ROONEY LANDSCAPE

The landscaping was excellent and it was completed last month.

They worked very well with us, Met our desires in what we wanted planted and the design. They gave us new ideas.

Dave Rooney and his team were extremely professional, courteous and neat. This project required them to tear up a section of pavers as the power line had to be buried underneath. After the power line was buried, the pavers were perfectly replaced as if they had never been removed, the ditch was filled and to our surprise the entire work area was re-seeded. Today we have our lawn back and it looks great. You would never know a ditch was dug. As an additional endorsement for Dave Rooney and his team, the pavers they removed then replaced were originally installed by his company 15 years earlier for our home's previous owner.

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Rooney were great! The crew who carried out the project could not have worked harder - dawn until after dusk on most days. The clean-up at the end was amazing - power-washed everything including the road! They were always up for a conversation about the work and took on board my suggestions readily. For a company that goes the extra mile to make the customer happy - choose Rooney.

2 day response, over weekend, to Angie's List message.

It was very very good.

My overall experience with them has been good. The price was reasonable.

I wanted to wait to write this report until after we had a heavy rain to see if the system would do what it was designed to do. During heavy rainfalls we would get water in our basement. Although it wasn't major amounts of water it was a mystery as to how the water was getting in. In doing a hose test we verified that it was coming in around our garage. Dave Rooney was prompt at coming out to our house to give us an estimate and was courteous and professional. The village engineers came up with a plan that involved a pipe running within inches of a magnolia tree trunk which would cut off half of the roots. Since we desired to try to keep the tree we asked Dave if the system would work if we ended it before the tree instead of after it. He assured us that it would work. If he hadn't assured us we would have risked losing the tree. The job was completed in a timely fashion and they were quick to come out to fix a few misc. items. At the end of May and beginning of June we got some heavy rainfall and the water didn't exit the point it was designed to exit. Rather it exited one of those drains installed right next to the garage (exactly what we were trying to remedy). I emailed him pictures and asked if he would come out to shoot the grades. He emailed back that he probably needed to add more stones around the drain next to the garage. Questioning his response I emailed the village and asked if they could shoot the grades for me. They did and the drywell exit point and the top of the drain right next to the garage fell at exactly the same grade level. (The 12" x 12" drain next to the garage has a funnel shape so that would make the top of that pipe the lowest point in the system). At this point I'm asking myself why he didn't check the grades before completing the project. It doesn't take an engineer to know that water is always level and will exit the lowest point. Anyways, after letting him know that the village had shot the grades he agreed to come out. His response was that it was working like he said it would. He said he could extend the system but it would cost us an additional $500 (and I was made to feel that he was giving us a deal). I'm disappointed that he won't stand behind his work and that he denies there is even a problem.

We have been using their services for a month now. The price is about $25 a week and we have an average sized lawn for the neighborhood. After the spring clean up, they asked us if we wanted to use a bunch of stuff and we said no to them. They put mulch, but they don’t spray fertilizers. They are a little higher, price wise. Their price for cutting the lawn weekly wasn’t very high than the other people we had asked. However, their spring clean up was way higher than anyone else we had looked into doing. There is nothing that can be done about it. It is what it is. We really liked that they came out and talked to us. There were some landscapers who never even called us back. Rooney Landscape told us that they weren’t going to be the cheapest, but they were going to be very good. So, we took quality over saving a couple of bucks.

The two-person crew arrived exactly on time and began to work so quickly and quietly I didn't even realize they had begun. A supervisor arrived as the men were beginning work to discuss with them and with me the expectations of the day; when I turned around from speaking with him, they had a large weedy area that would have taken me all day to clean out 90% done. That was the beginning of a great day. Our yard was a mess from recent storms, and the fact that neither my husband nor myself had been able to do anything in the yard. What I really loved was that this wasn't a cursory "do it and get it over with" job for them. They were focused on the little things as they worked as if this was their own yard. There are vines in the front that were mixed with viney weeds, and I was afraid the crew would rip things. They were so careful, and I saw one of the men actually searching through the vines for the weeds that were hiding. They did a beautiful job edging us out. Our yard is by no means a beauty spot, but you couldn't tell it by the way they worked on it. They had our poor raggedy side and front yards looking sharp and neat when they left. And they were so pleasant and easy to work with as I asked questions about this or that. I can't say enough good about Rooney's Landscaping, or about our crew, Cesar and Francisco. Not only would I have Rooney's back again this year, I would specifically ask for Cesar and Francisco.

This is a good firm. I was going to have them do my lawn in 2010 but my grandson offered to do it.....

It was a complex project and we are glad that we hired Rooney and his Landscape designer for their experience and expertise. Construction took longer than expected, but was well worth the wait. The crew was respectful and very hard working. Supervision of the crew was somewhat light so we had to watch progress closely to make sure that things were done per the design. Rooney was patient with us in finalizing design decisions. Aside from a few minor details, we are totally thrilled with our new yard and patio. One year later and we still receive compliments regularly.

I thought they did a good job and they did what they said they were going to do at the price they said they were going to do it.

I go with them as I have used them in the past and they always do a beautiful job. I would highly recommend them.

I have a service contract with Rooney. I pay them on a yearly scale. They come out at least once a week depending on what needs to be done.

I had to have a little discussion with them. I had four to six inches of snow that needed to be removed and they told me that I did not have enough snow for them to remove. I had to remind them of there two to four inches policy. They denied that I had that much snow on my driveway. I had to shovel around my car, take the six inches off my car and shovel my porch and steps as well. It was just a bad moment that I had to discuss this so thoroughly with them. It was definitely a heated discussion. He refused to take my word that I had that much snow. I was calling to see if there was a misunderstanding, was I suppose to call when I needed them or were they automatically suppose to come when we had this much snow. I was told they were suppose to come, well I asked "why didn't they come", and was told because I didn't have enough snow. I said, "yes, I do". As it turned out, a neighbor ended up doing it out of the kindness of his heart. As far as the work they do, when they come, they do a fine job. They sometimes scare me half to death by come at 5:15 in the morning. There have been times when it snows all day and I have had to shovel a path here and there, but they come when the day is over and I am already in bed. My bedroom is set off from the deck, so when they are banging around, it scared my half to death. I thought someone was breaking in the house. They come before the snow is not nearly done snowing. Then a few hours later, I am back to where I started. But they do a good job when they come. I will not be using them again next year.

I am very happy with Rooney. First, they took care of all of my fall clean-up and I have lots and lots of trees in my yard. Right now, they are taking care of my snow removal and doing a terrific job. They are johnny-on-the-spot when it snows, coming very early in the morning (3:30 a.m.) and I am out my door in a timely fashion. They have used both the 2-stage blower and hand-shoveling on my very old and ugly driveway. I should mention that for both the snow removal and yard work, they do a great job. Very prompt and professional. I couldn't be more pleased with Rooney.

I have been using their services for a couple years now. I chose them because the owner was once a student of mine and they are local. They are well dressed, clean, and do a good job. The office personnel are very courteous and they have competitive prices.

OWNER IS AS HONEST AS GOD.

OWNER IS AS HONEST AS GOD.

OWNER IS AS HONEST AS GOD.