I've just been alerted, that he actually dumped our trees, shrubs and mulch in a public area by our pool. Rather than simply taking it to a proper disposal like a true professional, he has taken the lazy way out. So now, not only do we have a hazard in our front and back yard (drainage and irrigation trenches left open for two weeks), I know have to spend my weekend cleaning up Josh/Will Altons' mess. DO NOT hire this unprofessional company as they will scam you for your money and NOT complete any part of your project. I would give zero stars if Yelp had that option. read more

American Premier - The trees and mulch were from our house - this was sent to me by a neighbor - Patio Coverings Near Me - North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

I hope this review will deter people from even considering American Premier Patios, Landscapes or whatever name be decided to go with next. I hired Will in December for a large landscaping job. My job included: artificial turf, concrete work, sod, flagstone pathway, lighting, paver and irrigation. My job all in would have been nearly 30k (with plants). Will expects 30% upfront and then a percentage upon start as well as other various deposits upon start of tasks along the way. My deposit was over 6k and before even the first thing was done, I "owed" him several thousand more. Wi would show up at 2 and end around 4 when he did work. For the first few weeks, he would start a task from my project to get the money but never would finish. This went on for Months. Weeks at a time, he would not show and would provide me with the craziest excuses (Brain Cancer, Coronavirus, has to get staples in his foot, had to drive to GA to rent a bunny costume, illegal immigrants status for his employees, etc). I though I was doing well when he actually finished my irrigation but that was not to be. My first bill was for over 40k in water usage. My system was not even set up correctly nor was it watering everything. This will have to be redone. Like others, he stated he would have my lights sent directly to me. They never arrived. 1800 in lighting! While he eventually put in some, several stopped working and he "ordered" replacements. Will ended up walking off with over 14 lights at 25-30 each. As you can see in the pictures, my turf is a joke! He had no clue what he was doing. My yard never got drains installed and upon the first rain, it flooded. As the turf had not been installed properly, both the stone dust and gravel washed into the beds. Turf was cut incorrectly and gave a patchwork appearance. When I sent pictures to the manufacturer they said it was the worst they had seen and it would no longer have a warranty. This along with the irrigation, will have to be redone by professionals. Update on this: tried having the turf installed and it will all have to be replaced. His second order or material was different than the first. Due to the way he tried to install, upon reinstall, it was pulling apart. I now have to trash over 6k in material and pay well over that to have an actual licensed contractor install. On to the paver patio..... so Will stayed he could not get the 4piece cobble any longer and ran out of pavers before he was close to being finished. He bought another single block paver from another company. This doesn't even match! His workmanship was beyond bad. My patio slopes back to the house and in some areas looks like a kids roller coaster. During a rain storm we had, the water was standing in huge ponds. There was bubbles coming from under the patio up through the joints. I took video of this. All in all, of the over 20k he got from me, I will end up spending a large percentage of that just to have his mistakes fixed. Just as a side note, Will does state he is licensed and bonded as well as carries insurance. Don't fall for that. During one of his missing spells, I contacted the city here and he holds none of the above nor did he pull a permit for my work. Don't be fooled by him. He is a con man and he will take you as he has many others. read more

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Will started our project in August, 2020. He told us it wouldn't take more than 4 or 5 days to complete. It's now February, 2021 and we haven't heard from him or been able to get in touch with him since early in December, 2020. We paid him 60% up front and paid more afterward, to 'secure pricing' on the dirt we would need. In total, we have paid him over $10,000.00. All he has done is deliver some rock, which every other contractor we have talked to says will need to be removed or relocated. He talks a big game but don't be fooled. He doesn't have a clue how to fix most major issues. If you do decide to take a chance and hire him, don't pay anything until he is finished. read more

BEWARE!! DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY OR WILL ALSTON. Will played a good game upfront, but he did NOT deliver. He initially showed up with 2 laborers, collected multiple "deposits", did subpar and incomplete work only to abandon the job when the well $$ dried up and clients stopped payments. My 79yr old mother on social security is out over $12k and was left with a disaster in her backyard. He lied and never pulled a city permit or submitted engineering plans with the city of North Myrtle Beach like he promised. Paper trails on everything! He doesn't even have a license with the city from what the city has told us. We are currently suing he and his company in the NMB municipal courts. We have found 5 other clients that have also been sold short of what he promised. Some have also sued. Several had to pay other contractors to tear down and finish the job Will had contractually promised just like my mother. MAKE SURE YOU TALK WITH HIS PAST CLIENTS LIKE US!!!! Chip read more

Beware!!! Wil Alston seemed like a gentlemen and a professional at first. He provided us with a quote to grade, sod and install a sprinkler system on our property. He asked that we pay in advance for materials only and he would have them direct shipped to our address. We paid (foolishly) and the materials never came, nor did Wil to complete the work. He stole over $4000 from us that we worked hard to save for our yard. No return calls, nothing but the loss of $4000. He should be ashamed of himself and of using the name American in his company!! A scam artist and thief!!! I'm happy to speak with anyone asking about his business practices. read more

FYI this was also posted on Porch, but for a currently unknown reason, it has been removed along with other negative reviews. If this would let me give 0 stars, I would. We hired Will to re-design our landscaping, install irrigation and drainage, and to put in lighting. We had some delays with our HOA in the beginning, but once we got their approval, the project commenced a week and a half after he said it would. He finally showed up at our house to begin work and began the irrigation portion first. At this point, we had already paid him 60 % of the total project. He dug holes, put in pipes, and trenched our entire yard on both sides, front and back, all of which took him roughly two weeks to do, which should have been a 2-3 day job. He finally showed up again to dump mulch, while still leaving our yard in disarray with open trenches! Then he just disappeared! He doesn't show up consistently and when he does, he puts in a couple hours and will disappear for the next day or two. He also does not communicate about when he's coming, and won't contact you about the status of the project until you probe him asking where he's been. He did bring up a health issue, which we understood, but he failed to communicate day after day. He has not responded to our latest texts. His last text to us had the audacity to ask for even more money when he hasn't shown up in 4 days to finish the irrigation. Our yard is a huge mess of holes, dirt, mud, and pipes sticking out everywhere. My kids keep tripping over everything. My daughter hurt her leg doing so. It is literally a disaster zone. We are trying to avoid a fee from our HOA as they are very stringent about appearance. Our neighbors are horrified at what he has done and are determined to spread the word about how this company operates. Do not hire Will Alston or his company, American Premier. He was so nice and communicative in the beginning, but do not be fooled. Once he gets your signature on his contract, he is evidently determined to leave your yard in complete disarray to hold your project hostage, until he gets all his money up front without completing anything. We were scammed. This is no way to operate a professional business and we are out of our initial 60 %, which is a decent chunk of money, with limited work to show for it. read more

Do not hire this company!! Will Alston will prey upon your good nature and trustworthiness. Initially he will seem nice and be quite responsive until he has your money . He will ask for money up front using the pandemic as leverage to get you to pay for supplies up front to avoid being held up with partial business closures. Rather than work for his money he will steal yours and never return phone call or texts. Do not be fooled by any good reviews you may find as all the negative ones seem to disappear. We have contacted several other organizations and are aggressively trying to help others from this parasite that continues to steal from good honest people. read more

NEVER HIRE THIS COMPANY! Would give ZERO STARS if I had that option. Hired Will Alston Spring of 2019 to install irrigation system, rip up grass, put down blend of grass seed, install drains to connect from gutters underground to drain in backyard, and put perrenials in existing flower beds as well as new trees along fence line in backyard. He not only does not know what he is doing, each and every aspect of the project was done so inadequately that we had to have another company come in and rip up everything except for the trees and plants that did not die! He is a poor communicator after the initial start of the project. Does not show up when he says he will, he brings his pet to the job site without asking, and his one partner is a drunk who could not come to work on some days because he was too hungover. DO NOT BE FOOLED at your first impression that he seems nice, Will should not be in business and we will be taking him to court to get our money back. read more

Don't waste your time. We spent 3 months trying to work with this company & finally gave up.

if possible to give negative stars,I would.contracted plants were not put in,shortchanged on number of paid for plants,irrigation not done right.Damage done to existing edging.Work took forever.equipment left lying around,soda bottles everywhere.Will had no clue about plants,growing cycles,etc.Basically a scam artist.Further research on his company yielded over a half dozen people who were scammed out of money with no work done.Will Alston is a crook,do not hire him. read more