My wife and I want to give a shout out to Eric at Ludwig's and his responsiveness to our requests…read more We live in a nice residential subdivision but occasionally common areas become overgrown because of differences of opinion from the HOA about what constitutes beautiful landscaping. Eric and the Ludwig crew have done a great job keeping our landscape views neat and tidy. You deserve a big thumbs up! Thank you!

Great customer service and small job was completed extremely quickly. Will definitely be using them…read moreagain for future landscape endeavors.

I was very impressed with Jose. He was a great communicator, punctual, and did good and thorough…read morework for a fair price. Red Dog is highly recommended by us.

I did not get to work with Red Dog. I had an appointment for them to come by to give me an…read moreestimate for the work cleaning up my yard. The appointment time came and went, but I didn't hear from them. I gave them a day to reach out, but they didn't. I finally sent a note saying that I was disappointed that they weren't able to come to our appointment. Their only response was that they were delayed by rain on another job. Delay for rain I understand. Failing to call to cancel or reschedule an appointment I do not understand. They might be the best guys in town, but if they don't communicate well, that doesn't bode well for them doing what I actually want them to do.

My messages were promptly answered. It was easy to set up a time to get a quote. The owner/operator…read morearrived as promised. He was polite & professional. The quote seemed reasonable. He will start our service request asap when weather permits.

Derek was easy to reach, responded quickly. I had to postpone my original project from last summer…read moreto this spring. He was able to get us on the schedule very quickly (thanks to weather too) for our Sons wedding on our property! The crew was great, cleaned up everything when they left. Pricing was fair and accurate! Very happy with the finished job! Thank you Derek and crew!

These guys are fantastic landscapers, they can do it all! They removed basically all of our front…read moreyard and replaced with a beautiful combination of sod, mulched garden areas, and a gorgeous paved sidewalk and paved borders.

Had a large expenditure patio and accompanying landscape project designed and installed by Brown…read moreWoods. Had to stay on them constantly to make sure they weren't taking shortcuts with the base. They are very poor communicators-as in it takes several voice mails over the span of weeks for them to return calls. Not very responsive, nor creative. Par for the course in Champaign, unfortunately.

Most classy landscapers I have ever met. They didn't leave a mess when they were done for the day…read more Everything turned out great, nothing to complain about.

After many other companies failed to come through for us, we found A&D Total Lawn Care. We were in…read morea situation that had deadlines and Matt took care of both of our properties with prompt professionalism. And on top of that, he's personable and great at communicating, which being out of state, put me at ease. This is an excellent business that I very highly recommend.

I was looking for to have my gutters removed and replaced and I wanted a local family owned…read morebusiness to hire for the job. A quick Google search and a bit of research told me that Mike's Seamless Gutters was the place to call. I found his website and filled out the form for an estimate. Within minutes he called me and pulled up photos of my house on Google Maps and was able to give me an estimate. I let him know that I also wanted gutter guards as well. He told me that he could get to it in about two weeks (which was WAY quicker than I had anticipated). A few days later he called and told me he could do it now. Mike and his assistant showed up right when he said he would and they immediately got to work. Withing a few hours I had beautiful new gutters on my home. Mike said that the gutter guards would arrive in a couple of days and they would come out and install them. Sure enough, while I was away, they came out and finished the job. He left an invoice for exactly what his estimate was and I still think it was the best bargain around. Here's my take on Mike and his company. He's honest, reliable, professional, efficient and really does just want to homeowner to be happy. Well Mike, my wife and I are very happy. Thank you!

Mike did great work, but even better was his communication. He was easy to work with, responsive,…read moreand gave great up-front information. If you've had bad experiences with contractors, then you know how valuable this is!

August 14th, 2020…read more Mann's Moving & Hauling Champaign, IL 61821 217.255.2952 Dear Alex (and Benjamin). I am touching base with you after my move, 08.10.2020. While I had sent a thorough list of items, Benjamin phoned in the morning to confirm as he wanted to be sure whether he would need a 20ft or 26ft truck. I assured him either would be fine because I moved everything here in a 10ft and trailer. He arrived shortly after 11am with two young men. We did a walk-through. He agreed the 20ft truck would be fine for the move. And he left with the two getting to work. They did not need to break anything down or shrink wrap any items. While they were getting the boxes & totes loaded, my brother-in-law, sister, and I were loading up his SUV and my Nissan. After a couple of hours, one of the young men asked me if it was okay to "come back and make a second trip"? I was surprised since the 20ft truck was more than enough to accommodate this move, but he said he wasn't sure and "we might have to". At that point, I told him that we would finish the basement items and he should focus on the main floor. Benjamin did stop by for about 10 minutes to check on them and then left. He did not speak to me directly. They had some trouble getting to the new address because a phone had run out of battery and ran late finding the house. Once at the new place, it was unorganized chaos. Boxes just being placed anywhere. Part of a dining room table put into my son's room. One item I requested to be placed in the master wasn't and buried somewhere behind boxes. Any direction given earlier was forgotten because they just wanted to 'get it done'. They asked that I go back to the old address to pick up their dollies. When I got back to Neil St. I noticed several items were actually left behind. Unfortunately, during this move, damages did occur. A part of the cat tree was broken off (See picture attached.) My couch was torn (See attached picture.) My bed frame was pulled off and not put back on (See attached picture.). And it was fortunate that we noticed some of it before they left because it was not brought to anyone's attention. Honestly, I have moved many times and if there is anything out of place, I would be notified immediately by a mover. Not this time. And that is very disappointing. At this point, my brother-in-law had made at least five trips with his SUV and I made four. I had already explained in my July 16th email that my son and I are on medical disability. Working this hard and this much was more than I should have done. Pre-paying $473 for the first three hours as agreed was fine, but an additional $200 really pissed my brother-in-law off at the end of the day. He could see how much pain I was in and struggling. Also, he put in the same amount of work as the young men did. However, I did give a generous tip because the boys did work hard. Which brings me to this point. The young men did work hard, but they did not work smart. It is obvious they are not experienced. One seasoned person should have been on site at all times. The truck would have been properly fully loaded, without any damage to my property, and the move would have taken less time. There is no actual "discount" when a move takes longer than it should due to inexperience or direction. If this was just one small thing or two, I would let it pass. I honestly would. However, it wasn't. Not even close. I do not blame the young men. They were pleasant and polite. And the job was more than they could handle on their own. Is this a fair and appropriate outcome? Attachments: Photo of porch swing detached. Movers did not put it back up. Damage to the couch. Not fixable. Bed rail removed from bed and not replaced (cannot be put back by one person). Damage to cat tree. Not fixable. Two additional car loads necessary after movers left home. (10+ car/SUV loads in conjunction to the movers using a 20ft truck.) Addendum: No response to direct email of this letter. Sent a direct company email (w/letter) 08.21.2020 requesting they reach out. No response. There is no formal company address to mail this letter to. The company has taken an "ignore all communications" approach.

Took my payment and never showed up! Sent me a quote via email with the option to approve &…read moreschedule for my chosen day. Since it's impossible to find movers that will even respond around here and I needed help asap, I approved. No email or phone call from Mann's to confirm. When I tried to follow up by phone, the mailbox was full. Still, I crossed my fingers and hoped they would show up. They never did! No follow up from them whatsoever. Fortunately I was able to recover the charges from my credit card company. Buyer beware! Do not trust this company.