Armor Fence

Description of Work: Estimate on fence and deck/patio. They had good ideas and were very competitive. They would have been my second choice based on ideas as well as value- however we chose another company that had a little better idea.

Description of Work: Requested a quote from the provider for a 20' x 13' Deck with steps.

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Description of Work: connect a privacy fence

Description of Work: A backyard fence was falling down. I wanted estimates on wood privacy fence and vinyl privacy fence, about 6 foot high with a 2- leaf drive through gate. I called two companies, both of which were listed in Fairfax County (Alexandria, Franconia Mount Vernon) Best Pick reports. Both would take down and remove the old fence. One would dig post holes 30 inches deep, the other 18 inches deep. Armor Fence had the slightly smaller price (the estimates were within $500 of each other) and would dig the post holes 30 inches, AND would install the new fence within 2 weeks. Within two weeks after the estimate, I had a new backyard fence. I am very pleased and my neighbors are impressed. They did (unfortunately) remove the property markers, which i am not happy about. It took two guys working from 0730 (am) to about 1830 (pm). Fence was done in one day.

Description of Work: I asked Armor Fence for a quote to install fence around my house.

Description of Work: Three different occasions. One fence installed and called twice afterwards for two separate tasks. This is based on my total experience.

Description of Work: Install boundary/privacy fence and gate.

Description of Work: Tried several times unsuccessfully to get someone out for a fence repair.

Description of Work: Requested an estimate for an aluminum fence.

Description of Work: Tear down of existing balcony, had deck with with water drainage system built and fence constructed.

Description of Work: Called for a quote. Armor sent out staff and told me prices verbally. I would have liked a paper quote. I haven't made up my mind yet to do my deck with treated wood or use the Trex type material. The difference was about $800 difference.

Description of Work: They built a 12X 17 wood deck and installed a 4ft wood fence.

Description of Work: We had about 80 feet of fencing installed to contain our backyard.

Description of Work: Contract was to remove approximately 70 feet of old chain link fencing and replace with 80 feet of 6 foot high vinyl privacy fence, which stepped down to one 6 foot long by 5 foot high panel, and then to one 6 foot long by 4 foot high panel. This was in a straight line but on a 2-7% slope at the back corner of the property. The Fence was to follow the slope of the property. We were responsible for removing the brush--which we did and then realized that in order to prepare the space and remove the brush appropriately we needed to go ahead and remove the fence ourselves leaving only the posts. The fence followed the slope of the property including a small retaining wall at the back corner of the property running approximately 21 feet in length from 16" to ground level in height. Fence posts were buried 2 feet deep with dry cement per the contract--not sure how well this will work but need to wait for 3 days to have it set.

Description of Work: This company installed the fence for NVP Homes on February 9, 2011. We purchase the home in April 2011. We wasn't a member of Angie's List at the time and now that we are we would like for all the members to know the follow: I am very satisfied with the service that M.C. Fence and Deck has provided. The privacy fence was an added attraction on the purchase on our new home last year. The fence was installed by Armor Fence. This fence appeared to look solid during the walk-thru of the home. Approximately 2 -3 months after we had moved in we had notice that the gate was rubbing during opening and closing of the gate. The response from Armor Fence was so poor my wife had reported them to BBB. Once they received the notice from BBB, they had come out and adjusted the gate. The gate wasn’t the issue. But we didn’t know that at the time. Approximately 4-6 months ago the section of the privacy fence fell and several sections had a very noticeable lean. We had one contractor to come out and install the section that had fell and attempted to correct the noticeable lean. The section of the fence that was installed was higher than the other sections and the noticeable lean was still there. I had got to the point where I decided to join Angie’s List. Granted, I was skeptical, but I gave it a try anyway. M.C. Fence and Deck was the first contractor we have reached out to using Angie's List. Matt from M.C. Fence and Deck had come out promptly and visually saw the noticeable lean. He had stated that our fence installer, which was Armor Fence, had done a terrible job installing this fence. They not only didn’t use enough concrete on each post, the post wasn’t 10 feet. Matt did confirm that the post was less than 10 feet and they didn’t use enough concrete on the post, especially the post that were leaning. Matt also pointed out the reason the gate was rubbing was due to the post had a noticeable lean inward. This is what we had contacted Armor Fence almost a year ago to correct. However they stated that there wasn’t anything wrong and my wife was just giving them a hard time by reporting them to BBB. M.C. Fence and Deck showed up before our schedule time and had begun promptly. Since the cost of repair was expensive, they had setup a monthly payment plan. M.C. Fence and Deck had done an excellent job on repairing our privacy fence. I highly recommend M.C. Fence and Deck.

Description of Work: Replace bad surface boards on deck. Install a completely new Patio.

Description of Work: We called several contractors to install a wooden fence around the perimeter of our yard. Armor was the least expensive, so we chose them. I am not positive about the exact price, but it was around $4,000. The other estimates were all significantly higher - in the $6,000 range. The fence is a wood privacy fence, it's tall and is like a shadowbox (if that's what it's called) pattern. We wanted three gates so that we could get out to access firewood behind the house without walking all the way around from the side entrance and a side entrance on the other side so that hubby could get the lawnmower in and out of the shed. We expanded the area from the previous fence so they had to follow the plot plan. It's about a quarter acre lot and this was the back yard only, but it is a large back yard and we back up to a wooded area, so it's a matter of security also.

Description of Work: They replaced the beams on our existing deck.

Description of Work: A privacy fence was erected along the back of our property with a picket fence along one side and a small section on the other to connect with our neighbors fence. We had three gates including two single and one double gate installed. The posts were 6x6" on the gates 4x4" on the rest of the fence. We requested pressure treated pine for the posts and runners to save money and cedar for the slats (I'm hoping we'll have less warping even though we will need to stain them). The three man crew that arrived in the morning (around 8:30am) was a subcontractor of Armor and they worked very quickly. The crew leader didn't even take a lunch break when we bought them pizza. They managed to finish by early afternoon (around 2pm if I remember correctly). I noticed a few things that I wanted corrected but didn't bring them to attention right away because I wanted to look more thoroughly and they seemed like they were in a hurry to leave. We walked around and took pictures of all the issues we had with the construction and emailed the list over to our sales guy. He sent another crew (this time actual Armor employees instead of subcontractors) on another week day when we were both able to be around and they corrected everything that we asked such as messed up boards they tried to hide on the top of the privacy fence and gaps where the runners weren't even touching the posts. The one thing that we hadn't been aware of when we started this whole business of getting a fence was the standard practice around this area of how the concrete is done on the posts. They dig the holes, place the posts and then just cut open a bag of dry concrete to pour around it and tamp a little bit of soil on top. The apparent idea is that the moisture from the ground will wick into the concrete and harden it up over time. This allows them to have the fence built in such a short span of time without the need for two trips. My issue with this practice is that the only concrete I could find (after the fence was built of course) online that is labeled for this method is a special type of concrete called Quickcrete. I looked at the bags they used on my fence and they were just run of the mill generic concrete with the standard instructions to mix and pour. If I had known about this method (which supposedly everyone uses but I had never heard of before) I would have paid extra to have it done the old fashioned way. From everything I looked up about it and speaking with coworkers who have done construction, it's not a quality or long term way to build a fence. With only a one year warranty on the fence, I'm worried about how long it will last long term but there isn't much I can do about it now. Hopefully you will find this information informative and be fully aware of what you are paying for after reading this review. Another thing that I could have avoided with another more expensive contractor was to have the boards placed so they didn't make contact with the soil. I have quite a bit of work ahead of me to dig away the soil from the base of the fence where it was placed in contact with the ground or the soil from the post holes was left built up around the base of the fence. I need to do all this before we stain it and haven't gotten very far with my small amount of free time. That is the second major regret I have about this fence. If I don't fix this problem it will rot the boards more quickly in the long term. Contact with the soil will rot any wood over time, no matter if it's cedar or pressure treated pine (or even teakwood) which is why I'm guessing this fence will need to be redone in less than 15 years.

Description of Work: We had an existing dense that needed to be move in our front and back yard to our property line.

Description of Work: We had our townhome's backyard fenced in, all 3 sides, no one to tap off of.

Description of Work: We needed a fence installed to keep our pets safe and secure and add a little privacy.

Description of Work: -- Demolished a 21 year old wood deck. -- Built a new deck with railing cap using AZEK PVC composite material and pressure treated wood.

Description of Work: They did work for me four years ago.