Hulme Fence

Hulme Fence has been putting up fences around Methuen since 2003, by its own account, and today runs on an active Massachusetts Home Improvement Contractor license. It's also listed as a top-ten dealer for Catalyst Fence Solutions, and its name turns up as a contracted installer inside Home Depot's local fencing program — a layer of vetting beyond just self-reported experience. The company works Methuen, Andover, North Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, and Lowell, by its own description, covering aluminum, chain-link, vinyl, wood, and specialty fencing for homes and businesses alike. The Google page holds up under scrutiny: 4.7 stars across 137 ratings, and every one of the twelve most recent reviews — all from the past six months — lands at five stars. The details repeat in a way that's hard to fake. In late May, a homeowner said installers Greg, Louis and Anthony finished a job "to perfection" with Jake running point on the contract from day one. A smaller fence project in April got praised for how Jake planned the layout, flagged two follow-up items during the install, then personally came back the next week to close them out. Crews get called out by name often enough — Ivan and Max battling a bad-weather day in early April, Loui, Jeff and Marlon showing up thirty minutes early in late March — that the pattern looks like how the company runs jobs, not a lucky streak. Before booking, it's worth knowing the record isn't spotless: among the more than one hundred reviews collected since 2021, one describes a disagreement over add-on charges that soured an otherwise straightforward installation. It's the outlier against a long run of praise, but it's a reason to get the full scope and any add-on pricing in writing before the crew shows up, especially if the project involves extra footage or gates beyond the original quote. For a wood, vinyl, aluminum, or chain-link fence anywhere in the Merrimack Valley — install or repair, residential or commercial — Hulme's recent track record and an active state license make it a reasonable call. Get the final price and any change orders on paper; the crew that's been showing up on time and cleaning up after itself for the last six months is likely who'll show up for you.