Canton Fence Co. Inc.

Canton Fence Co., Inc. is a long-established fence maker and supplier at 1219 Washington Street in Stoughton, which the Better Business Bureau records as trading since 1967 and incorporated in 1984 under president Richard L. Schiffer Jr. It sells and installs chain link, cedar and ornamental fencing and also runs as a counter operation, with several reviewers describing walking in for posts, gates and fence supplies. The product side of the record is genuinely strong. A 2024 reviewer found a Canton Fence plaque on a fence still solid after 18 years; a 2025 customer said Rich and his installers had been their go-to since 1992 and that the work had withstood time and weather; an August 2025 customer praised an installer named Tony for fencing a rocky, hilly yard at a good rate. Repeat trade buyers call it the best fence wholesaler on the South Shore. Front-desk and follow-up handling is where the complaints concentrate, and they are recent. All four reviews in the last six months are negative, and they say much the same thing: rude phone manner, quotes that never arrive, and warranty callbacks that go unanswered. A March 2026 reviewer whose fence Canton installed over a decade ago said three separate calls for an estimate produced three broken promises and a suggestion to call someone else. A 2024 customer said a staff member yelled at them over incorrect gate measurements, the owner defended the staff member, and a requested refund was never returned. A South Shore Reddit commenter in April 2026 answered a fence-company recommendation thread with just "Not Canton Fence". Read the star average carefully. The Boston Globe reported in October 2024 that Schiffer, president and owner of Canton Fence, was released on personal recognizance in a witness-intimidation case connected to the Karen Read trial, with a hearing set for November 22. Within days of that coverage the Google page took a burst of five-star reviews full of duck puns, "IYKYK" and "FREE KAREN READ", including one from a self-identified Texan — support posts, not customer accounts. The single BBB review on file is likewise not about any work at all; it is a note that the owner has been arrested. If you are buying fence materials over the counter or hiring for a straightforward installation, the underlying product and installer work has a real, long track record. Expect to have to chase the office, get the measurements, the price and the warranty terms in writing before you pay, and treat the 2024 five-star cluster as noise rather than as evidence about the work.