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"Pat has designed a number of homes of which I have lived in or have built for sale. Along with the structural engineer, everything worked well as planned. I can say for sure the design department is a real value as I have built other architect, drawn homes that cost much more to build not to mention the design fees. Pat has the experience , and the eye to design any type of build . DB now retired homebuilder."

"As owner/designer/builder, I hired Mark to validate the structural design of an atypical home on the Sandy River with challenging structural details. Mark also supported me during the building review process as part of his bid. The plans went through the county review first pass with no changes. After the start of construction, Mark advised on inspection issues and as built issues that came up allowing the project to move without delays. Even though he was on vacation, he responded to my requests during construction. The only improvement I would suggest is a bit more one on one collaboration early on to be on same page conceptually but with the pandemic and heavy client load in todays building environment, to be fare, that is a challenge for all engineers and my project was an oddity. I would use Mark again on a future house. He has integrity and that's number one."

"We had never worked with a landscape architect before so I wasn't really sure how it all worked. I have to say Bruce was great to work with. My initial meeting with Bruce was brief and I wasn't sure what to think. My husband and I then had 2 other meetings where Bruce showed us some preliminary drawings and together we came up with a design. It was a very easy process and we are really excited to get started with our project. Thanks Bruce!"

With 15 years of experience, our mission is to design a garden that will look fabulous for you! We will work with you on all aspects of the design so that we deliver a plan that brings you comfort. We specialize in planting, grass restoration, pruning, and much more. Please give us a call to receive a free estimate!!\n

"I had a very positive experience with LEI Engineering & Surveying. The people I worked with in their office were professional, helpful, and responsive to my questions. The surveyors that came out to the job were great too. They explained what they were going to do, completed the work in a timely fashion and did a final walkdown with me to explain their findings."

"We had moved into a house with a pleasant little backyard with virtually no landscaping. After our second wet season of having dogs and kids tramping mud all over our kitchen floors, we decided to have work done to remedy the obvious water issues we were having in our backyard. We did what any good homeowner does and talked to multiple companies. Five, to be exact. Being an amateur designer, I planned out our dream backyard and had all of them quote on the same thing and then reviewed all the bids to make sure they were comparable (on a spreadsheet). We reached back out to some to make sure the material pricing was comparable, and no one was pricing a higher quality product or over engineering anything. I will tell you that Artistic Landscapes was NOT the lowest bid we received, but also wasn’t the highest. What really gave us confidence was that the owner came out and talked through the actual issues we were having with drainage and came up with a solution that was neither intrusive nor broke the bank. We are very happy with our choice. The Artistic Landscape team went above and beyond working quickly and doing REALLY hard labor to break up our rocky ground. They bent over backward catering to my knit picky demands. Most importantly, they were extremely respectful and clean. We have had other contractors that left their tools out at night between workdays and Artistic Landscape always picked up everything and never left any trash. We have now been living with a lush, green yard for six months through the rainy season. Dog paws come in dry and the kids always want to play outside while we like relaxing in our outdoor living space and getting our hands dirty in our new garden. Thank you so much to the whole Artistic Landscape team!"

"We worked with Dave to plan a replacement exterior stone staircase to replace an aging, dangerous, set of railroad ties set into our slope. Dave provided an estimate for a replacement in both engineered interlocking artificial stones and in natural stone. We agreed to pay for the the natural stone that Dave selected at a stoneyard and our contract with preferred was for platform pavers, gravel, sand, cement and labor. The job took 8 days rather than the quoted 6 days but was still completed ahead of our required deadline. The stairway is beautiful and we love it."

"Explained in detail why they could not give me a structured engineering stamp for my China metal building kit. Very professional."

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"They were very professional and quick to respond to questions and give estimates.  
I provided detailed plans for the work and had discussions with the foreman prior to all the phases of the project to confirm what I wanted.  I pulled the permit for the wall and did the engineering plans, they did the sidewalk permit.
The team did a good job in the demo of the existing wall and the excavation for the concrete work.  The forming crew was OK, but did not pay attention to the re-bar plan so I had to step in to get them to add in the additional re-bar the engineer had in the plans I had given to them.   The pour went well and came out the way I wanted.
The sidewalk demo and replacement went off without a hitch.
The setting of the bamboo barrier wobbled over the property line and had to be corrected.  The worker spread out the excavated dirt and did not put it all back into the planting area, I had to scrape it up and put it back where it was supposed to go.  He should have put the excavation on plastic so that it could easily be put back into the planting area.
The brick planter was not really square on one exposed corner, mostly due to not getting the initial concrete base formed square which they did not correct when setting the brick.  The rise on the planter was pretty high and the middle section bowed out a bit due to settling of the bricks on wet mortar.  They probably should have did the build over two days to allow the mortar to set correctly so that it would not slip out.  The joints and mortar cleanup were just fine and the courses were level. 
I set out a string and stake outline of the rock wall section as well as specific instructions to match the existing rock work on the other side of the driveway.  The new one had three equal sections with each section dropping lower toward one end.  The resulting wall did not match the plans.  Two sections were about 1/2 foot longer than correct and the third was 1 foot shorter than requested.  They did not trim the cap stones to have the correct length for each section, they just used what was easy so the sections were made longer or shorter than I requested.  The cap stones should also have been trimmed to joint and produce a cleaner cap with squarer caps and an even overhang over the rest of the wall.  One section was not straight along the top, they stuck a rock in the field that was too high and ran the cap over it rather than using a smaller rock or trimming the big one.  It looks "bent".
Conclusion:
Overall, they can handle the simple stuff that does not really vary from the generic.  For example, the sidewalk went perfectly, but they ignored the re-bar plans for the wall and I had to correct them.  
They corrected the problem with the bamboo barrier quickly to my satisfaction.
When it comes to detailed finish work, such the rock work and the planter they really don't do so well.  They seem to know what I want and agree with it, but you cannot leave them alone to follow plans. Unfortunately for those two jobs, I could not be there to watch them like a hawk and stop  them from doing it wrong.  They offered to redo the cap on the wall, but the new stone was pretty much the same as the existing stone and they simply lack the stone/brick mason skills that allow you to trim and work the stone to produce that level of quality work.  I determined that any changes they would make would not materially change anything so it was not worth trying because it could be worse.
When you really care about the result and it requires some specialized skills and the finished product cannot be easily changed, you really want specialists that know what they are doing.  I would not use them for that kind of work.  
 


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