My wife and I bought our home last year, but the previous owners didn't do much for landscaping in the backyard. The side patio (if you can call it that) was tiny and faced the block wall so there's not much of a view and not much space for seating. After saving up, we began accumulating estimates that we sent out and requested via Yelp! Ruben at Nico's Landscaping was the first to respond last week Sunday when I submitted the request. Despite it being a Sunday evening, he answered all of my questions promptly, professionally and gave me all of the information I needed. It's tough to chat about projects like this without actually seeing the area first hand.
Ruben called me the following day and advised he would be in my area the next day. Despite me not getting home from work until after 4 p.m., he worked around my schedule and met me at home shortly thereafter. This was a very nice surprise and extremely accommodating on his behalf. My wife and I were so appreciative! We explained what we wanted done and also told him we wanted patio pavers in a gray-scale color. He took note of all of the information we gave him and went to work the next day locating the (2) pallets of gray pavers we needed to complete our project! In a very short period of time, he accumulated the pavers and said he could get started as early as the following Saturday... just 6 days from the original Yelp request! AMAZING!!!
He said he would be at our home at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday and it was 6:58 a.m. when he showed up... PERFECTION!! He and his crew pulled a 9-hour day on Saturday and they even came back today (Sunday) to complete the job in its entirety. The paver patio slopes away from the house so water isn't accumulated. He locked in the entire outer edge with concrete and leveled everything out as it should be. They cut any custom pieces that needed to be cut and no paver was out of place. The existing gaps were filled in tightly and compacted with dense said to keep everything rigid and professional. The entire project is approx. 20' L and 8' W. It's not an enormous space by any stretch of the imagination, but it is perfect for my wife and I. We have plenty of room to stretch out, do some BBQ'ing and relaxing in our backyard.
I would not hesitate to recommend Ruben and his entire crew at Nico's Landscaping to my family, friends or fellow Yelp'ers. They were all professional, polite and more than accommodating to the schedules of my wife and I. He text me when he said he would. He called me when he said he would. He showed up and completed the job when he said he would AND the best part? His estimate was LOWER than the other businesses who contacted me MUCH later than Ruben! (in fact, a few businesses did not even bother to respond to my quote request!)
Thanks again, Ruben to you and your crew! We will most definitely use you again in the future!