these).
Now, I’ve dealt with fencing contractors in another state, and I’ve had large, expensive fences installed, wood and wrought iron, so I’m not exactly a novice to this. But perhaps because I’m not some rich North Shore housewife ready to throw my checkbook at him, or because I sound like I’m fifteen on the phone, maybe Dave thought he could be condescending. I’m glad he’s doing well enough to not only turn down work but to be insulting in the process.