Garbarino Customs Co. Fence and Rail

Garbarino Customs Co. Fence and Rail is a Milford-area fencing company that installs fences, custom gates, and posts for mailboxes and signs. Its written record on Houzz runs from 2016 to 2018 and is split. In a 2016 review, a customer described more than 700 linear feet of cedar fence installed and praised the company's customer service. But starting in late 2017, the tone changes: two reviews describe paying a deposit — one for $2,180 — and then waiting through months of delayed or missed installation dates, with the fence never delivered and communication stopping. A fourth review, from April 2018, reported a fence that was actually installed but without the promised wood cores and cement, that it fell repeatedly afterward, and that the company stopped responding to calls or emails. Houzz shows an overall rating of 2.6 stars from five ratings for the company, in line with that mix. Before hiring, ask directly about current deposit practices and installation timelines — the complaints on file describe money collected well ahead of work that didn't happen, and there's no account after 2018 to say whether that has changed.