Hinkler Landscaping & Tree Service LLC

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Excellent. Showed up when expected and no surprise costs.

He started before Christmas, but has not finished yet and refuses to complete the project because he has been paid the full $17,000 and I got mad and hurt his feelings. All the existing landscaping in the front had to be cut back to the root because it almost died from the lack of water since the sprinkler system was disabled so long. Three plants were left for me to plant in the front, the sidewalk now has deep grooves between the stones where water washes, and some plants died because the sprinkler system was installed improperly. I have water shooting from a broken line, sprinkler heads not placed properly, the sidewalk floods, and portions of the yard flood. I had to find and uncover sprinkler heads that were covered with sod, turn heads to try to get them to water what they were supposed to, and try unsuccessfully to stop the leak in the line that had been wrapped with tape. The sprinkler system was put in and then the beds built so some of the heads are in front of the vegetation or the wrong kind of heads have been installed. Either three or four of the existing flowering bushes were taken, and my only 5 gallon bucket I had bought is gone because I let them use it. I was not consulted on what plants I wanted and therefore cheap plants were put in. The one plant I did request - a macho fern is nowhere in my yard. I have a huge pile of mulch still sitting on my driveway that still needs to be put out. The new sod was not rolled so there are bumps and dips everywhere. When I asked about that, I was told it wasn't necessary. Not only did he think it was fine for me to help lay the sod, but I finally had to supervise the installation of the bushes because they didn't know how to plant them. I had to pull up the pavers, and lay some myself to show them how badly "off" the sidewalk was and loan them my level because they were just guessing. I had to bribe each worker with $100 each to stay and put down the new sod because it was delivered at 3pm instead of earlier in the day on a Friday and they were going to walk off and not put it down until the following Monday. Randy quit my job to go work on another one because they were running so far behind (they quit on the days they showed up anywhere from 2pm to 3:30) and the client was complaining. He replaced the existing soil with cheap sand that doesn't drain well according to a civil engineer I consulted. The permanent grout he put in on the paver porches is washing out, and I have a portion of the yard that has collapsed and there now is a hole in the middle of my yard. He has committed fraud according to Florida law by advertising he is licensed, and misrepresented himself as a landscape architect. I have contacted him multiple times requesting that he finish the job. He refuses on grounds that I said mean, ugly things to him. Randy Hinkler doesn't guarantee his work, and falsely advertises he is a landscape architect. All I have asked is for him to finish the job he has already been paid for, and correct the mistakes. I want the sidewalk level so it doesn't flood, the yard level, the rest of the mulch put out, the sprinkler system to work correctly, and the bushes that were in my yard already to be returned.

ALWAYS...a terrific experience when we hire Randy Hinkler and his crew!! Randy Hinkler is perhaps the "fussiest" contractor in the business! He demands excellance from both himself and his crew, which is why we have hired them for more than one project. I do not exaggerate, he is fastidious. (Wish Angie's list allowed photo uploads...so we could show before and after photos) We will be needing help with installing new lawn pump, planting new shrubs, trees, and perhaps a new fence. Of course you can guess who I'm going to call!

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I searched for several weeks and got several quotes. Randy's prices were very competitive and he was very professional. They were here when he said they would be and they did an awesome job! One of the gentlemen even found a snake while they were here and he handled the situation very professionally. All of Randy's team was friendly and well trained in what they were doing.The job was completed in a timely manner and the cleanup was awesome! I will definitely use them again and would recommend Randy's Landscaping to friends and family. Thank you Randy for making this such a pleasant experience from start to finish.

The were very prompt in the morning and got the trees cut down very quickly. They layed the trees down where I wanted them and cut a couple of them up so they would not block my driveway. They did not however bring out a special machine which I was told is why it cost more to take the trees down. I am not too happy since I paid for a service which was not provided and not offered a return of some of my money since those services were not used.

When I initially contacted Randy it took about a week or so for him to come out and survey the yard but when he did come he gave me the estimate the same day. He was the first of about 5 previous companies to actually return with an estimate to me. The estimate he gave me seemed pretty high so I did some more calling around and had another company give me an estimate and boy was I right! For all the work I wanted done Randy quoted me almost $7000.I found another company to give me an estimate and they were about $2,000 cheaper than Randy and included in their price the removal of two 60ft to 70ft pine trees in the front yard in addition to other work that needed to be done. I was going to go with the other company but they were busy for the next few weeks on another project. I wanted it done right away so I contacted Randy and asked him if was free to do the work I wanted done-but with a stipulation. I told him about the other company's estimate and said if he would match it he could start right away, which he did. $2,000 is a huge price difference to me and it made it seem as though he was used to over charging his customers. The day the work was supposed to begin I stayed home from work waiting for them for about 45 minutes and no one showed , or called so I assumed that they were not going to do the work anymore but when I came home the work was partially done to my surprise. I called him to ask about it and he said he had some issues earlier in the morning. The next day they showed up bright and early. The work was good but I expected a bit more. I wanted them to remove the weeds from my backyard but they had just cut them down to ground level. They will probably grow back since they were not removed at the root nor was weed killer sprayed. If I was home when the work was done as I planned then maybe I could have been more clearer. I may work with him again in the future.

His crew of 4 showed up on the job as per the time scheduled. It was extremely hot that first day, but they worked diligently. I would occasionally visit them and ask how things were going. They were very pleasant and helpful in letting me know what they were doing and what they had completed. They worked about 10 hours the first day and had most of the sod laid. On the second day, they again showed up on time and were able to complete the job in about 3 hours (laid the rest of the sod and made sure my sprinkler system was working properly). They cleaned my property of any extra left-over debris and then made it a point to ask me if there was anything else they could do for me before they departed. All in all, the job went extremely well. I am very pleased with the job they did. I have had Randy do previous work for me, and I will continue to use his services as needed.

They climbed the tree, took it down piece by piece and cleaned up in a very professional manner. Their price was $300 less than the other bid I received. I would recommend this company to anyone!

I left 3 messages with Hinkler or the course of a week. Never got a return phone call. Then when i finally did get a hold of him, he said he would be out to look at my house between 10 and 11 am. At 1230 I called him back, he forgot about the appointment and didnt write down my address. Completely unprofessional in my opinion. Will not be calling hime back

They arrived on schedule and worked every day until project was completed.

Called and scheduled an appointment for the same afternoon to survey the tree and provide an estimate. Agreed upon a fair price and he was able to have his crew arrive first thing the next morning to complete the job. His crew was very friendly and professional. They took down the tree and removed all debris within 2 hours.

This company removed a large, dead, oak tree from our backyard. They did an excellent, safe job with good cleanup and were courteous and professional. We would use this company again.

Men were very punctual & professional. They worked very hard & I was impressed at what a good job they did. Would recommend them & hire them again!

She is very good and very thorough.

I hired Randy Hinkler to clear my property to construct a building. I don't really remember all the details of cost but it think it was about $4000 to remove 8 large trees and their roots and also level the property in preparation for the building construction. Randy and his crew were very good and I appreciated his good humor and good work ethic. He did the job completely to my satisfaction. His Bobcat got stuck in the mud and that set him back quite a bit of time but he did not try to tell me I had to pay more money because of it, he stuck to his estimate. I was happy with the work he did and so when I needed to remove a very large pine tree from a location pretty close to my house, I hired him for that too. it was a huge tree and he removed it, roots and all for $800. I don't remember the date but it was probably in 2005 or 2006. He has also done trimming of my trees (lion's tailing) to reduce the possibility of having the trees blow over during a hurricane and also to allow more sunlight to get to the lawn area. I know it's been a long time since he worked for me, but if he is still doing business in the same way as before, I would definitely recommend him.

He is outstanding. He also trims the trees and provides lawn and shrubbery maintenance. His pricing is excellent.