Fence Craft, a Rocky Mount fencing company incorporated five years ago, recently completed a white vinyl privacy fence with a lattice-top accent for a residential customer in the area, one example of its recent residential work. The installation carries the same standard President Roy Garner has applied since he started working in fencing in 1987, more than three decades before Fence Craft was ever registered as a company.
Fence Craft is a member of the American Fence Association, a national trade group that sets installation standards and requires members to keep current on code requirements, material practices, and jobsite safety procedures. The company backs every installation with a 12-month craftsmanship guarantee covering workmanship issues such as post movement or gate misalignment. Garner's father, Bill, joined the operation in 2002. Daughter Bridget and son-in-law Jeremy now handle day-to-day project work, and Fence Craft has grown into a three-generation family business. Garner also holds a business administration degree from East Carolina University, where he graduated summa cum laude, the highest distinction the university awards, in 1992. By then he had already spent five years operating other fencing companies and a concrete-cutting business used for post and footing work on larger jobs.
The project totaled approximately 80 linear feet of white vinyl privacy fencing with a lattice-top accent, installed along the property line of a residential backyard. Vinyl has become the material Fence Craft installs most often for residential customers, a pattern the company has tracked particularly in newer developments where homeowner association guidelines call for a uniform, low-maintenance fence line. The lattice-top design adds airflow above the solid privacy panels while keeping the fence within the height and style limits many of those communities require. It comes in white, tan, clay, and other neutral tones, though white remains the most common choice for residential privacy fencing in the area. A project of this size typically takes one to three days to install, depending on gate placement and any existing structures along the property line.
To handle the coastal plain's sandy, lower-bearing-capacity soil, Fence Craft sets vinyl posts in a high-PSI concrete mix, a denser blend rated for greater load-bearing strength than standard mixes. The heavier mix keeps panels from leaning or drifting out of line as the ground settles during the region's wet seasons. For gate hardware, Fence Craft chooses fittings built to resist the coastal plain's humidity, which corrodes standard fasteners and causes gates to stick within a season or two on lower-grade installations. Each installation begins with a free on-site estimate, during which a crew member reviews the property line, gate placement, and any drainage or grade changes that could affect where posts are set. Garner or a crew lead then walks the completed fence line with the homeowner before signing off on the job. He checks post spacing and panel alignment against the layout agreed to during the estimate.
"After nearly 40 years hanging fence, a straight line still tells you everything," said Roy Garner, President of Fence Craft. "There's no luck to it, and no eyeballing it either. It's checking your spacing before the first post goes in the ground, and checking it again before the last one does. Skip that step and the fence looks fine on install day and wrong two years later."
For more information about vinyl fencing options or to request a free on-site estimate, homeowners can call Fence Craft at (252) 270-5100. The homeowner's feedback on this project is available for review.
About Fence Craft
Fence Craft is a family-owned fencing company headquartered at 5614 Dortches Blvd, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. President Roy Garner has worked in the fencing industry since 1987, and the company serves eight counties across Eastern North Carolina. Fence Craft provides residential and commercial fencing — including wood, vinyl, aluminum, chain link, and ranch-style installations — along with railings, gate operators, and repair services. The company is a member of the American Fence Association and backs all installations with a 12-month craftsmanship guarantee.
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For more information about Fence Craft Inc. , contact the company here:
Fence Craft
Roy Garner
(252) 270-5100
customerservice@fencecraft.com
5614 Dortches Blvd, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
