Roger B. Sturgis & Associates Inc
About us
Cost is determined by the job. Additional email - [email protected]
Business highlights
Services we offer
Landscape construction and design, damage clean-up & stump grinding., driveways, garden renovation, irrigation systems, lawn mowing, monthly maintenance, mulching, patios, plant recommendations, planting, proper pruning, pruning storm, seasonal color, spring and fall, stone, tree work and removals, walkways, walls, water features
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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The seeding of the lawn was worthless. I watered 3 times per day per their recommendation. I spend several thousand in water with little to show for it. They said they would redo it and I spend more on water. I still have bare spots at the locations they say they twice put down dirt and seeded.
I had used them for several years and had good results. But now they just don't followup.
Here is what I like about Sturgis:
1) Very friendly and nice, especially Matt and the tree crew. They were respectful of my family and small children.
2) Wiling to listen to my concerns and do what it takes to please the customer
3) Prices were competitive
4) Were good about cleaning up
5) Knowledgeable and skilled at removing tall/technical trees.
What I didn't like:
1) Sometimes takes a little time to get estimates. I suspect it could be because they are really busy. Perhaps they don't have a lot of extra time for new customers or perhaps they need more estimators.
2) There was a lot of breakdown in communication between estimators and workers. More than once did I hear that the job was underestimated or the workers weren't aware of what I had discussed with estimator.
3) Scheduling the work seemed to be last minute. It wasn't uncommon to get a late night call telling us they were coming first thing in the morning.
4) They sometimes seemed unprepared for the job....not enough mulch, not enough time in the day, too small of a crane. As a result, the job required many visits.
5) They didn't use enough mulch in some places. Weeds are growing through and in some cases they were sloppy with the mulch.
6) I realize removing trees can be messy and can sometimes cause damage. However, there are a couple larger than average divots in my lawn now and I'll need to fill them in and plant grass. Also, my driveway was damaged. It's an old driveway and I plan to replace it but I'll have to replace it sooner than I hoping.
Overall, I'm content. My property is nicer and I'm benefiting from having the trees gone. I will likely use Sturgis again assuming they have time and can tighten up the communication. I'm ready to plant that new tree whenever you can get me an estimate :)
However, Roger agreed with me when we signed the initial contract that because there were no trees on our property that the fall cleanup and gutter clean-up would likely be minimal work and they would charge less than their $265 stated rate. When the clean-up actually happened, there was no communication with me and I was billed the full rate. Eight subsequent emails and calls over 3 months went unanswered, at which point I paid what I felt was a fair amount for the services rendered.
When they called me (finally) to ask why I hadn't paid the full amount, I explained the situation. Rather than gracefully apologizing and moving on, they demanded that I pay an additional $100. They also gave me an accounting for the time of the personnel that were on-site that double-counted the work done by one person (charging for him doing gutter clean-up and fall clean-up at the same time).
I would not recommend this service provider.
Called to get an estimate to have an old cement/flagstone front walk replaced. The office called back to schedule the appointment, Roger (the owner) arrived on time and was very knowledgeable and friendly. His quote was approximately the same as another reputable company in the area that I had quote out the job.
I gave Roger's company the job and gave a deposit to get on their schedule. They told me about a 3 week leadtime when they quoted the job. They were right around that time frame.
The crew did a very nice job on the walk. I was only their for a little while in the morning while they were getting started. They seemed professional and got started right away on removing the old walk. When the job was completed, the area was very clean and the walk looked great. I noticed one problem with the walk not widening when it got near the porch and Roger and I had spoke about that. I called the office and explained the problem and asked Roger to come out and see the walk. When Roger came out and saw the walk, he was very apologetic and remembered our conversation. He had his crew there the next day to correct the problem. I was impressed with his responsiveness and that he made it right without any issue.
I would happily recommend Roger to anyone looking for quality work and more importantly, someone that stands behind his work.
I am very happy with the job they did and find Roger an easy person to work with.
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