JCL was a perfectly acceptable company for our retaining wall job. They didn't disappoint. They didn't exceed expectations. They accomplished the job pretty well as expected. We had a large retaining wall project, front yard and back yard. The back yard was fairly tall, encompassing a garden, and incorporating stairs. They were using milsap stone. This was during the "great contractor shortage" of 2021 and they warned us that it'd be 10-12 weeks delay, and it was. They were completely noncommunicative during that time, even nonresponsive, but when it came out turn they reached out, scheduled, and got the large project done in 5 days. They did a pretty good job with demolition and construction. In part of the job they were working around vegetation, which they did a pretty good job of not destroying. They were happy to leave the old stones for me for future projects and more or less stacked them in good spots. They did have to displace some irrigation, and they appear to have done a pretty good job of rebuilding that. They did, however, forget to attach nozzles onto the new sprinkler risers. I contacted them and they didn't seem to know what I was talking about so I just bought some (cheap) and replaced them myself, then re-angled and adjusted the heads myself. The wall appears to be well-built and solid. There's a couple of places that I'm mildly concerned about because they built a fairly small line around the garden, but it's anchored into a footer and they promised it'd be strong. They do have a 5-year warranty if stones fall. Mortar between stones is already cracking in places, as expected, but nothing appears to be shifting. In one spot they were meeting up with an existing paverstone wall that they weren't touching, and they displaced a few stones and left them for me to divide and reattach myself. The workers were competent and did nice work. There was usually an English-speaking worker on site, and the foreman came around regularly. They were responsive to questions and changes I had and got them done rapidly. We paid half up front (11 weeks in advance) and half in the week after completion. No problems, no hassles, exactly as quoted. read more

Robert is wonderful! Such detail-oriented service! Extremely professional, personal and caring regarding our project; rare attributes in this day and age! My family and I HIGHLY recommend Robert and JCL Landscaping Services! Thank you, Robert! -Susan L'Huillier read more

JCL did an amazing job on my retaining wall. The entire neighborhood has noticed how beautiful it is. They did a good job of communicating with me and I am quite happy with the service. read more

Had JCL out a few weeks ago to replace my old crosstie wall here in fort worth. They did an amazing job for a fair price. I would consider it on the larger side but they had it done sooner than I expected. I would recommend them to anyone I know that is in need of a retaining wall. Thanks JCL Landscape Services! read more

We retained JCL Landscape Services to remove our existing fence and wooden retaining wall and replace it with a stone retaining wall and basic wooden fence. We had a contract with JCL Landscape Services dated 6/1/20 that states: Item 1.b) Excavate into grade to accommodate width of new wall and not encroach on property below Item 1.d) Installation of concrete footer with rebar per engineering design JCL Landscape Services did not excavate into grade to accommodate width of new wall per the contract. Nor did JCL Landscape Services did not take any steps to record or mark the property line to ensure the new wall was entirely on our property. The construction of the new retaining wall destroyed any signs of the original property line. As it appeared the new retaining wall was being built across the property line onto the neighbor's property, we hired a professional land surveyor to establish the location of the property line. This was done to prevent issues with the current owner and possible future property owner(s). The land surveyor determined the new retaining wall built by JCL Landscaping Services extended 6 inches beyond the property line between us and our neighbor.. During the construction of the retaining wall, JCL Landscape Services did not install a concrete footer with rebar as stated in Item 1.d) in the contract. The stone retaining wall was built directly on the soil. Although it was not stated in the contract, it was assumed the fence posts would be vertical and a uniform and correct height for the fence. The fence posts were not vertical in many instances, and many were too short resulting in issues with attaching the top rail of the fence to the post. In several cases, the end caps on the fence posts would not fit properly into the fence post as the rail strap extended above the post. We met with Brandon after the wall and fence was completed, but prior to staining the fence. Brandon deserves credit for volunteering to completely remove the new retaining wall and fence and re-build with the concrete footer and rebar per the contract. The fence was taken down and the fence panels were stacked around our back yard. The original retaining wall was demolished. The second retaining wall was built per the specifications outlined in our contract. Using the boundary markers left by the survey crew, JCL Landscape Services was able to construct the wall on our property. JCL Landscaping did an excellent job cleaning up the neighbor's property and laying new sod. With the initial build, tear down, and rebuild, this project took more than twice as long as the original time estimate to complete the project. The payment per the contract to JCL Landscape Services was $25,400. We deducted the amount we paid the land surveying company, $378.88, from our final payment. The land surveying expense would not have been incurred if the first retaining wall had not crossed onto our neighbor's property. JCL Landscaping accepted the payment of $25,021.12. We were not told at the time of this payment our warranty was void. I contacted JCL Landscape Services approximately 13 months after the completion of this project and asked them to fix a sagging gate. Here is the response from JCL Landscaping Services: "Sorry, but when you decided not to pay your final bill you voided your warranty with JCL on the fence and retaining wall. We will not be repairing anything for you. I would recommend the (sic) using the money you took from us to fix your gate..." read more

JCL exceeded my expectations. The quality of work was top notch, everyone in the crew was extremely friendly, the price was reasonable for the amount of work that they did. Brandon did an excellent job communicating during the whole process. I will be using them again on future projects and will be recommending them to everyone in our area. read more

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I was pleased with their work. Mike even installed an extra drain after the work was done at my request. They are not the best priced but I am glad I used them because they listened to my concerns. Job started ahead of schedule and they didn't stop till the job was done! 6 stars!! read more

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Just had our pool filled in by JCL. They did an awesome job! Would recommend them to anyone needing their pool filled in.

I hired them for rebuilding a retaining wall that had collapsed during the rains last fall. I looked up online and got quotes from half a dozen or so contractors and picked JCL Landscape contractor after seeing good reviews. It went very well till the very end. They built the retaining wall in Feb this year and I was mostly satisfied with the work they did so I also had them build steps down the retaining wall. But some issues cropped up, the neighbor broke my irrigation and I did not realize it, JCL spent some time figuring it out and I paid $1000 for getting that fixed. But when everything was done, I realized JCL had broken the irrigation below the wall and that line was leaking a lot of water that was keeping that stretch wet all the time. So, JCL agreed to fix it, they bought pipes to replace the line, they capped existing lines, and laid out the pipes there, they also removed the valves that were damaged. The day they were going to fix it, I made the mistake of giving them the last payment check. I left to work after giving the check and within 10 min of that they left everything as is and left my yard. They never came back to finish the work. I just assumed they were waiting for the rains to stop and then complete the work, I was wrong. I emailed them 2 weeks back asking them to come and finish the work. That's when it all went down the drain. They point blank refused to do any more work. They said they did what they had agreed to and that was it. I reminded them that they broke the irrigation, that they had also brought the pipes to fix it and had removed the valves etc. At that point they just said they were not going to continue the conversation anymore and that I should not contact them again. I did not know what to do at that point and did not respond to them except saying do what you think is appropriate. I waited for a week and then posted a review on HomeAdvisor.com, from where I got their contact in the first place. The next day they emailed me saying the will fix it if I removed the bad review. I said you complete the work and I will remove the review. They refused. That's where it stands at this time. I am preparing to make a formal complaint to BBB at this point. I don't see any other way of making them do the work. I will not say don't hire them, but I will say, don't make the full payment till you have the work done to your satisfaction. I would rate them 3 stars for work, 0 for honesty and integrity. I am surprised there were no negative reviews for them on HomeAdvisor.com, I am sure there are others who have seen this kind of behavior. At this point I am looking to hire somebody else to complete the work, I don't trust them anymore. It may actually not cost all that much but I feel cheated and I wanted to make sure people know what they are getting into when the hire them. read more

JCL replaced an old, rotting, wooden retaining wall with a beautiful stone wall. Great service, excellent work and hassle-free from start to finish. Highly recommended. read more

I tried to get JCL to come out and just give me a quote on replacing an old retaining wall and it was like pulling teeth. Finally got an appointment set up with Brandon and had to leave work early and at the last minute he cancelled. They are not a very professional organization and when I was trying to reschedule his manager Nathan actually got belligerent with me over the phone and basically told me they didn't need my business. Stay away from these yahoos! read more

Stay Away! In my opinion, JCL Landscape is terrible. The owner, Brandon, talks a good game, however, was unable to secure the necessary designs, permits or provide quality work to build a retaining wall. He failed to do what he said he would do, and then he tried to keep thousands of dollars of our deposit money for work he never performed. There were problems trying to get the design completed, then his designer quit on the job.... It was an amazingly bad experience. There was trash left at the work site, poor workmanship and considerable heartache along the way. I had to get a Lawyer involved to get part of deposit money back. I have worked with dozens of contractors over the past ten year, and JCL Landscape is the absolute worst in my opinion...... Avoid these guys; there are far better options available. read more

BEWARE!!! We also made the mistake of doing business with JCL Landscape Services and Brandon agreed to have the project finished before 6/4/17 for our big back yard event. We wired him a deposit which was 30% of our contract on 4/13/17. He kept saying we were in line and they would be on time, no problem....they had supplies delivered on 5/12/17 and Brandon arrived on 5/15/17 to start work. My husband greeted him by asking about the apron around the drainage and connection pipes and Brandon popped off to my husband, who is 83 years old, then Brandon walked off the job AND SAID HE COULD NOT WORK WITH US and sent an email asking if we wanted to keep the supplies, of which I replied, no. He had the supplies picked up and he returned PART of our deposit and he kept $1,270 and WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE HE HAS DONE THIS TO! When I asked Brandon about the man I read about that had complained online, Brandon replied that he was just a HOTHEAD, NOW WE KNOW WHO THE HOTHEAD IS!!! When he walked off the job, he left us hanging with no one to fix our issue, as everyone else we had talked to was booked. read more

I contracted with Jcl landscaping to remove my pool. After waiting 9 weeks he in fact did complete the work. However, during the process he used a machine that had completely bald tires resulting in total destruction of my adjacent yard and broke a main water line which he refused to fix. The dirt used to fill my pool was not raked, there were tree roots and rocks all over the surface, which will require a lot more work to get ready for grass seed. The adjacent area was left rutted, mud clods down our driveway. The first time I met Brandon and he sold us this job, he was personable and polite; when speaking to him about our concerns after the completion that person was not present. He never showed up to look at the completed job. It was my intention to use him for the finish out of my backyard, but I certainly won't do that now. read more