Eldi Landscaping Services

Summary: Quality work for the most part, but may shake you down for more money to complete the job, so make sure that you get your contract in writing. Detail: I had just purchased a new home and needed to have an old retaining wall re-built on short notice, as well as have a drain installed due to some erosion causing the wall itself and the brick flower beds below it to become misaligned and lose structural integrity. I contacted a few companies including Eldi Landscaping. After receiving a rather high initial estimate in person of $16,000 to repair the wall, install the drain, and re-align the flower beds at the bottom of the wall, with a 10 year guarantee, I let Eldi know that I would compare his pricing to that of the other companies I reached out to and would let them know if we decided to go with them. He later texted me and lowered his offer to $13,800 to use new material, or $8,800 to do the job with my existing slate. $8,800 was a great price, we were strapped for cash from the new home purchase, and the stone was still in good condition, so I let him know we were on board with that. The work was started quickly and finished over the course of 3 days. The wall looks good and has been holding up well. However, on the last day he called me downstairs and told me that he wasn't going to fix the flower beds at the bottom of the wall unless we paid an extra $2000. I protested this and reminded him that we had discussed the full job being completed, including that section, and that he offered $8800 to complete the job without my prompting him for a lower price. At this point he essentially told me that he wasn't going to complete the job unless we agreed to pay him the extra money. I looked through my texts with him to find something in writing and realized that he was very careful to not mention specifics about the job in writing and kept all the details of the work that he promised would be completed to phone discussions. In the interest of not having them leave the job half done (while we were having this discussion, the wall was torn down and the hill it was built into all dug up), I stupidly agreed to pay him the extra money. I had offers from other contractors that were lower than the $10,800 I ended up paying, and went with Eldi because they offered the lowest price. I may have gone with another contractor if they quoted me what I actually ended up paying. It was pretty much my own fault for not getting our agreement in writing, but I'm a new homeowner without much experience working with contractors and I feel that Eldi took advantage of this to strong arm me out of more money than we agreed to. Additionally, when they left the job, they did not completely clean up, and filled one flower bed with small rocks (which is what we asked for), and the other with patches of grass, small boulders, and dirt that they had torn up from the hill while working. I later had to pay for a dumpster and remove all of this myself. As I said, the work itself turned out pretty good and was completed quickly. But if you end up working with this company, make sure that everything you need done, including a full cleanup, is documented in writing, with a specified price and signatures from both parties. Otherwise you may find yourself the victim of the classic contractor shake down that I unfortunately fell victim to.

Outstanding customer service and quality of work. They reviewed my plan, listed some alternative ideas to consider, then scheduled and completed the project quickly for a fair price. No hidden fees and no pressure upselling. They arrived when they said they would and, and cleaned the work area when they were done. Highly recommend them for your hardscape needs.

Eldi has now completed two different projects at my home. A large, stone paver project around a pool and a landscape stone wall across my front yard. They were very responsive to our messages and arrived at the agreed time. Pricing was fair as well. Work looks great. I will definitely hire again

they are hard workers and did a great job.. And give you great price for their work

Eldi Landscaping listened to all my ideas for the project and made some great suggestions that I had not thought of. The finished product was even better than I imagined and was completed quickly. I would not hesitate to call them again.

I liked the completed work so much, I gave him a $100 bonus. Art H

Excellent work.

The finish product exceeded my expectations. It was reasonably priced and he is very pleasant person to work with, addressed all my concerns.

They were prompt on time clean up afterwards gave me a price every step of the way. I have nothing but praises for them. They did different from other contractors and the fact that they manually did everything and they were able to save some trees we we have been growing for thirty years, including an ornamental tree. The other contractors wanted to come in tractors and backhoes which would have killed my trees. They did an awesome job.

Eldi came to give me an estimate to repair and replace my walkway from the blacktop driveway to the front porch using colored paving stones. The front concrete steps had sunken so low that it was dangerous to use them. We negotiated the color desired and the price for the walk and the steps. Wow, he and his 2-man crew came the next Saturday, worked all day to perfect the design, and they were done by early Sunday afternoon. Elo was friendly, professional, and his team did excellent work. I would recommend him highly. Everyone who has seen the new sidewalk is astounded at its beauty. The work wasnâ t cheap, but it looks like it cost a lot more. D. Hahn, Castleton

After having a few contractors come to give me estimates on my project I was perplexed. I had one low ball and two top end pricing. After meeting with Eldi there was no doubt who I was going to use. Eldi came in a bit more than ½ of the top end contractors and gave us awesome results. I had concrete front steps replaced and a border wall around a garden restored to pristine shape. Antonio is a true master craftsman. The crew came and in 2 days there was nothing left but the beautiful results.

Eldi and his crew did a great job, my husband and I are pleased with the outcome. Eldi is good to work with and wants to make sure his customers are happy!

Came back when called

excellent service

Long story short, Eldi came to the rescue. My previous contractor messed the job up and Eldi and his team came and fixed the project. Eldi understood my frustration and worked very quickly to finish the job correctly. Eldi and his team are awesome. Would definitely recommend to anyone without hesitation.

The quality of the work is top notch. The work and friendliness of the crew are excellent, if you are patient and communicate, the language barrier is not an issue really. I plan to call them again for my next project.

Very hardworking and try to meet our needs according to our budget. The whole team is very calm and work dedicatedly. I would recommend him for any landscaping work , I got my retaining wall , flower bed, and stones on both sides of walkway. Finished the project on time and fulfilled the need.

Hardworking and eager to please customer. They worked long days to complete the project which consisted of a paver patio sooner than expected. My patio looks fantastic. I highly recommend them for paver patio work.

Friendly, accommodating, honest people with a strong work ethic. The price they charged was only half of what another business quoted me, but the quality of their work was excellent. Moreover, they completed my patio project in just one day. English is limited, so patience with language was needed. I didn't mind at all!

Slide a great job on our walkway and patio. Would recommend, great value.

Eldi and his men obviously know what they are doing when laying a patio. They did a beautiful job for me at a very reasonable price. Also, they are honest, work hard and completed it much sooner than I expected.

I can’t say enough great things about this company! They were quick in getting the work done, professional, reliable and I love the way my walkway came out! I’m already thinking of my next project and will use them for sure! Very reasonable prices as well. Thank you!

Very knowledgeable fast

Prompt efficient knew what they were doing Repaired paver stoop repaired paver patio that was collapsing due to ground hog burrowing

They were timely & efficient. They came on a Saturday for an estimate and within a week the project was complete. Great job