Our property was in dire need of a new wood fence but the remodel/renovation market is booming in Tacoma, WA and finding a good, solid contractor with availability was difficult, especially since we were only considering BBB-listed businesses with current licensing and a great rating, as well as being bonded and insured. We cross-checked our three possibles through various online resources and invited each to look at the job and provide an estimate.
The bid we received from Mr. Zach Salo, Owner of Z & S Structures and Landscaping, won on BOTH "time to job completion" and "estimated total cost". Mr. Salo was also the most thorough of the contractors who bid, taking complete measurements and asking specific questions about the materials we wanted used and things like height & spacing changes from the old to the new fence. We agreed on a date and price and anxiously waited to see how it would go.
Well, we are SUPER pleased with the outcome (check out these before and after pics)!!! Mr. Salo arrived right on schedule, verified the new materials with us, then started removing our old, broken-down fence. He finished that in short order and started setting post holes (with solid concrete footings the old fence never had), building the support line and spacing the rails as we requested. The new fence turned out EXACTLY like we wanted, and Z & S Structures and Landscaping brought the job in ON-TIME and WITHIN BUDGET! Zach was gracious and professional throughout, and when the job was completed, every scrap of the old, rain-rotted fence left on his trailer, leaving only the beautiful new fence to be enjoyed (the neighbors are pretty happy, too!).
We're already talking about some future landscaping redesign we'd like Z & S to do for us that will make the hill path safer and better manage rain-gutter flow. Thanks Z & S Structures & Landscaping! We think you ROCK! read more