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"We’re so glad we contracted with Ortega. They handled all arrangements effectively, guided us through the design work while keeping the job within our budget, prep’ed a challenging plot and delivered a solid patio pitched perfectly and on schedule. I highly recommend Camilo and team."

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"This is the 4th time this year I've used Roger and his company for landscape projects around my house. Projects hve included driveway extension through installation of driveway pavers; planting of 20 shrubs, weeding and shrub trimming and removal of lava stone mulch and replacement with hardwood mulch around my whole house. I can not say enough great things about Roger and his firm. They are hardworking, polite, effiicent, and have very reasonble pricing. I highly recommend this firm to anyone!
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"Naper Lawn Work did fantastic job on our outdoor remodel. We had them put in an outdoor kitchen (my husband absolutely loves), gas fire place (the kids love roasting marshmallows), beautiful p**** paver patio, pillars, and outdoor lighting. Its great for entertaining!  My husband and I received numerous compliments. We have even had neighbors ask if we mind if the duplicate our yard.
From the very beginning, Naper Lawn Works has been very professional. They never tried to over sell. They listen to what my husband and I chose and offered great advice and tips to make it look even better than what we pictured.  Naper Lawn Works stayed on schedule the whole time, kept us informed daily as what the schedule is.  All the workers were very polite and even cleaned up their mess everyday before leaving our home. We shopped around for other prices and found Naper Lawn Works not only an affordable price, but they are local. Mark, the owner, was so very nice. I could not have asked for a better guy to deal with. I am someone that worries constantly, but Mark made me feel comfortable and answered my million questions throughout the whole process.
My husband and I are so please with the work, that this spring we will be starting a new project with Naper Lawn Works for the front of our house. I am so excited as seeing how easily and affordable our last project was. I would recommend Naper Lawn Works to everyone. Not only does my family and I constantly enjoy our yard, but its awesome for entertaining, that the whole neighborhood is over enjoying it too.
Thank you Mark and the whole Naper Lawn Works team for everything. We will see you in the spring for our new project."

"Although it was a little tough to connect in the beginning (due to summer rush and holiday weekend), once Maria and I connected, things went very smoothly.
She came to my house, measured and provided a quote in a very timely manner.  
I had to go through my HOA, and she was quite helpful. Providing the drawings and contacting J.U.L.I.E. as required by the HOA (and even coming out a second time to get additional details requested by the HOA).
We had set a tentative installation date (pending HOA approval) and were lucky that the HOA approval was received in the nick of time and the weather held out.
The crew showed up on time and worked tirelessly all day to complete the job. When they ran out of bricks, they went back out to buy more.  Maria  was there the entire time overseeing the work.  At one point we had an issue with the level of the patio where the base of the steps and the side of the house were out of sync (huge downward slope).  She noted the issue and provided a sound recommendation which I approved. At the end of the day, they cleaned up the entire area.  They had carefully removed sod, mulch and some of my plants to install the brick patio and when they were done installing, they replaced the sod, mulch and even replanted my flowers.  Impressive!!  Everything washed up (even the handprints on the staircase) and clean.  They were also very careful with the surrounding area.  I live in a townhouse and they used wheel barrels to bring in all the materials.  They were careful not to destroy any of the common area.  This is a huge plus and greatly appreciated.  
Overall, it was a very positive experience and I highly recommend LDP.  I love my new patio - even though it is small, it adds a whole new room for me outdoors.  Wish I could add pictures, it turned out great!!"

"Green T showed up on time and the gentleman explained everything he was going to do and asked if I had any questions. He went to work and did a wonderful job. I certainly recommend Green T, for Wood floors."

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They have been working with us for the last three years and they are still doing more work. They put the bay window in last fall. They are not cheap. Their quality is very good. They are here earlier than I anticipate. The job they did on the storm doors was really good, but they are starting to rust a little bit and it is only a year. He looked at them and he is going to see what he can do with them.  

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"Half of their work is very good. The other half is mediocre. They patched, acid etched and coated our 58 year old concrete porch with polymer modified coatings. Less than 6 months later the coating is worn and chipping off. They acid etched and coated the garage floor and said it would probably crack someday. Someday was 3 weeks. They removed the old wrought iron railings and installed new aluminum railings whose angles and placement do not match. They still have not replaced the small railing gate protecting the basement stairs. They installed Unilock Pavers. The pavers are basically level. They were supposed to repair and reinstall our chain link fence gate. They dug out one post and reset it leaning north. The gate was worse than before they started. We had to pay someone else to fix it so that it stays closed. They removed and replaced the asphalt driveway and did an excellent job but we spent 2 weeks with the driveway dug down to the clay with machinery and debris everywhere. The two river rock sections are very well done. They work, when they please. They say “we’ll be here tomorrow” and finally show up days later with increasingly outrageous explanations. This project is not finished and we are very displeased with the quality of the work and the way that Uptime Builders do business."

"The short answer is that they did a fantastic job! 
I had contacted at least 7 different places and none seemed even interested or bothered to offer an estimate of the job. But pretty much from the get-go, these guys were on it, they sent a guy over for an estimate right away, and even in the middle of the busy time, got it taken care of within a couple weeks. 
During one of the storms this summer, a tremendous pine tree that sat  between the front walkway and the corner of the house blew over taking with it the walkway, the corner of the stoop, the stairs not to mention a ton of other stuff. 
After fixing most everything else I tried to find someone to work on the walkway. And like all the other jobs, I'm continually amazed how when I want to give a company my money, they act like they'll get to it when they get to it. 
Paver Care was quick, explained everything, and was patient with all my questions. They sent over 3 hard-working guys exactly at the time they said they would. In literally a half hour they had all the old stones up and were already laying the foundation for the sidewalk. The one gentleman I spoke with seemed to really know what he was talking about and answered all my questions so I let them work. 
I came home from my job and found an absolutely beautiful walkway, they fixed the steps and evened out the surface stones on the patio. They filled in the mortar holes and replaced uneven stones in the patio, and they put in a little retaining wall on the far side of the walkway for a little garden area. It was even designed in a nicer way than I had imagined or explained. They basically made the whole thing look better than when we moved in years ago.
My wife and I couldnt be any happier. They charged a very reasonable amount. And I would call them again in a heartbeat.
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"Very happy with Ware's design, service, and execution. We had a bad flooding/standing water situation in our back yard and side of the house, which would pool up and flood even after a small rainfall. Ware designed and installed a passive drainage solution that works very well - even after a heavy rain, for a few days, very little to no pooling. They did a thorough, high quality job."