Fortress Fence & Landscape

I recently decided to upgrade my back yard from scraggly grass to water-​wise. A critical element of the design was a hardscape piece. I chose Fortress Fence and Landscape after viewing their work at other locations and talking to recent customers. Joe and his crew (who I discovered have been with him for over 20 years which tells you something) did an incredible job. I am way past pleased with the result. I never dreamed my back yard could look this good. I just go out and stare at it. It is such a pleasure to have something important turn out even better than you expect. The crew was amazing; hardworking, polite and cleaned up after themselves each day. The price was right, the outcome was outstanding and I am so pleased. I can’t say enough good things about this experience.

I’ve used Joe and the guys at Fortress for several projects and been extremely pleased with all their work. They have done fences, gates, and walkways very nicely. The deck they put in my backyard is not only beautiful but very functional – the Trex has lasted for over 10 years with very little maintenance (sweeping). The next project was a low cobblestone wall to define my back yard, along with a sturdy pergola with a paving-​stone patio underneath – once again, beautiful and no maintenance – not a weed has come up in the paving stones, and the pergola, now covered with trumpet vine, is an oasis. The crowning achievement is the new covered porch on the front of my house, with cobblestone pillars and a sturdy railing. I’ve really been enjoying this space and get lots of compliments on it – some from neighbors walking by that I hardly know! And besides doing excellent work, Joe designed all of these beautiful areas for me with just a little input from me about what I was looking for. If you’re wanting to enhance your yard, or just build a new fence, Fortress is a company with a high level of both skill and integrity. I highly recommend them!

They were great!!! Returned my calls or e-​mails promptly (something i cannot say with other contractors I contacted) I had a brick patio put in my backyard as well as having a fountain that we got on our honeymoon in Spain 20 years a go but never got working. They did a beautiful job, real quality craftsmanship. Joe, the owner, is a good guy and really takes pride in his work as do his employees.

Sadly I cannot rate the quality of this company because I never heard back from them after calling twice, and leaving messages. I have a small $ 5,000 job (it pains me to say small followed by $ 5,000…this is a lot of money to me), and left two messages for them after seeing their great work in the South Park area, but to no avail…
Guess they have more business than they need.
Unfortunate, I was looking for a new fence and some landscaping.

How interesting that the owner of this company is allowed to give himself five stars! I wrote the review as an individual owner as I decided not to run for the homeowners board after 15 years — that’s why my review is two years after the fact. The attorney’s name, by the way, is Joel Kriger of Anderson and Kriger in La Mesa.