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Aylesbury_Duck

Avoid websites, anyone can make up reviews. Ask friends, neighbours, relatives for recommendations.  

Aylesbury_Duck

Dewdrops1420 said:

Second landscaper has always quoted 2500£ rework or if he was the first one to do it.

Easy for him to say that now. Where did you come across this second landscaper? What makes you think he's right and the first one was wrong?

sheramber

Is there a local Facebook page where you could ask for recommendations.?
Did you confirm which slabs the second guy is going to match? Is it the old ones or the new ones?

Dewdrops1420

sheramber said:

Is there a local Facebook page where you could ask for recommendations.?
Did you confirm which slabs the second guy is going to match? Is it the old ones or the new ones?

From local fb page only we got the first one . Father son duo . Mother posts daily in fb likewise we contacted them.

Dewdrops1420

sheramber said:

Is there a local Facebook page where you could ask for recommendations.?
Did you confirm which slabs the second guy is going to match? Is it the old ones or the new ones?

Old one he will match as rest of the house is that

sheramber

perhaps perhaps asking landscapers is your problem. You want somebody to lay a patio, not landscape your garden. Landscapers are usually employed in design and layout, not just laying some slabs. The job may be too small to interest a landscaper. 

Dewdrops1420

Aylesbury_Duck said:

Avoid websites, anyone can make up reviews. Ask friends, neighbours, relatives for recommendations.  

No neighbours I asked have ever done this as they know how to fix the garden by themselves unlike us. Our friends all have second hand houses where they already have garden and they are not much bothered abt beautification like me 
We have more backyard compared to many people we know.

Dewdrops1420

Aylesbury_Duck said:

Dewdrops1420 said:

Second landscaper has always quoted 2500£ rework or if he was the first one to do it.

Easy for him to say that now. Where did you come across this second landscaper? What makes you think he's right and the first one was wrong?

All of u said that 4000£ was robbery and water puddles and second one sounds knowledgable and the work he did was also good .

powerful_Rogue

Dewdrops1420 said:

comeandgo said:

I agree you must get another quote, you seem to be relying on this second landscaper.  How do you know he is any more reliable than your first one?  

True but what to do.Do you know any site I can search for landscapers?

Local facebook group.

'Hi, looking for some work done to my patio - namely X,Y and Z. Can anyone post any company recommendations?'

Don't mention landscaping, don't mention the dispute on the post and carry out all the usual checks on any companies recommended.

Aylesbury_Duck

People that said it was robbery did so on the basis of a few photos and without knowing all the details. It does sound overpriced, but without knowing all the details no one can be sure.

So you've seen work this second tradesman has done? That's good.  Have you spoken to his customers, or just seen photos he's shown you?