Persnickety Lawn & Landscape
About us
So what makes us so Persnickety? Your yard has to be perfect. Every time. No excuses. No corner-cutting. Just Pleasantville-like attention to detail on every job. If you’re not happy, we’re not happy. That’s why we offer the Persnickety Guarantee. If for any reason you’re not 100% satisfied we’ll make things right and your next service will be free. I am the owner/operator, when I do require help with a larger project good help will be found. No sub-contracting. Our hourly rate is $45 per man hour plus 20% percent on top of material cost. Or jobs may be given a set price from the start. We can work out other payment plans as needed.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Lawn care, bushes, debris removal, landscape design, maintenance, mowing, power washing, shrubs, spring & fall clean up., tree trimming, weeds control
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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1. I requested that they visit the property ahead of time to ensure that their ladders are tall enough to reach the taller branches on the trees. I received no confirmation about whether they had appropriate equipment for the job. When they came, they were not able to go high enough because the ladders were too short.
2. When I received the final bill, I was charged an extra hour for the time to "load up all the tools necessary for the project, drive
to my house, then go to dump with a load of yard waste, and return to the shop." Since there were 3 men on the job, I was change x3 times the hourly rate of $45. It was not communicated to me ahead of time that the drive time charge would apply when I asked them for the pricing of their services.
Overall, the service was more expensive that I expected and compared to their competitors in our area.
The service is excellent and the owner is conscientious and responsive. Our yard is a mix of lawn and landscaping - they do an excellent job maintaining both. Our regular maintenance team even takes down the yard waste to the curb after they finish the job. They remember your preferences and are very polite and accommodating to special requests.
They had a crew of probably 8-10 guys here and the one thing I didn't like was that it didn't feel like there was a boss the whole time because they were just hanging out but the quality of work was good. Other than that, they did a good job. He was very punctual. The owner was awesome. He's busy so he wasn't here all the time. Even the guys who did the work was good but if I have hired those guys directly, I would've called some of them to go home to get the work basically. They weren't all extending maximum effort for the work but I liked the job they did. I would use them again in the future.
The crew arrived on time and worked for over five hours to get the work done. They did a great job and in addition, were a very happy crew. I plan to use them in the spring to get ready for summer, and likely have sod laid. Thanks for a great job.
'Having said that, we would definitely use them again.
I purchased a short sale property on a lake that had a lot of potential. The home had been used as a rental for over two years, and had significant ?deferred maintenance? issues with regards to the landscape (understatement). I needed a good landscape contractor I could count on.
During my search, I talked with numerous landscaping companies (Angie's List) and independent contractors (Craigslist), and was provided with many bids.
I appreciated Keith?s thorough assessment of my ?situation?, and agreed with his systematic plan of attack. Persnickety?s bid came in higher than the others, but I chose to contract with Keith?s company due to the abundance of 5-star reviews on Yelp and the fact I felt I could trust him.
?WOW? is right! Trust me ? they under promise, and over deliver. Keith was able to begin work a week early (big bonus for me). FIVE dump trucks of debris later, I could finally see the ground I had just purchased. A week later, I received a text message with a photo from Keith. It was my front yard, being prepped for sod. I returned later that day to a gorgeous yard.
My neighbors observed as the Persnickety team worked, and decided to use their services as well.
I look forward to working with Keith and his team at Persnickety to continue to refine and maintain my landscape.
They came by to do the work a bit earlier than planned and gave me a quote at 4 hours which I was surprised at since the last company I used cleaned up in 2-3 hours. They were close to their estimate and finished at 3.5 hours. I noticed one of the workers took a break in the middle and the ones that worked while he was away worked noticibly slower than the last company I hired. Also they ended up charging some additional time for taking the massive pile of grass and leaves to be tossed. They warned me ahead of time that there may be an additional fee for dumping (which they did charge separately), but I was surprised they also charged an hourly rate.
They were careful with their work and moved some obstacles out of the way rather than work around them like the other company did last time. I also appreciated that they were happy to do a couple of extra things and even help me move one of the obstacles to the curb for the trash guys to take. They also cleaned out my veggie garden beds which the last company I used wouldn't touch. Additionally, true to their name, they took the extra time to clean out the space between our rock wall and our fence, as well as de-weed the wall itself. It would've taken me weeks to do all of that work.
Even with all of the good work they did, they left a few areas unfinished which goes against their company's philosophy. I heard the workers talk about needing to beat traffic back to Issaquah, so perhaps they decided that was more important. There is still grass in the woodchip area around one of my trees, and the side bed they were weeding just before they left was unfinished.
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