Interlock driveway with flagstone patio
I made a deal with John E. in May 2015 to be started right away. He started the job in July, he had most of my money so I couldn't stop or say anything. He barely finished the job in November 2015 6 months later. I asked for a contract from day 1 but just got game playing from him. Worst job I have ever seen. The whole process was a nightmare of chasing and problems. If I had a contract I would have taken him to court. I'm a real customer giving a real review and being extremely kind in this review. STAY AWAY FROM HIM is the best advise I can give. He is a fly by night company that prays on nice people. Never has a referral. I'm not saying this anonymously and would be happy to answer any more questions. See my photo's, wish I could explain them further. That's how the job was left after paying full 35,000. He will not give receipts, no such thing as a warrantee. The pictures show a puddle that always forms, grout missing and flagstone sunk, stone cut off on front steps, grassy area all dead and I had to clean all his garbage, Pic of one of the many loose interlock stones, side of the driveway curb stones not finished and not the curb stones I wanted as you can see they don't belong- they look like leftovers from another job, 9 lights installed in the driveway all rusted after the first rainfall as you see in the pic, worse now, second last pic shows interlock side of driveway with no edging to hold it.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $35,000.00
- Company Response
"It is unfortunate that you did not have the same positive experience our other clients have. We advised you on how to care for your landscaping after we installed it so it would continue to look great ( cars that leak oil ) At this time, there is still a balance owing on your account due to the NSF cheque we received. We look forward to providing more service for you to resolve any small issues but we first need to be compensated for the work we have done.
This is the 1st we are herring about your lights and issues we would be more then happy to come replace it it's still under full warranty we don't make them we buy them so it could happen but I guess you never called us to advise us of such because of the 6000.00 you still owe for the NSF and we never even called you after for the money owed maybe we should but we understand people have hard times with money should of seen it coming
Keep in mind that the 35000 is including tax
No job is ever perfect but we try our best and for the small things you are talking about it's not much to fix and we have no problem coming to fix it after you take care of your outstanding balance.
We advised you to not walk on the flagstone for 24h and your kids walked on it after 3 hours but never the less you asked for credit for the flagstone it took you 2 months to pay us and when you did your payment came back NSF
We are sorry that your making excuses not to pay us and I get it you don't have the money to pay for it so you try to put our company down its ok and if you want us to come fix a few things and try to work out a payment plan I'm sure we can work some thing out and maybe we all can be happy regarding this matter
Best regards
JL Landscape