Smith Services LLC

Very friendly crew arrived at the time they said they would.  They set about their job in a very professional manner and cleaned up afterwards.  I am very well all around pleased with this provider.

We live in Lakeland, which means that our yard, like that of many others in this zip code, is marshy most of the time.  We had contacted people in the past who said they wouldn't touch our problem, but Matthew assured us that he could make it so that we could actually walk in and use our yard.  He proposed installing a French drain over 100 feet in length to catch the majority of the water that naturally runs into our yard from yards "upstream."  Then he brought in a dump truck load of good dirt and graded the back of our property more naturally toward the creek at the back.  He used red sand on the existing Bermuda and laid zoysia sod along the back of our property.  He also installed a new sprinkler system (see note below) to replace the "dead" one.
Matthew and his crew were knowledgable about things from top to bottom.  Our sprinkler system (I know...not needed in a marsh, but it's handy in the summer when it DOES actually dry up!) needed a new control panel, and Josh knew just what to do.  Along the way, we discovered that the outlet the panel was plugged into was bad, and they replaced that as well.  Matthew had to cut through the curb to bring the drain out to the street, and he took care of all the permissions with the city.  Every time there was an issue with a sprinkler head after that, or a washout of rock, or a, "Hey, can you swing by and take a look at this?"--Matthew was right there, always smiling, cheerful, loving what he does.  And he does it WELL.  We can actually WALK and PLAY in the yard without worrying about sinking and ruining our shoes!  THANK YOU!  :)  (And thank you from my five-year-old, who had a BALL watching the Bobcat and dump trucks this summer!)  :)