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"After receiving 3 quotes for replacing my deteriorating retaining wall, I chose J&R Chavez Landscaping. Positive reviews, the owner’s assessment, and a reasonable estimate convinced me. I accepted their bid on December 29, 2025. J&R submitted the permit request two days later. Unfortunately, the permit was approved on February 13, 2026, outside contractor control. Work began on February 16, with a good crew working when weather permitted. Delays due to quite bad winter were unavoidable. They discovered the old wall lacked a proper footing so the estimate was adjusted to install a new footing. Jose was transparent about necessary adjustments. The installation took until April 4, 2026, due to weather delays and town inspections. I’m very pleased with the strong, well-drained wall. I enjoyed dealing with J&R Chavez Landscaping with two small issues, communication about delays could be improved and Jose never got back to me about some agreed post job landscaping. Still, great job."

"Had to postpone the job. when I tried to call back and schedule another one they never contacted me back.


UPDATE - They have reached out to me and are coming to my home on 1/8/15. I will update again after I meet with them.

UPDATE - 2/4/2015 - They did come to my home and provided an estimate and plan for lighting our back yard and deck. 6 lights were included in our original purchased deal. Their proposal was for the original 6 lights plus another $1500 worth of lighting. I like their plan but we weren't prepared to spend the additional money at this time. They came out yesterday and installed just the initial 6 lights. They arrived on time and the work they did is wonderful. Our deck is beautifully lit now and I am very happy. While this relationship got off to a rocky start, they made it right and we will hire them again when we're ready to finish the back yard lighting. Also - the deal was supposed to be for the front of the house - but that wasn't clear when I bought the deal - so they allowed us to use our 6 lights on the deck. I'm sure they want the front so that they can show off their work - and that makes sense to me - as their work is worth showing off. I would now highly recommend this company."

"I ended up not using their services, but in my short interaction with them they were very courteous, responsive, and professional.  I was drawn to their earth friendly focus and would call them again in the future for a future project.
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"They worked very hard to level and square the retaining walls and patios. We were very impressed by the lack of cutting corners. Our original patio and retaining walls were never properly installed and they appear to have corrected this problem. For years, we also had a drainage problem on the two sides of the house. They installed a French drain on one side and a basin drain on the other. Time will tell if this completely solves the problem, but the drains were working over the last two days of rain. We were so impressed by the quality of their work that we are having them come back to do a few more landscaping items.
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"It took about a week to make the appointment. When I was finally contacted, Pariseau immediately told me that it would be one hour if two people came on the service or two hours (as mentioned in the ad) ONLY if one person came. I thought this was a little odd but since I was only getting a chandelier installed I figured that would be more than enough time for a professional. It took the installer three hours to install one chandelier. He left repeatedly to go to his truck (at least three times for sure--one time lasting at least 10 minutes). I was considering getting several other fixtures installed depending on how things went (I had the fixtures and had even moved furniture out of the way); however, considering how long it took to put the one in I changed my mind. Afterwards, I noted that the chandelier moved from the base. Being concerned, I contacted Pariseau. It took a while (several weeks) before the initial installer made it back out to check. I was told that since it's a pendant chandelier this happens but he ensured me that he installed it to be secure. (Things were resolved almost exactly one month later.)  In addition to being charged additional money for the 'extra' hour, I was also charged $50 in supplies (I supplied the outlet so guess this was for the cables?). Driving time was also factored in the timeline. I still have other electrical projects that need to be done. But in a nutshell, I would not use or recommend this company.
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"Needed a walkway extended from the side of our home through the backyard. Emerald provided a competent, professional team that not only built a beautiful walkway, but also buried downspout pipes to prevent excessive runoff. From start to finish, they provided a beautiful walkway allowing us to finish off our yard work. In addition, Margie, from the office staff, was a pleasure to work with. She was professional, personable, and reliable providing information, estimates, and updates from the initial contact through completion of the project."

"I was not in need of the service."

"Worked, tech couldn’t get remote to work. I believe this was supposed to be included"

"Quote for the work: the person who came out was very friendly and courteous. He was also very knowledgeable, listened well, and was able to articulate back to me the plan to address all the problem areas I described. He took the time to physically touch and look at the areas in question and at other secondary areas associated with the main problem areas. The scheduling: scheduling took a bit of time because this company only likes to get paid via Venmo or Credit card, so I mailed a bank check but once they received it they immediately scheduled the work for two days. The contract was done online and didn't take too much time to knock out. The agents were extremely friendly. Job: unfortunately, the execution of the job itself went not too great. Weeks after this job I had another job I was to get done, which is ongoing and I'll address in a separate review. This work was scheduled for the same two days in order to have all the crews working at the same time. Unfortunately, when the garage crew showed up to work on the other project I asked about the House crew and they said that they weren't aware of that work. They pulled one member of the garage work to checkout the house work but it ended up in just waiting for another person to show up on day two. Once the confusion was ironed out they sent a drywall team that did an excellent job, they sent a plumber/electrician that did an excellent job. The roofing person was very professional and friendly, and explained that they were unable to find the correct color shingles because the Home depot/Lowes were out and the factory were not making more due to Covid. They gave me the option of trying to source it myself or just remove it from the contract, i chose the latter. Overall, the house work, albeit done a day later than expected turned out well. Kudos to the team. Their call team were very responsive but Ben and Vita, the owners and shot callers for the crews were harder to reach due to their busy schedules. However, once reached they were very supporting and did a great job problem solving to address the issues. I rate them a 5 despite the scheduling issue because its Christmas Season and we are still under the Pandemic drama which resulted in some of Ben's crew calling in sick."

Our company holds very strong traditional business values but we are also equipped to meet the needs of modern-day clients. We realize the need for high quality work in less time, and our company is devoted to work with clients as they strive to meet their own deadlines. We hold an extremely professional and receptive attitude with our clients. Combined, our employees have worked with every facet of the construction and renovation industries\n\nSub-contractors for electrical services for commercial and residential construction.