Best Pool Construction in Phoenix AZ

Envision KILLED it!  They haven't posted any pics of our job yet but ours is the King job.
If you look at it for a quick glance you'll be blown away. Everyone who comes over is very impressed with the finished product.
The thing that I see most is the attention to detail, and they did that perfectly (and I'm picky). The spacing between all my travertine steps is uniform and perfectly square. The rock borders around my paver walkway is uniform on all 4 sides. The spacing in-between plants is correct, the trees are facing the right way (it's a thing). The irrigation is well hidden yet easily accessible. And the drainage!!!!!  My yard had flooding issues before Rafa and his crew came out but those issues are GONE!!!
Get your quotes (I got more than 10). You'll find Envision to likely be somewhere in the middle but they did TOP TIER work. Great value, great experience.
And his crews have been with him for years. He's got a great team- no dirt bags.
I'm using them again when we do the front yard in the spring.
Get them to come quote you!

Greenheart Landscapes was very responsive from the start and all the way through our front and backyard remodel.  We love our new yard, and are very pleased with the end product.  Irene and her crew were very professional and did very good work.  We were very happy with the paver install (2'x2') and the artificial turf.  We also thought they had very competitive pricing.

Found Happy Tree on yelp
They did an excellent job trimming up my 2 very tall Queen Palms and especially on my huge Ficus. Trimming the inside ang the crown. Scheduling was a breeze. The crew showed up early and were done in two hours. They cleaned everything up. Wouldn't even know they were there, but for better looking trees.
Reinhard

Raul has never actually done work for me. I contacted him based on all the positive reviews I read on here. I scheduled an appointment for an estimate on mowing grass, spraying a few weeds (literally as few), then maintaining the yard by coming back every 2 weeks.
To mow my grass, front and back, Raul quoted me $180.00 To say I was shocked would have been an understatement.  The last landscaper I had moved out of State, hence why I needed a new one, and he charged  me $110/month and mowed the grass once a week.  The grass hadn't been cut in 3 weeks, so it's not to say I had a forest growing. I wanted to  include pictures with my review to give a very clear idea of what Raul believed was $180.00 worth of work and worth $160/month to mow the grass twice a month.
Since Raul left last week, I received 2 other quotes. The final price I paid to mow my grass (front and back) was less than $100.00 and the monthly cost for once a week mowing is also $100/month. Raul, I have no trees, no shrubs nothing for you to cut other than grass and yet for less than an hours worth of work, you believed this was worth $180 of your time? A yard the size of a small putting green in front and back.
Sorry Raul, I disagree with your pricing.  I think you came to my home and made a lot of assumptions, including that I would pay something so astronomical to mow grass. The price Raul wanted to charge was nothing less than gouging.

Yes, we are going to work with JNK Landscaping. Unfortunately he doesn't have time for us until November.  We will be patient.  
On our 1st meeting he was prompt and gave us ideas we hadn't even thought about.
Looking forward for our project to be completed.  
R.Aggers

Business owner is extremely unprofessional.  I would NEVER hire anyone who responded the way he did through yelp messages. I've gladly found someone else to do the landscaping.

Branko was very easy to work with.   They did a good job and was very fairly priced.   I had him come out to do a cleanup and ended up hiring him monthly.

We wanted to extend our driveway and create a path with embedded glass block lighting from the driveway to the backyard door. I solicited multiple call requests, send pictures, measurements, architectural drawings to everyone. Testa came in with a good value, and a commitment they would be able to get this done before our backyard housewarming party.

Due to everybody having a very busy schedule, they committed to me they would come by earlier if there is a cancellation. Sure enough they did. I had pre-ordered all of the paving stones and solar light inserts and they arrived at 7 o'clock in the morning and we're done by 12:30 in the afternoon. Very efficient, pricing exactly as quoted, left the work area clean and even took the pallets that the paving stones came on with them. Very happy with their service, respectful of property, good communication. At the end, extremely happy with the service provided.

Tony and his crew just finished the backyard at our new home, and we couldn't be happier! The yard design included a focal point palm with curved walkways and pathway and tree accent lighting. All the plants and citrus trees we discussed putting into the landscape were selected for sun exposure with the pool taken into consideration. Everyone is very friendly and concerned about doing a good job for the homeowner. Tony is very professional, worked with our budget, and obviously knows plants and design. He is very helpful with suggestions and ideas. He is also good about last minute additions like our pool equipment barrier that was not planned originally. Tony and his crew are very efficient and work to get the job done! The people in the office are very friendly too and helpful!! We are very pleased with the finished design. And so is our dog. He has his own patch of turf he can play on!

After getting several bids & opinions I went with Best Deal Landscaping.  Dennis is very knowledgeable and came up with some great design ideas.  The crews did a great job installing the new pavers & grass turf; Dennis did everything and more to make sure we were satisfied with their work and always keep us up to date with the progress & scheduling.  Bottom line the yard & driveway look great and this was a good experience & when we need more landscaping Best Deal Landscaping will be my 1st call.

A review, along with a little education for those who, like my family, did not know what to expect.

Family business. Nice people. David was very prompt and always called back or texted very quickly. His dad did, also. Their workers, however, were not as responsive or as responsible. Pool looks great. The owners definitely know what they are doing regarding this type of work.

The good:
Complete pool redo, plaster removed and new mini pebble done. Removed a very small spa and made a seating area.
Pool deck resurfaced.
Far as we can tell workmanship is excellent and looks beautiful and we are extremely happy with the final product.

They even gave us a free upgrade in pool filter, and removed our diving board at our request.

They redid the steps and added a play shelf and chipped in a hole for an umbrella right in the pool for some shade. Nice touch.

Owners very quickly responsive when issues arose.

The bad:
There were several issues along the way (see, the ugly, below).

They called it, giving us a new pool deck. It's not a new pool deck. They resurfaced it with a new application of the color we chose. There is not a brand new deck. (I imagined new concrete being poured into a different shape, etc. when they said new pool deck. Why would I know any different? I am not in the biz to know the lingo.)

Speaking of the pool deck, I asked the original guy who referred this company to us for cool-on-your-feet decking stuff - but now that it's hot, so is the pool deck. The original guy acted like, of course, that's all we use.

Communication of what happens when:
I repeatedly asked for a timeline of events. They finally said they couldn't give one to me. I didn't even need an exact calendar date until the day before, but they refused to tell me anything unless I badgered them about what was happening next and approximately when?

Example: start day ended up being the first day of school break. I was told they would start that week, but I got no word on which day or a start time, nor did I know that they would only be there part of a day and not come back for another week after that first partial day. They showed up at 7am and we were all sleeping in. Awesome.

We thought it would be a continuous process, day after day, until finished. We were not told otherwise, and since we don't pay thousands of $ for a pool redo each year, there is no way for us to know that this is not how it normally goes.

It was also hard to actually see (in the samples and pix) the proper color the pool/water would be, so I feel like the color came out not exactly what we had wanted.

They didn't tell us what equipment to buy for maintenance, or tell us how to maintain the pool. Not sure if any company does that, but for all that $, you'd think it would be thrown in as a customer-service thing.

The ugly:
There ended up being a leak because the workers hadn't properly fixed/sealed off? Removed? the old piping when they put new pipes in. Ended up with a lake right next to the foundation of the house. They took care of it quickly after discovery.

Their workers opened the gate after I told them to keep it closed and our dogs got out. I only knew after maybe 30min when I went out to look and said, where are the dogs? And no one knew...at the same moment a neighbor several streets away was calling to tell us he had caught one of the dogs but the other was afraid and ran from him. I told the workers, you let my dogs out? Go find them! And they looked at me like I was crazy and went back to work!

I had to call Ed, the owner, and he got on them to go get my dog. I went and got the one who had been caught and also was looking for the other one but they found her first. Ayayay. They are outside dogs. They can't handle being inside all day, not used to it - lest you tell me to get a grip and put them in. I could for a few hours if the workers needed the gate open (and I had on other days when they let me know gate needed to be open a bit), but they did not indicate a need to have the gate open.

All in all, finished product is great, but there were some snags along the way, which is why the downgrade from 5 stars. I don't know that other companies wouldn't have other snags. It's always something with a major renovation, isn't it?

If landscapers don't want to work with certain type of yards a simple rejection would be great instead of never replying back. Do better.

Jason was great to work with especially in these times of everyone is too busy to complete the smaller jobs.  Showed up as scheduled and completed pool filter block wall enclosure in one day.  The walls are straight and everything was done as expected.  I would highly recommend you give Jason at The HardWorkers a call.

We had an excellent experience with Superior Landscaping Specialists. It was difficult to find a landscaping company that was experienced and trustworthy. They listened to what we wanted and executed on that landscape design, irrigation, and low voltage plan perfectly and efficiently for a fair price. We plan to use them again to finish the gate side of our yard after our pool is installed. Don't hesitate to give them your business, they'll take care of you!

Clarification: Rating is not based on the actual work itself but for the quoting process. Good stuff: Adrian was initial response. Seemed helpful at the visit providing a cheaper alternative solution such as cutting the grass and weeding as opposed to resodding the entire front yard. How it went downhill from quote: However, it's been a week since we've discussed and I have yet to receive a quote. That's very unfortunate because I had high hopes for them but if they can't deliver on a quote, delivery on work would be questionable.

Very responsive during quote and planning. Aware of safety need and spoke to me about his crew and limitations. Material showed up in time, as stated, and exactly as promised. The lawn looks fantastic and the rock was leveled, and perfect. His crew was respectful, cleaned up everything and had the whole job done on time as promised. Recommend to anyone.

DAMIEN HEWETT Please stop saying I am leaving a review for the wrong contractor. I have attached the Estimate you gave me for my patio. It clearly shows one of your company names, your address and your signature.

I only asked you to refund my deposit for landscaping that you did not end up doing for me. You said you would give me a refund and have the patio's large bird bath repaired if I would then take down my review.

No check has come, and you are still saying I have posted to the wrong contractor. YOU ARE THE CONTRACTOR THAT IS NOT REFUNDING MY DEPOSIT AS YOU SAID YOU WOULD. That is not liable, that is a fact.

Just refund me the $1000.00 deposit you said you would and fix my patio.
Then I will remove any reviews I have posted.

Just coming on here as a heads up to you all. Whatever you do. Do NOT hire Anthony Diaz (TreeTop landscaping) for any landscaping work. We hired him in December to complete our yard as we just bought our first home. We were so excited and he was eager to start. We paid for the materials ourselves and we paid him for the work through Venmo. He is super nice and replied to me quickly in the beginning. I have pavers and 5 tons of gravel sitting in my driveway since January. He started the job but has not finished and just keeps promising to come and never shows up. Uses every excuse in the book. at this point we have the HOA on our buts and are probably out $4,800. We just want our $$ back but he has stopped replying to us. He is just a scamming people at this point as we are not the first he does this too. I really wish I would have done more research as I found a couple other reviews. Take our experience as a lesson and save yourself some money, headache, and stress by not hiring him.