RareField Design/Build

This is a review I wrote for Yelp - but thought I'd repost here. The 2-sentence version: We LOVED working with Paxton Gate and they did a phenomenal job with our recent backyard overhaul. I'd use them again, and in fact almost as soon as we finished the backyard we signed them up to do our front yard. The longer version: Right after we moved into our house last year, the backyard, which had been cleaned up and lightly staged by the seller, was overtaken by weeds and quickly became unusable. It was a small sloping space to start - with cracked and uneven concrete, a crumbling stucco and wooden gate, a little rotting deck and a super depressing stairway into the garage. We briefly thought about doing it ourselves, but once we realized there would need to be concrete removal, retaining walls built, soil grading, new drainage and a new gate/fence, etc. we realized it was way beyond our abilities. The guys from Paxton Gate did everything we needed: 1. They came out and met with us to hear about our hopes for the space and incorporated our ideas into the design, while adding a few awesome features that we would have never thought of ourselves 2. We got a detailed budget and estimate for the project and they stayed true to it throughout the project 3. They were great at communicating with us throughout the project, and also trustworthy and extremely pleasant to work with - both the management and the skilled craftsmen who were at our house every day to doing the work 4. They took a small space and made every part of it either usable for entertaining or beautiful to hang out in. 5. Their construction skills were top notch: the fencing and garden gate, drainage system, deck, stairs, retaining walls, benches and planter boxes are all beautiful and well-crafted 6. The gave us first-class service - since we both work full-time we didn't have the time or the knowledge about how to project manage something like this. They took care of everything from demolition to making sure we understood how to use the timer for the irrigation system they put in Check out the pictures of the project on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.524075120939921.137933.230312380316198&type=3