Dynamite Fence & Lumber

If I could give these guys 6 stars I would. They were very affordable, super professional and the fence looks fantastic. They tore down the old one and put up a new 80 foot fence in only a few hours. Plus a 15 year warranty. Super happy with the work.

I have used Dynamite Fence for years. They are very fast and competitively priced. Dave Smith, their estimator, always shows up on time and is easy to work with and overall great guy. For price, quality and speed they are hard to beat and they guarantee their work. I highly recommend them.

I contacted three companies and Dynamite was the middle group in costs. I chose this company because of their customer focus. Sure I read all the other reviews prior to my picking, but the good reviews stood out from others. Additionally, the neighbor came over and recognized the estimator and told me they did a great job on four other properties. The quote was good and the timing for the install was spot on, so I went for the install.
The company showed up when they promised, the materials were as we discussed and at the completion of the job, the quality of the construction was excellent. There were a few minor problems during the install that I tried to get corrected with the supervisor but this did not go as planned, but were corrected when their manager came at the end of the job. So I can say… they did an awesome job, completed it in one day and the fence looks great.

Overall, the wife and I are very happy with the fence we got put up with Dynamite Fencing.
We scheduled a quote appointment through Joe, and within a couple days had David measure and provide an estimate. David was a stand up guy, great to talk to.
Pricing was very reasonable. Wood used was untreated, so you have to do that yourself. Nothing some stain or polyurethane can’t take care of in a couple hours.
Installation took about three hours for 40′ of fencing. The crew was neat, and efficient. No mess when they were done. Fence seems solid.
The only thing we were a bit surprised by was the kick-​board on our fence. We thought it would be the same color as the fence posts. It looks a wee bit odd. But I’m sure it just takes some time getting used to.
Overall, awesome. We’ll be having them do the other 70′ of fencing we need done when we’re ready.

Let me first start of with, IF I HAVE 10 STARS… I WOULD RATE THIS COMPANY WITH A 10!
I am not one to leave great positive review if i really don’t feel that a company deserves it. I have worked done on BOTH my sides of the fences. Let me name my neighbors, ABC and the other, XYZ. ABC approached me and wanted the fence on our side repaired because it really needed one… it looked like the Leaning Tower already. I readily agreed to this because me and the hubby saved up for fence and roof work. The other neighbor, XYZ, is not the homeowner… needless to say, next time, amma have to have a lawyer my insurance company talk to her… because i got duped by about $ 400 from her share. Mother nature made it possible for the side of XYZ to come down after the rain we had last March (?) Fence on that side totally plopped down. We had 3 contractors come and give us estimates, finally, me and ABC decided we like Dynamite because they did the other side of ABC’s fence too 2 years ago.
Both me and XYZ have swimming pools in our backyards. But what made me want to expedite this repair thing is that it really looked like we had the Jurassic World film their movie in our backyard… fence situation is BEYOND AWFUL… but what do i have to do as a homeowner? waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttt for XYZ’s landlord to say yes to the appraisal.
FInally, we had a date to start with which was last week of May. Then we got a phone call from Joe stating that they can make it a week earlier… YAY!!! Back tracking a little bit here, last May 5^th, i texted XYZ the company’s phone number because according to her SHE HAS MORE QUESTIONS, tell me why she calls the company on the night before they are scheduled to come out? I mean. really? asking them to postpone it? Am i the only one thinking that this is totally IMPOSSIBLE!
So, fast forward to now, my fence (both sides) are done, but the last time I saw Joe (the manager), i told him that I would like my gate to be as high as my neighbor’s ABC… he said he will make a repair job order. In the back of my mind im thinking… yeah, that’s gonna happen! I thought of e-​mailing or calling him but i stopped myself because my gate is perfect… at its original height. So, i said, if they remember, fine, if not, oh well.
Guess what happened? THEY REMEMBERED AND DID MY GATE (yesterday) AS HIGH AS MY NEIGHBOR’s!!! SUPER HAPPPPPYYYYY! EVEN HUBBY IS BEYOND HAPPY! This company, esp Joe, made me realized (again) that PATIENCE BEARS SWEET FRUIT.
David: their appraiser… his job fits him, he is an all-​around people person
Joe: neighbor XYZ told me he was rude… when I talked to him… didn’t get any of that «rudeness»…he is direct to-​the-​point, kinda like my dad (who was a city prosecutor), no non-​sense type of guy. I appreciate people like him who doesn’t sugar coat stuff just so people will like him. He is NOT rude… direct-to-the-point…so if u want somebody who would kiss your ass… talk to somebody else. He give you information and doesn’t say things that you like to hear, instead, YOU NEED TO HEAR. He came and talked to me BEFORE they started the project, answered my dumb ass questions like a professional.
I feel bad about the other reviews they have posted here about this company, not to say they are not true, but as far as my experience with them is… A PERFECT 10!!! I work for a consortium of managed health care in the bay area… with a current number of employees at 180,000…who do you think I would recommend every time a co-​worker talks about fence problems?

My rating of them is five stars although I do have a few concerns which I explain below.
We had them replace a fence almost 64 feet long between our property and the neighbors. The estimator Dave Smith was a pleasure to deal with. Dynamite was willing to put one extra rail into the fence, and were willing to use screws in attaching that rail. However, the top rail was attached with a staple gun. I don’t see that much problem that staples were used. The fee was approximately $ 1950, which was less than $ 20 less than the competing bids; price was not the decisive factor. The estimator had the nice touch of calling an hour before his visit to confirm his appointment. We signed the contract on the spot while the salesman estimator was here.
One regret which I have is the lumber quality, dogeared redwood boards. Some of the boards have zebra marks, i.e. are not the highest quality. I would recommend that it would have been better for me to go to Lowe’s, and to lay out a sufficient supply of facing boards after I had selected the boards in their lumber yard. The fence overall still seems durable and presentable, but I do recommend that the contractor should not have free rein in selecting the fence boards.
The two gents who built the fence demolished the fence and built the new one in about five hours on a sunny day in February. There was no mud at that time, and they were blessed with the fact that our neighbors allowed us to bring the Dynamite truck right up to the fence construction area through the neighbors driveway. I watched it all, and it seems to me that the workers were true professionals.
One aspect of the project that did not favorably impress me was the collection procedure. The salesman specifically said that we could pay by check. I have a high credit score, and after all if we didn’t pay there would be collection costs and liens against the real estate. Nonetheless, Joe came out the day after and said to pay in cash. Moreover, I had to cut short my visit to Costco if I was going to accommodate his desire «to get back to the office». He showed no interest in checking the job, only in taking the payment which needed to be in the form of cash.
The written materials from Dyamite recommended that we stain it right away, which I did within the next four days using about $ 80 worth of redwood stain which I went out and bought from Lowes.

Couple of days ago — I left a VM — Joe called me back — I started asking about the bad Unilocal reviews and he said well, stanley f. on 9÷4÷13 was a neighbor and we were doing it for free!!! And then he said we do 1000 fence every year and can not keep everyone happy! — Well, then may be you should be doing fewer job but with better quality Joe!

Had a fence replaced by this team and they did a great job. Banged it out in one day and used quality lumber. Thanks!

My neighbor retained their services to demo and put up a new fence. He was kind enough to pay for the entire fence. The workers broke a sprinkler pipe on my property and the manager or owner refused to repair it. He claim it was broken already and not their fault. I had hard evidence of the breakage with pictures. The website claims they have high integrity. This is nothing but horse puckey! They cannot be trusted! On his website he claims to exceed industry standards. What a joke. He used a 1“x8″ as the kick-​board. The actual thickness of the board is ¾″ thick. The construction standard is a 2“x8″ board. The price may be cheap but you get what you pay for and he even adds in a free headache for his lack of professionalism.
You should make sure the fence posts are plumb with your own level. Substandard workmanship. Then pray that he will honor his 15 year untrusted warranty. For us on day 3 after his job we discovered the broken sprinkler pipe committed by the workers. We requested service and this is what we got.

I’d used Dynamite before but was disappointed in the quality of work on my new fence and gate. Discussed it with their management but was met with an attitude of «It’s just a fence». .. which pretty much summed up the quality of their job this time. One section of the fence was installed with a slope in the rails and fence boards even though the ground is level and the gate was installed with different color hardware.

It took several visits to get the estimate right, which was a little frustrating. BUT, they were very efficient on the job and the installed fence looks good.

Dynamite Fence put up a 9 foot fence to replace a dilapidated fence between our property and the neighbor’s. They did a quality job and pumped it out in one day. Fence looks fantastic! We didn’t shop around but felt the price was decent for the quality and speed which they provided.

I was very pleased with the work Dynamite Fence did. They replaced 50 feet of fence and the new board-​on-​board picture frame fence looks great. They removed a strip of old grout to make sure the new fence sat evenly, which wasn’t supposed to be part of the job and they didn’t charge me extra. I took advantage of their 10% cash discount, which makes their already competitive pricing a great value. The only complaint I have is that one of our shrubs was trampled, but it looks like it will survive and for Dynamite’s mix of cost and quality I would have sacrificed the shrub anyway.

Our first job was in the late spring in 2011 and they did a great job. Dave came out and gave us an estimate.
We called Dynamite last week for another job and Dave came out again. I like Dave. nice guy. Two guys came out at 9am and completed the job in one day (today). we had a section of a fence on a hill that was replaced along with a new gate and 14 feet of fencing next to the gate. The fence looks great! The gate come with a handle, and a latch.
Dynamite offers a discount for cash paying customers. The owner comes around within 2 days after the job is completed to check out the job and collect the payment. Very efficient and smooth!

I used Dynamite once before and was happy with them except that the latch that they used for the gate latch was no good and the gate kept opening and my dog got out. However I liked the quality of the fence and called them first when I need another. They came out quickly to do an estimate and when i asked when the fence could be done, i was told that once I signed a contract he could find out. I made it clear that the deciding factor in selecting a company would be how fast it could be done. He still wanted me to sign first but I refused. Finally he made a call and said it could be done the next day (Friday) so I agreed. I was told that they would be here between 9 – 10 am.
At 10:30 when nobody was here I called and was told that they would be here at 1:00 and that as far as he knew it was always to be 1:00. At 2:00, I called and they said they would try to reach crew and call me back. At 3:00 I called back and was told they were sorry that they could not reach them for some reason. At 3:45 they called me back to say that their job was running late and they were not going to come after all and would not come till Monday morning. I explained I had a volatile situation with a neighbor and needed ASAP but they would not budge.
Fortunately I found another company (FJC Fencing) that was able to help me out and put the fence up on Saturday matching their price.

Company must be doing well in this economy — not very interested in new business or customers — would not even entertain idea of early evening (~5:30pm) or Saterday consultation for a project. Not sure why a company would not look at jobs with customers that are gainfully employed and can afford projects these days.
This implies any customer service request require use of vacation days — someone needs a better sales strategy and sales management team. Congrats on being too busy to need my business.

very professiona company well do a good job for you
mike

I needed to replace a 40 foot fence. Had several estimates and nobody could beat dynamite. I received the estimate had to make one little change based of the adjoining neighbors request, reconfirmed everything with the office and three days later the fence was up. The crew was professional and removed all the debris and the office was very helpful. I have another fence that is needing repair in a few years and I will definitely be a return customer.

We called them for an estimate, they came out the next day. After that the review goes downhill and when all was said they didn’t get the job. We only needed two fence posts replaced, this guy tried to convince us we needed a whole new fence. Obviously if we could afford that right now? Enuf said. Told me there was a $ 675 minimum for any job, which did NOT coincide what the person on the phone said, $ 150.00 min order. So we went with Fremont Fence which told me there was a $ 500 dollar min. order but after they came out and looked at what we wanted to be done they were kind enough to lower that to $ 375. Read my review over there, they will be getting my repeat business and my neighbors will get Fremont Fence recommendations. Sorry Dynamite Fence, I don’t like your strong arm sales tactics.

They did a great job. The estimate was on Monday, and by Thursday evening I had 70 feet of new fence and two new gates. The fence looks great and it is very high quality work.
The only part that was frustrating was dealing with the salesman and billing department, the communication between them was poor. It happened twice that I was told different things from two people and had to get them to straighten it out so I could get the work started and pay them.