Mark Webber's Landscaping has been in business since 1997 serving the Southwestern Ohio Communities with excellence in Horticultural/Arborcultural and Lawn Care. 50 % of our staff is Certified and degree and we hire no subcontractors. Mark Webber's Landscaping grows over 1400 species of plants on their Hemple Road Farm.
Cabling and Bolting of Trees, Consultation service, Drainage Improvements, Emerald Ash Borer protection, Land Planning, Landscape Construction, Landscape Design, Lawn Renovations, Plant Appraisal, Plant Diagnostic Services, Soil Testing, Tree and Plant Evaluations, Tree construction protection, Weed Control.
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We have no less than seven contract violations on our deck and hardscape project with Mark Webber?s Landscaping. (1) No building permit was obtained as required by Montgomery County and stated in the contract ? if we have it inspected now, we will have to tear it down and rebuild it at our own cost. (2) A zoning plan was not submitted per Washington Township requirements. (3) The deck was not built to code. It is attached to the brick veneer of our home; this is expressly forbidden in the Ohio Residential Building Code (Section 502.2.2.2). (4) The deck manufacturer?s installation specifications were not followed despite this being a requirement of the contract and the Ohio Residential Building Code. We now have a deck with an invalid 25-year warranty on expensive top-end synthetic materials. (5) Mark Webber also re-used the 20-year old joists from our old deck, despite the contract calling for ?removal of existing deck.? Rather than having joists supporting the deck that span the entire length, we have new pieces patched on to the old frame with wood screws. (6) The ?underground? wiring for the landscape lighting sticks out of the ground in one place in spite of the National Electric Code requirement for this to be buried six inches below ground (NEC Article 300.5). (7) He also failed to add any organic material when he planted the trees and bushes in spite of the contract calling for ?2 inches of organic material?.
This is the end result of a two-week project that took him six months to complete, with rework at every step by unskilled workers who can?t read plans, use a level or measure properly.
All of these contract violations are easy to prove, so there is nothing for Mark to debate, dispute, or defend. 1) We know he did not get a permit. 2) He did not submit a zoning plan. 3) We can see in the crawl space under our house where the deck is attached to the house and there are no bolts penetrating the brick veneer into the frame. 4) TimberTech will verify he failed to follow specifications. 5) The old deck joists are still there and can be seen if we remove deck boards. The old joists were 2 x 10 and Mark used 2 x 6?s or 2 x 8?s between them. 6) We can dig up plants if we need to prove there is no organic material added. 7) The wiring is sticking out the ground in plain sight.
In spite of this, Mark Webber?s lawyer says ?it looks like a nice deck.? Yes, we have lawyers involved now.
"First and foremost the facts provided are incorrect and inaccurate. The client engaged services with our company in 2010. We completed tree pruning project as well as small landscape project involving a juniper hedge providing a screen for a patio that was partial shaded and was in disrepair. Our company removed the poor conditioned plants and replaced them the Viburnums that were well suited for such site conditions. Work was completed and the client paid for the work completed and wrote a note on the return invoice " It was a pleasure to work with a company with high integrity" In 2011 our company preformed 4 lawn care applications. I visited the property in 2011 and noted that the site was dry and needed to be watered and paperwork was providing the need for the client to water. In December of 2011 we received a letter from the client regarding some concerns about the planting done in 2010. We called the client immediately and also wrote a letter asking for them to contact us so we could help resolve any concerns, no return calls were made nor was any written correspondence was made. In early 2012, another call was placed in follow up to the initial concern and additionally we sent a the client our winter letter follow up about suggestions for 2012, asking for the client to call. No return calls or return letters were ever made until this posting in 6/2014, it seems to be unreasonable and quite frankly ridiculous that work done in 2010, can be complained about, when the client never followed up or responded in a timely matter. Additionally the warranty period for the work and the plants was clearly expressed to be 1 year(2010) and its now 2014."
"The tree that was installed by industry standards and was done as weather allows and is indicated by contract signed by the client. At the time of installation of the tree the team provided the client detail verbal and written instructions on the watering and care of the tree. Mark Webber's Landscaping received only 1 phone call on a Friday or Saturday from the client and a return call was placed on a Monday morning that we would visit the site to check on the tree. The client then placed a complaint less than 7 days even though Mark Webber's Landscaping had return the call and had a site visit already planned to be made. The site visit was made and the client was called to confirm that Mark Webber's Landscaping would replace the tree. Paperwork for the replacement was completed and mailed to the client for approval by a signature and Mark Webber's Landscaping will replace the tree once we received the signed paperwork from the client."
"Thank you for your kind words we work hard at pleasing our important clients like you!"
"Thank you for your positive post, we at Mark Webber's Landscaping strive to deliver tour clients plants what science and research tells us what we should!"
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