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"I recently bought a house and prior to the purchase I had Bob come out to the and provide an evaluation on the overall structural soundness of the home. He came out, said everything looked great and he would send me a letter stating as much. After I received the letter, we proceeded with the closing (mid-May). Around mid-October I noticed there was separation in the mortar of a course of bricks in the front of my house. After looking over the situation, we discovered the front of my house is sinking. I called a company I had recently used to level my porch and wanted their opinion as they also do foundation work. When they arrived, they gave me options for what they can do, but that they would not touch the job until they had an engineer sign off on the project for liability reasons. I asked them for a suggestion and they gave me Bob's number. I said I knew who that was and a few days later had Bob come back to evaluate the sinking and give me a letter saying the process the foundation company wants to do would fix my problem. While Bob was there he took notes, listened to all my concerns, and said that he believed the foundation contractor was correct with their assessment. He also told me that when the foundation contractor was there fixing the problem, he would also be there to make sure the previously mentioned porch leveling wasn't the cause of the foundation dropping. I also wanted him to confirm a wall in my kitchen was not load bearing as we are going to be renovating the kitchen soon. He said no problems with everything and he would send the foundation letter in a few days. After two weeks, I called Bob (10/28) and he apologized and said he would get the letter out that day. No latter came, so I called back 11/9 with no answer. 11/23 I called and he messaged while it was ringing asking if he can call me later - I messaged back stating I still need the letter and if he didn't want to do business to please just say so. No call back. I called again this past Friday, 12/2 and received the same "Can I call you later" text. No call back. I called later that afternoon to no answer. Every time I called and he didn't answer, the mailbox was full and I couldn't leave a message. I texted him this Monday 12/5 and asked when he can talk - no response. I called both Tuesday and today (12/7) with no answer. At this point I will still try make contact with him, but I will also be looking for a much more professional replacement."

"Robert was very easy to communicate with and was quick to respond. He was timely with returning the report necessary as well."

"Kai and his team did an outstanding job on our raised Garden Bed in the front yard that we are going to ask him to do the same with two other raised garden beds on the side of our home! Very professional and respectful."

"We had a wonderful experience with Design One and especially our landscape designer Vance. Our calls and emails were answered in a timely manner. The work done was professional and beautiful. The clean up was immaculate. No hidden fees. Everything is broken down for pricing. We get compliments on a regular basis. Can’t wait to work with them again on our next landscape project!"

"The quality of the work is very poor. Sanding of pavers got stuck to pavers. My steps got ruined. Weeds are back in less than a week. The material quoted was 3 times higher than the material used. I would not care about it if the finishing would have been neat. Installing weed barrier and mulching is the most basic that any inexperienced landscaper would do it right. In my yard, that was also not perfect."

"A team of 5 came the day after I hired Gray’s to remove an aging magnolia tree and its stump, trim another magnolia, a lilac and a forsythia, and remove overgrown greenery encroaching on my backyard from the park behind my house. It took about an hour and I was quoted $1800 with a $100 discount for cash. This team did not remove the stump and fill in the hole with dirt and sod within 2-3 days as written on the work order. They told me to hold back $200 to be paid upon completion of the work. No one came to complete the stump removal. After a week I texted, emailed and called (left a voice message). No response. I believe they never intended to remove the stump."

"Working with LDS was a great experience. David was super knowledgeable, easy to talk to, and really helpful throughout the whole process. He got everything done quickly and even ahead of schedule, which was a huge plus. I really appreciated how responsive and professional he was. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a solid civil engineering team!"

"After many promises of when they would be here to do the work they were a “no show”. I called and sent a text to please advise whether they were still planning to do the job. Did not had the consideration to respond."

"Excellent: Locke's crew did a great job. The design was well laid-out, reasonably priced, delivered on time, and the crew cleaned-up after the job was completed."