A-1 HAULING

The bamboo roots in our San Jose soil were a combination of cement-like clay soil and natural rebar. The roots are nearly as strong as rebar, so Terry had to dig a good 8 hours to get it all out. The smaller machine took a bit longer and required more trips over the lawn to dump buckets of debris, but all of the terrible soil, rhizomes, and 30 year old buried construction debris is gone, gone, gone. He listened to what we needed, and was the only one of 5 landscape-type contractors that understood the nature of bamboo rhizomes. He had dug them out before, too. If you leave any part of the thumb-thick roots in the ground, they can regrow a whole new bamboo plant and the invasive nature begins again. Every other contractor offered to stump grind the top 12 inches of roots, showing that they truly did not understand the nature of the plant, despite having it explained to them. Terry's got a handful of jobs lined up, but he doesn't begin one until the previous one is finished. That means he's not running off to do something else in the middle of your project, which is also nice. He does his own work, owns his own equipment, and knows which to use when. He's got a great personality, too. Very sweet and easy to talk to, smart and knowledgable of his business. The pricing is based on how many 10 yard dump truck loads you fill. The cost for using the tiny machine was a little more per truck (750 vs 650 for the bigger one which moves twice as much junk per scooper bucket). This makes for a very up-front and predictable cost. But honestly, the job was such a nightmare, he could have charged a lot more. He spent a solid 8 hours digging, then came back the next day and filled the hole back in at no additional cost. He arranged for someone he knew to deliver 38 yards of high quality loamy soil at a discount (about 30% less than most places sell it). Plus, he helped protect the path from the bamboo to the street (had to cross the lawn and some landscaping path) to do as little damage as possible. I would trust Terry to dig up anything we needed dug. He also does dry well digging, post holes, pool removal, tractor-based demolition, etc.