Videos

How to Hire a Landscape Contractor

Are you looking for a reliable, experienced and professional landscape contractor for your next landscaping project? If the answer is yes, this video will provide you with a range of questions to ask yourself and prospective landscape contractors, so that you hire the best one for the job!

Retaining Wall Repair

We were able to repair this retaining wall that we had installed. Typically, we can’t repair retaining walls because they have been installed incorrectly from the start. This retaining wall had a good base and were able to completely repair a fallen wall, and have it look as new again.

Engineered Retaining Walls

If your wall is taller than 4ft it will need an engineered stamp drawing and approval from the City. Here we have undertaken a project for a reinforced retaining wall, holding up a sloped plot of land, which takes a higher skill set than does a non-reinforced wall.

Use a Reputable Company for Retaining Walls

In the following video you will hear from a homeowner who paid a company to install a retaining wall only to find out that the project was not completely correctly. Due to a lack of professionalism and not adhering to local standards; this homeowner now must pay to have it installed again. But we are here to help and will have it installed correctly!

Inaccurate Pricing of Hardscape Materials Online

If you are looking online for prices of installing retaining walls, patios, or any hardscape elements, please be aware that this information can be misleading. You can see costs online and then be quite shocked when you get a quotation from a professional landscape company. There are so many factors that go into a quotation including accessibility, materials, equipment, scope, size and so much more.

What Happens when a Landscape Contractor Bails on a Project

As sad as it may be, we have heard of many landscape contractors who start jobs and then bail before they have completed it. Then it can be very hard to find a contractor that will come in and pick up where another contractor left off because no one wants to take responsibility for someone else’s work. Be careful who you hire!

Understanding Price Discrepancies Between Landscape Contractors

Sometimes the cheapest quote is not always the most reliable or professional. We hear it from clients all the time, if contractors have the same costs how can there be large discrepancies between various companies? Basically, the quotation should include all costs involved in completed the project. Some contractors may add costs later and therefore some quite may be misleading and not cheaper in the end!

Is a Wood Retaining Wall Cheaper than a Block Wall?

We are asked this question often by our clients. There are many things to consider. Wood rots, even if pressure treated and wood is outlawed in some places as a retaining wall material. In this video we will debunk this myth that a properly installed wooden wall is cheaper than a professionally installed block wall!

Gravity Retaining Wall Construction

In this video we will be explaining the construction process of a gravity or segmental block retaining wall installation. A gravity wall does not have to be reinforced because they don’t have another load on top of the wall itself. These are our most basic retaining wall installations that are generally below 3 1/2 ft high.