Soholt & Company Landscape

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• By Ake

  December 24, 2016

  Backyard landscape

  $6,000

  30 days

  What a nightmare dealing with Eric Soholt. We contacted Soholt Landscape in Spring 2016 and got a quote for our backyard. There was about 600 sq. ft. of Astroturf installed by the previous owner. We wanted to remove the Astroturf and sand underneath, pour about 200 sq. ft. of concrete to extend the patio, lay sod and put in some roses.

  We met with a few companies, but thought (upon first impression) that Eric was knowledgeable and spent more to go with him. We saved up for the job Eric quoted us and hired him in Fall, 2016. We paid the deposit and the crew started a week later. After the concrete was poured the crew stopped coming. We contacted Patty at the Office, (who was professions and polite) after a few days. Patty told us the crew had an issue and was going to sub contract the job to another person. Roy, (the sub contractor) started about two weeks after the concrete was poured and started working on the sod.

  We noticed Roy was not removing the sand that was laid with the Astroturf and was instead, placing a thin layer of mulch over the astroturf sand base and was then going to put the sod directly over it – he said he questioned Eric and told him it was not a good idea, but Eric told him to just do it that way. I am not a landscaper, but I know that if you put sod over sand it will die. It also would have been several inches above the concrete, which to this day, looks terrible as it sits several inches above the flower bed. As Eric claimed to be a landscape architect, we looked to him for expertise. He later told us that it is what we asked for and he thought it sounded strange too, which was a blatant lie.

  Eric said he would split the cost with us for the sand removal. What, really? Eric Soholt wanted to add charges on top of his original quote – the original contract said removal of astroturf, demo and hauling away debris. We specifically had him come to get a quote on mainly removing the sand base – we showed it to him (he later said we had not). My wife spoke with Eric who was rude, arrogant and unwilling to let my her get a word in, and she finally asked him not to return and said that we would pay for the first portion of the job and call it a day. Eric repeatedly told us that this is why he doesn’t take on small jobs – but in our opinion, if you take on a small job you should do the job right and be honest (or don’t accept the job). We could not believe that Eric Soholt would speak to his customers in such a manner. We told Eric that we were not going to pay anymore than the quote. Roy stopped work and our backyard was a pile of sand.

  A day later Eric contacted us and said he wanted to finish our job. Eric said he would not charge us the extra fee. We agreed and work continued. I noticed that the planter where I wanted to put Roses was not completed, (sand not removed and drip lines not installed). We had, before the start of the project, adjusted the contract with Eric and taken out some of the original landscaping to fit within our budget. However, the drip lines and rose garden were still included in our final contract. He said he “had meant to take that part out.”

  When Eric Soholt did his walk through with me I pointed out that the job wasn’t complete. Eric became upset, yelled at me and told me he was going to start paperwork to start a Lien on my house. WOW! I told him that we were not asking for anything more than what was in the contract that both parties had signed. I was holding my eight-month old baby in my arms while he argued with me, so I calmly told him to go ahead and start the lien if that’s what he felt he had to do, but I would not pay the final bill until the work was complete, as per the contract.

  A few days later the office contacted us and said they would finish the job. The crew had not removed the sand from the rose bed, but tired of arguing, I got up early and removed it myself. They returned to finish the job, but the drip lines still do not work correctly. We paid our bill anyway and will just fix them ourselves as we were tired dealing with them.

  It took Soholt landscaping about five weeks to finish a job that should have taken about a week. The job was managed poorly from start to finish by Eric Soholt and the fact that he threatened to put a lien on my house for not doing work per his contract was atrocious.

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• By Anonymous

  August 4, 2014

  Lanscape. Design, masonry,concrete ,lanscaping.

  $$50,000

  19 days

  Very good company to work with

  Professional organization. Skilled workers. Great staff. I would not hesitate to use them again. I will recommend to friends, co workers and family.