Vande Hey Co

I hired Vande Hey Co for a large project including swimming pool, pavers, fireplace, deck and gazebo. The only positive was that the project started on time. Everything else from quality, timeliness of project completion, supervision on site and customer service was terrible. The concrete around our expensive fiberglass pool was done incorrectly, but the company refused to repair it properly until I provided photos proving that the rebar was not laid properly which ultimately led to severe excessive cracking of the concrete around the pool--to the degree it was falling off the edge of the pool into the pool itself. There was no urgency or consideration on the part of Vande Hey, and we lost use of the pool for the entire summer based on their mistake and failure to ensure quality workmanship. In addition, mistakes were made on almost every aspect of the project (our deck railing was not screwed in place over the winter months, and was discovered when I leaned against it in the spring and the rail came off in my hands). Beware of this company if you want anything more than simple landscaping or pool opening / closing. They are expensive, take longer than advertised, communicate poorly, and do not have the proper supervision onsite to ensure quality workmanship.

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Excellent. We received great suggestions, and was implemented as planned.---sales and crew were prompt, professional and courteous

The project went OK, it looks good. I think the price turned out to be a bit excessive, in retrospect. The designer/salesman was not present at the installation, and some things did not turn out the way I expected. The supervisor in charge of the installation said grading would be handled one way, and it turned out it was handled another way; what they did was easier for them but involved having the front border materials cover the bottom row of decorative stone and quot;sidingand quot; on the front of the house, and then a higher-than-planned level of materials on the east side of the house which then required the use of metal window wells (an unplanned $160 addition which they almost charged us for). The replanted sedum on the west side of the house are too close to the house (visible after the growing season started), and I specifically stated I wanted nothing touching the wood siding. With all the personnel and supervisors involved with the project, they still left hand prints of dirt on the recently repainted siding, as well as mud on the driveway. The salesman came back and cleaned the siding and the driveway. I think a and quot;high endand quot; landscaper should check obvious details like that before leaving the job site.

The services were not performed until December so I had no idea how things would look in the growing season of 2013. The bushes look great . The grass has lots of weeds. I have not called the service about it because I do not want any toxic substances applied. So calling in an organic lawn company will be a further expense. The pavers should have had a deeper base.

We were very impressed with the work.We thought the plan that Jeremy had created was perfect. Jacob and his crew were quick, hard-working, polite, and neat.