Recommendations for landscaping companies
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Report that to the City of Irvine. They are not supposed to do that, esp leave materials on the street and blocking the sidewalk. That's public property and not authorized. That is what my landscaper was telling me. It's a hazard to the neighbors and if there are kids riding bikes etc on the street they can get hurt.
Beautiful yard! I imagine much of the cost for yours was in the materials/tile? My yard is going to be about 3x the depth and I was hoping to have a bbq island, custom fountain, and shade structure built. I don't need the yard to be tiled but was hoping to keep it under $45K. Not sure that's going to be possible...
Also a question for those of you with completed backyards. How did you pay? Credit card, check, etc? Was it split into multiple payments? If so, how many? Thanks in advance!
Most won't take credit card, they don't want to have to pay credit card processing fee. It's typically check broken out into multiple payments, with the last payment at completion. The payment schedule will vary and depends on what you can negotiate with them.
irvinehomeowner
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That's just qwerhoa style.qwerty said:
Paris167
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irvine buyer said:
Report that to the City of Irvine. They are not supposed to do that, esp leave materials on the street and blocking the sidewalk. That's public property and not authorized. That is what my landscaper was telling me. It's a hazard to the neighbors and if there are kids riding bikes etc on the street they can get hurt.
Just wanted to update this post with our landscaping experience.
Sean is almost done with our backyard (except for a tree in the corner) and we are really happy with him so far. There was a bit of a delay initially for submission of hoa plans (as his guy delayed the delivery of samples) but other than that working with him has been virtually hassle free (unlike a few other vendors that we have used). He sometimes takes a couple of days to respond but he always does.
He started when he said he would and was done in a week.
I would recommend him without reservation.
Sean is almost done with our backyard (except for a tree in the corner) and we are really happy with him so far. There was a bit of a delay initially for submission of hoa plans (as his guy delayed the delivery of samples) but other than that working with him has been virtually hassle free (unlike a few other vendors that we have used). He sometimes takes a couple of days to respond but he always does.
He started when he said he would and was done in a week.
I would recommend him without reservation.
scubasteve
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I also had Sean & SavannaScapes work on my yard and I am very pleased with the results.
We have a very small yard and Sean provided great recommendations. He is very professional does things the right way. I like how he's not in a rush to finish the job and leave like the previous landscapers we used at our old house.
Excellent communication, experience with working with HOAs and is fairly quick. It took about 2 weeks to complete the hardscape which consisted of travertine pavers and a retaining false wall w/ stone veneers. It took another week to install the irrigation system, electrical system, and plants. The only left for him to do is to order a few more plants and touch up the stucco wall with paint near the ground level.
I'm pretty sure he's not the cheapest, but it's worth the peace of mind going with someone that is licensed and will hopefully be around afterwards if something happened to our yard (lifetime warranty on cracks in our pavers).
We paid $18k for everything.
http://m.imgur.com/ZyVa8tF,2e8TzDO
Sean@SavannaScapes
951-295-9687
We have a very small yard and Sean provided great recommendations. He is very professional does things the right way. I like how he's not in a rush to finish the job and leave like the previous landscapers we used at our old house.
Excellent communication, experience with working with HOAs and is fairly quick. It took about 2 weeks to complete the hardscape which consisted of travertine pavers and a retaining false wall w/ stone veneers. It took another week to install the irrigation system, electrical system, and plants. The only left for him to do is to order a few more plants and touch up the stucco wall with paint near the ground level.
I'm pretty sure he's not the cheapest, but it's worth the peace of mind going with someone that is licensed and will hopefully be around afterwards if something happened to our yard (lifetime warranty on cracks in our pavers).
We paid $18k for everything.
http://m.imgur.com/ZyVa8tF,2e8TzDO
Sean@SavannaScapes
951-295-9687
scubasteve said:
Beautiful yard! I imagine much of the cost for yours was in the materials/tile? My yard is going to be about 3x the depth and I was hoping to have a bbq island, custom fountain, and shade structure built. I don't need the yard to be tiled but was hoping to keep it under $45K. Not sure that's going to be possible...
Also a question for those of you with completed backyards. How did you pay? Credit card, check, etc? Was it split into multiple payments? If so, how many? Thanks in advance!
incognito
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JadedOne said:
Most won't take credit card, they don't want to have to pay credit card processing fee. It's typically check broken out into multiple payments, with the last payment at completion. The payment schedule will vary and depends on what you can negotiate with them.
scubasteve
Active member
We paid cash (5% discount). Paid 1K deposit before they started any work; 30% after hardscape; 30% after irrigation/electrical/gas line completed; 30% after plants were put in. Remaining fee to be paid when HOA approves
ilikepizza
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Is it customary to have to wait until close of escrow to submit landscaping plans to HOA?
ilikepizza
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Ok. Thanks. I wanted everything ready to go right when we close. But I guess it's not that smooth.
aquabliss
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Yep the deadline for landscape completion is 12 months. I have no idea if they're getting fined or not, if the fines are compounding, etc. I wonder this a lot though about violators and those who don't complete their landscaping on time.
Another neighbor across the street has been sitting with front yard landscaping halfway complete for 4 months, not sure what happened there either.
Another neighbor across the street has been sitting with front yard landscaping halfway complete for 4 months, not sure what happened there either.