Contracted Blazing Sun to perform various landscaping projects including:
-- Replace retaining wall destroyed by heavy rain.
-- Install hard-pipe drainage from house downspouts, catch basins, and pool pump.
-- Remove existing flagstones in landscaping.
-- Install a small tree ring.
-- Sod bare areas in the yard of from previous/new landscaping work.
Selected Blazing Sun because the owner seems to be the most experienced and knowledgeable about aspects of projects compared to other bidders. I was happy with the project quote and the owner's ideas for the projects, but the execution of the contract was disappointing.
PROS:
Work to install new drainage piped done well.
CONS:
Replaced retaining wall is crooked. Brought the issue to the attention of the owner and owner claimed that it wasn't, but tried to straighten with minimal results. Owner miscalculated number of blocks required for the wall. Second purchase of blocks was a different color and an obvious mismatch. The owner blamed the store for the difference but instead of taking blocks back laid them anyways.
Much of the delivered sod was left in hot weather on a pallet for several days before installation. Sod was obviously dead before being laid. Owner claimed it would rejuvenate or he would replace in a couple of weeks. The owner then blamed the sod company for the poor sod. Dead sod replacement never completed even after multiple promises made to complete work.
The overall work progress was very slow. Owner's "help" in many cases could/would not be present, forcing him to do much of the work alone. read more