The Post Hole Company

Fences & Gates
Mississauga ON L5N 4B7
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Catherine in Mississauga
Catherine in Mississauga
1 review Mississauga, ON
10/10

Fence Posts

Recently we contacted The Post Hole Company and discussed what we needed with Marlene in customer service. Marlene was extremely helpful and was a pleasure to deal with, she organized our job Four 12foot fence post to be installed.
They arrived on time and the three young men were very professional and obliging, finishing the job quickly.
We highly recommend The Post Hole Company.
Thank you. Ed & Catherine

Approximate cost of services:
$300.00
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Grant in Brampton
Grant in Brampton
1 review Brampton, ON
10/10

Fence repair

Crew showed up on site... made recommendations for most economical and efficient way to repair my fence. They removed existing posts, installed new posts and cleaned up in about an hour. Highly recommend this company.

Approximate cost of services:
$325.00
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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Whitby, ON
1/10

Disrespectful And Dishonest

Watch out for hidden fees. They charged me $10 to lift each post. $50 to rent a tool. Quoted me $500, ended up paying $830! Threatened to refer me to collection when I complained. The "owner" was very rude and pompous! Never again will I deal with them. Read Homestar reviews before you call anyone.

Approximate cost of services:
$830.00
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Company Response

You were advised of the length of posts to purchase, but you bought shorter ones to save a buck and maximize your profit.

You did not make mention of the concrete barrier wall we had to demolish in order to dig the post holes. You didn't mention it to us because you knew that concrete wall demolition is not in the scope of what post hole companies do.

You were NOT upfront about the scope of your project and you disregarded our site preparatory instructions. It took us 1.5 hours to get to your project location but we decided to cut our losses and leave as there was nothing for us to do. You begged us to stay and help you.

The only way to accomplish any work on your site was to rent a jackhammer. We advised you that you would need to at least pay for the rental of the equipment to which you had agreed. (We covered the diesel and hourly wages for our crew).

We were also forced to suspend HEAVY 6x6 posts in concrete. We had to use more portland and gravel than normal in each hole to be able to suspend those posts. That also increased the cost per hole.

We did not charge you anything extra in labour. In hind-site, we should have.

Now we have a dirty review from a hack of a contractor who is dishonest, unfair and greedy.

We'd like to say it was a pleasure working with you, but it wasn't. We too will never again do business with you. We only hope that going forward, you conduct yourself professionally, quit cutting corners and give customers the respect they deserve with quality workmanship!

Signed,
The Pompous "Owner" of The Post Hole Company Corp.

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
10/10

Fence posts digging

They did professional job. Request locate underground pipe line before digging. Save a lots of time for my fence project. They taught me how to install fence by myself. Thanks them very much.

Approximate cost of services:
$1,300.00
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Alex in Etobicoke in Old Toronto
Alex in Etobicoke in Old Toronto
1 review Toronto, ON
1/10

Deck posts - Poor Quality

I contracted The Post Hole Company to dig 11 holes including pouring concrete in my backyard in August 2017. In short, their scheduling was a mess, their customer service was a joke (I am talking about Marlene's professionalism in taking care of customer request and the owner, Andy's ignorance of such issues), and the quality of the holes are so bad that I have to dig out the post hole they poured and re-do it myself.

Scheduling seemed always to be a hassle, and we'd settle on a time but the crew did not show, this happened for at least several times. After many attempts, they finally came and dig all the holes. The crew was quite friendly but the owner who operated the digging machine seems a bit impatient. The worst thing is they did not carry enough portland so I actually offered to use my own car and took one of their crew members to buy 3 bags from a nearby home centre. Little did I noticed that this shortage of portland would make such a pain for me.

First I noticed the concrete start to scale and sink in the post form, then I recall when pouring concrete they did not compact the concrete at all, just pour it in and that's it. So after some time the concrete started to settle and the structural strength was greatly compromised. I was hoping this would not post a problem for my deck. However, in Jun 2018, when we are ready to put deck post on the concrete piers, I noticed one of the post bases (a metal bracket that is sunk in the concrete) was very weak. Using my bare hand with not a not of force, I easily pulled the base out of the concrete. I started to contact the company regarding this issue. I sent pictures to Marlene, the customer service staff, and requested they come and fix it. I was scheduled in for Jun 20th, but they did not show. Then I was scheduled again for Jun 23rd, again they did not show. Up to this point, I had made regular calls for about two weeks trying to have them come and fix the issue, but no success. On Jun 26, I tried to call again, but simply no answer on the phone, so I keep trying, only to noticed that Marlene hung up the phone without answering and then later she BLOCKED MY NUMBER! This was so ridiculous that Marlene actually accused me of making too many phone calls even though I just want to talk to her about scheduling a site visit so they can fix their problem! Then I start emailing back and forth with Marlene, and in the end she was trying to take a bureaucratic stand and say that even though this is a job that they've done wrong, they need to do a new locate, and wait for more than a month to fix this one problem. I took that as she was just avoiding taking responsibilities, I asked to talk to the owner, Andy. Marlene said he would contact me as soon as possible but it's been a month and I haven't heard anything from them.

I make a video recording the poor quality of the concrete pier so you can see yourself their work. Do not use this company. See for yourself: https://youtu.be/uO2nIYXPTCg

Approximate cost of services:
$850.00
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Company Response

1. You phoned us on June 20th of 2018 to report the poor condition of one of 11 footings we installed in August of 2017 and demanded to be seen THAT SAME DAY for repair. We do not push customer appointments on behalf of anyone for any reason so we recommended you book an official appointment for the first week of August but you refused to do so.

2. Since you did not wish to book an appointment, we kept you on a waiting list to be done on a best effort basis. However, we could not fit you in as hoped due to it being the busiest time of the digging season.

3. You phoned one of our office lines over 35 times in the span of an hour for a total of 107 phone calls for that day. You did not choose to leave a voice message, but hung up after no answer and re-dialed immediately. We have 2 phone lines, one of which you were tying up for an hour and the other which was busy with customers. We advised you by email that your phone calls were inappropriate, un-called for and stated that we were limiting communication with you to email only.

4. You were advised back in August of 2017 to re-route your eavestroughs so as to direct water AWAY from the footings as it would indeed damage them. You obviously did not follow our recommendations or instructions last year either.

5. We have tried our absolute best to resolve this for you, but due to your inability to be flexible or reasonable, you essentially refused our help and took matters into your own hands.

Bill in Brampton
Bill in Brampton
1 review Brampton, ON
10/10

Post Hole Dig and Set

They showed up on time, worked really hard and completed the job quickly. They were professional and the cost was what they said it was going to be on their website. I would recommend these people to my mother. Good experience.

Approximate cost of services:
$500.00
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Holly  in Brampton
Holly in Brampton
1 review Brampton, ON
8/10

Deck post Holes

The Post Hole Company completed did a great job completing what was not an easy dig. Our backyard is very rocky and it took some perseverance to get the job done. They also advised us on the best way to complete the rest of our job. I would for sure recommend them to family and friends.

Georgetown

Approximate cost of services:
$600.00
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Company Response

Thank you for your feedback Holly. It was an absolute pleasure working with you! We wish you a successful fence project and if you need anything, please don't hesitate to give us a call.

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More about The Post Hole Company

We are your full-service post hole company offering digging, setting, post hole services as well as custom built fence and decks. We are fully insured with over 16 years of experience in the industry. Get in touch and tell us about your project today! (905) 497-HOLE info@ThePostHoleCompany. com
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