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"Solomon and the guys at Melo Gardens were AMAZING throughout my full front yard renovation!! I replaced my boring, water-guzzling front yard with new modern, eco-friendly landscaping (part of the Long Beach lawn-to-garden program). I couldn't be happier with my finished project! Melo gardens took care of tree trimming, poured a fresh concrete pathway, installed new irrigation, and found some really awesome plants at a reasonable price. Solomon was super attentive to my needs (and trust me, I can be needy lol). He was happy to make adjustments during the installation and also made some really great recommendations. You can tell he definitely knows what he's talking about. All my neighbors have been asking about my contractor I'm happily telling everyone about my great experience!"

"Tree removal was successful"

"The whole team was respectful of my property and cleaned up every day before leaving that meant a lot to me. Highly recommend."

"Great customer service and excellent job! Sergio was kind, affordable and maintained great communication throughout the whole job. I’m very happy with the outcome. "

"Francisco and his team were very professional and did great work! I called multiple landscapers and everyone but Francisco was late to the meetings. Francisco and his team were always on time, friendly and professional, not to mention they also did great work as well! I will be using them in the future for other landscaping needs! 10/10 - Thank you to him and his Team!"

"Sean and his crew did a fantastic job on my backyard with patio expansion and porcelain tile installation. Always on time and in a professionally manner. Thanks, Karl Andersson Mission Viejo "

"Nick did an amazing job on our property. He was incredibly communicative throughout the entire process and made sure he understood exactly what we were looking for. Not only did he nail the design we envisioned, but he also finished the job in record time. It’s rare to find a contractor who is both fast and detail-oriented. Highly recommended!"

"They did a great job on repairing my existing sprinkler system. Good work and clean job site."

"Working with Frank at Monte Vista paints the perfect picture of what everyone dreads picking a general contractor. If I could give 0 stars I would have. I signed a contract to have 700 sq ft of pavers and a 14 ft BBQ island built with a griddle, BBQ grill, and a refrigerator. The actual demo and removal for the backyard went OK. When it got to the actual skilled work, that is where his craftsmanship and professionalism went downhill. His professionalism is worse than the stars given. Their layout point for the whole backyard was off by 4 inch to start. I asked Frank due to 80% of the pavers will be installed under a patio cover I would like it to be flat or no more than 1 inch slope for water drainage. He augured with me that the standard is 2 inch. I agreed with the standard if rain or water would be hitting it but again it is fully covered. So they processed with their layout point at 4 inch above the grade of the previous concrete pad which you could see against the house. They used that starting height to layout the BBQ Island. I was consulted on the height I would like the BBQ and we agreed 36-37 inch H to the top of the counter-top. When they got done building the blocked frame and pouring the concrete counter top we measured it at 42 inch on one-side and 46 1/2 inch on the other side. So they had to break it out and start over. We then disagreed on the starting point of where I wanted the height of the pavers to start at. Again Frank told me industry standard is a 2 inch slope. He finally said ok to the elevation and that he would have it start with a 1 inch slope. They poured the new concrete top and it is still an 1 inch off. I said I willl live with it at this point. They started laying out all my pavers (12x24 Belgard Pavers) and they still had a ton of BBQ work to be done. They would cut pavers and cut the cutouts for the BBQ equipment and never sweep or clean off the pavers. On a Friday Frank had them rush to get the pavers all laid out so he could put the Polymeric sand down before they left for the day. He had them dump it in a pile and broom it out while he use a thumper with a paint cloth tied to it. When he was finished I asked him what is the next step? The pavers were pretty flat when they we re hand tapped but once the thumper got to them I had lips and joints that were unacceptable. There were tripping hazards over 1/8 inch everywhere. I asked Frank if they will come tomorrow and fix all the tripping hazards. He told me nope this is how it will finish due to the size of the pavers. He said they are hard to get perfect. You could imagine I lost it on him for a second. After my rant he said make sure I do not get it wet because he put Polymeric sand down and it would ruin the pavers. As shown in the photos 1/4 of my patio is not covered and it was going to rain the next day. I asked him if I can not get them wet what about the part the rain will hit. His answer was, we do not want to ruin the rest. Again I am pretty sure I lost my mind. That Monday we had a talk before his crew started to discuss professionalism and craftsmanship moving forward. He had his team pull up all the pavers that I circled in chalk. While this is all going down the BBQ is getting cut up for the accessories (Trash can, Refrid, and paper towel). They could not get them to fit and be level with each other or flush with the stucco. As part of the contract I asked him to paint the stucco with the same paint I had the house painted. He told me, his guys suck at painting and he would not hire them to paint his own house. I said it is14ft x 3 1/2 ft H I think they could manage it. He had them paint before they were finished with all the work on the BBQ island. Waste of time in my opinion. I terminated the contract."