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I've owned two homes and both of them have had completely cemented backyards which really doesn't work well for me... read more since I have 3 small children.

With a lot of the headache I had last time working with 3 different vendors to break out the concrete, put in a sprinkler system, and lay sod, I decided to simplify and see if I could at least combine 2 of the 3 tasks with one vendor.  Impressed with the reviews I saw on RotoTillerGuy, I started the process of doing the online bid.  It was easy to use and explained everything, but since my project wasn't exactly the standard remove grass, put new grass in type job, I knew it wasn't exactly going to cost what was listed.

Mike contacted me and we went back and forth regarding the project.  I had contacted other vendors but felt Mike was the best option based on quality of products used (No one else mixed compost into the soil which I really liked based on a soil study I read a couple of years ago -don't ask, I'm truly that lame- and the quality of the sod he acquires lined up when I researched the company) and Mike offered to break away and remove the concrete as well.  Just to note, this is not an area of expertise for him and his crew as it did take longer than the previous vendor I used for my last yard so the cost was greater, but they did do an excellent job of removing the concrete.

The tilling, sprinkler work, and laying of sod was well executed and it's amazing how different our backyard feels with a nice green lawn.  Mike was communicative throughout the whole experience letting me know with picture updates (when I was at work) the progress of his team.  I really valued that. The guys on his team were also really easy to talk to, had great attitudes, and worked hard.

The kids are ecstatic and anxious to play on the new lawn and in a couple of days, we'll let them have at it!  We'll be having a great summer of outdoor activities.  Thanks to Mike and his crew! read less

My husband and I had brown patches in our front yard that kept coming back for years even after another... read more gardener / landscaper tilled and replanted twice.  Wasted money.  Mike and his crew did it the right way.  Check out his website for all the service, care and comprehensive steps.  He's also a good guy, easy to talk to and work with... I'm honestly surprised at the few negative reviews among the tons of positive ones. read less

This company is simply the best! The website was so easy to do my bid. When I had a question... read more he was right there to answer all my questions. My grass looks wonder and oh he fixed my sprinklers too! I would recommend him in a split second.

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Contrary to what I have read about Mike's handling of customers on the phone, I found him to be extremely... read more professional and knowledgeable about sprinkler repairs. He was direct and helpful. Once he understood my sprinkler issues through his diagnostic-like questions, he then anticipated that I could replace my sprinkler valves by myself and he was willing to walk through with me on the phone with information and instructions on the replacement process. He even texted me with pictures of parts and stuff that I needed. This weekend I successfully replaced my sprinkler system and was extremely happy that everything is working great now. Mike could have charged hundreds of dollars for his service to fix my sprinkler problem but instead I saved all that money with his help. I have dealt with many unscrupulous service repair specialists in the past but Mike stands out as a service professional who has a deep sense of integrity and I felt he was genuine and honest in his responses to my questions and concerns. I am so blessed and grateful to have called Mike. Folks, this is an awesome and amazing person to call for your sprinkler repairs and problems. Please do not hesitate to call Mike and let him help you! read less

Mike is AMAZING. My sprinkler controller stopped working, so I gave him a call. I told him what was going... read more on, and instead of coming down and charging me, he told me it sounded like an easy fix that I can do myself. He took the time to walk me through everything over the phone, and didn't even charge me! I was able to fix it myself, and wouldn't have even tried had I not talked to Mike. He saved me $ and was nice enough to take the time to help me. Awesome guy - definitely call him for all your landscaping/irrigation needs! read less

I called Mike(landscaper Near Me) for some advice on what to do with my landscape issues. He gave me great... read more suggestions that saved me a bundle! He is very knowledgeable and honest! Thanks Michael for your help! read less

Mike Georgia did an absolutely wonderful job on our new backyard lawn.   Everything he did was as promised on... read more his website and as he explained in his videos.  In fact, it was his clear explanations in his videos combined with his clear pricing estimates on his website that helped seal the deal of us hiring him.  

He installed 2 new sprinkler lines for us.  One for a pop-up sprinkler system and then other for a drip system.  He installed our new WiFi enabled Rain Machine sprinkler timer.  We chose the Medallian Plus grass.  Mike arrived on time early in the morning and his guys began immediately to prepare the soil by Pick-Axing.  While they were doing this, Mike went to go get the manuer from the Equestian center.  BY the time he came back...the soil was rototiller once already and they began to install the sprinkler lines.  They rototilled in the manuer a second time and then began to lay the sod.  Mike thoroughly explained the watering process to establish the grass and even programmed the Rain Machine timer for us.  In the end, we have a nice lush beautiful lawn our 2 year old daughter can play on.  Now that the lawn is established we only water twice a week for about 7 mins each time and that is it.  And the lawn has stayed near perfect.  This is due to the excellent soil prep that Mike did before laying the sod which not many folks do properly.  A house across the street from us had new sod put in and they did not prep the soil as well (I watched them do it)...and they lawn is already half dead.  

I would strongly recommend Mike to anyone wanting to put in a new lawn and in fact will hire him again in the future when we decide to redo our front lawn one day with the same drought tolerant grass variety. read less

If you are looking for a business that is operated with honesty, please ask for mike.   I WILL tell... read more you that there are still good people on this earth and mike is one of those people...he will NEVER take advantage of you based on my experience with mike...wont go into detail cuz i dont want people to abuse his kindness but you CAN TRUST Michael AND HIS BUSINESS.  I have save his number for all future services.

Thank you ROCK! read less

There are a lot of companies out there who can demo a lawn, fix or install sprinklers, rototill earth, etc.... read more And yes, RotoTillerGuy is no different, he and his guys can do it all and more. But what sets RotoTillerGuy apart from all of the rest is the owner Mike's honesty and attention to customer service.  He's happy to do the work but if he thinks there's an easy way for his customer to save money he's very quick to offer advice.  He doesn't nickle and dime you.  He's been here twice now (about a year apart for two separate jobs) and both times he's taught me something.  Today it was how to change a leaky sprinkler valve so I don't have to call him if I have any future issues.  Side note - he did NOT install the leaky sprinkler valve, it was here when I moved in.  He also figured out that my water meter hadn't been read in a least a year evidenced by the 8" of dirt, weeds and spiders directly on top of the meter! So how is the water company charging me???   Good question!!!  And without Mike I'd never have known that my water bill has been being "guestimated"!!  But that's an entirely different review --- Golden State Water Co!!  I don't write very many reviews but when I do it's because I've experienced over the top excellent or horrible service/work.  RotoTillerGuy's quality of work and service is EXCELLENT; I'd highly recommend him and his guys! read less

I had Mike deliver a load of compost. Mike's a great guy and very efficient, had everything off-loaded in 5... read more minutes. The compost is perfect. Smells of fresh earth, I'm looking forward to my bumper crop of winter veg. read less

This is one of the most honest businesses I have ever talked to. They didn't do the work on my... read more house because we talked about what I needed done and they helped steer me in a much cheaper way to do it.

The cheaper way meant not hiring them. They literally were so honest they wouldn't take my money and recommended a much smarter easier way to do it. Couldn't say better things about these people.

Highly recommended. read less

I decided to hire RTG mainly because of other very positive reviews, and because I was able to obtain a... read more clear and accurate estimate through the RTG website.  I was grateful that Mike Georgia patiently explained the work involved and how the job was calculated in a couple of phone calls before I committed to have him do the work.

Georgia and his crew showed up on time and worked hard for two days straight.

The first thing he did was take his own measurements, which were actually LESS than mine.  If he had not told me, I never would have known that I overestimated the size and cost of the job.  When he discovered my error, Mike Georgia pulled me aside and told me the job would actually cost LESS than he and I had planned.  I truly appreciated his integrity and honest dealings and this is one of the main reasons I decided to write this review.  

The work itself was great.  The crew removed all the old weeds and grass, broke the earth with pick axes and tilled the soil to a uniform depth of 6-8 inches.  They broke a couple of sprinkler lines--again, I never would have known--promptly brought this to my attention, and volunteered to repair the broken lines without my even asking.

If you are thinking about using this kind of service, do youself a favor:  (1) check out the others, (2) look at how the costs are estimated, (3) look at how RTG puts his estimate up front, (4) enjoy some peace of mind knowing that the price you are paying RTG is a smoking deal for the amount of work that is actually done.  

I would call Mike Georgia and the RTG crew again anytime for any big landscaping jobs like this.

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I recently completed my front yard landscape project with the RotoTillerGuy and couldn't be happier with the results. From the... read more beginning of the process I knew I was in good hands. I received an online quote upfront that detailed out every step of the job and priced out the entire project by line item - something no other company offers. Mike and his team showed up on time and installed my new sprinkler system and lawn within th quoted timeframe and price. If you are looking for someone who is honest, dedicated to high quality results and incredibly knowledgeable about his trade then the RotoTillerGuy is who you need. Thanks again Mike and team. read less

Almost a year later and my grass still looks amazing...

Green as the rainforest during a monsoon. Greener then Bruce banner... read more at the DMV. Green like a rowing competition of Oscar the grouch, and Kermit, vs master Yoda and Shrek down the Chicago river on st Patrick's day!

You get it... it's pretty green. "Super green" if you asked Chris tucker in the fifth element... ok ok I'm done.

Anyway rototill away man... rototill away. read less

I used mike and his crew to create a 1,000 sq. ft grass yard as well as rototill a1000 sqft... read more front yard/ hill. Mike is very professional -- I spoke to him a few times prior to the project -- booked him and away we went. His guys and him did an as promised great job. He did sod and sprinklers in the back yard. The grass is gourgeous- the sprinkler system is very well done. We had a couple brown spots but I just needed to adjust the sprinkler a bit and now is coming in nicely. Mike also suggested I put a little seed on it to help. The front yard went well - is a steep little grade. They tilled out my old junk yard front and removed a sad black palm tree. They planted multiple cactus trees , ground cover, some weed cloth on the top of hill. I need to do some maintenance with some grass growing in my ground cover but i think it'll be great. Mike really was all as advertised and did what he said and what he was paid for - nice to find these days. read less

I highly recommend this company.   We hired them to install a new lawn in our backyard and they did... read more an excellent job.  Mike and his crew were very friendly, professional and patient with us as we changed our minds, and then changed back, about what sod we wanted to put in.     Mike explained in detail the advantages and disadvantages of each choice based upon our particular situation.  

The job actually ended up costing a little bit less than the on-line bid that I had submitted.  I had budgeted for an extra couple hours of work for his crew, just in case.  They didn't need the time, so they didn't bill me for it, even though they knew I was willing to pay it.  

Mike also gave us some free advice on inexpensive ways to improve the front lawn that he was not hired to work on.  In addition to getting a great new lawn, we got a detailed education on how properly to care for it going forward.  

Mike obviously takes pride in the work that he does and cares about giving his customers the tools to maintain it. read less

So I don't really know where to start... It have been a nightmare trying to order/buy sod to complete my... read more backyard project to the point I was going to pay someone to finish it. I called Mike and explained to him where my project was at. Instead of even trying to convince me to let him finish the project for me, he made a conference call to his supplier and got me the sod in needed delivered to my house at a great price. This just goes to show you how helpful he can be without even making a profit. I might have to post a picture as soon as my yard is complete.

Thanks again,

Chris Espinoza read less

Mike is an awesome person. Glad that we hired him. We had to remove lawn grass from around 250 sq.ft... read more of our yard and roto-till the patch to raise a veggie garden. A very well done job. Mike brought in a lot of compost to mix with the soil. The couple guys Mike brought with him were also good.

We were planning to have some sprinkler valves installed. Mike checked them out and made a lot of valuable suggestions that would save us a lot of money. That shows his honesty. He also gave us some helpful plumbing tips.

And his charge was very nominal. Thank you so much, Mike. read less