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I have 20 years of experience in the masonry and concrete industry. I also have 10+ years with carpentry and general trades. 10 years of project management experience managing projects from a few hundred dollars to multimillion dollar. Thank you for taking the time to read and looking forward to working with you..

I am a private owner that has 7+ years of experience in concrete, foam insulation installation, fence, carpentry as much more. We serve the Milwaukee and surrounding area.

"Very well in spite of unusual weather patterns and our home being at a distance from the location of this contractor"

"We interviewed 4 landscapers before settling on Paul Schwarz Nursery. I gave them a B for price because their pricing was right in the middle. Good price, but of course we all want to pay less. They have an A+ for everything else! And I guess they are worth every penny. Mike created a plan for working with our existing landscape to replace our crumbling retaining wall. He coordinated with the county for permits, which ended up being a laborious adventure, as our previous existing deck would not meet the current setback requirements. Mike was extremely creative and came up with an entirely new plan for us and in the end I am so happy that we ran into problems because what we have now is so much better than before. Their company has done a lot of lakeside work and knows more about the codes and requirements than the county probably does. <br /> Mike went out of his way to incorporate small details that will allow us to have flexibility and make changes down the road. For example: the patio that they installed abuts a screened in porch. This current porch is on the rickety side and Mike anticipated that one day we might want to make changes to it. He planned ahead for this by setting the raw edge of the patio stones up against the porch wall so that if we ever make changes to the porch or want to run the stone all the way to the house foundation, we can continue the stone pattern right through. This is not something that I would have thought of. <br /> Originally we had planned for the work to start in the later part of the summer last year, but because of unplanned setbacks by the county, we decided to delay our project until spring. Mike had taken photos of our garden last year and was able to use the photos to find all the perennials and dig them out to save them--they were still dormant when they started work this spring. Mike's appreciation and knowledge of plant/trees was one of the reasons I felt comfortable working with their company. <br /> The crew surprised us with thoughtful details like adding an electrical outlet and lights. The design of our new yard is completely transforming. We are able to use and enjoy every inch our our yard and I am amazed how I find myself pulled into the landscape like never before. I thank Mike for his creativity and attention to small details. <br /> <br /> <br />"

"I’ll end this now with a couple of general remarks about working with Scotty’s. For what started out as a disappointing experience with another company sure turned around when we met with Scotty’s. We loved his enthusiasm and work ethic with his business. My wife and I got to know him well enough over the several months working with him to know he is a committed family man (spending ample amounts of his free time coaching and running to his kids’ various activities) He is someone who gives back to the community through his volunteering and service on a couple of boards for organizations serving local youth. I just don’t know where he gets his energy from. I can say that working with Scott Schaeffer and his crew was a very pleasurable experience, one that I have rarely experienced over my years working with other contractors. He delivered on his promises and commitments 100% and I would recommend him without reservation. We did tell him that he has continuous open season to bring prospective customers to our home to show them his company’s work or review with them the many pictures they took along the way that tell the story of our project from before starting through completion. And just to end this, one year before my writing this I had never heard of Scotty’s Landscaping or had met Scott. <br /> As very pleased homeowners we respectfully submit this review,Rob and Lynn Vander Schaaf. <br />"

"Kevin and Articulate came to us on a recommendation from our Landscape Designer, Kathy Heath of Diggin' It.  From our first meeting, Kevin was very professional and offered a ton of options.  He had a dozen samples with him on our first meeting based upon some information we provided over the phone.  We initially thought about using one generic type of paver for the entire patio and moving stones around for different patterns and interest.  Kevin has a great eye for design and gave us the idea for different sizes of the same brick with an outline of a much thinner brick.  It is hard to describe, but the result is Better Homes & Garden's worthy.  We thought about bluestone for a minute, but then had the sticker shock.  Ultimately Kevin's supplier has an engineered bluestone that looked better and will last decades longer. <br /> Kevin's crew was always on time and very detail orientated.  They came back as many times as necessary to get the grading done right.  There wasn't a single step or detail overlooked and if he wasn't satisfied, they would keep going until it was perfect.  We had a complex yard with lots of angles and swails.  The resulting patio looks amazing and from up close or a distance you'd never know it is purposely pitched in two different directions (for water drainage away from the house).  When it rains, there is absolutely no standing water anywhere on our patio! <br /> We have neighbors stop and tell us what an amazing transformation our yard has taken on.  Thanks to Kevin and his crew at Articulate, we have an amazing outdoor space.   <br /> If you are looking for a very fair and easy going contractor who gives you lots of options in material and design that is meticulous and vastly experienced, this is your guy.  We almost went with a "craigslist" contractor that used run-of-the-mill pavers.  We are so glad that we took a little more time and found the right guy for the job.  I can almost guarantee the pitch would have been wrong and we would have been tripping on uneven sidewalk/brick meetups. <br />"

"They did great. They planted some trees and did some stone work for me. They were fast, thorough, and very professional. Next time I need anything done, I’m calling these guys."

Full service electrical, remodeling, masonry, decks, steel roofing and more

"I have an invasive weed Garlic Mustard that suddenly appeared in April and also the common buck thorn in my back trees. I was told I had to pay cash and they would not take a check. They would also not come to do any estimate on how many guys and hours I would need to do the job; I had to guess. I ended up having them come two times: first 4 guys for 8 hours; second time 2 guys for 4 hours (per the guess of the first leader for how long and what I'd need the second time). They still did not complete the job. The first crew of guys were better than the second crew of guys. They were college guys, some working hard, some walking and working slowly and on their phones. However, I'm suffering cancer and could not take care of the job, thus had to get someone to control the spread. Thankfully, they did get most of the job done for me. Whether the Garlic Mustard was pulled out by the root, time will tell. The first crew used shovels and got the buck thorn pulled out pretty good; the second crew just cut the buck thorn off. Although I had informed Eric Pfeffer about the invasive weed and explained how it would spread on boots and tools, procedures were followed by some of the guys and not by others. They did not seem to be familiar with working with an invasive weed. Both crews arrived on time, but stopped work 45 min before end time to pick up tools, but also both left the job site (unfinished) a good 20-30 minutes early. Eric communicated via email pretty good after the initial "canned" email response. In their survey, they ask to rate the guys - if you expect this, they need to have their names on their shirts or give you their names. I am unsure, I may or may not hire again."