DAVID'S LANDSCAPING & DESIGN

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Dave told us we'd need a week for the job to be done.  He started on time, removed the old grass and topsoil on the first day.  On day two he put in the landscaping fabric and the gravel and tamped everything down.  Then the gravel sat for two days so it could settle.  Luckily it rained so that really helped to get things settled in.  On the fifth day Dave and his crew were back.  They tamped everything down again and made sure the yard was level and that there was no standing water, that the drainage was good.  We have a large pond in the yard.  All of the stone was removed from the edge so that the pet grass would be laid underneath.  The pet grass came on a roll of 15' by 25'.  They spread it out and then cut away for the pond.  The piece was fitted perfectly to the area and then nailed into place.  Once it was down sand was spread over the grass to help keep it in place.  Then using an electric broom it was swept into the grass so that it wasn't noticeable.  Once that was done the large rocks from the pond were replaced.  It looks WONDERFUL!  The dogs love it, it feels great underfoot and it will never, ever need to be mowed!  Every little detail was attended to so that the pet grass looks great.  Dave even came back the next day and mulched a bed for us so that everything in the yard looked neat and clean.  He said a week, it took a week.  No extra expenses popped up along the way - - the price was the price.  Dave and his crew were neat, courteous, and careful.  I couldn't ask for anything more.  I'd use David's Landscaping again without any hesitation.

They're great.  We were happy.  The work they did was good and we would probably call him again for another work this year. 

The initial contact/ meeting was positive and after discussion the work began in an acceptable time frame. We requested a blueprint/ sketch prior to beginning the project and received a rudamentary diagram. Proceeding in good faith, the project was to last 1 week from start to finish but with several delays it was completed in approx. 3 weeks. Delays ranged from weather related to an incorrect pattern. At various points during the project, conversations regarding the progress, unexpected changes, incorrect pattern, and the final product occurred. Many of our concerns and comments appeared to be dismissed as trivial and an inconvienence. As the project fell further behind schedule the quality of the work lessened. Several miss cuts were still used as part of the final projduct. Permanent marker lines were left on the block on the steps and on the patio pavers where cuts may need to be made. Even after the mistakes were pointed out, few if any steps were taken to correct them. To correct a safety concern regarding the steps from the home adding more block was suggested but we were told it would be at an additional cost because "we" changed the design.The project was completed and we paid the agreed balance with hesitation. It appeared that our concerns and needs as a consumer were not a priority.... getting to the next job seemed more important.