OVB

The contractor said this would be a "one-day job, " but took almost two weeks before he abandoned the incomplete and defective gate. The contractor did an abysmal job. I gave very specific information about how I wanted the gate to be built, and he ignored my instruction. I told him that the gate should be sturdy enough to withstand 60 MPH gusts, as that is the wind condition I get here every few years. I repeatedly told him this gate needed to be strong to protect my four dogs from getting out if the gate blew open in a windstorm. Yet the FIRST NIGHT after "completion", during an overnight light wind of about 10 MPH (according to Weather.com), the gate blew wide open. This almost caused me to lose my four dogs. Early the next morning I heard my dogs barking in the front yard by the busy street. Fortunately, none had wandered away or been run over or he and you would now be facing an attorney. I immediately texted the contractor who demanded I pay him, even more, to return to fix the problem, despite his previous promise to "come back to fix any problems". I reluctantly agreed as I was concerned about my dogs and needed a working gate. However, despite my agreement to pay extra, the contractor did not respond to any future contacts and thus ghosted me and left me with a nonfunctional, insecure gate. To ensure the gate does not blow open again, I've been forced to put a pile of bricks on each side of the gate. I've placed even more bricks after I took this photo to ensure it doesn't blow open on a windy day. This makes using this as a gate rather problematic as I have to move the pile of bricks each time I go in or out, as seen in the picture below. Here is how the contractor proceeded to work this job. The contractor came out initially to make measurements, give me an estimate, and schedule the start day and time of the job. The morning of the build he was supposed to be here about 8 am. The agreed time came and went with no word. Eventually, I texted him to ask his ETA. He said he was at the hardware store buying wood. Then he wanted ME to go outside and measure the fence for him despite him previously coming by to measure it himself. I wondered if he bothered to write down his measurements made on the day of the estimate. I'm semi-disabled so it was a chore for me to go out that morning with a ruler to make the measurements. This was a huge red flag and in retrospect, I should have canceled him then. Then the contractor sent several pictures of wood boards from the hardware store, without explanation, as if he expected me to choose what kind of wood to use. I had hired him for his alleged professionalism about the type of wood to use in building a gate. Another red flag. Eventually, several hours late he showed up. Yet another red flag. The contractor was instructed to construct the gate asymmetrically, with one side being as wide as the existing concrete slab, shown in the photo above. That was going to be the usual entry side. The wider side would be opened less frequently and only when required to accommodate a wide load. He said he understood, however, he ignored my directions and built it symmetrically as the picture above shows. The contractor objected to me watching him work, which is always a red flag in my experience. The contractor promised this would be a one-day job both when he made the estimate and repeated that one-day promise the morning he began work. Then that afternoon he revealed he would have to come back another day to finish. When he returned about a week later, he was supposed to arrive about 4 p.m. but did not arrive until much later when it was after dark. I was thus unable to properly watch and notice all the missed screws pictured below. The contractor did not show up on time, showed up hours after the time he said he'd be there, and after darkness, thus making supervising his work more difficult. During the initial day of work, the contractor ran out of wood as he worked, even though he'd been given the measurements. He hadn't bothered to do the math or did it wrong. Either way, instead of returning to the hardware store to obtain new boards, he started using wood scraps from his truck. This also resulted in the gate being very flimsy. The amateur build with scraps and asymmetrical build is apparent in the picture of the gate above The contractor has ignored texts and phone calls for him to return, even though he promised that if there were any problems, he would return to fix those problems. In short, he lied. The contractor tried several times to argue with me about how I wanted the gate to be built. For example, he wanted to build it so that the gate's wood to be pressed up tightly against the house, thus creating an area for dampness to be trapped and rot to develop in the wood of the house. He insisted and argued forcefully with me that I didn't know what I was talking about when I pointed out that would cause rot to develop in the house wood. I had to be quite forceful to get him not to build the gate pressing against the house. He treated me like he considered me to be an idiot as he gaslit me. The contractor installed a completely inadequate latch on the gate. When I pointed this out, he told me he'd have to charge me extra to put on an adequate latch. I agreed to the additional even though I felt a sturdy latch was an inherent part of a gate that could withstand 60 MPH winds However he never returned. The gate is full of "missed screws", i.e. places where the screws driven in missed the braces on the other side. This means that many boards are not adequately secured to the fence frame with the screw drilled into nothing. This also presents a serious stabbing hazard to have all these sharp metal points sticking out. A few (not all) photos of the many missed screws are presented below: While he was working, the contractor constantly talked about how busy he was, how he had big teams of employees out doing big projects and was just doing this little job himself so his teams could do the big jobs. It sounded like he was gaslighting me to make it seem like he was a big important and very busy contractor. I was then, and remain, skeptical of his claims as he didn't seem to be very well organized and I felt he was lying to make himself seem bigger and more important than he was implying that I should be grateful he was lowering himself to work on my little insignificant project.

OVB was on time, very professional and knowledgeable. He installed gate latches on two gates and fixed gate installed by another Fence contractor. Gates had to be leveled and adjusted on the hinges and pulled up with steel cable to level out. Great job OVB.

It went very well. Octavio and crew built a beautiful, well-crafted and sturdy fence while expertly dealing with the slope and trees on and near our property

Octavio & his crew are very hard working. Any time we requested a change or addition to our project Octavio was very accommodating. He would also give his suggestions & we appreciated his input. He was very easy to work with.

Excellent and will definitely call again and refer to others!

Octavio @ OVB did great a job on our fence. We called him back to help repair our cracked cement. Definitely recommend OVB

Went very well. Octavio’s work and work ethic are the best. He went above and beyond my expectations. I highly recommend OVB.