GTA Landscaping

I appreciated the quick response from GTA Landscaping. I called and was told that Dimitry would call back and he did. He was very responsive and patient while I navigated exactly what I needed. All of the men that completed the job were so friendly and responsive to my questions. Overall a great experience and I have already recommended them.

We had our driveway redone and we couldn’t have been happier with the results.
The price was right on the budget, service was implacable and the timing was exactly as promised.
We would highly recommend, give them a call you have nothing to lose.
Our backyard landscaping is next on our list as soon as the weather is right.
Thank you to all the team workers, your work is professional and outstanding.

We really liked Dimitrys professionalism and expertise in landscaping. We also love the free design and drawing made for us, it definitely boosted our confidence.
Work was recently done. Work is top quality i must say and guys are very hard workers. Even worked durring cold holidays to complete the project.

My wife and I hired GTA landscaping to build a wood deck, complete a stone patio and rebuild a fence in our back yard last spring prior to COVID hitting. We’ve had a really terrible experience with Vlad and GTA landscaping. Please take this review as a cautionary tale; I would strongly discourage you from hiring this company. Buyer beware.

Initially we were quite happy with how things were progressing; the guys on the jobsite were great and Vlad was very responsive. Later in the job we noticed some issues with the quality of the work. A high-pressure nail gun was used to build the fence which led to over half of the boards chipping leaving it quite unsightly. We brought this up after the fence was partially completed and we were assured that any chipped boards would be quickly replaced. Instead, the rest of the fence was completed and over half of the boards had obvious deformities and quickly developed rust stains from cheap nails.

We made a good faith agreement with Vlad and paid for the entire project prior to the final walk through. This was done in the height of the COVID pandemic, and as my wife and I are both health care workers (and I work in a COVID testing center), we felt it would be safer for Vlad's crew and us to regroup when things had settled down. This was done before the various government subsidies were rolled out, and I also felt it was done in good faith to ensure his employees were paid prior to the first lockdown. This was a huge mistake.

After we paid Vlad, even with our agreement, it became nearly impossible to get a hold of him. Previously Vlad would respond in minutes day or night, now messages and voicemails were left with no response. I became suspicious that Vlad was screening his calls, and called him from my wife’s phone to ask about the status of our job. Vlad always made excuses about how he was working on a larger more lucrative job, or that he responded to texts or emails when he clearly didn’t. On the phone he would act like we were crazy and that he had responded with one excuse after another, but strangely he was never able to provide evidence he had responded. He would say that such chipping was normal – I’m no carpentry expert but I know pilot holes will prevent cracking boards. And I welcomed him to see one of the many fences in the neighborhood that looked great.

This went on for months. At times we’d have a plan to have a meeting to go over the remaining work. Either he wouldn’t show, or once he’d be nearly an hour late and I’d have to cancel the meeting to go to work. During that meeting he took pictures which I later noticed he had the gall to post them on his company’s facebook page and advertised our project as a completed job.

Below is a partial log of our communication with Vlad. This is only one month.

June 4th - meeting - didn’t show
June 5th - meeting - showed up 50 minutes late, posted photos on facebook
June 19th - email - no response
June 24th - email - no response
June 27th - call - Vlad asked for dates and times of availability over the next two weeks
June 28th - wife emailed with dates/times - no response
July 4th - text - no response
July 5th - email from wife - no response
July 6th - text and voicemail - response with plan to have someone inspect deficiencies same evening
July 6th - didn’t show
July 8th – send email with request for availability to repair fence – no response

Later in the summer he sent a worker to mark boards with a plan to show up the following day to replace the boards, he didn’t show up and I haven’t heard from Vlad or anyone else from his company since. We decided to give up. I took care of the fence myself.

Vlad, you did a terrible job. You know this, and you had plenty of opportunities to make things right, and you chose not to. Look at the photos. Are you proud of this work? We paid your company before the work was done to ensure your guys got paid prior to the first COVID lockdown. Why didn’t you hold your end of the bargain?

Buyer beware.

They installed a turf stone parking space and a fence. They did a nice job. That was several months ago and it still is in good shape and looks good. Peter was very good to work with. I'd work with them again for any future work.

We have turned to GTA twice in the past few years. Recently they completed the widening and resurfacing of our front driveway. We are thrilled with the results. Their work is professional and of high quality. We have no hesitation in recommending GTA.

They installed a new fence and put down turf stone for a parking spot. The work was done well and looks great. We're completely happy with it. They were conscientious and able to get the work done quickly despite it being hard to get some supplies.

Vlad and his team were very helpful from the first meeting we had with them. He was quite straight forward and listened to our initial design ideas, adding his input/opinion on overall layout. The work that was done was by Dami and his crew was great and we were quite happy with the final project design completion. Vlad, as well as Dami always responded to any questions we had or changes that had to be made which was fantastic. Appreciate the addition of steps that were added Vlad! Look forward to working with GTA in the Spring on the next phase of our backyard project!

Everything was done well. Everyone is very knowledgeable and professional. Dmitry took real good care of us. Cheers

I received 3 quotes from various landscapers and Vlad was the one with the most reasonably priced quote. He was very knowledgeable and gave us some suggestions that we didn’t think about. He emailed us the quote that night and within a couple of weeks his crew started the project. He was always available to answer our questions and resolve any issues he had. His crew was extremely polite and respectful of our property. The patio was done on time and looks beautiful! Thanks Vlad! We can now enjoy our backyard!! I highly recommend GTA Landscaping.