Top Aluminum Fence Installation Near San Francisco

"Bruce promptly returned my call and scheduled time to meet us the next day. He showed up on time and brought a book of past projects and testimony letters. <br /> <br /> Bruce was very easy to work with and the quality of his work exceeded our expectations. Everything was constructed to last forever and to hold up to elements and weather. He came when he said he would, even early often times. He made it so easy to get projects that would have taken us forever to do and we would have never been able to have such great quality! <br /> <br /> We highly recommend him and will definitely use him in the future!"

"Estimator was easy to talk to and gave some helpful advice about the gate and explained up front the type of supplies that would be used and the differences between construction heart and construction common redwood. He also was helpful in giving me info about a dig hotline to contact for getting the planned digging area checked by utility companies. He was clear about the pricing and the price was reasonable and in line with a few other estimates I received. I appreciated the fact that they would take on a smaller job. Scheduling was easy and the 2 person crew showed up on time and worked diligently to do the job. I checked the work a few times as it progressed and they answered my questions when asked. Overall I am happy with the work and also with the quality of the boards used for the fence slats and the quality of the hardware. But a few parts of the job I question now and wished I would have asked about while the job was happening. (1) the part of the fence that connected to garage stucco wall I expected to be anchored into the wall with some sort of screws or bolts because that's how the old fence was secured to the wall. But it looks like it was just nailed into the stucco. They did put aluminum flashing between the wall and that board, so that's great. I wonder if the nails might work loose over time from the stucco. (2) Only other thing I question is the way the cement was put in around the posts. The post holes were dug deep, to the full 2ft expected. I thought the quick-set cement would be pre-mixed outside the holes, like in a wheel barrow, and then dumped wet into the holes and around the posts. That wasn't the case. The posts were set into the holes and the dry mix was dumped in around the posts. Some old broken up cement from the old posts was also stacked in around at least one of the posts to help refill the dug out area. Then the rest of the fence was built, and at the very end of the project a hose was used to wet the area around the new posts. If that's an accepted construction practice, then ok. I just thought the cement would have been mixed first and poured in while wet to make sure it fully surrounded and protected the posts. The cement is also flush with the ground whereas I thought it would be mounded up around the post a bit to promote water drainage away from posts. It's been a few weeks, and the posts are still solid. The company does offer a long term warranty on their work, so that makes me feel better about the 2 items I described above if something does happen to the posts in the future. The company also said to call me if over time the gate or its hardware ever needs adjusting."