GROUND EFFECTS Landscape Construction Inc.

Description of Work: patio in front of house

Description of Work: Brand New Driveway

Description of Work: Our church wanted a large labyrinth plaza - 50-foot diameter

Description of Work: Estimate for having walkway paved.

Description of Work: I was exploring a hardscape project: steps/staircase leading down a steep side yard.

Description of Work: Drainage at the front of the house was improved. Foundation plants that may have been causing water leakage into the basement were removed, foundation soil was compacted, a rubber mat was spread over the top of the soil, and river rock was placed over the rubber matting. We also had a concrete walkway removed and replaced with pavers that lead up to the front porch which also was finished by the addition of a new step and the addition of pavers on top of the concrete slab flooring of the porch. Planting alongside of the new walkway were mulched.

Description of Work: I have had Josh and the crew at Ground Effects do many projects for me over a number of years. They have done some amazing landscaping work that looks great and provides real privacy. The crew has performed work on the patios, decks, and driveway.

Description of Work: Patio instalation

Description of Work: Front paver walkway with landscaping Side paver walkway front to back of yard with landscaping dry stack walls for back with landscaping

Description of Work: Ground Effects had done a patio for me off of my deck about 10 years ago and I contacted them again to extend the patio across the rest of the house; to change the walkout from simple concrete steps to a flagstone, curved stairway; to add a patio and stacked stone wall to the front garden area; and create a walkway on the side of the house. I was happy enough with them from the last work that they were the only firm I called. Their price was more than fair.

Description of Work: Installed a 1700 square-foot patio with 20 feet of sitting walls. They also installed lighting within the sitting walls as well as putting in garden beds

Description of Work: Two beautiful walkways! Lovely pavers for a very dramatic front walkway and then another walkway from the back deck to the front of the house. We received excellent advice on design, landscaping and shape of the walkways!

Description of Work: We had a stone patio and retaining wall constructed in our backyard.

Description of Work: Josh designed and built a ramp, two stairways, and a path to allow people to walk easily from the street to our front door, which is 20 ft above. This involved building 2 retaining walls and moving a third (preexisting wall), as well as installing a railing. This was a very complicated job--a couple of Class A contractors whom we asked for bids said they didn't have the skills needed to put in a bid.

Description of Work: Reclaimed the perimeter of our home. It was totally overgrown and not properly landscaped for proper drainage. Josh made suggestions, repaired underground drainage tubes, waterproofed a basement wall and generally made everything look great. We have hired for monthly maintenance.

Description of Work: Installed pavers on back patio

Description of Work: Assisted in the design and layout, and installed two sets of retaining walls with stepping stones.

Description of Work: Our finished basement was flooded during a severe rainstorm. It was clear the water backed up in the perimeter drain outside the foundation and then went under the front and back basement walls into the basement. The carpet was ruined and the walls were damaged throughout the area. Three contractors highly rated on Angie's List recommended jack-hammering an inside-the-wall basement drain to catch the water that came under the wall, drain it to a sump pump, and pump it up and out of the basement. The system would be expensive; be very disruptive to build; would increase the cost of refinishing the basement and most of all, would not solve the problem of water flooding into the perimeter drain. We chose not build an expensive patch, but to fix what was broken,. The solution proposed by Josh Bono, owner of Ground Effects, was to solve the one or more causes of the flooding. Our problem could be a clogged perimeter drain, clogged outlet drains, or the two downspouts that emptied roof water directly into the perimeter drain. His company could do the required excavation and repairs, plus design and build replacements for the old ugly patio walls and concrete pad that had to be torn out. The work performed had five legs: (1) Analyze the cause of the flooding and propose a solution. The first leg was accomplished when Josh prepared an estimate for the total job so there was no charge for this service. (2) Dig down at the corners of the house to inspect the perimeter drain to verify it was open and fully usable--it was fully open. This required removing two cinder block walls, a concrete pad, a wooden retaining wall as well as a small flight of porch stairs. (3) Install several new outlet drains with PVC sewer pipe because testing of the original corrugated outlet drains with running water showed serious problems. The new drains were attached at each end of the house to the old, fully-functional, perimeter drain. Two more new drains were attached to each of the two downspouts that had previously dumped rainwater directly into the perimeter drain. All perimeter drains were carefully sloped to daylight. A 75-foot long swale (wide shallow ditch covered with sod to prevent erosion) was contoured into the ground above one outlet drain to carry away surface water from the patio. Another swale was contoured into the slope above the house to divert water before reaching the house. (4) Design a landscape-hardscape plan to restore the area that was torn up. In particular, Ground Effects designed and constructed two-tiered block retaining walls in the slopes on both sides of the walk-out family room plus the slope by the garage. Laurel steppers were used for stairs in both areas. A patio floor made from pavers was installed outside the family room doors to replace the crumbling concrete pad. They prepared new flower beds around the walls, slopes and walkways. (5) The “while you are here” work included a new gravel driveway to the front porch, and another 30 inch high wall to replace a steep slope by the old driveway.

Description of Work: Ground Effects installed a stone retaining wall in my front yard which was 2 ft above ground and about 40' long. The reason for building the retaining wall is to build up a space next to my existing driveway to allow for it to be paved as an expansion of my existing driveway. We had estimates from 4-5 different companies and went with Grounds effects for several reasons. We appreciated the owner's (Josh) professionalism as well as the time he took to explain what he would do. He spent time discussing several options for the wall. My initial intent was to build the wall with treated timbers however after our discussion with Josh, we were sold on the stone option that his company builds. After our meeting with Josh, he provided a detailed estimate. My wife and I selected Ground Effects for the job based on Angie's list reviewed, perceived quality and the professionalism demonstrated by the owner, Josh.

Description of Work: Annual lawn service including mowing, seeding, fertilizer application, weed control and bed clean-up. The grounds have been well maintained for the past year and a half, and never looked better.

Description of Work: Had a driveway with a steep slope into trees. Ground Effects cleared the trees and brush and built a beautiful stone retaining wall and hardscaped the driveway into the wall. Excellent company and very pleasant to work with. I would highly recommend them.

Description of Work: We requested multiple estimates from several contractors for retaining walls (4) , widening our driveway entrance, and adding a gate. Ground Effects came on time to provide an estimate and provided an estimate in a timely fashion We wound up going with a two level retaining wall (which we never thought of but is nicer than what we thought we wanted) each wall was about 3.5' feet high running about 60' with low voltage lighting. The other walls were around the driveway and entrance also with low voltage lighting. We wanted to get the driveway paved also with a concrete apron in front of the asphalt. Ground Effects listened and based on their experience provided alternatives and idea's that were welcome. We had several vehicles and trailers that had to be worked around and Ground Effects worked with us to minimize any inconvenience and respected our request not to block the garage.

Description of Work: Josh and his crew were terrific. They removed part of a mulch bed and replaced the mulch with river rock to aid in a drainage problem. All my beds were cleaned out, the edges were cut in, and mulched. They also trimmed some bushes.

Description of Work: Ground Effects Landscaping provides fencing, and hardscape landscaping services.

Description of Work: Paver patio installed behind the house (Contempra pavers, 6x9, butternut with antique gray border). This included three steps leading out of the back door down to the patio. We also had the front entrance redone - pavers covered the existing concrete stoop, and the concrete sidewalk was removed and replaced by a beautiful paver path which follows a more natural curve. With the patio, Josh and his crew graded the land around the patio so that we have a natural grade coming off the edges. They installed river rocks in the open areas between the patio and the house, to give it a finished look. With the front walkway, the open area between the stoop/path and the house was re-mulched and prepped for landscaping.