This company was subcontracted by the contractor for the sewer replacement project on our street to do the sod work on the boulevards between the sidewalks and curbs. The laying of the sod was subpar at best. It was laid hastily. Pieces were not cut to the proper size. Sod was left overlapping onto concrete or tucked under rather than cut in some places. Gaping spots were left open. Other plant material was sodded over. Some of the sod used was dried out prior to being laid.
The company was charged with watering the sod in for 30 days after laying it. The method they used for watering was the equivalent of aiming a firehose at the sodded areas from short range. The result was displaced sod and topsoil (which was put down prior to laying the sod) either being compacted by the pressure or washed away from under the sod as pieces were blasted by the pressure from the spray.
This went on for about 3 days, after which they essentially disappeared - it's been 7 days now since they've been seen on the street. In the meantime, some of us reworked the sod laying, added new topsoil and asked permission from the village to not have them water our boulevard anymore. Whether they're planning on showing up again I have no idea. I just hope they abide by the signs put up by some of us to not water our areas.
I'm not even going to get into the way they removed roots from trees prior to putting in the topsoil.
Unless this is just a one-off series of unfortunate events (which I'd find hard to believe given that they're supposed to be a professional landscaping outfit) I wouldn't let them clean the clippings off my lawnmower, much less let them anywhere near my property. read more