Erin Landscaping & Masonry

First and foremost the person writing this review is NOT a client of Erin Landscapes. Furthermore, that fact alone should give any potential client reading this review pause in trusting the legitimacy of these claims. This is in fact a project we started in November of last year and we most certainly did leave this project. However, these claims leave out very important supporting details as to the circumstances.

First, the project was never given an estimated completion date due to the nature of our areas weather conditions when winter approaches. The actual client is in the industry and knows this fact all too well. Once the cold and rain set in the project ceased. Unfortunately, the world did not expect COVID 19 and as a result of our Governors mandated closure we were not able to open operations for another two months. Further heavy rain slowed the project down. We of course had staffing issues, like everyone else, during this time another fact the client knows all too well.

Once work resumed we reached our 75% completion per our contractual agreement and the client was more then happy to pay that invoice. At this point the client began making changes to the size and scope of the project that were outside the agreed upon design and contracted work. Multiple estimates and change orders were issued. Some were agreed to then never paid and others were simply ignored. Continued discussion issued regarding boulder outcroppings that were part of the original design that the client wanted upgraded to bassalt from granite. The corresponding price changes for the materials alone was a few thousand dollars. Money the client did no want to spend. So, I drove to another material yard twice to negotiate the same materials for half the price. The client was still unhappy with the cost and wanted us to pay for his new materials. Mind you this processes had taken days and we had already cut in two large custom stone patios that had reached the point where we needed to start placing outcropping and stone for sub grade retention of the expanded gravel pads require to accomodate the increased patio sizes. Like the company Mr. Sodola works for, change orders account for all costs associated with the admin, materials and labor. The very notion that it was unacceptable for us to expect payment for this work reflects ethically on Mr. Stodola and not on Erin Landscapes.

In conclusion, Mr. Stodola has completely misrepresented the facts and has attempted a slight of hand to obfuscate his own actions. Additionally, he has written other reviews on other sites making accusations that are completely and entirely fabricated. For example, he has suggested I have been known to change my company name and move locations to avoid any ethical responsibility. This is completely absurd and further highlights the lack of Mr. Stodolas credibility. We are local to Whatcom County and have never changed our name except to add Inc at the end. Any potential client that has concerns about our process or the circumstances of this unfortunate business relationship is certainly welcome to have a look at all the photos, emails, contracts, invoices, time lapse videos and text messages.

Thank you for reading this response and feel to contact us if you have any questions.