Comments on: Dear PoPville – Anyone Know a Good Landscaper/Hardscaper?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:01:28 +0000

also used Bryan @ GreenroomDC for a back yard patio job. Fair price, great work, nice guy.

By: Anon5

Anon5 — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:49:53 +0000

Every patio should slope away from the house, unless you want water in your basement.

A good measure is 1/8 to 1/4 inch per 1 foot of patio. In other words, a patio 10 feet deep should be 1.25″ lower on the end farthest from the house.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:46:09 +0000

That could produce serious runoff problems. Better to have a porous surface under the sand, for drainage.

By: Kipp

Kipp — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:29:01 +0000

I highly recommend John Yori of VetForce (a company helping employ recent veterans). He did an awesome job on our front and back yards. Design, plant selection and installation were great. He still stops over to check in. You’ll be very happy. http://vetforcelandscaping.com/ John’s number is 2029059366.

By: OP

OP — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:35:30 +0000

pics would be great, thanks! (though not totally sure how you’d get them to me – can PoP give you my email address? i’d rather not publish it here if i can avoid it.)

and we will def keep your leftover paver offer in mind

By: original poster

original poster — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:32:21 +0000

thanks so much to everyone – your advice and recommendations are very helpful!!!

By: ah

ah — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:26:52 +0000

I would separate the two projects – People who do good stonework aren’t necessarily good at building gazebos, and vice-versa. The pricing may reflect that they are planning to get subcontractors for the work they don’t do as much of.

Also, if you are doing a porch, I would strongly consider you not to DIY because there are a lot of things that could go wrong. Well, really one, which is a porch collapse. But it’s a bad one.

By: brightwoodparkres

brightwoodparkres — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:20:12 +0000

I also used Bryan at Greenroom. He did an amazing job with my patio/parking pad. I did a total reno of my backyard with fencing, patio and walkways, and full landscaping for around $15K. I can send pics if you’d like to see. I also have almost a whole pallet of leftover pavers if you’d like a good price!

By: homeowner

homeowner — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:44:33 +0000

Another rec for Brian at Green Room DC. Spends quality time on the design process and very competitive quotes. Plus a lovely guy.

By: kane

kane — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:49:31 +0000

I used Diversified Contractors for a new patio and 5′ fence in my yard. The space is tiny and required removing an old tree stump and the existing concrete that covered the entire area. I picked out the flagstone that I wanted (met with Mike at the supply yard) and the project went smoothly. The only thing I didn’t like was that he charged my credit card for the final payment without checking with me or to see if there were any punchlist items. I think my project was around or under $5K.