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Have Shovel - Will Travel

Outdoor Lighting Plan and Installation, Outdoor Lighting Repair, Concrete Flatwork - Repair & Resurface,

About us

Our company, Have Shovel - Will Travel, has been in business since 1997. Over the years, we have gained the expertise to know how to perform all of our jobs professionally and with the highest of quality. We meet with our customers and negotiate the work to be completed. We then complete the work to the complete level of satisfaction for our customer. We understand the value of your home and therefore, we make sure you are delighted with the results. Give us the opportunity to get your Service Magic landscaping work request completed for you. You will be delighted with the results!

Business highlights

29 years of experience

Memberships & Affiliations

Certified Nursery Professional, NYS Nursery and Landscapers Association

Services we offer

Decks & Wood Fences, Landscape Architecture/ Design, Landscape Installation & Fine Gardening , Patios & Retaining Walls , Ponds & Waterfalls

Reviews
3.015 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
7%
4
0%
3
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2
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1
7%

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Lucy R.
Aug 2007
1.0
Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden
$13,000
Our experience with Have Shovel - Will Travel was very unsatisfactory. We signed our contract with him over a year ago, and the work has still not been completed. He has proven to be unreliable and has ignored repeated calls from us.

Christopher C.
Jun 2006
N/A
Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden
All work was completed beyond my expectations. Rick provided a detailed proposal, written, with all of the work spelled out, so that there would be no surprises upon completion of the work. He was on-time for all appointments. Rick is extremely professional,honest,knowledgeable and conscientious. His work and the speed at which he completed the job exceeded my expectations. I can't say enough about what a wonderful job he and his team did. I am happy to have had the recommendation from Service Magic-who once again provided me with a top-notch,professional,and brilliant person. Thanks!

Adam F.
May 2006
5.0
Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden
Yes, I recommend this pro
Great job and well done. Easy to work with and offered to help out with additional work needed. Highly recommend Rick and his team.

Joe G.
Feb 2006
N/A
Chain Link Fence Installation
Quick professional contact, very thorough and knowledgeable. Job was completed exactly as discussed, for the agreed price and on time. I would recommend Mr. Ovalle (Have Shovel Will Travel), and plan to consult with him on future projects. Also, Service Magic was easy to use, and the contractors they referred were pre qualified professional.

Barbara N.
May 2005
N/A
Deck or Porch - Build or Replace
Can't tell you any more because he hasn't built it yet. Will complete this rating when the job is done

Joy S.
May 2005
N/A
Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden
His work is very good, from the photo's I've seen, but his first draft had a lot of problems. The pool was placed wrong in relation to the house, so we couldn't use any of the measurements for the hardscape or fence. We asked him to come back and re-measure and he hasn't done that yet. In the meantime all our subs are on hold. since he made the error you would think he'd come back to correct it immediately.

David P.
Apr 2005
N/A
Designer - Landscape
Rick contacted us almost immediately after the original request. He is very profressional, very responsive to questions and appears to do exceptionally maticulous work. We actually haven't started the job yet, but of what we have seen from Rick so far, we are confident we will be extremely happy with the results.

Sally W.
Oct 2004
N/A
Designer - Landscape
We hired Have Shovel-Will Travel, our project turned out better than expected. The job was completed with very few problems. We had a wonderful summer enjoying our new backyard and pond.

Dennis P.
Oct 2004
N/A
Retaining Wall - Install
Yes, I recommend this pro
Will be using this professional. Will submit rating when job is completed

Richard C.
Dec 2003
N/A

Rick J.
Dec 2003
N/A
Landscape - Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden
Job is set to start sometime next week so I can't rate his complete performance as of yet.

George G.
Nov 2003
N/A
Concrete Flatwork - Repair & Resurface

Steven K.
Aug 2003
N/A
Sod Installation

Michael W.
Apr 2003
N/A
Brick and Stone Patios, Walks, and Steps - Install

Jean C.
Feb 2003
N/A
Snow Removal

Licensing

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FAQ

Have Shovel - Will Travel is currently rated 3.0 overall out of 5.

No, Have Shovel - Will Travel does not offer free project estimates.

No, Have Shovel - Will Travel does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Have Shovel - Will Travel does not offer emergency services.

No, Have Shovel - Will Travel does not offer warranties.