ALTHOUGH MR. LESTER WAS PERSONABLE, HE WAS VERY UNRELIABLE. THE JOB GOT DONE EVENTUALLY BUT IT TOOK MONTHS AND IT WELL PAST THE DATE HE PROMISED IT WOULD BE DONE. HE CONTINUALLY GAVE ME DATES HE WOULD BE THERE AND EXCUSES ON WHY HE DIDN'T SHOW UP. THE WALL STARTED TO FALL AND HE DID RE-DO IT AND THAT WAS A PLUS. HOWEVER, THE EQUIPMENT THAT HE BROUGHT IN MADE TWO AREAS IN MY ASPHALT THAT ARE DAMAGED AND VISIBLE. IT LITERALLY TOOK MORE THAN SIX MONTHS TO GET A SMALL AREA OF SOD LAID. I STARTED TO KEEP TRACK OF MY PHONE CALLS TO HIM AND THEY WERE INDICATIVE OF THIS REPORT -- UNRELIABLE.
Description of Work: THIS COMPANY WAS HIRED TO INSTALL A RETAINING WALL AND PUT IN SOME SOD.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$4,500
CAROLINE B.
03/2006
2.0
hardscaping
+ -1 more
ALTHOUGH MR. LESTER WAS PERSONABLE, HE WAS VERY UNRELIABLE. THE JOB GOT DONE EVENTUALLY BUT IT TOOK MONTHS AND IT WELL PAST THE DATE HE PROMISED IT WOULD BE DONE. HE CONTINUALLY GAVE ME DATES HE WOULD BE THERE AND EXCUSES ON WHY HE DIDN'T SHOW UP. THE WALL STARTED TO FALL AND HE DID RE-DO IT AND THAT WAS A PLUS. HOWEVER, THE EQUIPMENT THAT HE BROUGHT IN MADE TWO AREAS IN MY ASPHALT THAT ARE DAMAGED AND VISIBLE. IT LITERALLY TOOK MORE THAN SIX MONTHS TO GET A SMALL AREA OF SOD LAID. I STARTED TO KEEP TRACK OF MY PHONE CALLS TO HIM AND THEY WERE INDICATIVE OF THIS REPORT -- UNRELIABLE.
Description of Work: THIS COMPANY WAS HIRED TO INSTALL A RETAINING WALL AND PUT IN SOME SOD.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$4,500
Chris K.
02/2005
1.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
THIS PROJECT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED IN MAY OF 2004 FOR A GRADUATION PARTY. AT GRADUATION TIME, THE YARD WAS A MESS, HOLES EVERYWHERE. HE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD STORY ABOUT WHEN IT WOULD BE DONE. HE WAS PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE. I WENT ON VACATION IN DECEMBER AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POND. HE KEPT COMING BACK TO FIX IT. HE KEPT SAYING HE HAD FIXED IT. HE SAID IF IT WAS STILL LEAKING, HE WOULD PAY FOR A PROFESSIONAL TO FIX IT. HE DIDN'T DO THAT. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, YOU COULD SEE THE LINER FLOATING IN THE POND AND THERE WERE NO STONES HOLDING IT IN PLACE. IT WAS APPALLING. YOU COULD SEE THE MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE WATERFALL. THEY HAD NOT BEEN COVERED. EVERY DAY WAS A DIFFERENT EXCUSE. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO POWERWASH THE PAVERS AND DIDN'T. HE PUT DOWN LANDSCAPE LIGHTS AND RAN THE LIGHTS ON TOP OF THE GROUND AND COVERED THEM WITH MULCH. ONCE THE WEATHER GOT BAD, THE MULCH BLEW OFF AND THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE. IT WASN'T FINISHED UNTIL LATE DEC./EARLY JAN.
Description of Work: WE HIRED HIM TO LANDSCAPE A BACK YARD. HE WAS TO ADD A WATERFALL, ADD TREES, LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND INSTALL BRICK PAVERS.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$36,000
Steve B.
02/2005
1.0
hardscaping
+ -1 more
THIS PROJECT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED IN MAY OF 2004 FOR A GRADUATION PARTY. AT GRADUATION TIME, THE YARD WAS A MESS, HOLES EVERYWHERE. HE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD STORY ABOUT WHEN IT WOULD BE DONE. HE WAS PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE. I WENT ON VACATION IN DECEMBER AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POND. HE KEPT COMING BACK TO FIX IT. HE KEPT SAYING HE HAD FIXED IT. HE SAID IF IT WAS STILL LEAKING, HE WOULD PAY FOR A PROFESSIONAL TO FIX IT. HE DIDN'T DO THAT. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, YOU COULD SEE THE LINER FLOATING IN THE POND AND THERE WERE NO STONES HOLDING IT IN PLACE. IT WAS APPALLING. YOU COULD SEE THE MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE WATERFALL. THEY HAD NOT BEEN COVERED. EVERY DAY WAS A DIFFERENT EXCUSE. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO POWERWASH THE PAVERS AND DIDN'T. HE PUT DOWN LANDSCAPE LIGHTS AND RAN THE LIGHTS ON TOP OF THE GROUND AND COVERED THEM WITH MULCH. ONCE THE WEATHER GOT BAD, THE MULCH BLEW OFF AND THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE. IT WASN'T FINISHED UNTIL LATE DEC./EARLY JAN.
Description of Work: WE HIRED HIM TO LANDSCAPE A BACK YARD. HE WAS TO ADD A WATERFALL, ADD TREES, LANDSCAPE LIGHTING AND INSTALL BRICK PAVERS.
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FAQ
FIRSTCHOICE is currently rated 1.5 overall out of 5.
No, FIRSTCHOICE does not offer free project estimates.
No, FIRSTCHOICE does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, FIRSTCHOICE does not offer a senior discount.
No, FIRSTCHOICE does not offer emergency services.
No, FIRSTCHOICE does not offer warranties.
FIRSTCHOICE offers the following services: LANDSCAPES, WATERSCAPES.