KEY STEPS TO FINDING A GREAT LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR

Looking to upgrade your outdoor living space?

Landscape Professionals

As with any other homeowner, you want the process to be as smooth-sailing as possible.

This can only be achieved by working with landscape professionals that listen and understand your needs.

Starting out may seem a little daunting though given the infinite choices the Internet is offering.

To make this easier for you, we’re breaking down key steps to follow in finding the right landscape contractor for your home upgrade project.

Know Your Needs, Set a Budget Landscape services you can avail of vary -

from remodeling hardscapes and softscapes in your home, installing water features, upgrading lighting system for your backyard, building drought-tolerant garden, to surveying your irrigation systems and making them more efficient and environment-friendly.  

You need to decide what type of service you are looking at.

There are thousands of contractors out there and knowing which specific landscaping project you’d want to focus on will help you narrow down your choices.

Serving As A One Stop Shop

If you’re looking at a huge project for instance, you might want to go to a company that would be able to attend to all your needs, in short serving as a one stop shop - from the design, to supplies, to forming an experienced team to do the job.

You also would want to determine the budget you’re working on. Your contractor should be able to make recommendations that maximize available funds without cutting corners.

Dig Deeper Into Your Research You can go around and ask friends or relatives

for suggestions, or you can also make your online search location-specific so results would be limited to companies within your area.

Once you have a list of landscaping professionals you’d like to know better, do take note of these pointers as you inquire about their business.

• Do they have certifications from or affiliations with professional organizations?

• How long have they been in the business? Longevity is crucial.

Ask The Right Questions• What services do they specialize in? You’d want to

know if they’re really fit for the job.• What do their clients have to say about their work?

Request for references. If they refuse, take them out of your list.

• Do they have liability insurance? You want to be sure you’re free from responsibilities (and headaches) should accidents arise during the course of the project.

• How many employees do they have? Did they undergo trainings? How long have they been with the company? Do they work across project phases, or is there one team dedicated for every phase of a project?

• How does their normal day-to-day operations look like? You want an idea how the work schedule will flow should you hire them.

See Past Landscaping Projects

If you're comfortable with it, do get in touch with clients and inquire about their experience working with the company.

Ask as well if they would be interested in hiring the company again for a future project, or perhaps wouldn’t think twice of recommending the company to their peers. This way, you could get a grasp about the company’s workmanship.

If you have time, do visit project sites as well. It's not enough that you have seen their portfolio; it also helps seeing for yourself how their landscaping projects hold up.

Be Involve in the Decision Making Process

Observe how the team communicates with clients, and how team members work with each other.

You’d want to feel comfortable discussing the tiniest details concerning the project. You also would like to be involved in the decision making process, and not just be told which works best without consulting you.

Follow these steps so you could find a landscape contractor that will make you feel they are not just concerned about the sale, but rather looking to build a long-term relationship with you as one of their valued clients.

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