A good company should be able to provide references or, better yet, full-blown testimonials from happy customers who were so pleased with the quality of work they receive that they carved out time from their already hectic schedules to send in a few words about how well the job was done and send a word of encouragement. Ask yourself, if a Northville fence company has been in business for years and not a single customer was happy enough to send in card or letter talking about how they were “wowed” once the fence was installed, how great of an organization could they be?

Finally, remember not to get hung up on price. This really shouldn’t be an issue. All of the fence companies in Northville and the surrounding areas get their materials (whether it’s vinyl, wood, or chain link) from a small handful of suppliers. Since there is no Wallside Windows of the fence world who produces their own materials and can thus say “We’re the Factory”, the difference in price due to the cost of materials is going to be almost zero. This means that big swings in price from one company to the next have to be accounted for in other ways. Unfortunately, this usually boils down to nefarious practices such as cutting corners, failing to pull permits, hiring illegal alien workers, hiring people with low experience who tend to make a high number of mistakes, hiring unreliable people who often fail to show up for work but are happy to work for less when they do show up, and the list goes on and on. Any one of these shortfalls can result in the installation of your fence going awry and since mistakes made when digging holes and pouring concrete in the ground are neither easy nor cheap to fix, it’s best to avoid them by going with a first-class Northville fence company that provides quality work. In the fence business, the “cheapest price” is never the “Best Price”.

These three major factors are all that you really need to focus on in order to be on your way to getting your new fence installed properly. If you choose to interview a few fence companies, you should be able to ask for references over the phone and request that copies of testimonials be emailed over to you. At Veterans Fence, we take this seriously and have posted a few basic testimonials on a page specifically set aside for that purpose and we can provide more upon request. Any company that refuses to provide such references should be dismissed outright. There is no reason for an established company to act as if they have something to hide if they, in fact, do not have any such skeletons in their closet. When you choose to only interview the right companies the price issue will take care of itself. Get the right Northville fence company and you can rest assured that your job will be done properly by a courteous installation crew who will not embarrass you in front of your neighbors, will pick up after themselves when they leave, and will bring a new level of style and taste to your home that you probably didn’t think was even possible by a change so simple and often overlooked as getting new fence to frame your home well.  The number to call is 313-381-8530.

Brian Teets