Do not hire this guy! The only place you’ll come across a master is in the company name. I contracted him to do some basic landscaping of my backyard – grading, gravel parking, sod, and sprinkler system -- and it proved too much for him. The first and lesser problem concerned the color of rock for the parking. I ordered black. He brought multi-colored. When I complained, he said they were out. Unfortunately I was under a tight deadline and he already had most of it down. He didn’t call, he just put down something other than what he was contracted to. I had a deadline and so am stuck with it. Unfortunately this wasn’t the worst of Daniel’s “Master” landscaping. Part of his job was to grade the yard so it sloped away from the house. Stairs lead up from my lower unit and I wanted to make sure I didn’t have water issues. He said he would. He said he did. I paid him. And found out he didn’t. My whole lower level flooded. He actually graded the ground towards my house. That’s worth repeating. This “Master” landscaper sloped my backyard towards my house. Isn’t that Landscaping 101? It’s not immediately obvious but more than enough for water. My brand-new hardwood floor? Ruined. Does he accept responsibility? $500 worth. Seriously. That’s all he’d pay. The flooring estimate is $5700. That’s before accounting for ruined woodwork, soaked boxes of books, a basement I have to dry out, and several ruined summer weekends. Oh, and he doesn’t carry insurance either so if you hire him and you get similar “Master Landscaping” you’ll be stuck with whatever he’s willing to pay. You can go through the courts but even lawyers recommend against it. So, if you want to get what you contract for and don’t want to have to pay to have it – and possibly your house – fixed later, do not hire Daniel’s Master Landscaping c/o Hi Nguyen. He gets one star because you can't give him none.
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