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"My experience with Deborah Hannon started out very positive. She recommended things that really captured the look I was going for in my new home. She asked for payment up front and I made the mistake of overlooking this and paid for some window treatments for two rooms. When I got the quote for some wallpaper I was completely taken back on the pricing. Deborah said she would not upsell me on the prices of the wallpaper. I did some research and was able to find most of the wallpapers much cheaper. I also found an excellent wallpaper installer that was 75% cheaper than the quote from Deborah. So I told her I was going with the window treatments but not the wallpaper. She quickly responded to ask why and I was honest with the pricing was significantly higher. So I ordered soft touch Roman shades and paid in full on October 5th to be ready for a December 15th install. I was told 10 days for fabrication so thought this would be no problem. Communication was terrible after she had my money with excuses each time of why she took so long to get back. On the night before the treatments were to be installed Deborah called to tell me the soft touch mechanism was recalled and the would be manual cords. Then proceeded to tell me they would not be ready for installation. This happened on December 14. She said approximately 10 days. On Jan 9 when I had not heard I started sending emails of which were never responded to. I sent text messages never responded to. I made phone calls never responded to. Finally on Feb 2 I received a text stating they were ready and a date of Feb 6 to install. The installer who had came and put up some temp shaded came and completed the install a very nice young man. So I finally received my window treatments not exactly what I wanted and definitely a price much higher than I would have paid elsewhere. I have since read many reviews in the Cozy Cottage and it seems like I was lucky as several still have not received their product and even local businesses have commented on the dishonest business relations."

"Our swale project is a failure. Invasive weeds, never appropriately managed, have taken over. There is no communication or follow through. The project did NOT follow the contract specifications. Do not hire this company."

"Paul Gregory is a professional in every sense of the word. His communication with me prior to and during the feasibility discussion was terrific; his ability to explain the engineering helped me “see” what he saw and the potential solutions. Without question, Paul is a highly skilled and experienced engineer, and these assets inform his creative and solid approaches to solving structural challenges. As others have noted, he is pleasant, timely, and has reasonable rates. I would not hesitate to refer him to my family and friends, and when my family moves onto the next step of our small kitchen re-model, he’s the first call I’ll make. Thanks, Paul!"

"Very well done and complete"

"Midwest Procare did a good job of fixing my French drain on the outside of my garage, and moving material left over from stump grinding. These guys saved my back and I'm considering them for more projects down the road."

"Phenomenal business. Jessica and her team from Better Yards and Gardens have completed three major patio and landscaping projects for us over the past two years. Beautiful quality work, superb communication, fair pricing and flexible scheduling. We are very pleased with our new outdoor spaces and highly recommend the company."

"Gunner spent plenty of time listening and understanding what we were looking for. He provided a thorough quote very fast so that we could get the work done this fall. He and his crew are not only hard working but very personable and professional. Looking forward to the next phase of our project with High Point Properties in the spring."

"We had a fantastic experience with these guys and I would highly recommend Tom and his crew. He was super responsive the whole time and proactively kept me updated on things, both by calling or texting before the work started as well as ringing the bell to keep me updated while the work was in progress. This is a smaller operation with a lot of experience so I felt confident that the job was being done properly without over paying. On the day the work started, Tom asked me to come outside to go through all the details before work started. We found one area where my assumptions were different than what his were in terms of how the downspouts were going to look and he not only came up with a solution right away but also drove around to three different hardware stores to find the right part. The work also ended up taking a little longer than he expected but he still honored his original quote. The crew was all very nice and polite and did a great job putting everything back together with fresh sod and cleaning up. Overall, we are very satisfied and would not hesitate to recommend them to a friend or use them again."