This contractor built a retaining wall for my next door neighbor. During the construction, he came onto my property without warning or permission and ran a piece of equipment over my landscape curbs, crumbling the same in the process. He also managed to get a piece of his equipment stuck in my backyard. When my husband noticed this and questioned him, he got off the peice of equipment, came to my front door and began loudly berating my husband and myself. He also said we should not worry as he would repair the curbing. Needless to say, he left this job next door, unfinished I might add, and never made restitution to us. He is a loudmouth crook and a thief.
Description of Work: This contractor built a retaining wall for my next door neighbor. However, he drove his equipment on my property without asking permission and in the process he crumbled my landscape curbs. He also got a piece of his equipment stuck in my backyard and when my husband questioned him about it, he came to my front door and began to loudly berate my husband and myself and dared us to sue him as he said he "had five lawyers on speed dial". Bottom line: he did a horrible job on the work he did for my neighbor and never made restitution to us for the damage done to our property.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Bhiksha R.
10/2011
1.0
landscaping, hardscaping
+ 0 more
This is a bona fide crook. He took 15k from us and lammed. The contract was to build a retaining wall and to repair a cracked driveway for 20k. We paid him half up front. He sent someone over to dig up our existing driveway, and then asked for an additional 5k, which we foolishly gave.Then he disappeared. Now we have an unusable driveway, piles of rubble in our yard, and no wall, and no Lenny. We have made inquiries since and discovered that this is pretty much his modus operandi. He has been complained about to the Attorney General several times. He has multiple complaints against him in the better business bureau. If you're considering hiring him, please read other reviews here and elsewhere first. Then seriously consider whether you are in a mood to just give away a lot of money to this man for no useful service in return. If you feel really strongly that you hate your money and would rather see it in Lenny's hand, only then hire him. Don't bother to sign a contract or actually give him a task -- he'll either not do it at all or worse, damage your property.
Description of Work: Lenny was paid to repair our driveway and build a retaining wall
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
5.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$15,000
Joe T.
10/2011
1.0
landscaping, hardscaping
+ 0 more
Horrible!!!!! This preson is a SCAM ARTIST and should be avoided at all costs!!!! We gave him Over $16,000 and now beyond that I am waaaaay farther behind than when I started. He will take your money and run!! Overall it's going to cost me beyond $20,000 to get back to my original starting point. (thats the 16 I already gave him and another 5 to get back to point A) Read some reviews from other sights on this person before having any dealings with him!!!!!!!!!!!
Description of Work: DANGER, DANGER, DANGER Lenny the Scam was hired to build a 60ft retaining wall, and lay pavers on the patio that it would create. We knew we were off to a bad start when one of his workers knocked on my door and demanded "sugary drinks"! Really?!?!? He and his crew have NEVER spent more than 3 hours in a day at my house......... He then proceeds to build a up to 7ft. high retaining wall, no footer, no goegrid, and walls that were as crooked as the Mississippi river!! As for the steps to the back yard, they were blocks that were laid right on top of the dirt, (what a joke!!!!) We stopped him from proceeding when an Engineer from a Very large construction company told us the wall would Never last even one year before sinking and falling.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$16,500
Joe T.
10/2011
1.0
landscaping, hardscaping
+ 0 more
Overall it was ridiculous!!! Never showed up, when he did, it was for 2-3 hours at a time. Pathetic work, made him redo quite a few things until I realized this person didn't have a Clue as to what he was doing!!! SCAM STAY AWAY!!!!!!!
Description of Work: This person is a SCAM ARTIST and should be in Jail!!! Stay away from him at all costs!!!!! He took over $16,000 from me and not only didn't do the work, what he did do was set me back another $4000 to $5000 because what he did do needs to be taken down and redone!!! He tried building a retaining wall, and it was so Poor, every contractor that has been to my house was in awe at how bad it actually is!!!! STAY AWAY at all costs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I'm off to the attorney generals office to see if I can recover some of my savings.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$16,500
Terri R.
04/2011
3.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
His crew of about five was wonderful: hardworking and neat. They did a good job on the patio! Certain items needed a callback, and he promised that he would, but never did. I called him multiple times, but I was never able to get him to come out again.
Description of Work: installed a patio and entrance walkway.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0
$21,000
TOM G.
05/2010
1.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
He "finished" the job while I was away and demanded final payment (we had given him a down payment of half ($3,100.00). When I got home I called and asked where the bolders were, and what about the discount. He said he didn't have the equipment right now to place the bolders, and although he never said this,he said his price was with the 20% already off. We probably called him 30 times over the next 8 months for the bolders which he finnally delivered in the summer of 2009. The trees were guaranteed for one year, and one of the Pine trees died during the summer of 2009. We have been trying to get him out to replace the tree ever since. My wife went as far as to confront him at his office last winter. He said he hadn't forgotten and would be replacing the tree the spring (2010) The dead tree is still there, and another has died. We have since googled him, and have found similar complaints.
Description of Work: After having an inground pool installed, we needed our side yard graded and landscaped. Mr. Lenkiewicz was very engaging and responsive during the quoting process. We found him from a Clipper Add advertising 20% discount. We contracted him to Install steps, trees, bushes and bolders. grade area, cover with red stone.
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Lenkiewicz Landscaping is currently rated 1.4 overall out of 5.
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