.After 3 months and 3 advances the last being $11,500 - I have never seen him again. Work was unsatisfactory, verified by authorized contractor of product. He never finished other work contracted for. Pavers will have to be taken out and reinstalled. I will have to pay someone to do it as my yard cannot be left as it is. Sprinkler is on underneath pavers flooding patio. Sand is everywhere coming out of pavers. It will ruin my floors and carpet as it is tracked in. He sent workers to work a few hours an average of 3 days per week.
Description of Work: Installed BElgardPavers
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$28,500
Richard A.
12/2012
2.0
landscaping, hardscaping
 + 0 more
The job took very long to complete, it took about 3 months to complete, workers were on site approximately 10 days. Although they were working in the backyard, the driveway (visible from the street) was left very messy between visits. During scheduled meetings to discuss progress and concerns of project he left his truck running in the driveway and would refer to where he needed to be, making me feel that our project was not as important as others he was overseeing. I understand that the company has made changes since the time we had them complete the work at our home. When reading this review please notice the date our work was done was in 2007. Please refer to more current reviews because a lot can change in five years.
Description of Work: Century Gardens designed and installed a stamped concrete patio and landscaped the backyard. They are very professional in appearance and conversation when giving bids and throughout the design of the project. Once the project started the level of professionalism changed. There were issues that came up during the project that they did not want to address or resolve. i.e.They broke the concrete step at one of the two back doors and wanted us to pay for the repair and pay for a new stair that would match at the other backdoor leading to the patio. Resolution was they absorbed the cost of one step we had to pay for the other new step so they would match. They didn't seem to be concerned with the details of the project. If you decide to use them, be sure to "get it in writing" all issues and concerns because they seem to forget conversations. My mistake was to assume their price would be reflected in the final product.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
2.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
3.0
$12,500
Ken H.
03/2011
5.0
landscaping, tree service, hardscaping
 + 1 more
I have a long-standing relationship with them. David and Mark Renninger are the two brothers that run it. I started using them when David was right out of architectural landscape school. He was working for the guy that mowed my lawn. He designed the backyard of my old house and it was fantastic. After a hurricane he came and redid it. Then when we moved to our new house, he came and did the backyard here. It looks like a park and people just goggle over it. It has a waterfall and everything. All my neighbors saw it and now he has done many people on my block. They are very good designers and are much better than the average landscaping company. They take into consideration what I want. I like them personally and I like their work. I've known them for more than ten years. They are a little pricey. They try to do a lot of work at the same time and sometimes they have not been on time. I would absolutely use them again.
Description of Work: I used Century Gardens to redo my backyard at two different houses. They were last here to plants some trees and other landscaping after a hurricane.
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FAQ
Century Gardens is currently rated 2.7 overall out of 5.
No, Century Gardens does not offer free project estimates.
No, Century Gardens does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Century Gardens does not offer a senior discount.
No, Century Gardens does not offer emergency services.