Chris Mohr Lawn Care & Masonry Inc

So incredibly stingy with their time and materials - and yet incredibly expensive. Just a driveway, project started at $20K, then balooned to $50K, I tried to cancel and they wouldn't let me. Explained that we are not millionaires and cut it back to $20K and they nickel and dimed us every step of the way. Unpleasant to work with, did not stick to contract. They can short us, but if we want anything extra it's $3,000. They're huge, not well managed, and you're paying for all their labor sitting around waiting for instructions, in your driveway. No idea why I thought I should even get a quote from them. Has just been regrets the whole time.

Chris and his team did a great job. We had a slow start because of permits and weather, but they got this big job done in time for Memorial Day visitors.

They completed the job satisfactorily but I later received a surprise bill for debris removal that was never discussed, never requested, and that I did not want. Part of the problem may have been that neither of the 2 workers they left on my property spoke english.

things were done that I didn't ask for. I was billed for things that were questionable. I was warned to check billing carefully. Prices are higher than most other local companies of equal or better quality.

The company is prompt and punctual with both estimate and work performance. It was my own fault for not getting additional estimates, but subsequent similar work by other landscapers has shown me that this company is overpriced.

I was given a very timely and reasonable quote. The workers seemed well trained and safety minded. They wore helmets the whole time. They shredded the smaller branches, ground the stumps and stacked wood neatly. They left my property in great condition.

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The initial call to Chris Mohr put me in touch with very personable and efficient office staff, Doreen and Kathy. They took all my info about the scope of the job since we didn't know when we would be at the jobsite to meet with Chris personally. Chris visited the area a few days later and called us that afternoon with a price that was very appropriate and reasonable for the scope of the job.
He then emailed us a written proposal detailing the work to be performed. He indicated that he should be able to start the job probably during the last week of April, first week of May. Then the rains came for days, which I'm quite sure played havoc with their job schedule and we were very understanding of that unavoidable delay to their proposed starting date time frame. Unfortunately we had a personal situation develop whereby an out of town family member was terminally ill and our schedule started to become hectic. We called the office staff and explained our personal situation and asked if there was anyway they could expedite the start of our job. They (Doreen and Kathy) were totally understanding of our dilemna and worked with us and Chris to schedule the job for a few days later. The work crew of three men arrived early and started to work right away, with barely a break. Mind you, this was tedious manual labor of clearing the existing soil of all the debris which resulted from the excavation for the septic system. They were careful to be mindful of the new irrigation hoses and spray heads we had installed (we marked them with little flags) and were very receptive to any input we had on moving the dirt around to low spots. They first hand cleared the area, then rototilled, then leveled, then brought in new topsoil for the top layer, leveled again, and put down plenty of grass seed. The workers were very organized, knew what they needed to do, and planned every step so as not to have wasted time. The foreman said that Chris brought him to the site the night before and reviewed the scope of what needed to be done. Chris had even included instructions about watering for the new seed in his initial proposal so we were all set by the end of that day when the job was finished. Unfortunately that very same night we got news that our family member had passed away and we had to head off to PA for a number of days. We very much appreciated that Chris and his staff worked with us to get the job done without any more delay. It is now about 3 1/2 weeks since the job date and we have a lovely lush green lawn growing on nicely leveled gound. It actually got it's first mowing yesterday. It looks fabulous. We may need to throw a little seed down here and there where subsequent rains took some of it away, but we are totally pleased with the work performed by Chris Mohr and would definitely recommend them to others and to use them again for future work. It was a pleasant experience dealing with everyone from the office staff, to the field workers, and speaking with Chris Mohr himself.

They were excellent. He was reasonable; I wouldn't have done business with him if he wasn't reasonable. He is confident, he did what he said he was going to do, he did it on time and he did it with my satisfaction. I have no complains with Chris Mohr. He is honest and his price is fair.

Chris makes apt. and keeps them. Gave a Proposal and explained what needed to be done. Mailed a deposit and made an apt to have the work done. Since the weather was cool had to wait for it to warm up before the job could be done. Once the weather improved he called and had his team come in and do the job. Very Professional and makes apt. and keep them. We had called other companies who never returned calls. The companies which did come and make a proposal were all about the same price.

The job at my residence was to fill in sand behind a bulkhead, repair woodwork and build a small landing. This was damage caused by the storm Sandy. Two previous estimates were obtained for the amount of sand needed for this project and these came in at 140 and 150 cubic yards. However, neither of these were accepted as these were contractors who only did the fill and would not attend to nor guarantee the integrity of the bulkhead. Chris Mohr said that he would guarantee this and that is why I selected him. He agreed to a specific date and then went on a vacation without any notice to us and rescheduled this for July 22, 2013.
This July day's temperature was more than 90 degrees and living next to the water, there was a stiff breeze from the East that morning. Since the house was essentially empty of residents for that day and thus not requiring any air conditioning, all the windows and slider doors (all screened) were kept open, including some on the second floor. One after the other, seven truckloads of sand were then dumped in an area of sod, about 15 feet from the right front of the house structure where all the windows and slider doors were open. This dumped sand was then taken from this site with a small front loader, on a track on about a 100 feet of sod, to be dumped and spread behind the bulkhead at the back of the property.
Unfortunately, this repeated unloading of sand by the 7 dump trucks and repeated scooping and dumping of sand by the small front loaders caused a significant of sand dust being created and blown around. In our absence and to our extreme chagrin, these particles came in through all the open windows and sliders and coated the house contents including furniture, a piano, the kitchen with utensils, and significantly, the exterior of the house. We were seeing, tasting and breathing sand dust for a while and had to have major cleaning done which included power washing the exterior of the house.
My contention is that Chris never came to the job site before the job commenced as he had promised. With his claimed experience and professionalism, if he had, he would or should, have noted the open windows and warned us of the problems with sand dust blowing all around. He only came to the site when he was asked to do so by me and he did so much later the next day. By then the sand dust fine enough to pass through window screens, had already coated the interior and exterior of the house. He never inspected this problem, as his contention was that it was our responsibility to anticipate sand dust being introduced into the house. I could never ever have anticipated this as I have never have dealt with the dumping of sand. He claimed that we as the homeowners, should have kept the a/c on and windows closed. However he did offer to pay a paltry $100, only for the cleaning of the piano.
With regard to the over charge, I asked him to justify his use of the 235 cubic yards of sand. He claimed that each load was about 35 cubic yards though the trucks used by him herein,apparently could only hold 20 cubic yards each. To this date he has not given me a satisfactory accounting for this discrepancy. Again this was what he had agreed to do and though he denied any malfeasance, he acceding to his overcharge. He has just sent me a refund for 35 cubic yards which amounts to $1035. I had requested a refund for 95 cubic yards (245-140)
In essence, I was purposely given an estimate by this contractor which was excessive to start, then exceeded and overcharged for. Poor professional behavior was exhibited by minimal job site supervision and not taking any responsibility of knowing the possibility of sand dust blowing around inside and outside. I do have one silver lining in this; his workmen did good job in itself!

The job was started earlier than the original date promised. Work was quick, well done. The tree was removed while I was at work. If you had never seen the house before, you would never guess there was a tree there the day before. All the debris was removed completely, and the stump ground and hole covered completely. Looked very nice.
The two guys on the masonry job were quiet and professional. The work was completed within one week. Absolutely gorgeous brickwork. A couple of times buddies of the two masons would stop by and visit. One stayed for well over an hour, conversing and laughing loudly in front of the house while the two workers continued to work. I finally had to go outside and ask him to leave. There was a bit of miscommunication in the office about the job, but it was resumed immediately (the next day) after a call to Chris Mohr. I am happy with the quality of work. From estimate to completion, everything promised was done. The front steps/landing exceeded my expectations! People compliment it every day.

On time, quick job, polite and hardworking crew. Price seemed high and many of the transplants died.

It was a few weeks after Hurricane Sandy when another storm pulled down a few trees. Instead of just removing the downed trees, we identified numerous other branches throughout property to clean up and remove to limit future problems. Since many of the branches were over ornamental gardens, his team used much care and their and quot;cherry pickerand quot; equipment to remove the branches without falling them on to the underlying bushes, trees and perennials flowers.

I would use them again in the future.

We very much appreciate the time and attention provided us by Chris Mohr. He was extremely fair with the assessment of what needed to be done. Our experience began with the initial phone call with the Office Manager, Linda. She was always pleasant and particularly knowledgeable during several phone conversations.
The huge number of Leyland Cypresses that line our driveway were pruned, cut (5 feet from top), leveled to form aesthetic perfection.
We highly recommend Chris Mohr and thank him and his staff for an extraordinary job.

We don't have to call him. It is understood that if there is more than 2 inches then he comes. There are somethings that he doesn't do- we use another company for maintaining trees and doing pruning.