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    4.6 (96 reviews)
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    Warren H.

    We are very happy with the final product. Attached below are a few pictures of our backyard taken yesterday.

    Rivers far exceeded our expectations in our large landscaping project. Their staff from Cesar to our Project Manager, Gus, were professional, resourceful, and skilled. They have a deep team of workers with expertise in all relevant areas. Their various teams of workers were polite, thorough, and ambitious Gus stopped by frequently to provide updates and address any concerns. When concerns arose, they always picked the best course of action always achieving customer satisfaction. Remarkably they beat their timeline. Workers were present every day which is testament to their scheduler. Besides getting an eye catching back and front yard, surprisingly they did not nickle and dime us with extra charges. They stuck to the original budget. I would give them the highest recommendation.

    Adam Y.

    We feel like we live in a resort now, and our kids are loving the playground! These guys were pretty much early everyday, they had to demo a concrete firepit and putting green to install the pad, playground tiles, grass, and they built the playgym for us. They handled the dumpsters and portable toilet arrangements. Rivers landscaping also installed our low voltage lighting using high grade materials, much better than the hardware store stuff I've seen, and they also planted and transplanted some plants, updated the irrigation, came in at budget, and they even got rid of a rattlesnake for us while on the job. This is an honest, professional, friendly, and skilled team. Thanks Rivers Landscape Construction!

    From quote to finish, Rivers Landscape exceeded our expectations. Gabriel's attention to detail, high-quality design in the quote showed he was really listening to our wants. We had a new construction home with dirt lot and felt confident they would do a great job.

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    Jim B.

    We hired Rivers Landscape Construction for a complete remodel of our back yard. From the first meeting, we could tell they were the perfect choice. We gave them an almost complete design as a starting point and they were very accepting of it and offered great suggestions for improvements. The result is a back yard that is everything we envisioned - couldn't be better! Rivers under promises and over delivers, unlike other companies I have worked with that do the bare minimum required. At each turn, Rivers made sure that not only did their work meet the spec, but met what they would have done if it was their back yard. All the crews from demolition to irrigation to plumbing to concrete were professional and took great pride in their work - and it shows! I can't say enough good things about Richard, my Rivers designed who helped me improve the concept, and Orlando, my Rivers project foreman who made sure the work was done right and also offered excellent design improvements. I'll be recommending you to all our neighbors and friends, and will be calling you when it is time to redo the front yard!

    This review is long overdue! We literally had ten different landscape companies provide us quotes before making a decision. Gaberial was one the first companies that we called. He and his brother Tony was very easy going and not pushy at all. The one thing that stood out from Rivers Landscape and other companies is their vision and their work. If you take a look at the pictures it will show your their immaculate work they have done. Their team of hard working professional are designing experts and now exactly how to follow a design. We are so glad we came across Rivers and will definitely use them again in the future! I recommend this company as they gave us one price from the getgo and there was no hidden costs.

    Patio makeover.
    Pete L.

    I joined Yelp to write this review. This is it. It's the only review you need to read. I'm pretty sure I'm a pain in the butt to work with. I'm demanding. Opinionated. React badly to surprises. Of all the projects I've done to my house, I pretty much never work with that contractor again. I've long felt it's impossible to find a contractor that has the three aspects we all desire: High quality, responsive and meets deliverables, and reasonably priced. Two of the three, sure - but quality and responsiveness usually comes with a price premium. Rivers Landscape Construction is all three. About a year ago I contacted Gabriel after reading Yelp reviews and he was out the next week to meet with us. We had about 1200 sq foot back yard which was basically concrete and some struggling lawn, and wanted to tear it all out and build a massive outdoor living room. An outdoor man cave. A salute to sneaky-drinks on a lazy Sunday afternoon and making the most of this glorious climate. We'd already drawn up some architectural diagrams through a friend but Gabriel did his own in Sketchup. He came up with ingenious ideas we'd not thought of, how to place the patio posts to maximize the covered space, and where to put the fireplace. At the same time I got bids from 4 other shops. Or at least, I tried to. 1 of them didn't even return my calls and another came out and did measurements but then just ghosted my calls afterwards. The other two gave me bids which were 50% more than Rivers for one, and 100% more for the other (but strangely included wanting to re-stucco my whole house, switch out my windows and a bunch more stuff I told them explicitly I wasn't interested in.). So we made the choice and signed the contract with Rivers. This was a Milestone payment plan, which I liked, with rules on any changes would require a Change Order. They gave me a time frame of 6 weeks. They were done in 7, but lost two weeks due to rain. Every single day Gus our foreman was here. He even came up with ideas Gabriel hadn't thought of, like added buried conduit for lighting and some additional irrigation zones at no cost. Like every project, it was not without some problems. The difference here though they addressed them all in a timely fashion, always answered the phone, and in the end my project cost exactly what they said it would. End result? LOL it's kinda insane. I can't believe this is our backyard, it looks like something from a magazine. It's the little things that really stand out. While building the fireplace, Gus asks me hey man wouldn't it be cool if we recessed that mounted TV and put tongue and groove behind it to match the ceiling? And we could do a raised planters around the back wall to close off the turf, but stagger them at different heights. Who does that?? They even custom ordered black gutters to match the black painted iron work - again no extra cost. All I can say is, thank you so much to Gabriel and Gus and his team of consummate professionals. I don't plan on ever selling this house, but if I do, and move somewhere that needs a backyard makeover - Gabriel will be the first person I call. If you're tired of working with contractors that dick you around, or don't deliver on promises, come in over budget, or quality is less than perfect do yourself a favor and call these guys.

    Here's a pic before the project started. The patio was a old DIY disaster.

    We had a 40 year old, terrible-looking back patio that was in desperate need of some massive updating. We had a professional design drawn up for a while and just needed to find the right company to build it. I have had bad quality landscape construction at previous homes and I was extra careful and determined to select the right company this time. Well, after we searched for a while we found Rivers and saw what an amazing job they did in their projects, reviews, and customer pics. It's for real. They came in and did an absolutely fantastic job that exceeded our expectations. From start to finish they were highly professional, on time, did precision work, were friendly, and engaged with us throughout the process. These guys are skilled in pretty much everything: concrete, walls, stairs, kitchens, irrigation, landscape lighting, electrical, plumbing, plants, grading, drainage, demo, etc. We highly recommend them for any hardscape or landscape construction. They are top quality and 100% legit. Big thank you to Daniel, Jon, Tony, Orlando (El Jefe!), and last but not least Richard for making our backyard epic. You guys are awesome.

    Carolyn C.

    We hired Rivers Landscape to add a patio and some grass next to the pool we are currently building. Their work came out amazing, all of the workers were polite prompt and respectful. They had very reasonable prices, and worked with us as we changed our minds on different parts of the project. I am not an easy customer and have high expectations but they met them and left us very happy with the outcome! Apart from the work they were contracted to do they also were very helpful is other issues we were trying to work on and gave us a ton of suggestions and referrals to people who could help. Will be calling then next time we do more landscaping /construction!

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