DIY Fence Installation Vs Hire the Pros in Northeast Ohio?
A fence is an investment in your home or business. And your peace of mind. Choosing to DIY for your residential fence installation will save you on cost. Even though with recent inflation, material costs for DIY installation have risen. Professional labor costs add to that. However, there are advantages to hiring professionals to install your fencing. Learn more about the pros and cons of DIY fence installation in Northeast Ohio.
Should you build your own backyard fence or hire professionals?
The answer?
It depends!
Installing a fence yourself is doable. But it depends on many factors whether you should!
The Pros of Installing a Do-It-Yourself DIY Fence
There are endless resources online about how to install a fence on your own and we’re happy to help with do-it-yourself DIY supplies for your fence building project at your home, business or wherever you may want to install a fence.
Local Cleveland – Akron – Canton Experts are Standing By to Help with Your Fence Design & Supply Needs
At Acme Fence’s supply yard (1053 Bank Street, Akron, 44305), our experienced, professional staff help and encourage you to install a residential fence yourself.
We help you design it and identify all the parts and pieces you need to install the fence yourself. The advantage is you save on the labor costs and get a great workout at the same time when you choose the DIY method of fence installation.
Just imagine hanging out in your backyard enjoying your beautiful, private oasis AND taking pride in your own workmanship.
Of course, saving money on the labor costs is also a big incentive for choosing the DIY route as well.
The Pros for Professional Fence Installation
What are the advantages of hiring professionals for my fence installation? There are several advantages to hiring professionals to do the heavy lifting of designing and installing your residential fence.
- The work is hard and can take a long time. In Northeast Ohio, the weather can be brutal. The Acme Fence team works year-round in snow, in temperatures down to 20° F when the ground is frozen.
- Acme Fence uses specialty equipment which makes the work for our professionals easier and faster and of course, our team is trained in the safe operation of heavy equipment.
- There are risks involved.
- Case example: Acme Fence always contacts the Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) to mark what is underground. Our professional fence installers also are experienced at identifying unmarked underground dangers that OUPS does not mark. Our professionals also know how to work around obstacles.
- Case example, if there are utilities running underground where a post should go or a sewer drain, we have the experience to maneuver around it.
- Most importantly, skills and experience come in handy when there are changes in elevation in the ground or if there are curves in your property lines. Making straight lines is not as easy as it looks even with using strings. If a post is slightly off, some styles of fence are not so forgiving.
- Case example: If your land is uneven and your goal is keeping animals in or out of your property, maintaining the bottom of the fence flush with the ground can be challenging.
Whatever you decide in your quest for a fence at your home or business, Acme Fence would love to be a part of your plans. Our family has served Northeast Ohio for 85 years and is now in our fourth generation of providing beautiful fencing, built-to-last.
Call Acme Fence for a free design consultation today!