We couldn't be more happy with our rocks & bird bath from Olympic Rockery! A great experience from the first time we visited the yard to delivery/install. This year we took on DIY landscaping project of our entire yard, removing the lawn in favor of a more dynamic and native landscape. As part of that, we wanted some large accent rocks. We visited a few different yards to source materials and Olympic seemed to offer what we wanted. We took note as we weren't ready to purchase yet, but the staff was friendly and helpful. A few months later we returned, ready to pick out some rocks and place an order. Again the staff was really helpful, and Sam was especially nice to work with as we were selecting rocks - lifting up and rotating the ones we pointed at to make sure we were happy with them. Rocks were weighted in front of us and we headed to the office to plan delivery. Cassidy was helpful in getting us set up and communication along the way and on delivery day. We did have a delay of one week from our originally scheduled date, but these things happen. On delivery day, Shinda and Cassidy arrived and we discussed placement and access. Shinda was very mindful of how best to access certain areas without causing damage to existing landscaping and hardscaping we had in place. He has a good eye for placement and expected my input when it came to getting it just right. I was actually stressing about it a few days before, wondering if I would sound nit-picky if I asked to rotate things, but it was a smooth experience. Both Shinda and Cassidy were just great to work with and we were just so excited to have our rocks and bird bath in place. We've got a lot of planting to do but these rocks will be a huge factor in the success of our finished project. I won't hesitate to work with them again. read more

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Second Project! The first project I have Olympic Rockeries complete was to install a retaining wall in my back yard. They did such an amazing job, we called them back to create a patio space on the South side and back part of our property . They even installed a slab to create a potting bench on an old outdoor fireplace that was no longer able to be used as a fireplace due to King County code changes. Shinda and his crew are very professional, they took our ideas, asked quested, asked to make a couple of suggestions / clarifications and we are extremely happy with the end result. read more

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There's a couple of themes you hear from the other reviews. 1. Shinda is da' man. 2. Olympic took a good idea, and made it into a great reality. I'll start by saying - it's true... We're in the homestretch of a whole garden do-over - part of the yard on a good slope that previously made it unusable, and we're sick of fighting the PNW grass/moss war. We talked to about a dozen different hard and soft-scapers, starting out as complete newbies. We put together a fairly detailed "what could good look like" rubric over the last couple of years to give to vendors. Looking to build patios, retaining walls, steps, and focal-point stonework. Most vendors were average to poor - we wanted organic and flowing, they wanted to throw up cheap blockwork that looked like an angular WW1 Somme fortress. Shinda's business approach is so different - think much nearer project partnership. First his advice was from an "If it was my house" perspective... Second, he introduced us to a range of great material choices, helped us dial-in our rubric and budget, walking us through stone-yards to find and select the right materials for our site, as well as introducing us to possible soft-scaping partners. His team worked with awesome equipment that enabled them to demo our whole site, construct/sculpt our patios and tiers, and skillfully place heavy steps, beautiful rocks, and stones walls with minimal impact to our site and neighbours. We typically had at least twice-daily great communication with his site-foreman Cy and our soft-scaping foreman, as they worked to translate plans into reality. The outcome was much better than I could have imagined. I'll post pictures when we're done... Highly recommended. I'd work with him again in a heartbeat. read more

If you're into the whole brevity thing... call Shinda / Mike. You'll be more than happy with the quality of the work and very fair pricing. Now, We live in Beacon Hill and have hard a hard time figuring out what to do with our heavily sloped backyard. We had three other contractors come out and try and steer us toward block retaining walls, but we just don't care for the look. Finally, Mike from Olympic Rockeries came out and LISTENED!! He gave us a design option that met all of our needs (and then some), AND they helped work within our limited budget. We had 4 walls done, and it was a much bigger job than we anticipated, but you'd never know it by the way these guys operate. Super respectful of the neighbors by laying down plywood over all shared space, dropping off equipment and then taking the trailer back to their home base instead of eating up parking. In a time where I feel like so much is smoke and mirrors, Shinda, Mike, Gill and the rest of the team all did exactly what they said they would do. For this we are grateful and would recommend them to anyone. read more

Shinda is the man. He is so communicative and is a master with the Bobcat. He helped us plan our project and gave us a few options to work within our budget. Great work and fair prices. read more

Olympic Rockeries, owner Shinda Sidhu, sure has 'solid rock results.' Olympic Rockeries removed old railroad timbers and replaced then with two 50' x 3' amazing rock walls along with a cascading planters in our back yard which are absolutely gorgeous. He is a talented artist and professional who knows what is best. We got bids from seven contractors and not one measured up to his what Shinda could do as well as pricing. Yep, drains, excavation and hauling he did it all! He knows his trade!! Shinda is our 'rock whisperer!' He very recently (March) installed a beautiful landscape rockery in my front yard! My old house looks 30 years younger! Thank you Shinda for being CARING, CAPABLE AND CONSCIENTIOUS! read more

We had a retaining wall that needed to be removed and then replace it with an alpine rockerie. Shinda came out to do an estimate and followed up with us to see what we had decided. We had bids from 5 excavators, but Shinda's professionalism and very fair bid was what sold us. He walked us through the project and let us decide on what we did and didn't want. He was always on time, fair and hard working. I can't wait to get him back for our next yard improvement. read more

Well I never received any contact from this company. They Damaged my fence back in 2017 and have made no efforts to make repairs since then. Watch out if they do any work for your neighbors as they will not be concerned about damaging your property if it is in their way or convenient for them to use for access. read more

Olympic delivered and set over 12 tons of boulders on my property, as well as built a stairway from big rocks and changed the placement of rocks already on my property. It was wonderful to see how they transformed the landscape. The team worked with me; they had me over to their quarry and I was able to talk about the size, shape, and color of each boulder they were going to deliver to my property. Additionally, they had great ideas on placing these "big rocks" to maximize their impact and create a natural looking hardscape that my wife and I just love. They had the equipment and experience to do this job right. Communication and scheduling was a breeze. I look forward to having them help me again and I am referring them to people already. Great experience! read more

Shinda Sidhu of Olympic Rockeries provided excellent help to solve handicap access to my home with a new driveway and ramp. They provided a simpler and better solution than I had originally planned saving money and improving my landscaping as well. In addition they also leveled my back yard in preparation for a new detached garage and built a rock retaining wall. This was all done efficiently and provided exactly what I wanted. I am extremely happy with their work and have additional work planned in the near future. I highly recommend Olympic Rockeries as providing excellent results with ongoing consultation to achieve the best results while minimizing cost. read more

Shinda designed and installed a beefy "alpine look" rockery for us a couple weeks ago. We are very impressed and already looking forward to working with him and Olympic Rockeries again for a few big reasons. To set the stage, here's what our project involved: Consultation: We asked Shinda to give us an estimate because we were planning to purchase small-ish boulders and build a rock wall ourselves. He came to our home and gave us that estimate (on a Sunday!) but suggested that he thought bigger boulders would look better for our project and gave us a quote for that option, with his team doing the installation instead of us. Project Completed: After thinking it over, we preferred Shinda's "bigger rocks" idea. So he installed an "alpine look" rockery (20-25 boulders, about 2 feet tall on average) in our front yard to finish off the completely unfinished bank we inherited when we bought our house. Before placing the rocks, he prepped the edges of the bank in a few spots where it needed to be dug back. He also removed a big chunk of aggregate driveway that was in the way of where we wanted the wall. And here's why I'm giving a 5-star rating: 1) Shinda is a rock artist. He looked at our project, had a vision for it, and executed it down to the final boulder-sized detail. Watching him maneuver his Bobcat was like watching a trained musician play an instrument. He'd place a rock, inspect it, spin it around, place it again, adjust the angle - the details seemed to matter to him at least as much as they mattered to us, which was reassuring. He even wanted to wash a couple of the boulders of before he left to make sure they looked as good as they could. His artistry even showed in how he handled the aggregate-cutting. Making just two straight-line cuts, he managed to complement the existing curved lines of the driveway so well that we've decided just to leave it rather than re-pouring a new curved edge. Despite the attention to detail, he still worked quickly. In fact, he and his coworker only seemed to take one short break (maybe 10 minutes) all day. 2) They showed real respect for our wishes and concerns. For instance, there was one part of our project where we wanted to minimize the thickness of the rockery so we could keep our driveway as wide as possible. Shinda brought several narrow boulders and checked with us as he placed them to make sure the driveway was wide enough. Also, he was careful with our trees. Now, admittedly, I'm kind of a tree nut... I know that they probably don't need to be treated as gently as I like to treat them... but I really appreciate that when I told Shinda about my concern for our trees, he was careful not to bump tree branches with the Bobcat and not to damage roots when he dug into our bank. 3) They did extra work. In addition to building our wall with the rock he brought, Shinda pointed out that we had several big, beautiful boulders halfway buried in our landscaping. We hadn't even noticed. But he pulled them up, repositioned them, and voila - our boring mossy rocks are now beautiful focal points in our front yard. He could have ignored this potential or even tried to sell us new decorative boulders; instead, he unearthed hidden gems for us, and didn't charge us extra. In the end, we ended up with a much cooler rockery than we expected to have, we paid exactly what was estimated, and all of my precious trees were treated gently. (I'm so impressed that I posted a review on Angie's List, too.) read more

We contacted Shinda (owner) after seeing all the positive reviews his company has. We wanted to do a rock retaining wall on a water front cabin to prevent erosion. Shinda reviewed the pictures I sent him and offered several suggestions and made appointment with me to go onsite to review. Shinda was on time, professional, and really understood our wants/needs. Shinda expressed that our case would not need the expense of having a rock wall and could do lumber instead. This proposal allowed us to do two walls close to our initial budget. On the day of the project Shinda and Sabin assisted in ferrying over lumber via floating barge to the location. This was going above and beyond what I think most companies would be willing to work with as we did not have road access to that side of the house. Sabin and his teammate Carpino worked quickly to complete the project within 3 days and worked extremely well to communicate with my wife on her design/gardening needs. Sabin even took extra effort to allow our curious 6 year old to hang out while they are working hard. Anyone that can field that amount of questioning a child has and still produce such quality results is A+. We felt very comfortable with the entire work process and the communication was excellent on every level. Our walls are beautiful and just in time for planting season. We look forward to work with Olympic Rockeries again for another project next year. read more

Great experience with Shinda and his crew! They moved a rockery retaining wall on one side of my driveway to make it wide enough for my car to fit through and they were very fast and professional. I am very pleased with how well a job they did as well - the wall is now much more even and structurally sound. I would gladly hire Olympic Rockeries again for future work and would highly recommend to others. read more

Great team effort. We have completed "Phase I" of our project, which consisted of a rockery on the front of the house, a large rock outcropping on the front corner and then the rockery continuing around the side of the house on a corner lot. In the back, Olympic competed a "dry" river and stairway going up our steep hill to the upper part of the property. Shinda and the team are easy to deal with. Very straightforward and up front with no games or hidden charges. We discussed all aspects of the project and it came out as such. Benjamin is a master "rock placer" with the bobcat. Nice that after the main work done, they come back and smooth everything out, down to placing individual river rocks in our stream bed to enhance the aesthetics. Siban truly cares about their work and doing the best job possible. The bids we received for this work were fairly close between companies but Olympic was the most responsive. We ended up adding to the scope a little along the way and again, everything was straightforward and transparent, with Shinda usually quoting prices on the spot. Final invoice was accurate and as agreed. We plan on using Olympic again for "Phase II". Great job guys. read more

I recently had the pleasure of working with Shinda Sidhu, owner of Olympic Rockeries here in Seattle. From the start of our business relationship, Shinda and his staff were courteous and professional. Shinda's team did a great job consulting my wife and I on options available for our landscaping project. In addition, I appreciated the cost transparency outlined with the project(s) in question. The crew that completed the project were top notch and finished the job before the estimated time-line. Even after the project was complete and established Shinda stopped by on his own personal time to make sure that we were happy with the work completed by his team. Job well done! Sincerely, Thomas & Kirsten Bookman read more

We live on a mountain and our backyard was really sloped. It was pretty but not really usable. So the project was essentially to terrace the backyard. At the bottom there was a 12 foot elevation change, formed by a slope, and then a 4 foot retaining wall, and then another slope, and then another 4 floor retaining wall. The top of this wall was at at the elevation of the large (about 35' x 50' ) flat area. So all that space had to be filled and leveled. Then there was were two more 4' walls to meet up with where the small back "yard" used to be, and that area had to be leveled. On top of everything they brought in topsoil, and some anti-erosion straw on the slowed. They also replaced an old path from the front around the side to the back yard. In the front with some pavers and on the side just crushed rock. The work required two bobcat excavators and a bulldozer, and quite a few (I think more than 20) dump truck loads, so it was a pretty large project. I was really happy with the results and the process. We came up with an original plan that would have provided only half of the flat area, at around half the eventual cost. In that proposal, they weren't quite sure where a certain pipe was going to be, but then when they started digging and found it, they realized it just had to be lowered, and when that was done, were able to move the wall in a favorable direction to increase the large flat space. Then they built the top two walls and started filling in to the point where the first plan was to end and start sloping down. When we got to that point, once I saw how nice it was to have a flat space, and was able to visualize what it would look like if it were a lot bigger, we decided to extend the plan to go all the way to the bottom of the hill. That ended up adding a lot to the cost, but it was a deliberate choice and I'm happy with the result. They had to work around my sewage and drain field, and a drainage easement at the bottom. It was really clear they knew what they were doing and were asking me about all these problems without me having to bring it up. They also were really careful about making a really solid foundation for the walls and diverting water carefully. Behind each wall they put drainage rock, and at the bottom is a pipe to catch the water and direct it away from the foot of the wall. Once they started work they didn't stop or take any breaks, except due to weather. (Although they worked some days when it was snowing just a bit.) I liked to ask a bunch of questions about what they were doing and how they made certain decisions and why they were doing this or that, and they took time to talk with me and answer these questions. Their big equipment did some damage to some existing irrigation pipes, and my driveway. That was not really a big deal to me, I mean you cannot bring in big equipment like that without running over some pipe that isn't buried very deep and crushing it, or finding out that the driveway has water under it, etc. They just fixed it without any hassle, and after they left everything looked really good. Oh and they let my kid operate the bobcat and pick up some dirt and move it around. :) read more

I would highly recommend Shinda and his company for high quality work.We were looking for someone to help with our backyard. I left tons of messages and still did not get any response from many of the companies. Shinda, the owner responded within minutes to my call and answered all the questions. He came, to my surprise 5 min earlier agreed time, which to me it was the first sign that he is very reliable and responsible person.He never was late! Within couple of days he came for the estimate , which was very fare and started to work right away to help us with the backyard. Despite his personal life, he did work on the day when he supported not to work, just because he promised us( I still feel bad for being so pushy). He worked very hard but very fast and efficient! He took stumps out and flattened our backyard. The team builded the rock wall, spending so much energy to place each and every rock in a certain way so it would look so beautiful. The rockery looks so elegant and curvy!!!!!Just beautiful! There were some rocks left after the main project and I wanted to use then to finish the older wall that was started long time ago. To my surprise;) I could not even push the rock. He and his team spend extra day just to do that rockery without charging any extra. No matter how picky I was , they were able to satisfy all our backyard needs and they did much more then we agreed to without extra charge! I would highly recommend him! The only sad thing is that they only do landscaping;) I wish they did fences, plumbing and all the other work that we need, since I have hard time finding people, that are so efficient, professional, punctual and hard working to satisfy clients needs! read more

We were very happy with the end result as well as the process of working with Olympic Rockeries & Construction. They were able to repair a badly damaged rockery wall along our property line. They advised us with permitting issues, and helped mediate with neighbors. The owner and his workers were courteous and went out of their way to make sure the job was completed and everything cleaned up to our satisfaction. Great work, good price and overall a very pleasant exchange. read more

I do not just hand out stars, Shinda earned each and every one of them. This retaining wall project was huge(by our standards) and he made it look like child's play. In all seriousness we could not have been happier with this project. We called for a quote on Friday and Shinda was at our house Monday morning to look over the project. He got more than he bargained for because we only had a rough idea of what we were looking for. He took the time to understand our needs and then proposed solutions that would maximize the space. The work started on Friday and was completed by Wednesday. This time-frame included the two project changes that the team took in stride. There was a certain sense of calm throughout the project because we had the utmost confidence in Shinda and his team. The communication was also outstanding and we never wondered what was going on or what was going to happen next. We simply cannot say enough good things about this company. read more

Shinda and his crew did a phenomenal job building a rockery retaining wall and stone stair steps for us. We are so happy with the outcome. Shinda worked with our budget and gave us a very good price for the project. He is very patient to make sure we got what we want it. The retaining wall is beautiful! His crew did an amazing job building the stone stair step. They paid every close attention to details. They made sure every steps has the same level and measurement. They went back and redid each step until it was perfect....that's amazing! Shinda did additional work such as pulled out a few rotted tree stumps. He offered to pick up a few yards of top soils, something I hadn't thought about at that time, without charging any delivery fee. He pointed out a drainage problem that would damaged the foundation of our house. The crew spent over an hour cleaning up before they left. These guys are the best contractor I have ever worked with. They do a wonderful job, they are just the best! read more

Olympic Rockeries was fantastic to work with. Shinda came out promptly to give me a bid, and was helpful at that time, though I wasn't ready to commit right away. He was patient with me as I explored another bid and got my head around the costs for my project (higher than I thought). Once I was ready to go forward, he was clear and helpful and attentive every step of the way, checking in frequently to make sure everything was going well and that I was satisfied. Armando and the others who did the work were great too, completely professional, punctual, friendly; they even came back the next day to touch up some things even though they could've called it done at that point. The finished project looks wonderful, and I couldn't be happier with the service I got. read more

Since this project was fairly straightforward, we were able to obtain estimates via photos and measurements, saving the up front visitation and design fee. This may not be the ideal process in all cases, but it worked out well for us. From the start we were very pleased with Shinda's responsiveness and clear communication, which was our top priority. We've never contracted a job of this scope, but the cost was less than expected, and we got a lot for our money. Once the crew kicked into gear, the project went fast and the crew's rock-setting skills were truly amazing. They also took care to protect our driveway and clean up and rough grade the site. As we had been advised, the lawn in the work area was wiped out, which was not a problem as we were planning to replace it. Our new rock wall is magnificent and a substantial upgrade to our property. Highly recommended. read more