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Favorite Landscapes
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1 independent award
Trust Score
35out of 100
- Rated 4.7 from 12 reviews
Newest review December 2024
How this score is worked out
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volumeLow · 12
Independent sources1 independent public source
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How this score is made up
What customers say25.5 of 64.1
Independent checks1.6 of 21.9
Track record7.7 of 14.1
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- Photos of their work0 of 6.3
- Industry recognition1.6 of 3.1
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4.7out of 5
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- HomeStars12 reviews · 4.2 avg
Highlights
“Im very very impressed with Shaquille and how he manages his business. He was very responsive to emails and texts and I get an email and text message each time he comes to salt and/or shovel the snow. I hired him because we needed someone to do my mothers driveway and to ensure the safety of the caregivers who come daily. Hes very professional and I have complete peace of mind that the job will be done well. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend him!”
“I engaged another lawn mower service before visiting my daughter in BC. I came back to long, unmanageable grass. Shaquille came over and give me a reasonable estimate and mowed right away! He was kind and efficient and took away all that stress away. I highly recommend him”
“I chose Favorite Landscapes as Shaquille was the first to reply to my request. He came to look at our property and gave us a price quote and told us what he would cover with his services.He has come to do our leaf removal and snow clearing twice already.His work is above and beyond ! Shaquille is always pleasant and happy.I am so glad to have chosen him for our services !”
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I signed a contract with FAVORITE LANDSCAPES in October 2022 for a 2 car residential driveway for the winter season. I paid my invoices well ahead of time including half the full payment up front and the rest in monthly installments at the start of the month. His responsiveness on HomeStars is great and he's the only one who responded. His price point was high, but he doesn't use a snow plow and it included the sidewalk and porch. The quality of the work was decent (especially the salting), but the end of the driveway wasn't done well and didn't always leave a proper 2-width car room to get out. I was okay with this until he didn't show up on a big snowfall. I woke up at 8am to take my kids to school and my property wasn't shoveled. It had been snowing from the previous day's afternoon, so there was plenty of time to stop by. I had also mentioned how important it was for me to have the driveway be cleared by 8am as that is when I leave to drop my kids off at school. We had to make do ourselves, plow our own sidewalk and drive over the snow in the driveway which ended up freezing overnight. I reached out to him to get him to eventually come the day after, but the snow was so frozen, our driveway was a mess for awhile afterwards. Note that not only did he not show up, but he didn't even let me know that he wasn't coming to give me notice to do it myself before getting the kids to school. He also didn't reach out afterwards to make it right and made me reach out to him and get him to come. 3 weeks later, we had the biggest snowfall of the season. He didn't show up again. I checked my inbox to find a missed message from him asking for an additional $500 claiming salt prices had gone up. Our contractual agreement included salt for the season which was all prepaid. He said if I didn't pay the additional salt charges, he would not only stop salting, but also stop all snow removal service that I had pre-paid for in advance. I was sick and off work and didn't r
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Is Favorite Landscapes a legitimate business?
Favorite Landscapes has 12 independent public reviews, rated 4.7 out of 5. This is independent public evidence gathered from named public sources (no ads, no paid placement), not a guarantee of workmanship. If anything here is out of date, the business can request a correction.
What do customers say about Favorite Landscapes?
Favorite Landscapes has 12 public reviews, averaging 4.7 out of 5. You can read the individual reviews and where each came from in the reviews section above.
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Has Favorite Landscapes won any awards?
Favorite Landscapes holds 1 independent award, including HomeStars Best of Newly Listed winner (2022). These are third-party awards: recognition that has to be won, not self-issued.
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