Aug
26
2010
Would never use another landscaper
By oldirty – Aug 24, 2010
After going with another landscaper, we had to have Jason and his crew at Woody’s come out and do it the right way. We should have gone with Woody’s in the first place, but they never held it against us. They stayed committed to their original bid, got the work done earlier than promised, were VERY nice to my family and neighbors, and they did an A+ job. Finally, on the back end, Jason even came back out to answer a few questions I have. We bought a new house that needed a lot of new ‘things’, and of all of the contractors we used, Jason was the best in all aspects (hands down!).
www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Landscaping the Portland Vancouver area with dignity, service and award winning quality work.
Aug
24
2010
FAST FRIENDLY GOOD WORK
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“Great Experience With These Professionals”
Citysearch User. I just had a large patio and planting beds done by Woody’s Custom Landscaping and they’re the best. They don’t get any better than this company.
“Landscape – Install Landscaping for Yard or Garden”
Woody & team did an outstanding job working with us from idea to final completion. Woody responded immediately to our request for bid with an on target quote. Woody was able to give relevant edits to our concept to make it work on our property. His crew was exceptional: on time, friendly, kept the work site clean and did a quality job. When we needed to make adjustments, Woody & Jason communicated directly and up front so we knew what our options were. I am highly recommending Woody & crew to our neighbors and would certainly use Woody’s again.
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“Brick and Stone Patios, Walks, and Steps – Install” Citysearch User
FROM START TO FINISH THIS JOB HAS BEEN A PLEASURE! WOODY AND HIS CREW WERE TIMELY, INDUSTRIOUS, METICULOUS AND COURTEOUS! THE COMPLETED JOB IS FABULOUS. I AM VERY PARTICULAR AND HAVE VERY HIGH STANDARDS FOR MYSELF, SO IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO DO BUSINESS WITH A COMPANY WHICH LIVES UP TO MY STANDARDS. WOODY’S CUSTOM LANDSCAPING IS SUCH A COMPANY. THANKS A MILLION WOODY AND CREW!
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“Interlocking Pavers for Driveways & Floors – Install” Citysearch User
FAST FRIENDLY GOOD WORK
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“Brick and Stone Patios, Walks, and Steps – Install”
Overall the experience was a good one, the crew that came and dug up the old lawn and resod were courteous and professional. After the job was done, there was no evidence of a job ever being done, for they cleaned up very well. Now my neighbors are making on how good the front lawn looks. I will definitely refer this landscaping crew to others.
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Serving the Portland Vancouver Area with quality and distinction
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Aug
23
2010
Interlocking concrete pavers are very little maintenance, but they do require some. After a few years there may be a little settling. Maybe they just don’t have the luster they used to. It could be that some polymeric sand is in order. If some settling has occurred, paver repair is our speciality.
Pavers do need cleaning. This can be done with paver cleaning products or maybe just a moderate pressure washing.
After washing the pavers it will require resanding. You can either use a paver sand or polymeric sand. Polymeric sand makes a soft but durable joint between the pavers. It does not come loose and will inhibit weeds, moss and ants from digging up the sand.
We recommend paver sealing as a way to keep your pavers patio or driveway looking new after maintenance.
If you want your paver patio, walkway or driveway to look like new again, give us a call.
woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Tags: paver cleaning, paver maintenance, paver repair, paver sealing, Portland OR, Vancouver | 
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20
2010
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Whether your paver patio or paver pathway is new or 20 years old, there is maintenance that should and can be done. I personally let my paver entry go for about five years and thought it looked fine. That is until I pressure washed it. At that point of time I noticed the original color coming back. I had no idea that it lost that much luster.
I thought it would be nice to explain that interlocking concrete pavers are mostly maintenance free, but not entirely. They are in compared to a wood deck, however virtually free of maintenance.
OK, how do I take care of my pavers?
Every 2-4 years they should be cleaned. That may mean a light pressure washing and or scrubbing with a paver cleaner. After cleaning, re sand the area with paver sand and sweep off. If you would like, and I would recommend it, apply polymeric sand. Polymeric sand is a granular material placed between the joints or seams in concrete pavers or stone in patios. Once installed it is resistant to water washouts, ants and weeds and in the northwest moss. People ask me how long it lasts and not many manufacturers give a time frame. I have had it in a paver patio at my house for the last five years and it seems in good shape still.
We normally don’t seal any of our paver or patio work right after installation. It is best to wait about a year in the Pacific Northwest due to possible efflorescence growth on the pavers.
Maintenance of pavers is very important. Remember!
1. Clean by pressure washing lightly or using a paver cleaning process every 2-4 years.
2. Use polymeric sands in the joints to keep maintenance of the paver even lower than they are.
3. After a year of enjoying your pavers apply a sealant if you would like. Pavers are great as a natural product, but many folks love the wet look.
To keep your interlocking concrete pavers as beautiful as they looked when first installed, give Woody a call.
www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Tags: interlocking concrete pavers, paver cleaning, paver maintenance, sealant, Vancouver Washington |
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20
2010
Now is the time to finish that landscaping project you may have put on hold because you were busy or preoccupied. Fall is the perfect time to install new lawns, plantings of all sorts and allow your landscaper to have a little cooler weather to construct your project. For those of you with new homes with the back yard is full of weeds and dry dusty soil, get a move on before the pacific monsoons make venturing into the yard a muddy mess.
We tend to work all winter but fall is the perfect time for installing new lawns and planting. There is plenty of time for the roots to set on lawns and as far as planting goes, watering is less of an issue.
Our services include:
Landscape Design
All planting and lawn installations
Sprinklers
Interlocking Concrete Pavers
Landscape Masonry
Retaining Walls
Waterscapes including: ponds, waterfalls, bubblers and innovative waterscapes
Outdoor Rooms
Hardscaping
Drainage
Outdoor Lighting
For Landscape Industry Certified staff and the best Service, take a look at www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Serving Portland and Vancouver for twenty award winning years.
Aug
15
2010
Landscaping has been becoming more specialized over the years. In the industry the components of landscaping are broken down to include many separate areas of landscaping.
Take for example “hardscaping”. That is the installation of any thing pretty much that doesn’t grow. It includes retaining walls, landscape masonry, installation of interlocking concrete pavers, boulder placement and water features. In the last few years waterscaping has become a popular word. It basically means all types of water feature installation.
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The next word is “softscaping”. That is the installation of irrigation, preparation of soil, planting, sod and seed lawns, bark and drainage.
Our next landscape word is “nightscaping”. NIghtscaping is the installation of lighting. In most landscaping jobs it means low voltage lighting.
It is easy to get a little confused because new words centering around landscaping seem to be added on a regular basis. I personally believe it is because new words work well for marketing.
If you really want to seem like you know your landscaping, use words like hardscaping or waterscaping. If you live in dry country, you may want to bone up on your xeriscaping.
Woody’s Custom Landscaping, Inc. has been installing scapes of all sorts for over 20 years in the Northwest. When it comes to scaping in the Portland / Vancouver area his certified and award winning staff know what service is. www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Tags: hardscaping, Landscaping, nightscaping, Portland OR, softscaping, Vancouver, waterscaping |
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25
2010
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Fall is the perfect time for planting and installing many different landscaping projects. For many it is the last bit of time that is available for getting that landscape wish list done.
Fall is the perfect time for installing sod and planting of trees and shrubs. The soon to be coming rain helps with less attention to watering. Fall is also the perfect time to start planting evergreen trees. October and November are when the nurseries start digging out the trees and the selection is at it’s best. If a fall landscaping job is on your list you may want to get a landscape design as soon as you can. Designers usually get busy in September and October. To use the old saying, ” You snooze and you lose.” Many of our biggest and most complicated jobs are usually in the fall. I really don’t know why that is, but hardscaping and softcaping jobs seem to be in high demand at summers end.
Check out our reviews and services at www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Tags: hardscaping, landscape design, Landscaping, planting, softscaping, Vancouver, washington |
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20
2010
iron mountain stone walkways
By tredick – Jul 3, 2010
This is the third time we have used Woody’s services and as with the first time we are thrilled with the end results! Jason is SUCH a professional, always gently suggesting alternatives to our ideas, extremely patient and personable and a real gentleman! Oh I know that sounds old fashioned, but so are we, so we really appreciate such a classy guy! As for the crew, whether it be Jason,Scott, CJ, Philip, Brandon, our most recent crew, you can be assured that no matter the skill level of the individual, from a new hire who is learning the trade from the ground up (pun intended!) and who will be guided through his particular phase, to the more experienced crew members, every one strives to do their very best. Thanks Woody!
Working with Woody’s Custom Landscaping
By Troy – Jul 1, 2010
I am a landscape designer with over 20 years experience in the field and was privileged to have Woody’s Custom Landscaping install one of my designs. Woody’s is very professional and does great work.
I love knowing how we are doing with our clients. Other than getting paid in full, reviews are fantastic for our employees and hopefully make you our potential clients trust us that little bit more.
What is really exciting is to have a landscape designer who appreciates our work and we shall work on getting more of his designs.
www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com
Serving the Portland / Vancouver area with certified award winning landscaping.
Jul
18
2010
It’s a pleasure to visit old clients and see how well their landscape projects are doing. I visited a client last week sho said her pump was making a little too much noise for her. After a little foam rubber and shifting of the pump, all was well. I noticed her pond looked absolutely fantastic and thought a video of some of our work 6 years later would actually be a good blog. The waterfalls looked very nice and the pond with a seat wall around it really looked great with mature landscaping. She did have a little too many snails, but all in all the pond and surrounding area looked wonderfull.
Our webiste is www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com, please give it a look and let us be able to put your project on one of our many videos.
Serving the Portland / Vancouver area with certified and award winning quality.
Jul
14
2010
Driveways typically are poured concrete whether it’s broom finish, aggregate or stamped concrete. There is another way to install driveways and that is using interlocking concrete pavers. They don’t crack or shift. If tree roots lifts a area, it won’t crack and ruin the project. All you need to do is lift the pavers, prune the roots away and reinstall the pavers. Same product. No new pour of concrete. It looks exactly the same. Can a paver driveway really last a long time. Ask the Romans, if you can. They have had paver roads for thousands of years and many are still around today.
How about maintenance? A simple pressure washing and you are back to new. With the new polymeric sands for the joints, you don’t have any problems of ants pushing up the sand through the pavers. Moss control in the cracks also is taken care of. Paver driveways are really a fantastic and effective method for driveway applications.
Our certified ICPI hardscaping and landscaping staff take the headache away of knowing who to use to install your new paver driveway. Take a look at www.woodyscustomlandscaping.com
The video below is a 3 car driveway and entry to our clients home.
Tags: driveway, hardscaping, interlocking concrete pavers, Landscaping, Vancouver Washington, video |
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