Swanson completed my backyard and front yard about 3 years ago. Even though my yards still look…read morebeautiful, I noticed a light wasn't working anymore and a tile needed to be reinstalled. I reached out to Geoff and as always, he was very responsive and offered to repair these items. Geoff and his team stand by their workmanship and products. They put a lot of emphasis on both, the quality of their work and customer satisfaction. It's becoming hard to find companies/business owners that care and take pride in their work. I will continue to recommend Swanson!

Geoff and his team (Rico and Candy) were easy and very professional to work with. They updated our…read moredrought tolerant plants in the front and backyard with Beth Szymanski's help as the designer (she is wonderful too @Edendesigns). We used our existing rock and brought in new bark. All of the old irrigation was replaced with drip lines and they pruned back our large, overgrown trees in the front. Very knowledgable and completed in five days!! I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

Highly recommend Ceglio Concrete!! Our house was built in 1907 and needed extensive work to correct…read moregrading issues and protect the foundation. This was a very complicated project and we got estimates from multiple contractors before choosing Ceglio Concrete. They came up with solutions that other companies couldn't figure out. Lucas and his crew really impressed us with their knowledge, ingenuity, work ethics and positive attitude. Their pricing is very fair and they go out of their way to save you money if possible. Work included: grading around house and yard, walkway around house to protect foundation, remove/replace front curb and front sidewalk, extensive driveway to detached garage, back patio, bbq area with attached fire pit/seating. There has been ZERO cracks or standing water! Impressive considering the amount of cement pored and grading issues. We wish we had more projects needing cement. The crew was a joy to work with!!

We hired Ceglio Concrete to pour a new concrete walkway. Lucas was very responsive, was terrific…read moreand thorough with his communications and offered a very reasonable price for our job. The crew was very professional, held to their promised schedule and did a great job cleaning up the yard after the work was completed. We are very happy with the quality of the work and would highly recommend Ceglio Concrete.

This was one of the best contractor experiences I've had in all of my years as a homeowner…read more Ernesto was responsive, pleasant, and has an excellent eye for design. He was so incredible to work with - fair pricing, meticulous work, and fast! I can't say enough good things about working with Ernesto. I only with he was a GC and I could use him for everything else at my house. Just such a great experience with QC Concrete.

Ernesto and his team did an outstanding job of installing concrete for my backyard path. He is…read moreprofessional, very responsive and provided excellent advices (demolish existing concrete and transport to landfill; installing draining pipes and connecting to roof downspouts; setup compacted base rock and lay colored concrete). Ernesto team's is puncture and finish the job in a timely fashion. The team also tried to minimize distubance to neightbors. I am so pleased with the end result that I already start a discussion with Ernesto about our next backyard projects: to extend the backyard patio and to build a outdoor kitchen. I highly recommend Ernesto and his team!!

Erik, owner of Las Palmas, was referred to us by Lynda at Outer Visions Landscape. We hired Las…read morePalmas last year after getting quotes from three different contractors. Las Palmas wasn't the least expensive of the three, but we felt very comfortable with Erik and his expertise at our initial meeting. He and his crew know what they're doing, make suggestions for better functionality, are flexible and easy-going, and to top it off are really nice people. We had a very specific, custom curved bench built by them and it was completed beyond our expectations. With any project during the pandemic, there were a couple hiccups/delays due to supply chain issues, but from start to finish the project took 2-1/2 months and we couldn't be happier. We love our backyard and will use Las Palmas for our future front yard project.

We were referred to Las Palmas by our Landscape Designer. We wanted to replace our driveway and…read morewalkway and replace our grass with drought tolerant plants. We love the pavers that they put in and receive tons of compliments. He even made a suggestion on swapping the stairs/ramps locations and it looks great. He's responsive and very professional. It's been five months since our install and we had a small issue. Not only did he come out and fix it but he had a crewmember blow the yard and even add sand between the pavers. Highly recommended!

I recently hired FG Pavers for a major project involving a complete storm drainage system, a new…read moreretaining wall, and paver installation. Overall, I am very satisfied with the transformation of my outdoor space. From the start, Hugo was fantastic. He helped me navigate the design phase, offering creative solutions and solid ideas that I hadn't even considered. During construction, Nick was incredibly accommodating. Even though it was clear he had a very busy schedule, he made a point to visit the site daily and was always available to answer my calls, which I really appreciated. The crew themselves were hard workers and clearly skilled in their trade. That said, with a project of this scale, I found that being a highly involved homeowner was necessary. There were a couple of instances where I had to step in to point out issues that might have otherwise gone unnoticed. To their credit, FG Pavers corrected these items immediately once they were raised. I'd recommend them for their craftsmanship and their willingness to make things right.

Project: Installing Porcelain/Saltillo-style matte patio with inlays and a paver walkway…read moreSummary: I'd hire FG Pavers and Turf again at the drop of a hat, no questions asked. Bid/Quote: They came, inspected the project site and gave a complete quote including the construction detail. Tiles in an outdoor patio is uncommon, so we had a lot of questions from the grading to rebar to water proofing to sealent to grout. FG answered all the questions and accommodated our requests to align with the tile vendor recommendations. Price competitiveness: We spoke with 4 paver companies. 1 didn't want to do Porcelain tiles+ Paver, 1 didn't meet our budget, job was too small for one. Project Management: regular site visits by the site lead. Eduardo is a gem. They helped us pick the right material, picked up the tiles, did the dry layout and kept us updated on the schedule Work site: Saul and his team were punctual, spotless at the end of workday and walked through every step of the process. They made sure we reviewed the progress and that we approved the changes. We had a couple of last minute changes. Eduardo/Saul accommodated that. Saul is awesome to work with Quality of work: Wife can't stop beaming. I am going to be cashing that check for a while

Edgar is very responsive - I was a bit nervous since this is my first time working with a…read morecontractor on a major project, but he made it super easy. He always has an upbeat attitude and his expertise in hardscaping is evident. Him and his team were very professional and punctual. They did an amazing job with installing pavers and a retaining wall in my backyard. Edgar even came up with the idea to install lights, which I can control by switching on/off with my phone, in my retaining wall. My backyard turned out beautiful and I am in love with it! Thanks so much, Edgar, and I will definitely work with you again for any more hardscaping work in the future!

I hired Rick Solid Hardscapes to redo my driveway and walkway. It turned out fabulous. The guys…read morewere great and very helpful on some of the stuff I couldn't move myself. From my job they got 2 of my neighbors that hired them to redo their driveways. As they were finishing I happened to mention that I was going to paint my house so they quoted me and I now got my house painted also. I highly recommend them. And now I'm going to have them paint my fence. One of the things I notice was they removed down spouts and light fixtures to paint not like some painter that just paint around them. I have gotten so many compliments on my home already. Check them out you won't be sorry

This review is way overdue, but I wanted to make sure it was posted because Manu and his team were…read morevery responsive and courteous. I had over 45 feet of sidewalk that needed to be redone as well as a driveway approach back in early summer. They did a nice job - very quick, very clean and no hassle. There was a slight hairline crack that showed up shortly after completion of which Manu assured me that it's normal and he would take care of it if it got any bigger. I trust him and and his crew. Thanks again, Manu.

Manu was great! Quick to respond to my messages, was able to give me a fair estimate, and did a top…read morenotch job with filling in the open spot in my porch. Overall great value for the work done. I would absolutely recommend this business!

We worked with Vanessa Grimaldo on a renovation of our backyard in Berkeley. Vanessa and Black…read moreDiamond Paver Stones transformed our dilapidated, overgrown backyard by installing paver stones, synthetic grass, a proper drainage system, and a rebuilt staircase. The finished backyard looks excellent and the quality of the construction appears high. Vanessa specifically provided excellent, white-glove service throughout the entirety of the project and was super responsive to all of our communication. We did have a number of issues arise with the crew (mainly excessive dust seeping into our house and trash being left behind on the neighbor's property line), as well as the accounting department (an accidental attempt at overcharging us), but Vanessa always did an excellent job of troubleshooting these issues and helping to guide everybody towards a resolution. She also worked diligently on our backyard design and expertly guided us through several iterations and unexpected construction issues. I highly recommend working with Vanessa and Black Diamond Pavers.

We had an outstanding experience working with Nick Miller and the Black Diamond crew…read more They competitively bid a well designed curved driveway, with a stairway going down one side of the yard, and a pathway across the front of the house. Great design and installation of tasteful spotlights, mushroom lights, and some custom lights in the paver patterns. The Black Diamond team workers were fast, clean, organized, courteous, and their craftsmanship was excellent and the finished front of the house was a very custom and professional job. They were also flexible, which is probably most important. It now has a very modern, Tuscan look. What a transformation from cracked concrete! The neighbor dropped by, was amazed, and said: sign me up too! Definitely would recommend. It turned out better than we had imagined.

German did an amazing job. I showed pictures of what I wanted and he was able to bring it to life…read more He is so good at all the details and asking questions to make sure he understands what you want. The quality of the work is very good and he takes the time to make sure everything is installed so it lasts many many years. Also, German and his team have so much talent as they installed the irrigation, laid concrete and planted. You only have to hire one team to have the backyard of your dream.

I hired German to do my side yard. It had a little bit of everything - one side pebbles, one side…read moreartificial grass, and one area pavers. German was responsive throughout the process: meeting to see my yard and provide feedback on my ideas and HOA rules - he understood the HOA rules better than I did which resulted in a better yard providing a professional drawing to submit to HOA when HOA asked for insurance that also specified the HOA as a beneficiary, German was able to provide that in two days meeting at the landscape lot to choose pavers schedule for the actual work - when there was a delay due to pavers not arriving on time, he let me know so I knew they would do minimal work and proceed the following day when pavers were delivered he and his crew kept things tidy and cleaned up the street each day plus...he has a valid contractor's license...anyone can put some numbers on a website or a card. But look it up to make sure it matches and is still valid. His license is.