HEMAX Construction Services & Landscaping LLC

Henry, one of the co-owners, came promptly to the appointment for the estimate, and also promptly sent me the estimate by email. He made useful suggestions that had not occurred to me, and seemed quite knowledgeable about his business. The work was scheduled quickly after I accepted the fair estimate. The workmen came on time, were considerate of my property, and cleaned up after themselves when they were finished. I asked Henry to provide an estimate for a limb removal to forward to a neighboring family that had unexpectedly lost the father and are preparing the house for sale. He offered to remove the medium sized limb for free, an offer that was gratefully accepted by the family. My project was completed on time, on budget, with no surprises. Henry came to review the job at the end, noticed a few things that needed a small amount of attention, and had it quickly fixed. The next time I need a landscape contractor, HEMAX will be the first company I call.

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We had a downspout that had drained under the front porch cement slab for many years leaving a gaping hole. The Hemax guys dug up the area in front of the porch, saving all plants that I wanted to keep, filled in the hole under the slab, graded the area for proper drainage, transplanted the plants, and mulched the area. They also dug up and repositioned the slate walkway that ran through the area. Then they extended the drainage on two downspouts and installed pop up drainage emitters. The guys were so nice, did a great job, and even helped me load some plants that I wanted to move to a different area of the yard into my wheel barrow. They took away all the garbage and left the everything looking well-groomed and beautiful. I highly recommend this company.

We were looking for a redesign, as the landscaping provided by our home builder was not particularly attractive. In particular, we wanted our front yard to look good year-round, and we wanted to remove some dead plants/ trees and transplant others to the sides and back of our house which lacked landscaping. Toney Mooney provided a sketch along with pricing -- we met a couple of times to review and make changes, and after getting one other estimate, we decided to go with Hemax. We liked that Toney would be on-site often, and we really appreciated his friendliness, responsiveness and creativity. Hemax's pricing was also very competitive. They began work on May 17 -- took approximately two days to finish. They installed purpleleaf sand cherries, dwarf blue globe spruce, gulfstream nandina, oakleaf holly, and fountain grass pennisetum. Additionally, they removed some dead plants and trees, and transplanted our azaleas and some other plants from the front yard to the sides and back. Toney understood that, wherever possible, ee didn't want to waste anything. Toney came by often, and he returned after the major work was done to plant additional flowers and move things around to improve the aesthetic. We are very pleased with the results and would happily recommend him and Hemax to friends and family.

Henry, Max and the gentlemen are very professional and very knowledgeable.

They were professional, worked at least 12 hours, and came back the next morning to finish up. They cleaned up after themselves and Toney made sure I was satisfied with the work.

We could not have been more pleased. Toney was in charge of the estimate and work complettion, while Tatiana kept us informed as to the schedule and other adminitrative issues. Hemax was our third use of a professional landscaping company, and Hemax is so far above the others we won't consider using anyone else in the future. They were courteous, gave us a very resonable price, and did a fantastic job. I highly recommend them.

HEMAX is an outstanding DRAINAGE company. Earlier this year a window-well overflowed and ruined all the floor and wall in a room in my basement. I recently joined Angie’s List and found three companies had the best reviews. I called all to get an assessment to determine how my window well could overflow and how to repair. Only one company responded within the first two days and the first to respond was HEMAX. The other companies were not available for two weeks. HEMAX came over on the third day after I started my search for a drainage company. I immediately knew I had found to best company. They started work the next day. The head of HEMAX customer relations/sales spent over an hour in discussing the problem and solutions, and how it would be priced. The next day the head of operations/installation gave me detailed information about the repair approach. The reason for the leak was a poor installation by the homebuilder. There was a mix of black plastic and PVC which had cracked and leaked and had collapsed. The PVC pipes were not glued together and leaked at the joint. The entire drainage system had to be replaced. The excellent repair job by Henry and Max and their company made it happen. They were fast, professional and very reasonably priced. I strongly recommend HEMAX for all their services. I have since used them for sprinkler and outdoor light maintenance and was very pleased with all their work.

It went very well. This was a large project and big decision for us. Henry came out twice to give estimates and explain what work would be done and how it would proceed through our many tasks. He answered all my questions and explained his processes and pricing (in person, over the phone and e.mail). We had two other estimates and decided to go with HEMAX. We also received a positive recommendation from a neighbor who had lawn replacement completed by them as well. We worked out a schedule and it took 5 days to complete the work (one of which they worked in steady rainfall and another where they worked around another crew who were installing our new fence) which is exactly the timeframe Henry estimated. We added one task to the list during the work which went smoothly. I watched much of the work being completed and was impressed with how hard Henry's crew worked. Each day we enjoyed seeing a little more of what the finished project would be like. They were professional and cleaned up each day. When the work was completed they cleaned up the yard, all debri was removed and they cleaned up the street. I was very happy with this because the yard was really torn apart during the work. They also cleaned up another garden and put fresh mulch in on their own to make it all look nice. None of the many FIOS cables were disturbed as they completed much of the digging by hand and their Bobcat operator was very experienced. We are left with a beautiful new front and back yard and a very positive experience with HEMAX. Their office was responsive, pleasant and helpful. Henry was knowlegable in suggesting a plan that turned out better than I pictured and gave good advice on the best materials to use. I have not seen harder workers than these landscapers. Several neighbors have complemented us on how wonderful the yard looks and asked what landscaping company we hired. We are happy to recommend HEMAX and look forward to working with them in the future!

I found them from Angie’s list. The person on the phone was excellent. When he came out, he was excellent. They quoted half the price from the others. I would rate them highly.

I would like to cover all details however I'm short on time. I can't say enough positive things about this company! You will not believe how hard these guys work. They do not leave until you're satified with the job . Worth every penny, hire this company, you won,t be sorry!

Our overall experience was fantastic. Henry was always on-time, as was his crew, provided a thorough explanation of the services to be performed, stuck to his word throughout the process and completed the work exactly according to schedule. His estimate was fair and I wouldn't hesitate to use Hemax in the future.

I would refer this company to my friends and family and will use them again in the future.

I like them. They did a great job. They had good pricing and I liked the quality of their work. Their personal was great and the people I worked with.

If you need assistance on developing drawings for your project Hemax can do it in house or they can work with your plans from an outside source. From start to finish we were very pleased with there work.Any future work we will certainly call on Hemax.The owners of Hemax, Henry and Max were great to work with from beginning to end.

From beginning to end, the work was above reproach. The Hemax crews arrived when they said they would and worked non-stop with just a lunch break. The workmanship was excellent and the work was completed when they said it would be. The crews cleaned up at the end of the workday, including hauling away debris and unneeded materials. We can't say enough about the professionalism displayed from the initial contact to provide an estimate to the follow-up contacts after completion of the work. We dealt primarily with Henry Cruz, who understood what we wanted from the outset and made three trips to the house to work with us before we signed the contract. (Yes, we had several follow-up questions and did change our minds a couple times. Henry was very pleasant and patient.) Likewise, Tatiana Reyes in the office is a delight. We had solicited three estimates for the work, including one from a very large and well known Northern Virginia company. We made it clear up front that, depending upon the cost, me might do the work in two stages, but we wanted estimates for all the work. Top priority was the drainage and secondarily were the retaining walls, which might wait until next year. We received three very different proposals for how the drainage issue should be addressed and three very different cost estimates. Only Hemax provided a proposal for the drainge work and the retaining walls. The other two companies said they would have to come back and measure for the retaining walls if we wanted to proceed. We said we couldn't make that decision without an estimate, Again, only Hemax was willing to provide an estimate for all the work. Hemax's estimate for the drainage was in the middle between the three companies, but it made the most sense. And Hemax's estimate for all the work was slightly above what one company proposed for just the drainage. As a result, we decided to proceed with all the work -- drainage and walls. The drainage solution was put to the test very soon after the work was completed when we had a torrential downpour. Our side yard became a river, as it usually does with heavy rains, but the catch basin and creek bed worked as designed. We knew it wouldn't handle all the water, but reduced the erosion factor very significantly. Hemax came to check after the rain ended and made an adjustment to the height of the berm because water had overflowed at one location. A much bigger test came with the effects of Hurricane Irene and four days of non-stop rain. We have lived here since 1984 and never experienced that much rain and water. The volume simply was enormous. The creek bed became continuous rapids. We were concerned about possible damage to the sod and expressed our concern to Hemax. They come out right away, inspected the area and said they would aerate and overseed to help the sodded areas and at no cost. We then hired them to aerate and overseed our entire lawn, including spreading topsoil in areas that were thin. The cost was less than another company had quoted us just to aerate and overseed. Botom line: Hemax is a top flight company. They are very professional. Their cost estimates are very resonable. Their crews clearly are experienced and hard working and equally professional. We will use them again without hesitation. It is such a pleasure to deal with a company like Hemax that is customer oriented. Oh, and an added touch, is that Hemax has a plant expert on staff, who came to the house unbeknown to us and took pictures of the retaining walls. He then emailed us photos showing what the beds would look like with various plant and shrub combinations. That, indeed, was a pleasant surprise.

They were very profesional, the follow uo was timely, and the payment arrangments were very flexible. I can't think of anything I didn't like about them.

From beginning to the end at completely and totally professional experience. A completely through evaluation, with written estimates, work began on time as promised and was completed on time as promised. Changes to original estimate were done in writing, and change orders, communications with crew, and office were professional, and frequent. I would totally recommend them without reservation!

They were very responsive and very professional. They did the work quickly and efficiently. Everything that they did was done very well.

They were very cordial and responsive. All my interactions with them lead to the work being done and I did not find any kind of mess in the work. I have no complaints with them. They were very good. I don?t think that I got a bargain with them and I think that was my fault as I did not shop around. I was not here when they actually did the work but the people I dealt with before hand were highly professional. I certainly would not hesitate to contact them to get a quote.

Henry was very professional and easy to work with. His estimate was competitive with others I received. One very nice part of the process was that he sent his design idea with pictures of the various plants and bushes superimposed over a picture of my own front yard - it was very helpful to literally see what my yard would look like! I ended up deciding to go with another vendor, but I am confident that going with Henry would have been a good choice too. I definitely recommend calling Hemax.

I do not have any complaints about them. Their price was reasonable. I don?t have anything negative to say about them. They quoted me $900. They were good. They were professional. Though I could not use them I would recommend them to other people. They were great.

The quote I got for the 3 jobs was $5500, but I didn't go with their service. He was just a very nice guy, very professional and he really seemed like he knew what he was talking about. I think the price seemed pretty in line with everybody else that we talked to. I can't say anything about his work but just from talking to him, I would recommend at the very least as having him come for a quote. He was punctual, he came in early.

I called Henry on a Thursday and his guys were there on the following Monday. We were surprised that they showed up when they did - we asked to have the yard clean up done but no date had been set. My husband was irritated because he said if he had known they were coming he would have moved his car to the street to avoid any possible leaf blower damage. I called Henry that morning and he said sorry, and that in the future they would let us know before they came so we could move our cars. The lawn looked much better after they mowed, removed the stump, did the leaf blower thing, and helped me put the cedar tree straight again and the potted azalea back on the patio. I was especially impressed with the stump removal - the ground there was left completely level and one can not tell that there was ever a tree there. We are quite pleased with how quickly Henry responded to our need for yard cleanup, and our text message asking for the additional stump removal service, and our call asking for a heads up that they are coming in the future. Overall we are quite pleased and look forward to using their services again in the future.

Henry is a great guy. He is true to his word and know is craft well. His price was not the cheapest but was far from the highest. If you need any landscaping/excavation work; I highly recommend He-Max. Very friendly and responsive.