Liberty Fence

Liberty Fence is a six-person, owner-run fence company in Hanover on the South Shore, and the thing that stands out in its record is how consistently the owner's own name shows up in it. The BBB lists the business as a sole proprietorship established in Massachusetts in 1990 under owner Paul Hylan, graded A+ though not accredited. Google puts it at 4.9 stars from 12 ratings. The company installs and repairs vinyl, cedar, chain-link and ornamental wrought iron fencing, and its BBB listing extends that to gates, railings, enclosures, automatic gate installation and gate operator service for residential, commercial and industrial customers. Every job starts with a free in-person consultation, and the site offers a two-year workmanship warranty alongside the manufacturers' material warranties. Reviewers describe the owner running the jobs personally. In a September 2025 review a Weymouth homeowner referred by a friend named the owner and his two-man crew, and described them as prompt, professional and skilled from planning through clean-up. A June 2025 customer who had their whole back yard fenced wrote that the owner "really cares about his clients, and goes out of his way to make sure you are happy with the final result", calling it a family business worth supporting. Difficult sites and schedules come up more than once. A May 2024 reviewer had a very old and crumbly fence replaced along tough terrain and said the job finished ahead of schedule with a rock-solid install; a March 2023 customer said a vinyl fence installation was completed on time with good communication throughout. Two things temper that. The written record is small and slightly dated — six reviews on file spanning 2023 to 2025, none in the last six months — so this reads as a steady small operation rather than a heavily documented one. And every account is positive, which means there is no published example of how the company handles a job that goes wrong. A 2023 r/SouthShore commenter answering a request for honest South Shore fence contractors said they had a good experience, that they had not shopped around much on price because of a tight timeline, but that service and communication were great. Good fit for a homeowner around Weymouth, Braintree, Hanover or Boston who wants the owner on site rather than a rotating crew, especially on an awkward run or a tight deadline. Since price comparison is the one thing reviewers admit they skipped, get a second quote, and ask for the two-year workmanship warranty in writing.