Distinctive Fences Inc.

Distinctive Fences Inc. is a family-owned fence and gate contractor based in Sharon, Massachusetts, run today by president Bill Guisti. The company traces back to 1971/1972 and has been BBB accredited since 2011 with an A+ rating and no complaints or government actions on file. Homeowners consistently name Bill or his son Billy directly when describing their experience, and the reviews are detailed and specific rather than generic. One reviewer had a large wooden fence and a post-and-rail fence built and calls the work "the best there is." Another describes a cedar fence the crew built as "gorgeous," and a third recalls the installers being careful not to step on the perennials while working. Repair work shows up just as often as new installs: one homeowner had Tim come out to fix fence sections damaged in a recent blizzard, and he flagged a couple of other spots that could use reinforcement while he was there; another needed repairs and new fencing installed in the same visit and had all the old material hauled away; and a third, after a landscaper accidentally damaged a freshly installed fence, says Billy found them an affordable, quick replacement panel with no apparent hassle. More than one reviewer mentions hiring the company again for a second job or a second property. Across fifteen reviews spanning 2023 through mid-2026, every rating is 4 or 5 stars, and the company's Google page shows a 4.8-star average from 26 ratings. Three of those reviews landed in the last six months, all positive, so the pattern looks current rather than something from years ago. One thing worth knowing: a secondary listing on BuildZoom carries a confusing, self-contradictory licensing record — it shows a Rhode Island residential-contractor registration last verified back in 1994, and the same page simultaneously labels that registration active, inactive, and "no active license on file." That record predates the business's current Massachusetts-focused operations by decades and doesn't reflect a real, current licensing concern here, but it's the kind of thing worth a quick question if licensing matters to you for this particular job. The same source also references an older listing under the name "Sharon Fence Co., Inc." at the same address, which may simply be an earlier iteration of this family business. Overall, Distinctive Fences looks like a well-established, trustworthy option for wood, cedar, vinyl and other fence installation and repair work in the Sharon area and nearby towns, with a long track record and reviewers who keep coming back.