Andrew

Meadowville is a shockingly unethical company considering they are the largest and best known firm in Guelph. The patio they laid slopes TOWARDS my house and water is constantly pooling against my foundation, even after a light drizzle. they didn't put polymeric sand under our front step so the patio actually drains down right by the foundation of my house. When the owner came by to collect the final payment (unannounced, with several large men at his side, demanding a cheque on the spot) my wife told him about the patio sloping issue. He ran the hose and sure enough, the water pooled against the foundation. The owner said "what do you expect me to do about it?" and my wife said "you need to fix it". The owner said "I'm sick of you and your husband" and stormed off. It was right after this extremely rude visit (12 DAYS after they sent the final invoice when the job was "completed") that they sent a collections agency after us to collect the final payment. We had to pay right away or get a derogatory remark on our credit record. I was truly shocked that a contractor would be so unethical to not fix such an obvious and major problem and then have the audacity to send a debt collector within 2 weeks of sending the final invoice. While the staff were generally pleasant and kind, the owner clearly has significant anger management issues and scared my family stopping by without warning demanding money when the job wasn't done. While the patio sloping was hey also sloped the back lawn so that all the water pools in the middle of my yard causing serious drainage issues, the garden bed was filled with large chunks of concrete, they blew polymeric sand all over my driveway making an unbelievable (and hard to clean) mess, they left an immense volume of dirt on my driveway, and they installed the curb 3 inches above the driveway and sod making a crazy tripping hazard. The front sod was laid directly on screening (no soil) and a big patch of it died where they parked their sidsteer on my lawn. I strongly recommend that everyone avoids this company. Since working with Meadowville I've heard a number of other horror stories from other people. The owner also told me he will send debt collectors after people on a regular basis.