Curb Appeal Landscaping and Lawncare

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Tony is very nice and is always trying to make sure he does what you want. He moves quickly but with consideration.

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The hardest part was connecting with the provider. Their preference is texting and my old phone isn't well suited for that. Once we connected a workman came over and completed the job with no problems.

Tony was very helpful in getting the yard cleaned up, then reminds me when it's probably time to cut the grass again.

We are very pleased with the results. The workers were professional and did a great job. The work did not take longer than anticipated. The sales manager who gave us a quote was somewhat challenging in negotiating the contract. We consulted the office staff several times before the contract was ready. As part of the contract, removing a stone wall was included. On day two of the job, the sales manager contacted us and told us that his boss had and quot;chewed him outand quot; for promising to remove the stone wall. The sales manager was passive-aggressive and complained that this removal was very difficult. We felt that it was unprofessional and inappropriate for the sales manager to call us at all. This work had been specifically negotiated. We emphasized that First Fence needed to honor the contract. The sales manager told us he would and quot;figure it out,and quot; and then called at the end of the day to say that he had removed rock for four hours. Again, disappointing and unprofessional. After the job was complete, we called First Fence to make them aware that the sales manager contacted us as he did. It was apparent that the office staff had no idea this had taken place and asked permission to share with the general manager and the owner of the company to which we agreed.

The company we were using to treat our lawn spread it with a chemical that destroyed a lot of the grass. Sod was not required for the entire lawn - only a portion. After checking Angie's list, I found a review for Curb Appeal Landscaping and the member's problem was the same as mine (he only needed sod for a portion of his lawn) His comments about Curb Appeal were that the company gave him a fair price for the partial installation whereas other companies quoted prices that were "out of the ballpark." He also commented that the work was completed to his satisfaction. Based on that review, I called Curb Appeal - along with 3 other companies. Tony (from Curb Appeal) answered the telephone on the first call; with the others I left messages but never heard back. Tony came by my house, gave me a quote, explained what he would do and when he could perform the work. His price was reasonable for the amount of sod/installation required so I gave him the okay to complete the job. We purchased Zoysia and Tony bought the sod at a very competitive price (I compared it to sod being sold by other nurseries). Tony also trimmed a tree in one area that was blocking the sun and did a nice job shaping it. The sod he purchased and installed has done very well and looks beautiful. I mentioned the review on Angie's list to Tony and told him the other property owner commented that Curb Appeal gave him its best price upfront. Tony told me that is always his intent. I am planning to use him next year to add new sod on the remainder of my yard.

This was a great experience and I am very pleased. I would certainly recommend Tony (in fact, I have already recommended him to some friends). That's the short story. Here is the long story. I wanted to sod a limited area of my yard so I called a recommended landscape company and got a quote. It was over $1,800, which struck me as very high. I knew that this estimate was way out of proportion to what my friends have paid in the past. Therefore, I called another recommended landscape company and I got another quote, which came in at $2,400 ( ! ). Now, please understand that we are talking about 1,500 sq ft of sod at the absolute maximum and, in reality, less than that. When you get a $2,400 quote for something like that, the service provider is really saying to you and quot;I don't want to do the job.and quot; I was pretty disgusted at this point, so I searched Angie's List and the internet and found a few other possibilities. I liked what I read about and quot;Curb Appealand quot; (to avoid confusion with other providers that have similar names, Tony Daniel is the guy's name), so I called them. Tony was very responsive and very on top of things. His pricing, by the pallet, with small extra costs for sod rollers and a few other things like that, if you need them, is very easy to understand. I liked the fact that his numbers had a basis in reality - i.e., they were related to the number of pallets of sod that I needed, unlike these other guys who just seemed to be pulling random numbers out of the air. He isn't a big company, so I had to call the sod grower and pay for the materials directly, but that wasn't a problem - they took a credit card over the phone and everything showed up exactly on time. Tony showed up the day before to do the prep work and on the day of the work he showed up on time (actually, he was early) and worked throughout the day in drizzle. He followed all of my instructions, interacted with my sprinkler guy and just generally did a great job. And my total cost was less than half of the highest quote that I had gotten, and almost 40% less than the first quote I had gotten. Bottom line is that he was exactly what I was looking for - a guy who knows how to install sod and who isn't looking to rip you off in the process.