W J McDonough Fences

W.J. McDonough Fence Co. is a Medford, Massachusetts wood and ornamental fence builder with its own Medford woodshop and staining service — the kind of shop that mills and finishes fencing in-house rather than just installing pre-made panels. The company traces back to 1982, was incorporated in 1988, and its BBB file has been open since 2004; it currently has 15 employees under president William J. McDonough. BuildZoom's permit record shows 6 projects, including a $15,290, 180-linear-foot ornamental iron fence built in Brookline in 2024. The company describes itself, in its own materials, as a 75-year family fence-building tradition with 35 years of growing its Medford woodshop, 80% of its work coming from referrals, and 15 consecutive years as an Angie's List Super Service Provider. Fencing contractors are exempt from Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, and BuildZoom confirmed in 2020 that this business doesn't need one — its BBB page separately carries an A+ grade, though BBB notes explicitly that the company is not a BBB Accredited Business. For a wood or ornamental fence job, the combination of an in-house woodshop and a long local run makes this a name worth calling — just treat the '75-year' and other tenure figures as the company's own account rather than an independently confirmed history.