Fenceworks by Bob Orsich

Bob just finished 75 feet of fence on my property. He was willing to bill me and my neighbor, each for half of the total, which was helpful. Did the tear out in a half day and the installation on the next day, also a half day. His quote was very close to two others I had, but he gave much more detail on the quality of materials used. He was also willing to spend a few minutes on the bid, whereas my other two «bidders» were just anxious to give me the numbers and leave. Bob has a pleasant personality, and that means a lot to me, when dealing with contractors. Oh yes — — he also showed up on time and left the premises clean, when he was done. I would use him again. He does not accept credit cards, but he tells you that when doing the bid. He is a one man (well — — one man plus a couple of very competent helpers) business. I don’t blame him for not taking credit cards.

Called Bob. Answered first ring. Had a small job to cut a gate into a fence. Said he doesn’t take jobs over $ 1000 and fully booked out to next month. Nice guy… just wasn’t interested in small stuff. Should have read the 2013 Review first.

Bob was responsive when I called, came out, and gave a quote. Quote was in line with others, and he had done a neighbors’ fence and it looked great. He and his crew came out and replaced my back fence (65 ft or so) in a day. Fence looks great, quality job.
Pros
— Uses best material, no knots, good pressure treated lumber for posts and kickboard
— Custom built so can deal with roots, rises in the ground, whatever
— Does the little things, like puts a post where the side fences come in so back could be replaced by each neighbor if they wanted to
— Friendly, on time, easy to work with
Cons (some small ones, even with the high star rating)
— I think typical of these businesses, only takes cash or check
— Some small plants will get trampled in the process and they did break all 3 of my shrub sprinklers
— Glad I was home, as with some roots of our tree were high, they were going to raise the section of the fence there; I wanted the fence level across the whole backyard; they were able to adjust the kickboard and length of fenceboards to make it work

so we had bob come back to do two additional side fences on our house.
there seemed to have been a «miscommunication» because i did not get exactly what i thought i was getting.
we agreed to details that i interpreted in one way and he in another.
we agreed to use the old posts and put new boards on the area he was working on. he was going to REFRAME the gate. i thought reframe meant he would redo the gate with a new frame. but no. we have the old clunky frame, about ten pieces stitched together with a beautiful new face. i’m mortified.
my issue is that i am almost 100% certain that bob knew exactly what i wanted when we originally discussed the project. i had stepped out for about 40 minutes and came back to find the miserable gate. had i been home while that part of the work was being done i absolutely would have stopped him. when i asked him about the frame he kept telling me «but the old wood is good». I DON’T CARE IF ITS GOOD! IT LOOKS LIKE SHIT!!! he insisted that he did «reframe» it when he added two more clunky pieces to accommodate the height.
perhaps a misunderstanding on the word reframing on my part but really? i told him that i can’t believe he would stand behind work like that. for $ 250 he can come back to fix it. i’d rather rip it off and have a burning party in my front yard. i’m pissed.

4.5 stars, not perfect but the best I could find.
Bob was the only fencing contractor that kept returning my calls after multiple rounds of questions. Here are the highlights:
PROS:
— Used very good quality lumber. There were no knots (nothing noticeable) in the boards as he says those tend to fall out and cause peepholes. Most other fences I’ve seen have knots/​peepholes.
— The pressure treated posts were a dark brown color, not the icky cheap greenish wood.
— Returned my calls and worked with me and my neighbor even though I had several rounds of questions and dragged out the «interview» process for more than a month.
CONS:
— No pictures of previous work were available, so it was difficult trying to find neighbors who’ve used him or drive to look at his worksite.
— Does not do minor repairs.
Bob is an old-​fashioned kind of guy so he doesn’t have a website of pictures or such, but he does good, solid quality work. My neighbors and I are very happy with the nice quality of lumber he used.
We replaced 62 feet of fence with a nice lattice top for a very reasonable price and the work was completed within a day.

Gave Bob a call and he wasn’t even willing to come out to look at our job. We need a fence repaired after PG&E backed into our fence, but Bob said it was too small of a job and not worth his time. Don’t call him unless you have a job over $ 750. Too bad too… we have an entire fence falling down on the other side of the house that I would have used him for had I liked his work. Oh well, his loss.

Bob recently completed a long stretch of fence, including a gate, at my home. Bob’s work and customer service are a class act. He does everything right. He shows up when he is scheduled to arrive — for the estimate and to do the work. He is always available by phone, and he answers the phone himself. When the fence work is done, Bob is on the job with his two workers for the duration of the work, and the three of them do the fence work together. They are a hard working and efficient team. The resulting fence is beautiful, exactly what I wanted. The work is very high quality, solid construction, excellent workmanship. The wood is high quality too — Bob is proud of the fact that he only uses wood with no knots. The fence construction area was left very neat and clean, and no stray nails were left on the ground. The fence has a 10 year warranty. Bob’s goal is to build a fence that the customer is happy with and that also meets his high standards — he achieved both with my fence. when I need more fence work done, I’ll be calling Bob and his team. Very highly recommended!

Need a Fence or special project regarding fencing — Go no further. Bob is the man that will take care of your needs and do it right the first time. He will also follow-​up and help you out when a tree falls and takes out about 40 feet of your new fence. The tree couldn’t fall on the old fence after all !! Highly recommended.

We contacted Bob Orsich because he was highly recommended by a friend. We have had bad experiences in the past with shoddy workmanship. So we did our homework this time, check references, saw his previous jobs. Bob is very honest and did a great job, he brought in a team of 2 other workers with him which you can tell has a very good relationship. He was on the job all day, so I felt confident that the job would be done right. He was friendly, cleaned up any mess and even trimmed one of our trees and put the trimmings in our yard waste. The price was fair and we love our new fence. He worked with our neighbors to collect their share, so I didn’t even have to worry about that.

Bob was very professional, great with my dogs too! Built a beautiful awning in the back yard with UV proof Sunscreen on the top. Going to have him come back to do the side fence and gate next. Quality work using the good wood. He was onsite for the job as well which is important. His crew was courteous as well. You get what you pay for and I am glad i spent a lil more for the good stuff!

Bob was not the lowest bidder but he did offer the longest warranty (12 years.) He was a pleasure to work with, on time, efficient, and our new fence is beautiful. My neighbor and I split the cost of the fence and Bob made this an easy process by billing her directly. I will use him again when we replace the other sides of our fence.

Great quality fencebuilder. The neighbor on one side wanted to go for the cheapest contractor, but for my side i went with Bob at Fenceworks. My fence looks brand new after 10 years whereas the other one looks like garbage (gaps, not built in a straight line, etc.). You get what you pay for.

In 2003 Bob built a fence for me and my adjacent neighbor that included a retaining wall. He was not the least expensive bidder but he seemed to understant the job the best of the bidders and we selected him. We were very pleased with his work.
Last week I decided I needed a new fence on the other side of the yard. Bob’s bid for this fence was in line with his bid for the other fence so I didn’t bother with competing bids. The work was completed in two days and we are very pleased with his efforts. My neighbors are thrilled that they have a new fence to look at!
What I like about him:
–he arrives when he says he will and completes his jobs on time.
–he participates in the work from demo through finish work and provides close supervision of his other workers
–he has been in business a long time and knows his craft well. He constructed a very creative gate structure for access to a seldom used storage area; it looks great and should last a very long time.