Great customer service. Honest and easy to deal with in every aspect and I would highly recommend…read moreto anyone!

Met John for the first step of determining the scope of the project: very knowledgeable, amicable,…read moreand quick scheduling. He sent 2 great guys, Marcell and Tyler - both experienced. For what I considered to be a rather difficult job (my husband I initially put it up) was an easy walk for them - and very physical. (Age is a definite factor here!). Not only are they capable, but they went the extra mile as well - and found a damaged section I hadn't even noticed! A definite 5 stars! Thx, all of u!

I had work done in 2021 and the plants the installed all died. I reached out to them on numerous…read moreoccasions in 2022 to come out and replace the plants and I was willing to pay for the plant replacement. They initially responded however, they never followed up, told me on numerous occasions that they will be coming out to evaluate, but there was no follow up. I have gotten frustrated and will be taking my business elsewhere.

Continue to be impressed by the responsiveness and professional effort on behalf of Colin and his…read moreorganization. A couple of weeks ago his team was built a shed base for me and it turned out perfect. Top shelf.

I've had a bunch of tree work done over the years, and what I have come to learn is there are a lot…read moreof different ways to tackle the problem of removing trees and branches. My experience has ranged from a single guy with ropes and a chainsaw, to a dozen men with heavy equipment deployed by a general-like figure barking orders and managing the job. The one redeeming part of my experience with The Lumberjacks was that they were able to get my large dead tree removed relatively quickly in the midst of a global pandemic. Originally it was going to take several weeks for them to arrive. But when I asked if there was any way to expedite the process, I was told "yes" if I was willing to pay a rush charge of $50. On a job that was going to cost over a grand, that was the bargain of the decade. The Lumberjacks brought a three person crew along with a lift that looked a little bit like a tank. We walked around the property to talk about other work I wanted done beyond the tree removal, and was quoted a price on the spot. I agreed, and the crew spent the rest of the day cutting wood. After they were done, I asked to be walked around to inspect the work. What I didn't see at the time was the damage that was caused to my property. I spoke to someone at my insurance company. They told me to call the tree trimmers. After calling The Lumberjacks to discuss the matter, I was unceremoniously directed to some fine print on the bottom of the estimate that said the company was not responsible for damages, or some such. Well, that just sucks. Now, by solving the problem of the dead tree, I have another problem to solve. And we're still in the midst of a global pandemic, which just makes everything harder. This was not the kind of experience that would encourage me to call The Lumberjacks again if I need additional tree work, nor would it give me the confidence to recommend them to others. I'm sure they work on lots of houses without doing damage. I'm sure mine was a rare fluke. And ultimately, it's less about the damage itself than it was about how this unfortunate situation was handled.

I chose these guys after getting other quotes. Months later they informed they were no longer doing…read moretree cutting and stumps. I am furious! I was on their waitlist much too long, and it was wrong for them to not finish what they had scheduled

Tanner Excavating is AMAZING!…read more We recently needed to have our orangeburg sewer pipe replaced from our house to the sewer main in the street. After speaking to several companies, we chose to have Tanner Excavating (family-owned business based in Dexter, Michigan) complete our job. Pat and Alicia Tanner are the owners and their children also work in the business as well as an additional 3 great guys. From our first contact with Pat and Alicia, we were impressed with their responsiveness, professionalism, communication, and their critical thinking skills surrounding the specifics of our job. Pat came over the same day and immediately noticed our extensive landscaping near the house and offered several ideas for alternative approaches for completing the work. I was especially concerned about a beautiful, large red maple tree which was right next to where they needed to dig. The crew came up with solutions to preserve the tree and worked carefully to protect the rest of my landscaping. (They will be back in the spring time to finish up the finer details that couldn't be done in the winter!)( Pat communicated with me regularly as he began pulling permits with the city and lining up the start date. He brought over his crew a few days early to look at the work that needed to be done, to meet me, and to answer all of my questions. It was clear from the way that Pat interacted with his crew that he valued and respected them and their work ... and it was clear that Pat had been doing this kind of work himself for years. They tossed ideas around together and collaborated on solutions. It was also clear that his crew enjoy working for Tanner Excavating. They later repeatedly told me how much they feel valued and taken care of by Pat, the owner. I love that the crew feels valued and respected! The crew encountered unexpected and unheard of difficulties in the roadway but they consistently conveyed patience, confidence, problem solving skills, and passion for what they were doing. Abe, Michael, and Zane were super friendly and remained positive and optimistic in all of our interactions and through all of the challenges in the roadway. I loved that they welcomed all of my questions and encouraged me to come and watch what they were doing because I was so curious. Abe, Michael, and Zane made the tough work in the roadway look easy -- even after our 2-3 day job turned into a 6 day job due to these unforeseen circumstances! Pat Tanner consistently demonstrated a very strong sense of integrity, honesty, and work ethic! Even though the job became more extensive than originally expected and quoted, our final price was exactly the same as our quoted price. When I said that I felt badly that our job was more extensive than expected and that he may have lost money on our job, Pat responded with "Yes, it did take more than twice as long to complete than anticipated, but I told you a price ahead of time and that is what I am sticking to ... because that is just what you do!" The entire crew and team at Tanner are friendly, approachable, knowledgable, and professional, people who do a great job! I completely trust them and have been recommending them to everyone I know. It is not often that one can excitedly rave about an independent contractor ... but I am certainly filled with positive feedback about Tanner Excavating!

TL/DR: Tanner Excavating replaced our sewer pipe from the…read morelawn to the city pipe. They are professional, knowledgeable, thorough, efficient and responsive to communication. We had a clog pipe somewhere on our property. Michigan Power Rodding was called and they were unable to get through a clog. They sent a camera down our pipe and the camera hit a clog somewhere outside, possibly a collapsed sewer pipe. We called Tanner Excavating, and several other companies, to get quotes for the work. Mr. Patrick Tanner came out within 24 hours and gave us a ballpark number for replacing the clay pipe from our PVC pipe to the city pipe in the street, complicated by removing a tree on the easement. One company never showed up and one company didn't want to deal with the tree. Within the next 24-48 hours, Mr. and Mrs. Tanner had already communicated with a tree removal company to get a quote for the removal, communicated with the City to determine what was needed to start the work, communicated with me about a possible schedule to complete the work and sent me a complete quote for the work, which was within his ballpark estimate. After we signed the agreement, his crew arrived the day before I was told they would start to bring equipment. Abe and Zane were very professional, friendly and reassuring. The sewer line runs under our water line and they were impressively skilled with that heavy machinery. The extent of digging was also less than what I thought it would be. At the end of each day, Abe and Zane were able to reconnect our sewer so it was functional, fenced off the work site for safety, and kept our lawn, street and sidewalk clean. When we encountered another complication, Mr. Tanner, Abe and Zane went into troubleshooting mode. It was clear to me watching them interact, that Mr. Tanner respects his crew and his crew respects him. I cannot stress enough how professional, adept and kind they all were during a really stressful time. All told, Tanner Excavating dug up and replaced our sewer pipe, repoured our concrete curb, resurfaced the asphalt street where they dug, added topsoil, leveled and reseeded our lawn, documented everything with pictures and video, and were done in 4 1/2 working days.

Had a problem with a tree we bought from them. I did everything they told me to do and the tree…read morestill died and they wouldn't stand behind their warranty and replace the tree.

Everyone is super nice! They have a great selection of pants and trees and quality products. Joe is…read morethe plant expert!

The torsion spring of one of my garage doors broke and the door was stuck in the closed position. I…read morecould not even get it open by pulling the emergency release. I called several places but finally settled on this one and hoped for the best. Well, here are the reasons I would call them again in the future: 1. An actual knowledgeable person at the site answers your call. Not just an answering service who schedules a house visit but cannot give one a firm estimate on the phone. 2. A company that has an actual listed local physical location. 3. A company that is listed as an authorized installer by the manufacturer. 4. Very good customer reviews. 5. A detailed quote that enumerated the cost of each part should it have to be replaced. 6. I was texted the ETA of the repair person along with his photo. 7. ETA and cost was as quoted. 8. The repair person did not try to upsale me more than what was need to do the repair. I was so satisfied I asked them to also replace the torsion spring of my other garage door as preventive maintenance since both doors probably had been installed at the same time.

Very professional service every step of the process of the repair of our garage door: from initial…read morephone call to communications regarding scheduling to service. I appreciated the text to let me know they were on their way, which included the ability to track their arrival as well as info (even a photo!) about the technician. Priced reasonably, great quality service from Brian T. I've used other companies but was happiest with this one!

Great work as always. They cleared out the overgrowth in front of my house and made it look great…read more The two workers were great too. Have used them in the past and I will call on them again next time too. (The tree was not planted by them, I just took the after from a different angle).

When we first moved to saline around 2000, we needed some trees planted as our yard looked like a…read morebig field. We also had some low lying areas with big puddles. We bought 3 weeping willows and 3 river birch trees from Kevin with installation to be planted in the lowest laying part of the yard. The trees are all still thriving! The price was very reasonable and the trees were planted nice and straight and never moved despite many a 39 mph wind day. I think they must have staked them. Sadly, I had wanted one of the willows to be planted in the most watery part (a part which dries up in the late spring/early summer) because in early spring the lawn right there can't be mowed. I know weeping willows love water. The guys that came to plant the trees came when the ground was wet (it had just barely rained heavily the days right before) and said they couldn't plant a willow there. I asked if they could come back when it was dry and plant it, and they said no, but they could put one willow on each side of the water, so that is what we did. For over 15 years, the spot between the two willows has standing water and can't be mowed until mid-May. It's a small thing I know, but I really wish I had just said, leave a willow then and had someone else come and plant it a couple of weeks later. Still, the trees are doing wonderfully and are huge now! The same cannot be said of another nursery who planted cherry trees for us, all of which died 13 - 14 months after planting (past the one year warranty). Another nursery has planted blue spruces and crab apples all of which we had to adjust because they were all planted slanting to one side. Kevin's and Saline Landscaoe Contractors have both planted trees perfectly and they remained in perfect health. That's 2 out of 4 local companies. If you need lawn mowing, they said they are booked up for spring of 2018. I guess I would call them in the fall of the prior year to which you would need the mowing. Or maybe a year in advance? No one gave me an indication of when to call for future mowing contacts. Maybe they are constantly full unless someone moves away?

I noticed that there weren't many reviews here so wanted to add one…read more We haven't had recent work done by them but in years past had two basement jobs done. Both were done timely, reasonably and very efficiently! Would not hesitate to call or recommend them. Happy they're still in business.

I called Payeur to come out and look at my basement. Dennis was completely honest with me about…read moreprice, and recommend a different company for a different fix. Very impressed with the honesty. Good people work here!