WALSH FENCE

The fencing looks fine. The problem is the professionalism and punctuality. I paid $5000 up front with and agreed upon start date. With that start date, I arraigned 4 weeks off of work to accomplish what I estimated to be 1-2 weeks of landscaping required after the fence went up. Problem is, they didn't start on time, and by not on time I mean they didn't start for a month. During that month, not single phones call from them. After the first 2 week delay, I started to call them. No help whatsoever, first phone call was answered with "who are you, I don't have you on our schedule", repeated calls after that were answered with different ******** reasons why they couldn't accomplish the work. Funny thing is, after the work was accomplished they sure found my telephone number. I was called by the secretary ever 3 or 4 days requesting payment. I refused to answer the messages until Bill Walsh called. Requested a meeting with him; of course, now he is able to find my house within an hour. He had no real answer for the delays and no concern for my inconvenience and extra cost ($2500 I had to pay someone to do the landscaping I had planned to take care of myself).

Very poor and sloppy workmanship. I needed to constantly supervise and direct for correcting

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The estimator came right out. Was very professional. The 2 techs did the work a few weeks later. They did a fine job.

I responded by telephone, to their business#, and left a voice mail message that I would like to schedule the service as soon as possible. I left my telephone number for contact. I have never heard back from them by phone or email.

Contacting Walsh Fence was based on Angie's List, the promotional offer (on this site), and the majority of reviews. However, I would recommend that members seriously think twice of engaging the services of Bill Walsh. The poor revies of this company are typicl of my experience. Despite Bill's protest that and quot;The job was not to smalland quot; in response to another member, this was surprisingly the same situation that I encountered. Yet estimates from others ranged from $965 to 1,620 for repairs and a 10 ft double chain link gate. Sean, Walsh's estimator was the most peasant gentleman tha I had interviewed. He offere several solutions and options for my requirement, and promised to write up various individual estimates. When, after 12 days i hadn't received the promised e-mailed estimates nor a courtesy call, I phoned. The woman assured me that this is not how they operate. However, the next day, June 4, 2014, Sean left a message on my work answering machine tha said . and quot;Mr. Walsh doesn't want to do the job because it is too small.and quot; I very much wanted an explanation, especially in light of Bill's earlier rebuttal of the other member's complaint. I called during working hours but only recieved a voice mail. Identifying myself as an Angie's List member, I left a message for Mr. Walsh asking for an explanation. Profits before customer and quot;good willand quot; and above all else seem to be Walsh Fence's business model. I was initially concerned that Sean's gracious demeanor might be a distraction and that one may not expect the same service from the manager, stewart or installers. I am so glad that I didn't hae to find ut, by employing them, that my intuition was correct. Please, for your own sake, avoid this vendor. There are much more professional fence instalers locally with more extensive expertise, not only in fabrication and repairs but especially in cutomer relations. In Bill walsh's eyes I apparently didn't even deserve the courtesy of a return call. Or perhaps he is embarrassed to admit an unfortunate truth. Gary Russell

We contacted Walsh Fence and were promptly fit into their schedule for a fence installation estimate. We spoke directly with the owner, Bill, and received a quick, reasonable quote. They had many fence styles to choose from and we found exactly what we wanted for less than we expected; we didn't even have to go to a showroom to see styles as the brochures were fantastic. They even directed us to a home where the same fence was installed so that we could see a true-to-life fence representation, if we so desired. The installation was quick and professionally done; the workers were clean and respectful of our home. We couldn't have been happier with the people and process. We highly recommend Walsh Fence.

The vender made 3 visits. The first to assess the damage to my fence which had been damaged by a falling branch in a wind storm. The second to repair the fence and the third to bring the proper trim pieces to finish the job. (The wrong trim pieces were brought the first time.) Everyone from the company was pleasant and friendly. The pride in their workmanship was demonstrated by the return trip with the correct trim pieces. They could easily have used the weong ones they originally brought with and I probably wouldn't have noticed.

Well, given that he did not even show up at the scheduled time to provide an estimate, it went badly.

They have a lifetime warranty on the fence. They are actually finishing the job right now. They are very good and very professional on everything.

Spent two+ hours working on the problems. Let us know what they were going to do before doing it. When asked, were happy to level 3 fence posts without extra charge.

Walsh Fence gave us a choice of options: replacing 3 posts that needed it the most, or all 9 posts. We also had options of how the sections were reinstalled. This was determined quickly and professionally on their part.

All went well and was done quickly, efficiently, and looks great to boot!

Company is very responsive and professional. They showed up when they said they would, and the person who came to see the job and provide the estimate was great in terms of discussing the various alternatives. I went with somebody else when I found out I know somebody who knows them (a direct referral), otherwise I would have used this firm.

When I first called Walsh Fence and made an appointment, owner told me not obtain a coupon from Angie"s List but give him my personal check and just tell the worker who came it was a Big Deal from Angie's List. He said it would cost $99 even if it took 3hours That was my mistake and my fault for agreeing. First worker came on 3/28/2013 and when I told him I expected the price to be $99, he said, depending on time taken, it could be more. I told him the owner told me it would be only $99 for 2 or even 3 hours. He said nothing and but indicated he would check with owner. Without telling me anything else, he left without doing job. Called Angie's List and complained and requested a review form. On 4/2/2013, I found two workers from Walsh Fence repairing my gate, having arrived unannounced. I did not know they were there until I stepped out. They were nervous and wary asked me not to complain to Angie's List. They did the job in a little over an hour and charged me $119 ($99 + $20 for new latches).

The fence is gorgeous! The estimate by far was the most reasonable.The job was nothing short of perfection. The staff was super friendly and attentive. I would recommend Walsh Fence to all my family and friends.

Mr. Walsh repaired the chain-link fence in my backyard - the fence had been damaged when a large tree fell on it during a winter storm. He came promptly to give an estimate, while 2 other contractors in the area who I called didn't even bother to come. Mr. Walsh emailed me the estimate along with a copy of his insurance policy, which I thought was a good sign. I had hoped the fence could be repaired rather than replaced but he explained why that wasn't possible and it seemed reasonable. His people came at the appointed time. They did a beautiful job - the new fence is super straight and looks much better than it would have with just a repair. A small (one-two foot) puddle of concrete drippings was left in my driveway, but otherwise they did a nice job cleaning up and didn't harm the bushes against the fence.

We called Walsh fence to get a quote on finishing the fencing in the back yard in early May. We set an appointment for that Saturday and Fred came out to the house on time and fully prepared. He was very helpful in walking us through the options, steps and his recommendations for how to complete the fence and what to do to both keep our dogs in the yard and make the fence functional were very helpful. We decided on the type of Fence, Spruce was selected as it was slightly less expensive than cedar and as we only plan to be in the home or so years a 15 year fence made sense to us. Fred put the options together and go back to me within a week with a quote. We accepted the quote and paid the 1st half of the price upfront so they could order materials. It did take about 4 weeks for the fence to be installed over about a weeks time. The main fence was expertly installed in 2 days and looks amazing. We have a sloped backyard and the guys who did the work did an excellent job in keeping the fence close to the ground to prevent the dogs from getting out, but also made the fence look extremely nice and pleasing to the eye. About 90% of the job was completed by the two workmen and Fred came out about a week later to finish the deck gate and the picket, which are now 100% complete and look awesome. We now have a safe environment for our dogs to go out and play without us watching them. The materials used were all excellent quality and the workman ship is great, everything is level, square to the ground and installed perfectly. Fred and his team hauled away all the waste, and left the yard clean and neat. I would definitely recommend the Walsh Fence team to anyone who would like to complete or build a fence. Privacy fence is expensive, but well worth it and it is important to have it done right, with the best materials and Walsh Fence delivered.

Read the great reviews from Angie's list about Walsh Fence Co. so I called them to get an estimate. I was greeted by the receptionist Carol. She asked me what town I was in after telling her that I wanted to get an estimate on a fence installation. I told her I lived in East Hartford. She stated that she didn't know if he went that far. Then she yelled over to a guy and said do you go out to East Hartford and I hear a guy in the background say NAH ! Not very professional if you ask me. Angies list put this company in my area to do business with so I say NAH! to you Walsh Fence Co. Pretty high on his horse not to come out from Hamden to East Hartford..

It was a relief to find someone who would replace the damaged fence panels posts because I had tried on my own, two times, to receive an estimate. The other two fence companies were not interested in replacing a few fence posts and fence panels. So I remember seeing advertisements for Angie's List and thought I would try this avenue, I'm glad I did. My overall impression of Walsh Fence so far is very good. I'm sure the quality of their work will match my expectations.

Had a small yard fenced in by WALSH Fence. Price was decent, I did like the the look and the quality of the fencing a lot. I had a few issues with the office staff and some mis-communications-but honestly it was partially my fault too for using email to communicate and not asking enough quesitons to begin with. I should have called on the phone and ask the right quesitons. Next time I will know better, it's my first home and my first professional contractor that I've had to deal with. Over all the experience was pretty good.

Bill Walsh is very pleasant to deal with and always returns phone calls promptly. We received several estimates on our fence and he was the only one to provide us with the websites and catologues from the places he orders fencing from so that we could be part of choosing the materials/type of fencing up front. He understood exactly what were were wanting in a fence whereas others needed me to print out photos from online to understand the type and grade of wire fence we were wanting for our dogs. Both he and his workers ensured that the fence was done the way we wanted each step of the way and were concsientious not to obstruct the wooded views and wild surroundings we have. Two days after the fence was finished we had a horrible blizzard with winds strong enough to blow nearby trees down and the wind moved our dog house across the yard, but the fence stood up to the storm no problem. And so far it is standing up to our dogs which is great! Exactly what we wanted.

We were very happy with Walsh Fence. They were professional, responded to phone calls quickly and ensured that we were satisfied. Highly recommend them.

I hired them twice in the last year because they are so good, in fact, the quality of their work is highly unusual. They are a little bit pricey but it's worth it. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who needs fencing services.