I'm a year and a half in and we love our turf and tell everyone we know about this spot. It looks…read moreso real, it doesn't feel real, but it's for sure gentle on the feet. I requested a quote and the biz came back quickly giving us directions to the warehouse for more info or a # to call. No fancy office here, just a warehouse. The guy was so helpful and very clear and transparent which is always appreciated. We had our landscaper put it in vs going with their crew for price purposes. You can purchase from them with or without install although their guarantee doesn't accommodate you (or very limited) without their install services. We legit went to 5-6 different turf spots for samples and this was one of the more expensive options, but it blew the competition outta the water. It's by far the most realistic looking/luxurious turf. Thanks to Yelp for helping us find this gem!

Initial meeting was great. Our salesman, Mario, was very friendly and seemingly knowledgeable…read moreciting his 17 years' experience selling Synlawn. He gave some great advice, and, frankly, he is the main reason we went with Synlawn. Installation was quick and done efficiently. Then it all went south! Mario said that it was great for pets, citing drainage and durability. It is not good if you have a puppy, which he knew we had, as puppies love to chew on things and the turf pulls out quite easily. Too, shortly after installation, we thought we had a ripple in the turf possibly due to installation. I contacted Mario and he said he would come by and take a look. We never heard from him again. To be honest, it turned out to be nothing, but, nonetheless, he never reached out again. After a couple of months was saw some discoloration around the fountain. I contacted Billy Bright, and he said it was due to the water from the fountain. He said to try CLR cleaner, which didn't change anything, and then he said to try GooGone, which also didn't work. He said Synlawn was not going to do anything about it, since it was due to the fountain. My point is, since it seems to be a known issue, why wasn't this mentioned at the time of the sale by our salesperson, Mario, with 17 years experience! The fountain has been in place long before the turf sale took place. Seemingly it is always what the salesperson doesn't tell you that comes back to bite you. Needless to say, that in no way can I recommend Synlawn to anyone. I am giving them one star as there is no zero.

Yuki Kozuki is the owner of the Kozuki Landscaping that has been around the bay area for 18 years…read more At least, that is what his business card stated. He is a licensed landscaping contractor. He told us his father is Japanese and his mother is Vietnamese. His English is very, very basic, but he understands what we want for our yards. We recently hired him to install/repair the sprinkler system for the front and back yard with a new timer in the garage, minor clean up in the front yard, river rocks in the front yard, new sod for the backyard (approximately 1000 sq.ft. of new lawn), and a MAJOR clean up in the backyard. He first quoted me close to $10k for the whole project. I waited and received 3 other estimates for the project. I called him back and told him what the other landscapers quoted me, which is around $7k. He dropped his price to the high end of the $7k. We wanted him to work on our yards, because he has his own stable crew. He works on-site along his crew members. He provided a huge photo album of all the houses he worked on in the past few years. His specialties are koi pond, waterfalls, concrete and wood works. We are not talking about the store-bought fountains or ponds either. He built them from scratch. His photos showed the step by step process of how he set up a waterfall/pond in one of his customer's backyard. Trust me when I say I distrust contractors like I distrust Bush's administration. I have had a horrible experience with a fraudulent contractor, so I was very skeptical of his promises to begin with. He took the $1k deposit and started the job the next day. He worked on my yards for 7 days and about 6 hours each day. He did not ask me to pay him in the middle of the work. He did go out of his way to make my yards look great. He welded a new faucet in the backyard, because the old one is too old. He replaced an old lumber in the walkway. He made sure everything is neat and tidy. He dug the holes for my new plants. He put drip irrigation in some area. The job was finished on 10/05. I noticed there was a small puddle of water next to the new valves on 10/07. I called him immediately and he came out today to look at the puddle. He promptly dug out the puddle and fixed the problem. I am giving Kozuki Landscaping 4 stars instead of 5 stars, because of the initial over-priced quote he gave us. For the final payment, he asked me if I can pay him in cash, all $6700 of it. I refused his request and he was very amiable about it. I would recommend his service for small or big projects. You can drop my name when he is giving you an estimate and ask him for a discount.

When we bought our home, the back yard was not landscaped at all. It was all tall grass and weeds…read more I called Kozuki landscaping for a quote to landscape our whole back yard. After we decided to move forward with Kozuki, we felt the concrete layout way great along with the design aspects. He bought in large boulders to our surprise at no charge for added rugged look. He also build a gazebo that we requested and installed the sprinkler system. I decided to paint the gazebo on my own to save some money. I think the pricing is average to high, however the quality of work is excellent. I guess the saying is you pay for what you get. You can tell the owner Zozuki is very straight forward and upfront, but honest. I'm glad we worked with him and would recommend his services.

Quality of work was uneven. When asked to fix, he gave an explanation that the surrounding ground…read moreas the limitation. However, even within the work area, the surface was wavy. He recommended a fix that would cost more. I didn't want to fight or pay more for him to fix. In addition, I'm wasn't happy that he increased the quote on me 3 times. I essentially had to prepare each time.

I don't want to leave negative reviews because I understand everyone is working hard to make a…read moreliving, but this was the first time I had to stop a contractor after 1.5 days because I was stressed and concerned about the way the work was progressing. I wanted my backyard demoed to install draining and concrete to make it low maintenance and fix draining issues during heavy rains. I felt the materials purchased didn't look right and were also different from what other contractor bids mentioned the material they would use. I even consulted AI and other forums online to make sure my intuition wasn't off. Either way, I don't think these materials purchased were the issue because if I am working with a good contractor, they would be able to either adjust to my request in a respectful manner or explain their approach rather than gaslighting me. First, Tran purchased triple wall HDPE pipes for a very long run for the draining (20+ feet). I assumed we'd be using PVC pipes and that was also the recommendation from most as PVC is more durable and less prone to bellying during the installation process. If issues arise, it's also a better material to snake through rather than triple wall HDPE as it is smoother and more durable. When I asked if the triple wall HDPE pipe could be returned and to use PCV instead, Tran responded as if I were crazy and mentioned the PVC pipe is not for outdoor use. I was taken aback and wasn't sure how to respond to this, I've only seen copper or plastic piping used for my indoor plumbing and there was PVC piping used outside we can see right in front of us as we were talking. Second, it's best not to use 90 degree elbow for my situation, and it's better to use 45 degree elbow to avoid clogging. If you've gone through elementary school, then clearly you can tell the elbow purchased is 90 degrees. I asked Tran if he could use 45, and he responded "These are all 45, you can take this to home depot and check." The elbow clearly looked 90 degrees, so I had to go out to home depot myself, take a picture of the clear difference between the 90 degree elbow he had purchased vs the obvious 45 degree elbow at the store, then he responded, "Ok, let me get the new elbow." This is the second instance of gaslighting that made me feel confused and concerned to trust this contractor to continue work. Third, because the draining was going to be installed underneath concrete, this means it will be challenging to unclog or check for issues if something went wrong in the future. I asked about this and wanted to communicate my desire to install some sort of drain cleanout, but I was cut off and Tran simply stated "I've done this so many times" and never answered my question properly. I felt taken advantage of and disrespected with the gaslighting while working with this contractor. I am spending a lot of money and this is a huge job that needs to be done correctly, as trying to fix plumbing underneath concrete isn't the same as fixing plumbing underneath an indoor sink. The fact that an elbow could not even be purchased properly was the last straw and I did not feel comfortable moving forward. I give 2 stars for showing up each day and working hard to demo the backyard as there was a lot of weeded grass and plants that needed to be removed.

We are really happy with the turf we got from Greatest of All Turf. The quality is unbeatable for…read morethe price. We shopped around at other showrooms and no other turf supplier compared to theirs. We drove all the way to San Jose to compare prices at other showrooms and even the most expensive turfs at other places didn't measure up in the quality, thickness, weight to even the cheapest turf that GOAT was selling for dollars less per sq ft. The cheapest turf GOAT sells was similar to the $4-5 turf we saw at other showrooms. The install looks great and we hope our turf holds up over the years. Also, they do have a 16 yr warranty on it if you get it professionally installed. Highly recommend.

EASILY the most reasonable spot I could find in the East Bay that offered artificial grass. I tried…read moreto call numerous places in my area and even had people from Home Depot/Lowe's assess my front yard project to figure out what my budget should be... I couldn't even get any samples from the big chain stores to take home with me and I wasn't offered any when they came to my house either SMH. I hit up GOAT online via their website chat, via Yelp, via phone numerous/random times and each time helpful and responsive. I contacted GOAT one time for samples and it showed up on my doorstep the very NEXT DAY, and when I say samples I mean at least 10 x 10 inch patches of grass. Even their most expensive option is cheaper than the big chains' cheapest option. I'm so glad my cousin who works with a company that does artificial turf installations referred me! Save some $, I definitely recommend & will be coming back for future projects!

They have a high-quality product and the installation looks great. We had two other companies come…read moreout and look at this project, but they're artificial turf was really low quality and although this is a little more costly, it was worth every penny.

Wish we could give them 6 stars…read more We recently had some turf and a putting green installed in our yard by Golden gate greens. Jason and his crew were amazing to work with. He came out multiple times during construction of the yard to make sure we were on the same page as far as layout of the turf and the putting green. Not to mention he was super reasonably priced. Jason was super knowledgeable about all of synlawns products and helped install the putting green to perfection. He was able to make the green have some break to it and even sped it up to my requested speed. Would highly recommend Jason and his team to anyone thinking of installing turf or a putting green!

I had an amazing experience working with Steve on building a sports court in my backyard. From…read morestart to finish, he was incredibly professional, knowledgeable, and responsive. He took the time to understand exactly what I wanted and made great recommendations along the way. The quality of work exceeded my expectations, and the final result is absolutely perfect! I truly appreciate his attention to detail and commitment to delivering top-notch service. I highly recommend Steve to anyone looking for a skilled and reliable contractor.

We have worked with Steve for the last year to completely overhaul our backyard and side yard. We…read morewould highly recommend him to anyone. He was incredible responsive, gave thorough and detailed renderings of the plans, and owned all the communication with the many teams that the work required. He even owned the permitting process with the city. The backyard required permitting and a new deck to be added to a very steep hill. Steve managed all of this well and also added in irrigation, landscaping, lighting, and more. The side yard was a slightly smaller project (added a few steps, pavers, etc) and was completed in roughly a week's time. Thanks again, Steve!

Unfortunately, the most recent reviews are accurate. We hired BAT in August 2022 for a pretty large…read moreinstall in our front yard. They did great work and were responsive throughout the process. However, a year later, a large sinkhole/indent began to develop because they had failed to remove a tree stump they had agreed to remove. I made an appointment for a repair, and they were responsive and completed the repair quickly. Over a year after that, yet another sinkhole/indent developed in another part of the yard. Now, I have been trying to contact the company for weeks with no response. A quick Google search shows that many of the employees I worked with have now left the company, and the owner won't respond to emails and won't honor the 16-year warranty on the product and installation. I'd avoid them.

Mathew, I have been waiting for you to return my deposit since October 2025, but you still haven't…read moredone it even though you said you would. And now I can't contact you because your phone line is dead. Bay Area Turf, is this how you do business, scamming people?

We just moved to Oakley and we decided to hire a contractor to install pavers and artificial turf…read morein our backyard. Our contractor purchased several items for our landscape. I ended up going to this store to purchase some more items for our landscape. I'm impressed with several items they have. If you need items for your garden such as irrigation, turf, or other materials, Watersavers is the place to be. The people are knowledgeable and helpful to your needs. If I need help with my landscape I know I can trust Watersavers to assist my needs

Better prices than the big stores on the same products. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. For…read morebeing an industrial sort of place, they still make you feel welcomed.

Great to know Ergeon They were really professional company…read more They gave me the suggestion before we can start our project Hope they will quote me a best price

The price was more than reasonable -- honestly 1/3 of the cost of another bid w got. They built us…read morea high-quality fence. They worked with us and now we have a fence that we are very pleased with. Highly recommend!