TOP 5 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE HIRING A COMPANY IN NORTH CAROLINA OR ANYWHERE ELSE!
- DON'T GIVE MONEY IN ADVANCE. PERIOD.
MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS.
We don't get a deposit ahead of time AND we hold your spot. We ALWAYS pay for the materials out of pocket so they arrive at your house before you ever give us a single dollar.
WATCH THE ABC NEWS CLIP ABOUT TRIANGLE FENCE COMPANY
TRIANGLE FENCE COMPANY of TriangleFences.com (among MANY other websites he owns) caught KEEPING nearly $8,500 from a homeowner. Diane Wilson, ABC News 11 troubleshooter, confronts FRANK BUMPHUS, the owner. BUYER BEWARE!!!! Do you really want to hire a fencing company who kept $8,500 and look how he treats Diane Wilson!
3/18/2010 Frank Bumphus RETURNS $6,200 of the money after more than a FULL YEAR of keeping it. He initially obtained the money in February 2009.
WRAL reports about several construction companies, one owed $220,000 to creditors and stole one family's $20,000 deposit check.
The company then filed bankruptcy.
In a THIRD WRAL story, they received eight complaints about a company owned by Andy Debnam who stole $15,000. He was arrested and put behind bars on fraud charges, but the homeowner's know they will never see their money.
In a FOURTH WRAL story, Raleigh fence company ended up taking $11,000 from customers.
In a FIFTH WRAL story, a contractor stole $100,000 in deposits from customers.
All of this proving that it is extremely hard to find reputable companies in the area.
Whether it is two or twenty days, any contractor who gets a check ahead of time, USUALLY has some type of cash flow PROBLEM. They are getting an advance from you weeks in advance in order to pay other debts. You hear about this on the news all of the time. A customer get ripped off and cannot finish their project because the contractor they hired ran off with their money or they delayed starting your project for days or even weeks after your start date, and GUESS WHAT?? You can't hire someone else because you already gave them A THOUSAND DOLLARS or MORE ahead of time right? Some companies have NO ETHICS or MORALS. Our company is NOT one of them.
- Does the Raleigh fence company you chose have a proven positive trackable history?
Make sure the contractor you hire has been around for at least several years. A proven track record is crucial to your own piece of mind. Is their "website" just a SINGLE page online with a phone number and maybe a few sentences and a couple photos?
educational section provides you with virtually everything you need to know. We also had such success in Raleigh that we expanded our territory to Burlington, Mebane, Charlotte, and Greensboro in the last three years. We have references throughout the state of North Carolina. - Does their company use sub-contractors?
Raleigh fence companies who “sub” out their jobs can often have serious problems getting your project completed, because the sub-contractor is his own company and has other companies giving him work, he can sometimes fall way behind schedule and because you hired a business that took your money to hire another person or business to build your fence, it makes getting your yard enclosed take even longer sometimes.
- Do they give you anything in writing?
How much is in writing? Just the price? Do NOT set yourself up for problems. A written contract is the best way to protect both you, the homeowner, and the installer from problems. Installers that do not give you any paperwork are the one's that end up having the most problems.
Even if a company gives you a one year workmanship warranty you won't likely have problems UNTIL MANY YEARS LATER when the wrong nails they used rust out and the pickets and rails FALL OFF! Will your handyman or company that doesn't officially exist COME FIX IT???
This Raleigh fence company GIVES A WRITTEN LIFETIME WORKMANSHIP WARRANTY meaning you NEVER have to worry about making repairs because of shoddy construction techniques.
- Do they specialize in fences?
Do they specialize in fencing or are they a handyman or “jack of all trades”. Even deck builders are not always the best fence builders. General carpentry is comletely different from building fences. Anyone can repair a fence, not everyone can build one from scratch. We have seen quite a few fences done by carpenters that had to be redone by our company. A handyman or “jack of all trades” does not specialize in wood fences and may not possess the proper knowledge, tools, OR skills needed to do your job correctly. Is their company a legitimate business entity, then what recourse do you actually have against this company that does NOT actually exist?
This company has more than 10 years of construction experience building wood fences across North Carolina. We are the #1 company in North Carolina because we give you a written LIFETIME WARRANTY on workmanship on all fences and GUARANTEE our prices. Our business style has been replicated in Green Bay, Milwaukee, Wisconsin market, as well as the Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas market. We have plenty of experience enclosing yards and repairing fences.
Mission: #1 affordable and experienced Raleigh fence builder serving Durham, Apex, Cary, Wake Forest, Hillsboro, Zebulon, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Raleigh, Henderson, Mebane, Goldsboro, Wilson, Sanford, Smithfield, Charlotte, High Point, and more.
Our business also:
- serves Wake Forest
- builds in Apex
- constructs in Cary
- erects in Durham
- Mebane
- Goldsboro
- Henderson
- Wilson
- Sanford
- Smithfield
- & many more cities.
