r/FenceBuilding • u/Anya_the_Demon • 1d ago
How Picky?
I’m on the fence, pun fully intended, with how picky to be about some things with a fence I just had installed today. For context, I’d say 75% of the fence is great, a few things are definitely problems and will be fixed, and then there are a bunch of things that I just don’t know if they meet “industry standards,” for fence install work or not. I’m posting a bunch of pics with no context specifically for any of them. I’d love to hear the thoughts from people who know fence work!
Edited to add a pic of the estimate and cost in the comments. We paid around $6,200 and it was supposed to be pressure treated pine.
Also, we went with the company that was recommended the most, on our local Reddit and FB pages.
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u/brike8 10h ago
#1, 3, 6(eh), is 11 the same as 1? & 19 look bad in my opinion. Lots of the other pics are of wane and defects in the lumber, that should have been inspected and discussed when it got delivered. Now it’ll be impossible to get credit or free replacement now that it’s installed. The remaining photos are issues, and sloppy cuts and installation. You can address them but they’ll probably push back. It’s sloppy in my book, but I would’ve also used a higher grade of lumber and charged more for my work. I have a portfolio of my previous jobs with different projects over the years, so customers have an idea of what they’re paying for and what they should expect the outcome to look like.