Austin Pond Cleaning is the name, but they do it all – and they do it well. Don is personable, knowledgeable, and will be the answer to whatever your pond needs - or to the pond you want built. I chose them from reading online reviews and it was a great choice. I had serious leak problems and was able to diagnose the problem, but Don was the answer to fixing them (he can diagnose yours if you can’t). When he came to look at my pond it was evident that he knew ponds, pond plants, Koi, and even the name of the red dragonfly that visits my pond daily. Don is friendly and helpful, and has wonderful attitude. Amanda, the scheduler, was also very helpful. The cost was very reasonable for the work done, the appointments were kept on time, and my large Koi were handled very carefully. Don is a Koi whisperer, they almost crawled into the net for him. The work done just as discussed, it was timely, everyone was personable, and at a reasonable cost – all excellent.
Description of Work: Remove pond liner and replace
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,035
CYNDI W.
05/2017
1.0
fountains
+ -1 more
Unprofessional...practiced bait and switch with me. I was quoted $425 for water feature installation, but when Don arrived to do the installation he switched the price to $800. saying that he was unaware of my installation specifications which I very careful gave via emails and texts and even included photos.
Description of Work: I needed a water feature installed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
5.0
ROBERT L.
07/2015
1.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: cleaned and refurbished three outdoor landscape fountains. Did a good job, but I have not been able to contact them for the past 6 months
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
Mark O.
06/2015
1.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
No reply.
Description of Work: Nothing. Provider asks to be contacted by text or email. Have done both twice and sent a request through Angies Listt, in April and again in May. Called to verify number is still active -it is. At a loss as to why I cannot get some sort of reply.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0
susan G.
05/2015
1.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: I attempted to contact them three times once via Angie's list and twice directly by phone leaving messages. I was never contacted and found another person on my own who was very responsive and did an excellent job.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
Carolyn G.
02/2015
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
unknown
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$900
Dennis O.
10/2014
1.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
No response
Description of Work: Nothing! Never retuned my request for service, both email and phone messages.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
michael W.
06/2014
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Took a little time due to some miscommunication. Once cleared up, work was completed in an expedient manner.
Description of Work: removed fish, cleaned 7 years of muck from bottom of pond, restored water and fish.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$625
Marcia N.
03/2014
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
A two man team worked Thursday afternoon, Friday and Saturday morning installing a skimmer through the rock surrounding the pond and draining the pond and bog (including removing 18 koi to another tub while they worked). This is a large pond (3500 gallons) and it was extremely dirty and full of algae. Don and Nicholas were very meticulous with exceptional attention to detail. We have had bad experiences with getting other services to even respond to phone calls. Don was very responsive and showed up on time and did the work for the price he had quoted. The pond looks beautiful now and the koi are very happy in their new clean home. It's the first time in several years that the water is clear and we can see and enjoy the fish. I would highly recommend this company to others in Austin looking for high quality pond services at a reasonable price.
Description of Work: Installed a skimmer (required drilling trough rocks surrounding pond), drained and cleaned large pond full of koi.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,250
Kathryn M.
01/2014
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
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Description of Work: .
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Lewis J.
01/2013
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Everything went well. Don made a special trip from Hutto, TX to our home west of Buda, TX on a Sunday afternoon. He was personable and professional, and we shall use Austin Pond Cleaning for any future problems with our pond.
Description of Work: Our pond was leaking water. The problem was our flotation device was set too high, and water was leaking over the edge of the pond which was not visible to us due to brick work overhanging the pond edge. Don cleaned the pond and reset the flotation device.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$50
Alice B.
07/2012
5.0
landscaping, fountains
+ 0 more
This was a great experience with someone recommended from Angie's List. It's refreshing to deal with service people who come promptly, act courteously, give an accurate estimate and complete the work as promised. This is a business that we would recommend highly for any work that needs to be done on a pond.
Description of Work: Austin Pond Cleaning came out and gave us a bid for cleaning and restoration of our pond, waterfall, re-potting water lilies and landscaping. They were prompt and courteous. Don did come exactly when he said he would and brought a helper with him. They spent one entire day draining our pond, re-potting the water lilies and fertilizing them, cleaning the waterfall and replacing the medium. They vacuumed the bottom of the pond liner and then refilled the pond. There had been some type of grassy substance in our pond and they removed all of that from the lilies and the pond so that it was totally clean. He also trimmed back bushes and bamboo around the pond and groomed the landscaping plants. I will definitely use Don again and would highly recommend him for general maintenance and pond upkeep. We will use him every few months to help us take care of our now beautiful pond.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$460
Leslee B.
06/2012
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Don was professional, punctual and did an excellent job. This is not the first time that I've hired him to help me with my algae farm... excuse me... koi pond, and it probably won't be the last. He acknowledges that he can be difficult to reach by phone and has plans to improve his communication with customers.
Description of Work: Don built a waterfall filtration system for my koi pond.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$900
Kathy K.
10/2011
5.0
landscaping
+ -1 more
Don is punctual, passionate, reasonable and knowledgeable. He did a great job - our fish survived the cleaning and he enhanced the beauty of our backyard pond. He also gave us much needed advice on how to maintain in between visits. I highly recommend his services. He is knowledgeable about plants, fish, ecosystem of the pond and a really nice guy to work with.
Description of Work: We discovered Don after we installed a koi pond in our yard. We needed a thorough cleaning and advice about on-going maintenance. He has cleaned the pond for us twice and responded to an emergency call regarding a possible leak which turned out to be a plant syphoning off our water flow.
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FAQ
Austin Pond Cleaning is currently rated 4.3 overall out of 5.
Austin Pond Cleaning accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
No, Austin Pond Cleaning does not offer free project estimates.
No, Austin Pond Cleaning does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Austin Pond Cleaning does not offer a senior discount.