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Are you looking to get a new fence installed in the near future? Are you here because you’re looking for information that will help you figure out exactly what type of fence you should buy and what Ypsilanti fence company you should hire to do the work? Then feel free to read on because we’ll cover all of those questions below.

First of all, you need to determine for yourself early on what exactly you want you new fence to accomplish. If you just want something that will keep your kids safe and stop your pets from running free through the neighborhood, a chain link fence might be great. If, however, you want your fence to provide privacy from the neighbors for your weekly summer barbecues, or you want your fence to serve as a decorative frame for your home, you’ll likely want to upgrade to wood or vinyl construction fence. Most Ypsilanti fence companies are able to install any of the major fencing types but not all will tell you why you should go with one over another so here’s the benefits of each type of fencing in order:

Chain Link Fencing – this fencing works well if you need a fence in a hurry. This is still the #1 type of fencing installed in America so most Ypsilanti fence companies have a bunch of it in stock so there’s no wait for materials to be produced. Also, there’s no custom fit requirements such as you often have with vinyl and treated wood, so the only limitation on how quickly a chain link fence can be installed is how many jobs are ahead of you in the queue. Chain Link fence is still the most inexpensive fencing option as well, so for those who are working with a tight budget this may be the best choice for that reason alone.

Wood Fencing – most wood fencing comes in the form of tall privacy fencing. Some are semi-privacy setups where the full-plank portion only goes up to eye level and the rest of the fence if finished off to the top with some type of decorative lattice. Wood fencing comes in either pressure-treated or true-cedar varieties. Since the pressure-treated pine isn’t know to last as long and the chemicals used to keep it from weathering gives it a slightly “greenish” color, most people choose to go with Cedar instead. While cedar is more expensive, it is the usually the best option for those looking to get a fine-quality wood fence installed by their Ypsilanti fence company. It happens to be a bit cheaper than vinyl as well, so that’s another added benefit.

Vinyl Fencing – since its introduction to market as a fencing application years ago, the vinyl fencing setup has enjoyed increasing popularity year-over-year. Since it is a synthetic material it never rots, ever. Newer advances in pigment synthesis means that the colors don’t fade or yellow anymore as they did in the first few years when vinyl was made available. Vinyl fencing never needs to be painted, comes in a variety of colors, and a number of styles. There are a few downsides with vinyl fencing though. First of all is the fact that, with the exception of exotic custom fencing such as rod iron, it is the most expensive of the three main types of fence. Another factor is that there is usually a wait time for your fence to be produced by the manufacturer. This means that there can be some initial delay that your local Ypsilanti fence company has no control over. Nothing a little patience can’t overcome, but it’s something that needs to be kept in mind when buying a vinyl fence. Finally, vinyl fencing can be damaged by grass trimmers. The gass-powered trimmer with its sharp edged polymer string can cut through the bottom of a vinyl privacy fence like butter. If you maintain your lawn yourself, just be aware of this and it won’t be an issue. If you hire someone to do it for you, just make sure they area aware that they should not make contact with the fence itself with their tools of herbal destruction.

Now that you know what the main types of fencing are you are able to sit down and have a discussion about what you really want in a new fence. Be sure to discuss the project idea with anyone in your home who needs to be included in the decision. From there, please give us a call and either I will come out myself or I’ll send one of my hand-trained team members who will be able to discuss your project with you at length, make recommendations, and give you a price quote. If you check out our About Us page, you’ll see that we’re a Ypsilanti fence company that cares about the work we do for our customers because it has been the word-of-mouth advertising that has kept Veterans Fence in business since my father started this business over 40 years ago. I maintain that traditional of excellence and I can assure you that you’ll be given the best level of customer service that is available from any local fence company. You wont’ be disappointed.

Brian Teets

- Veterans Fence, Owner

What’s the most daunting thing about getting a new fence installed at your home or business? Finding the right Novi fence company of course! A lot of factors go into getting a great fence put in that looks nice, lasts for years, and doesn’t cost you an arm-and-a-leg but the single biggest thing that will impact all of these areas is whether you choose a good contractor or not.

Since this one choice can cause your entire experience to play out well or turn into a disaster, it’s in your best interest to get it right the first time. But exactly how does one go about choosing a fence company? In fact, what separates the “good” Novi fence companies from the bad? Don’t they all dig holes in the ground, put in posts, and then throw up the main fencing material? They all pretty much install the same variety of materials, right? It’s not like one company has a corner on the treated Cedar privacy fencing market while another is the decorative vinyl king. So what type of difference should one look for?

These are all good questions, and I’m going to answer them shortly. Before I do, let me tell you that I’ve been involved in the contract fence installation industry since I was a boy. My father, Jim Teets, founded the Veterans Fence Company almost half-a-century ago and, being the oldest son, I soon found myself assigned to a post hole digger working alongside my father. Decades have passed since those early days and I’ve seen newer companies start up, struggle to grown, and then disappear. I’ve learned that many of the basic principles on how you treat people are the “stuff” that keeps a company going for the long haul because people who are pleased with your service tend to like you, and people that like you tend to refer you to friends and family.

While I would love to earn your business, I know for a fact that I’m not the only Novi fence company in town. I know that some of you reading these words will, for one reason or another, choose to go with another provider. That being the case, I extend this free information based on my years of experience in the fence business to help you in selecting the best fence company to complete your job. I only ask that you give me a call too so that my team can show you exactly what we can do for you and at what price. I pride myself on that fact that my hand-picked and well-trained team members carry themselves in a kind and courteous manner while at the same time having a high level of knowledge to address all of your questions. I also feel confident that we offer the best price on any fence installation job foot-for-foot of any company in the area. That being said, let’s go over the three main things you need to consider when looking for a Novi fence company.

Proven Track Record – the first thing you want to do is make sure you go with a company who has more than just a few years of experience. This may seems harsh, right? After all, doesn’t the new guy need to be given a chance in order to allow him to build up a reputation of his own? I can sympathize with that line of thinking, but I also know that so-called “fence companies” are popping up every year and end up gone within two or three seasons. The main reason for this is that they don’t know the ins-and-outs of the business and so they end up making more than their fair share of mistakes. This means customers are dissatisfied and don’t recommend them to others which results in the business dying a long slow death. While we may all say that this survival-of-the-fittest pattern is good for our community as a whole as only the stronger companies survive, the problem is that while these inexperienced companies are being weeded out homeowners and business owners such as yourself are being harmed in the process. There are plenty of people who are NOT reading this article who can participate in this pattern of capitalistic Darwinism and you don’t have to feel guilty about not joining them in their fun. Choose a company that has been in business for at least 5 to 10 years, can provide a few good testimonials about their level of service, and you’ll avoid 70% to 80% of the problems that can (and usually do) crop up.

Professionalism – I don’t know of anyone in this business who wears a suit-and-tie to work so I wouldn’t expect any Novi fence company rep to show up dressed to the hilt and trying to impression you with a fancy car. That doesn’t mean that they should act in a low-class manner. It’s important to remember that the company’s management teams sets the pace for all the employees. If you don’t get a good first impression from the sales representative who’s given the job of helping you select the right type of fence to meet your needs, measure the area that needs to be covered, and provide a basic price quote, you probably are not going to be satisfied with the bearing of the installation crew when they show up either.

Pricing – while it’s usually a good idea to still get two or three quotes on your fencing project, it will most likely be that you won’t find a big variance in the different price quotes between you receive from various companies. As long as you are comparing fencing that is similar in material and covers the same area with the same number of large-cost items such as gates, the prices should come out rather similar because just about every local Novi fence company gets their materials from the same small group of producers. Pricing differences, then, are going to have to come from somewhere. Beware of big differences in bids from one company to another. Usually, a to-good-to-be-true low price is just that and can only be achieved by doing something shady like not pulling necessary permits (if your job requires it) or hiring under-the-counter workers who tend to be less reliable.

You now have the information you need to get your search for a new fence started on the right foot. Again, I’d like to ask that you give my company a call at 313-381-8530 and provide me with a chance to come out to your place and chat with you about exactly what you’re interested in accomplishing where your new fence is concerned. I’m not going to toot my own horn and tell you that we’re the only game in town, but I can assure you that we are the type of Novi fence company that provides quality work at a great price and I’m not planning on changing up the business practices that has kept up going for over 40 years anytime soon.

Brian Teets

- Veterans Fence, Owner

Are you interested in having a new fence installed? Are you wondering which Melvindale fence company would be the best one to go with if you want to get the best price for the best product and service? You’re not alone. Every year hundreds of people in the area realize that it’s time to get a new fence. Unfortunately, because buying a fence isn’t the type of thing anyone does more than a few times in their lifetime, it’s not easy to know how to get the best deal. And unlike buying an appliance online, there’s not going to be many review sites that will tell you about why one type of fence is better than another like there are site telling you why one stove is better than another.

Here’s a few tips. Think about what you want from a fence in advance. This is one aspect of the fence buying process which a good Melvindale fence company can’t do for you. If you just want to have your yard enclosed to keep kids and pets in and keep pets and varmints out, then a chain link fence will probably work. If you have a pool going in, and you don’t want the neighbors sitting on his back porch staring at your 10-year-old daughter and her friends while they are jumping in the pool, you might need a privacy fence. A general rule of thumb is that the more you expect your fence to do for you, the more it’s going to cost.

Once you have a good picture in you mind of what the fence needs to do, walk out to your yard and think about what it would looked like wrapped in your new fence. Residential fencing is broken down into three main types based on material: chain link, cedar, and vinyl. Let’s talk about the good and bad features of each of these types:

Chain Link – this type of fence is the most common perimeter fencing seen across America today. Both the posts and the actual fencing material are made from galvanized steel. This means that it is very resistant to moisture and won’t rust for many, many years. This type of fence is inexpensive to install and, because most Melvindale fence companies (including ours) keep plenty of this type of fencing on-hand, you can get it installed rather quickly without any significant material workup delay. This type of fencing offers no privacy from the neighbors which is good if like talking to your neighbor over the fence every now and then, and bad if you like to have a bit more seclusion at your home.

Cedar – most treated wood fences that we install are full privacy projects. They extend from the ground to about 6 ft. high and block pretty much all lines-of-sigh save those coming from a second-story window. These types of fences are more expensive to install, and even though the wood is treated, don’t last as long as either chain link or vinyl fencing. Eventually, the posts will begin to wear right at the ground level where the rain constantly splashes up against the posts during each and every storm, wearing away at the wood. The good thing is that this usually doesn’t happen for a long, long time. When a post does go, it’s usually only one or two every five years or so, and these are easy to replace without replacing the entire fence. Most Melvindale fence companies offer installation of these types of fences and because the cost is low, they remain the most popular privacy fence out there.

Vinyl – since it’s introduction to the residential fence market years ago, vinyl fencing has enjoyed a good bit of favor from homeowners coast-to-coast. Early versions of the vinyl fencing used to fade, especially if it was a white fence, but advances in materials science has made this an issue of the past. While white still remains the most popular color choice, you can order vinyl fencing in black, tan, green, brown, and clay colors. The fence material itself has to be produced to order, so it takes a little while longer to get your fence finished up once the order has been submitted. All-in-all, vinyl fencing offers the most variety of choice where fencing is concerned. Full-privacy is the norm, but semi-privacy and other styles are available from most well-stocked Melvindale fence companies as well.

Remember, it’s up to you to install whatever type of fence you feel is best for your home and family budget. We don’t discriminate between customers who want to have a simple dog run installed vs. those who want to have a whole-house vinyl fence put in like some other Melvindale fence companies. When my father Jim started Veterans Fence Company over 40 years ago, he taught me that everyone deserves good customer service. Give us a call at 313-381-8530 and give us a chance to show you why this driving principle has kept the phone ringing year after year as friends tell family which tell more friends and family. The process keeps going because we know that you won’t let us down if we don’t let you down.

Brian Teets

- Veterans Fence Company, Owner

If you’re here reading these words, then it’s probably because you’ve been putting off getting a new fence installed and things have come to a head, maybe even a crisis, and it’s time for you to start looking into having a new fence put into the ground at your home or business. Of course, you do have that daunting task of selecting a good Belleville fence company who won’t botch the job, now don’t you?

Fear not! I’m about to bring you good tidings of great joy which will be for all people. Well…at least all the people in Belleville. It IS possible to find a great fence company who will help guide you in making a decision on which type of fence is best for your property and budget, shows up on time to get the job done, and doesn’t leave a mess behind when they move on to the next job site. Here’s how.

The first step to making your new fence look fabulous for years to come, if you don’t live alone, is to sit down and have a discussion with your spouse as to what exactly you want to get out of your new fence. For most of us, a fence is something that just provides backdrop for our home. Our eyes can often screen it out for years until we realize that it’s a bit rusty and unseemly when compared to everything else on the property. While the old fence was rusting out, everyone in the home has been posting up little mental sticky notes about what type of fence they want to get “when the time comes” and what you have in mind may not be exactly what anyone else in your house has in mind. A good, undistracted sit down and chat can go along way to uniting expectations and coming to an agreement on what type of fence would be best. With this initial step done, it’s now possible to actually begin your search for the best Belleville fence company.

Before we proceed further, I want to tell you up-front that I’m hoping that you’ll call the number at the top of this page and ask to have one of our top-notch representatives stop by to share some info about “fence stuff’ and give you a quote. That being said, I want you to know that after more than 40 years in business the tips I’m sharing with you on how to pick a great Belleville fence company apply to all. That includes my company, Veterans Fence. It’s important to follow these steps closely so you can avoid some of the pitfalls that many have stumbled into over the years when heading into the process of buying a fence unprepared.

The very first thing you want to do when selecting a fence company is to find out whatever you can about the company’s history. You can do this early on when you first call the company up to ask for a sales representative to come out and give you a quote, or you can wait until that representative comes out so you can see him face-to-face. The most important thing you need to factor into the equation is the length of time that the company has been in business. I’ve seen dozens of little startup “companies” come and go over the years. It seems that people wake up one day and realize that they can send doodle up some quick Sole Proprietor registration paperwork and fax it in to the state, rent a post hole digger, and get some chain link fencing from Home Depot and be “in business” the very next day. Rest assured, there is a LOT more that goes into successfully running a fence business than that. Customer service is key and failure to properly communicate with customers is the #1 reason why new companies lose favor in the eyes of the few clients they can round up and this is why they rarely get word-of-mouth sales which are the life-blood of any small contracting business. Most new companies don’t learn this lesson quickly enough and disappear quickly with a string of disappointed customers in their wake. That being said, it’s best to try and go with a company that has a track record of more than 5 years. This timeframe will have given the company enough time to learn the valuable lesson of doing things right and making the customer happy. Feel free to ask about this when you call. Be bold. If you can, get some references or testimonials emailed or faxed over for evaluation, that’s even better.

Next in importance is to pay close attention to the sales representative when he comes out. If the rep is kind, courteous, and professional then the crew will most likely be as well. A good Belleville fence company will invest a lot of time and effort in getting both their sales teams and installation teams to understand that people place a great, but unspoken, price on kindness. If you don’t see the signs of common professional courtesy from Day One, it will more than likely only get worse from there once the company has a deposit in hand.

If you have done some research into the company and have talked with the representative a bit about your ideas for your fence project, you should have a good general feeling about the company itself and then it’s time to proceed to the fence selection process. It’s important to remember three things when looking for a new fence: Style, Purpose, and Price. Let’s dig into each of these in a bit more detail…

1) Style – the looks of the fence itself is, of course, important to everyone. Have you ever seen a beautiful picture hung in an ugly or cheap frame? It kinda ruins the effect, doesn’t it? Well, your fence is the frame of your house and grounds. A good frame can go a long way in enhancing the overall beauty of your home. Higher-end fencing like cedar and vinyl come in a variety of styles and are great tools of property enhancement and can even boost the value of your home due to the greater curb appeal. That being said, when driving through certain neighborhoods, it becomes obvious that chain link fencing is the norm. In these places a clean, nice-looking chain link fence is often best, as privacy fences can appear to stand out like a sore thumb and create a sense of confusion when the home is looked at from the road. That is why the next factor always trumps style when it comes to the selection process.

2) Purpose – the purpose of your fence is the most important factor in the fence selection process. Choosing the right type of fence will go a long way in helping you achieve both your spoken and unspoken hopes and objectives for your new fence. If you are mostly concerned about enclosing your yard so your kids and pets are contained, but keeping the price down is a major factor, a high-quality chain link fence will last for years, meet your needs and provide the highest level of all-around satisfaction. If, however, your creepy neighbor keeps coming over to the fence to talk to you whenever you are in the back yard working in your garden and you just want a little bit of peace and quiet, well then a good privacy fence (whether wood or other material) is going to be essential. A reputable Belleville fence company will be willing to talk with you about things such as this to make sure they are recommending the right fence for the application.

3) Price – we all work hard for our money and in these confusing economic times it’s more important than ever to make sure that we get the most for every dollar that we spend. Know up-front that higher-end fencing costs more. That’s a given. Don’t expect to get a vinyl fence for the price of a wood fence and don’t expect to get a wood fence for the price of a chain link fence. The good news, though, is that all of the local Belleville fence companies get their materials from the same handful of providers, so the difference in overall price for you, the customer, is not going to be impacted much by the cost-of-materials because that is pretty much fixed between companies. This being the case, you’ll quickly find that most quotes for similar fence types will be within 5% to 10% of each other. Since this is such a small amount, your focus should always be on the reputability of the company since mistakes and let downs that come from people failures can incite long delays and cost overruns that can easily eclipse any savings gleaned by going with the cheapest guy in town.

Now that you are armed with a certificate in “Fenceology” you are ready to start on your adventure to getting that new fence installed. Again, please give me a call at 313-381-8530 and I’ll have a member of my team come out and talk with you about your project, measure up the dimensions, and give you the best quote in the industry. I did say “Best” and not “Cheapest”. With nearly half-a-century of fence building experience, I truly feel that we are a different type of Belleville fence company that brings a lot to the table that cannot be expressed with a few figures on a pad of paper. When we stop by, and you see how we carry ourselves, I’m sure you’ll agree.

Brian Teets

- Veterans Fence, Owner

Whether you’re looking for someone to paint your house or put on a new roof, finding the right company for the job can always be a challenge. After all, as a homeowner it’s not like you sit around all day evaluating quotes on various projects like some government oversight adjuster. In the same fashion your quest to find the right Northville fence company can be fraught with just as much peril and uncertainty as having a whole-house diesel generator installed. It doesn’t have to be that way though.

My name is Brian Teets. Nearly half-a-century ago my father, Jim, started Veterans Fence Company and I was brought under his wing early on to help him with the family business. I can remember being assigned to run a high-torque post hole digger when little more than a boy and ever since I’ve always been involved in the residential fence business. In fact, a few years back when my dad felt it was time to retire, I bought the business from him and run it to this day. Sure, my dad does come up off the links in Florida a couple times a year and I take advantage of his wise counsel in charting out which direction the company should go in these uncertain economic times, but for the most part, I now rely on the base of experience he helped me lay down years ago.

It is from that base of knowledge that I will now give you a few tips on finding the right Northville fence company to put in your fence properly the first time, and do so at a fair price. Yes, I do hope to earn your business myself, but even if I don’t, after reading this short tutorial you’ll be armed with the knowledge that will enable you to make the best decision where choosing the right fence contractor is concerned.

So let’s get started. The first thing you want to be concerned about when installing a new fence is the time of year. Obviously, since Michigan is set center line in a temperate climate we have many months in which the ground is frost-bound. Yes, heavy equipment makes it possible to dig up the frozen ground and it is possible to mix various chemicals in with the concrete used to set the fence posts in order to have it go solid in the middle of freezing cold weather, but that’s rarely done other than on commercial projects and most municipalities forbid this practice when installing residential fencing. This means you need to do at least a minimal amount of planning ahead when putting your fence in. Most good Northville fence companies will come out to your property to measure up dimensions and give you a proper quote early in the spring and will continue to do so until the beginning of November. After that, it’s usually too late to pull the necessary permits and get the materials custom manufactured in time to have the fence installed before freeze/thaw deadlines prevent new post holes from being dug.

After timing, you really need to look into the past performance record of a company. If you know anyone who has used a particular company, say a friend of family member, then spend 10 minutes or so on the phone asking probing questions about the level of service they received as a whole. Don’t just ask how nice the fence looks, but ask how the company sales rep treated them when he came out to give the initial quote. Ask how respectful the crew was who did the actual installation of the fence and ask if they were treated well by the company’s customer service department if they needed to call again after the job was completed for more information or to get a minor detail squared away that wasn’t noticed the day the fence was put in. 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 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.

Brian Teets

- Veterans Fence, Owner

Hey, my name is Brian Teets and I am the owner of Veterans Fence. The fact that you are here is most likely due to the fact that you’re actually doing some homework before hiring a Romulus fence company to put a new wood, vinyl, or chain link fence up on your property. You’re not the type of person who just opens a phone book and calls the company that’s first on the list, and this means you’re a smart consumer who has only so much time available to choose both a fence type and a particular company that you hope will get the job done right the first time.

I’m going to give you a few points on how to get the most for your money. Feel free to use this same standard when evaluating my own company when you call us up for a quote. Let’s get started:

1) Not All Fence Companies are Create Equal – I’m sure you’ve found out over the course of your life, that the cheapest supplier of pretty much anything is NOT going to give you anything you would even think is made of stern stuff that would last for years. We learned this lesson way back when we were kids and bought stuff from the dollar store. We soon found out that the saying, “a toy is a toy is a toy” is not true. He-Man and Star Wars toys were pretty much indestructible but anything bought from the dollar store was only good for a few days before mom cleverly dropped it into the waste basket while we were sleeping. The same goes for getting a new fence. While it’s true that any Romulus fence company can dig a few holes in the ground, drop some posts, and rig up a line of fence, it is NOT true that they all do this job the right way. We’ve all seen concrete fence posts that appear to “float” 6 to 8 inches above the surface causing the profile of the fence to jack up and down like some connect-the-dots drawing gone wrong. There are things you can do to ensure that this type of episode doesn’t happen for your fence but don’t expect the cheapest guy to go the extra mile to make sure such things are avoided.

2) Do Your Research – wouldn’t it be nice to be able to know for a fact that the Romulus fence company you are looking at doing business with has come through in spades for previous clients? Not many of us has a friend or family member who’s recently had a fence installed and can give you a glowing review so you know which direction to point your ship. So how can you find out if a company has a good track record or not? Here’s a little tip that can help you out with that. Ask the fence company representative for some testimonials. Any fence company that’s been in business for any reasonable length of time should have at least a few customers who’ve sent in a note or letter saying thank-you for a job well done, right? Heck, if the company just sent out a simply follow-up letter to each homeowner after completing the job telling the customer to feel free to call with any fence maintenance tasks in the future, the owner could slip in a simple request that they send back a short testimonial of their overall experience. Yes, people are busy, but more than a few would get sent back each year. Couldn’t the company just make up the testimonials you say? The fact is, most Romulus fence companies are not thinking about getting testimonials. They’re thinking about seeing more people in hopes that a “few will stick” because to them, the entire business is just a numbers game. They’ll be more likely to just not bothering coming back to a “hard sell customer” than they would be to go back to the office, hock together some fake testimonials, and then come back and give them to you.

3) Supplement Your Diet With a Healthy Dose of Patience – most people will put off buying a new fence until the last minute when the old one is falling down or when one of their kids gets sliced open by the rusty chain link and been rushed to the hospital for a tetanus shot. Once the decision has been made to put the fence in and a deposit has been placed, tomorrow isn’t too soon to have the whole project finished. This isn’t very realistic, of course. Permits have to be applied for and receive; weather can wreak havoc not just on your job, but on any installation project that is in line ahead of you; the local supplier of vinyl who makes high quality vinyl fence material at the lowest price may have a machine go down. A myriad of factors beyond your control or the control of your Romulus fence company can cause a delay in the installation of your new fence. Three weeks vacation can blow by and seem like a day-and-a-half, but when you look outside at the old fence every day that same three weeks can seem like three months. If you take a healthy dose of patience early on, you’ll save yourself a good deal of emotional pain and stress. Remember, you really didn’t notice the old fence at all for YEARS except a day or two here and there and things were just fine. Your new fence will soon be installed and it’ll be there for you to look at every day for many years to come. Life really is good, and you have much to be thankful for. Heck, anticipation is half the fun of getting anything new. In our fast-food society we often forget what it was like to wait for Christmas as a child but waiting patiently for your new fence is one of the few things that compares later in life.

I hope you find these three tips to a successful fence purchase. I would like for you to give my company a call at 313-381-8530 and let my team have a chance to zip out to your place and talk with you about your project and give you the best price for the best work out there. While we are not the only Romulus fence company out there, after you let Veterans put your new fence in, I’m sure you’ll agree that we’re the best.

Brian Teets

- Veterans Fence, Owner

Over the years, I’ve asked a number of customers what the hardest part of getting a new fence installed was. Judging by the answers I get back I can tell that people are all concerned about the same types of things. They don’t want to get ripped off; they don’t want to buy a cheaper fence which doesn’t compliment the way their yard looks when they could have paid a little more and gotten something that looks great; they don’t want to pay too much. We can all identify with these types of concerned, but the one thing that makes people feel most unsure about getting a new fence is simply choosing the right Southfield fence company.

What’s the big deal you may ask? Why is this more intimidating than, say, finding out whether or not they have done a good job for others? Well, the long and short of it is that people know that if you choose the right Southfield fence company, you’ll be set on all the other areas of concern. Consider the following three major areas of concern:

Price – if you choose the right company, you won’t have to worry about price very much. Great fence companies are busy. They’re too busy to waste an hour starting out with a high price and slowly haggling down to the price that they would have agreed to in the first place. Because of competition and the fact that all fence companies source their materials from the same handful of suppliers, there is not a great variance in the cost of getting fencing installed from one company to the next. That being the case, a good company isn’t going to play games with price. Unless you’re looking to have an ultra-custom rod-iron fence with a number of automatic security monitored gates, working up a quote is simply a fixed price based on how many yards of fencing your need installed and how many gates you want to go with it. No games, no gimmicks, nonsense.

Speed of Install – it’s an inevitable thing in the fencing industry that people wait until the last minute to order a fence and then, when they finally overcome that obstacle, they want it installed the same day. This isn’t really how it works. Post holes need to be dug, posts set and concrete allowed to dry. Unless your ordering up a chain link fence, a material request needs to be submitted to the supplier and time must be allowed for it to be cut to fit the dimensions of your property. So some type of wait for the process to get going is inevitable. That being the case, a good Southfield fence company will know the lead time which the manufacturers are currently running before materials are delivered and will factor that into their quote. The installation crew will arrive on or before the estimated date and if there is some unexpected delay, a company representative will contact to you to let you know what’s going on and how soon your new fence will arrive while taking that delay into account.

Professionalism of the Crew – one thing that simply cannot be overstated is that the way the installation crew conducts themselves in the presence of the customer, their family, their neighbors, and anyone they come in contact while putting the new fence in, can go a long way in either making the new fence purchase a great experience, or a source of public embarrassment for the homeowner. A good Southfield fence company will only hire workers who are respectful of others, the kind of people who don’t sit out in their truck blaring loud music while eating their sandwiches and smoking and making a general nuisance of themselves.
If these three elements are controlled properly by the company leadership team, you can rest assured that the overall process of getting a new fence can be something you look forward to just like any other purchase, and not something to be dreaded. Being in business for over 40 years, I can assure you that Veterans is one Southfield fence company that has all of these areas under control. I make it a personal mission to not only bring you the most beautiful fence at the best price which will go a long way in keeping your family and pets safe from outside pests and wandering strangers, but to make the process of getting that fence installed something you look back on with a smile in your mind and not a black memory that you would prefer to forget. Give me a call at 313-381-8530 and I’ll show you what I mean.

Brian Teets

- Veterans Fence, Owner

We know you have many things in mind when searching for the best Ann Arbor fence company to complete your project. People don’t take the time or invest the money of putting up a fence for nothing. After more than 40 years in business serving Ann Arbor and other southeast Michigan communities, we at Veterans Fence know that there is not such thing as a “little job” where installing a fence is concerned.

A lot of local fence companies in the Ann Arbor area seem to forget this. There is a focus on just installing large, vinyl privacy fences that wrap the whole yard and anything less is put at the bottom of the pile. The founder of the company, Jim Teets, has never held such a belief. Back when he was training his sons as apprentice fence builders, he placed an emphasis on installing traditional chain link fencing. “Boys,” he would say, “it’s usually the woman-of-the-house who is driving to have a fence put in and her #1 concern is making sure that her tykes and the little dog she just gave them stay in the right place, secure from harm.”

Since Brian Teets bought the company from his father years ago, he has seen the expectations of those living in the Ann Arbor area rise over the years. Style, durability, and easy maintenance have made privacy fence a top pick of local residents. That being said, he has made a point never to forget that being kind in word, courteous of the customer and their neighbors when performing a fence install, and quick to address any concern are more important in the minds of those looking for a new fence than the color or material ever could be.

If you look around this site, you’ll quickly see that Veterans is a full-service Ann Arbor fence company that has experience in designing and installing a full array of fence products for a myriad of different applications. From chain link to cedar, from vinyl to rod iron all of these types of projects have been successfully tackled in the past and many satisfied customers have gone back to Veterans over the years for all of their fence installation needs.

The team that Brian employs pledge to respect your time, listen to you patiently as you explain in detail your vision for exactly how you want your new fence installed, and will give you the best value on your project bar none.

Notice that the term “best value” was used here. Not “cheapest”. As you can probably agree from past experience, going with the cheapest version of anything is usually a bad idea. Other Ann Arbor fence companies operate on idea that they can only compete with older, better established and reputable companies such as Veterans by offering dangerously low prices.

Yes, I said “dangerously” low. How is this dangerous? To put very simply, much of the expense where installing fencing is concerned is related to the cost of materials. Pretty much all fence companies in the southeast Michigan area, from Ann Arbor to Grosse Ile, buy their materials from a small group of suppliers. That being the case, there is no way to bring the cost of materials down because there is no fence company that has decided to go the way of Wallside Windows and “become the factory”. The only way then, to bring prices down is to cut corners. Either you have to hire low quality workers who have little responsibility and obligation in their lives and thus can work for just enough money to pay for some cheeseburgers and fund their monthly Xbox Live membership, or you end up skipping out on necessary local permits which puts you at risk that the job won’t be done to the proper standards, or you get hodge-podge service where a job may be started on a Monday by digging holes for posts, but not finished for another 3 weeks while the company tries to tie up loose ends on previous jobs so they can get paid. Whichever way you look at it, there is a very real “cost” associated with going with the cheapest provider in town which is why we say some quotes are “dangerously” low. It is our sincerest desire to provide the greatest overall experience in both the design, installation, and long-term enjoyment of your fence at the best price when all factors are weighed in the balance.

If you like the idea of working with a reputable Ann Arbor fence company who takes their work seriously and is run by a man who believes that age-old rule of “love your neighbor as yourself”, then give Brian Teets a call at 313-381-8530.

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If you live in Riverview then you have come to the right place to get more information about having a fence installed.  Veterans Fence Company has been servicing Riverview for years and we know that you want to get as much information as possible before making a decision on which fence company to choose.

Feel free to check out various areas of our site where you’ll find plenty of information, but while you are on this page let me tell you a few things that you may want to consider before you choose one company over another.

1) Company Location – many local companies are having a hard time in recent years.  It’s no secret that lots of people in Riverview as well SE Michigan as a whole are holding off on purchasing anything and everything that they normally would and this includes installing a fence.

Let’s ignore the fact that this could be a safety hazard that ends up producing disastrous results and just deal with the facts.  People are not installing as many fences as they used to which in turn has led fence companies from all across the area to try and expand their area of business in an effort the find a few more customers each month to meet their quota.

For this reason it’s best to work with a Riverview company that works in and around your community each and every day.  This go a long way to insure your job is completed on time.

2) Riverview Requirements – obviously, we hope that you’ll choose Veterans Fence Company to install your next fencing system, if you decided that another company is better suited, make sure that they know what they are doing inRiverview.

Remember, a company based in Jackson can run an add in the local paper or Yellow Pages but that doesn’t mean they have the experience dealing with the Riverview community planning department.  This is another reason why working with a local fence company is in your best interests.

3) Bonded and Insured – always double check to make sure that the company you go with carries the proper insurance and is bonded in accordance with Michigan State regulations.  If a member of an installation crew injures himself while on your property, his company’s coverage should help take care of his lost time, wages, and medical expenses.  If this type of coverage was never procured or was allowed to lapse then the worker might just feel that it makes sense to pursue legal action again you, the homeowner, to get the money he feels he’s entitled to.

At Veterans Fence we’ve always maintained our contractor’s license in good standing as well as all the required insurance coverage to give you that extra peace of mind when our fence company is on-site installing your fence.  You can ask for a copy at any time and we’ll be glad to provide it to you.

Those are just three tips that answer some of the most-asked questions we get from customers looking for a reliable Riverview fence company.  If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us directly at the phone number at the top of this page and we’ll make sure you get all the answer you are looking for before so you can feel confident you’re getting the highest quality product and the best service available from any Riverview fence company.