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| - In the summer of 2012 I had a very large landscaping job completed by Maple Leaf Landscaping using Unilock products. The project included widening my driveway and creating a curved walkway, landscaping the front yard, landscaping both side yards including huge boulders on a curved portion that was too difficult to mow. The scope of the backyard include a large patio with seat walls and a fire pit, as well as a retaining wall on the other side yard along with landscaping. The entire backyard was also landscaped and new sod put in along with landscape lighting. The back patio and side walk leading to the front driveway was put in at ever so slight an angle so that when it rains the water just pools away and once the sun is back out things dry up very quickly. Finally, the project included burying all my downspouts as well as an extensive underground irrigation system so that I would never have to worry about water in my basement again! The project scope did change slightly in the midst of the project so we did exceed our original deadlines but other than that I have no complaints. The only disappointment I experienced related to a delay in the project due to a death in the family of the foreman (actually I was the one who opted to delay the project two weeks rather than use a different foreman to complete the job). I must say that the level of professionalism by the Maple Leaf workers was absolutely outstanding. With the exception of one especially friendly and somewhat gregarious individual, they kept their voices down which enabled me to continue to work from home. Despite the heatwave, I never heard them complaining. There were a couple of occasions where they were even sent home due to heat advisories. Neighbors reported to me that on several occasions they overheard the foreman telling the workers to completely redo something that wasn't up to his standards. Every stone that did not fit perfectly into the design as-is had to be individually cut by hand which literally took hundreds of hours. It was a very large, noisy, dusty job that drove my neighbors and me bananas (not to mention my dog who couldn't use the yard for months!) but the results were so amazing, it was well worth the inconvenience and disruption. Probably not the cheapest landscapers around but so good at what they do, I would never go anywhere else. In fact, I wholeheartedly recommend Maple Leaf for any job, large or small.
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