Our fence blew down a couple of months ago. Our neighbor, who shares the fence, found Javier's…read moreFence Repair, 2618 Strivens Way, Modesto, CA, to do the replacement. We also asked Javier to build us a new gate as the old one had been in place for nearly 20 years. He charged nearly $1,700 for the fence and another $280 for the gate.
When I inspected the fence after he and his man left I noticed two warped boards, one with a gap of ~1/4 inch on one side and the other with a gap of over 1/2 inch on both sides. This is supposed to be a privacy fence, and while I'm not too worried about needing privacy from my neighbors, it looks pretty bad to charge that much and not do a perfect job. They also installed the gate backwards, it opens out, with the hasp on the outside, and we want it to open in, with the hasp on the inside so we can put a padlock on it. We can lock it now, but it is extremely inconvenient to have to go out the front door to unlock the gate every time I need to use it.
We have called Javier four times to ask him to come out and fix the fence and the gate. Once he told me he would call back to tell me when he could come out and never did, the other three times he actually committed to a date to come out and fix it, the last of which was today. I just got home from work and the gate and fence have still not been fixed. I would not recommend Javier to anyone, except maybe my worst enemy.
Also, they used our water hoses, front and back, and did not roll them up after they were done or turn the water off. And, when they first arrived I asked if they could haul away a small amount of trash lumber that has been sitting in the backyard for a few years, He said he would take it when they left. Not only did they not take the lumber that he said they would take, they also filled our trashcan and recycling cans with their scrap lumber and they put trash in our recycling bin that I had to dig out and put in the trashcan in order to avoid a possible fine.
AND they trampled a bunch of flowers getting to the hose in the front yard! Lastly, while they were working the first day (it took them two days to do the jab) I went out and emptied the trunk of my car to make room for same recyclables that I was going to turn in. I dropped a couple of empty water bottles on the ground and the older of the two men came over and asked if he could have them. I said no, I'm going to turn them in in a little while and he tried to take them anyway. After they left I found their empty water bottles in our recycling can. I don't know why he tried to steal my bottles when he didn't even take his own with him.