R & G Almanza Landscape Inc

Called for a quote and met Raul who met me at the house for a sizable landscaping project. Seemed very knowledgeable. Said he would have a quote to me 2 days later. Never heard back, even after emailing and leaving voicemails. We're a couple weeks out and I'm disappointed that I wasted the time.

In summer 2021, we used Raul's team from R&G Almanza Landscape, Inc. to create a new paver patio and re-sod part of our backyard. They also filled in pavers on our existing patio and dug a trench for new electrical lines. They did a beautiful job! In spring 2022, R&G Almanza built us a gorgeous, cedar fence (slat by slat). Raul was very professional and easy to work with. The work is impeccable. We will use them for all future work in our yard. 5 stars!

Critical: Professionalism, Responsiveness Raul came out to look at my backyard for some arborvitae installations. Was told I would receive an email with estimates the following day. I called and left a voice mail to follow up 2 days after his initial visit and still no response or estimate over a week later. Extremely unprofessional. If you can't service? Just say so.

These guys are great! They had redone my sunken patio off my family room and added a paver patio in my yard ( see before and after photos). They were timely and professional in converting a non useable backyard into a place now we love. They recently added a fence that has been admired by all my neighbors. Raul Jr is great at providing the best solutions and options for space planning and Raul Sr and his staff are craftsman at installation. You will love these guys. 5 Stars!

I have hired Raul Almanza twice for my hardscaping jobs. Two years ago, he redid the area below my deck where water had been collecting. He placed in Hollandstone pavers at the perfect slope to send the water away from my home without collecting in puddles. I rehired him this spring to redo my front walkway. He recommended a drain to further ensure that there would be no puddles. See the before and after pics below. Raul is very professional and responsive (answers texts promptly). His crew was very hard working. And the price was very fair.

Raul and his crew replaced the overgrown hedges in front of our house, planted new trees and shrubs, pruned two large trees, and shaped the very tall hedges on either side of our yard. They also re-seeded our lawn where the previous owners had let the grass die out. They came when they said they would be there and worked diligently. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend R&G Almanza to anyone.

Very pleased with the crew's professionalism and quality of the 10' x 14' paved patio. They ran into some challenging tree roots, and still finished the job on time and on budget. Raul was recommended to me by a friend and I am happy to recommend his company to anyone reading this. I will provide a photo once I have completed the garden in that area.

The crew from R & G Almanza Landscape were amazing! They arrived on time and cleaned up as they went along with the process of removing old trees and planting 10 new, 6 feet tall arborvitaes. They also answered all of my questions and gave me tips on how to care for the trees to ensure their success. I highly recommend R & G Almanza Landscape!

Raul and Raul Jr both helped with my fence and grass projects. Their team is good. They take responsibility. Lead the project and provided good service. Price a little on the higher side, request for better price and they hook things up. Ahmad

Raul and his team installed a paver walkway and patio extension at our home in Skokie. Great design suggestions, efficient installation, and thorough clean-up! We are really happy with the results! Be aware that responses weren't the quickest, but it was a busy time of year and all my queries were answered eventually. I recommend them and will most likely use again.

Almanza removed sections of old fence and installed a total of about 100 ft of custom cedar fence with gates: 80 ft with vertical lattice to replace previous side and rear perimeter fences and 20 ft of shorter 4ft tall fence between a detached garage and the house along the driveway. The 6ft tall fence with a top lattice was not cheap, but it exceeded our expectations in its high quality---the edges are planed and the lattice rods are solid 1" square cross-section and embedded in a routed out center of the top rail--made like solid wood furniture, not like the more typical flat lattice.

They also installed a retaining wall at the rear of the property where our backyard is about 8" higher than the alley, and they poured a concrete pad off the alley for our garbage cans. We appreciated that they listened carefully to our non-standard needs for fences that were not simply straight sections and they checked with us for each detail of the project to make sure it was exactly how we wanted it. Raul Sr or Raul Jr or both were usually on site to make sure that the work was done correctly, and they had enough workers on the job that the work was done pretty quickly once the job was started.

One example of attention to detail concerns the ends of the fences at building walls where posts could not be installed, so the fences attach to 2"x4"s rather than 4"x4" posts. The nice detail is that that the ends of the 2"x4"s were still capped by half caps to match the caps on the posts. Their response to my initial email to schedule an estimate was a little slow, but we are glad that we waited until we heard back instead of just going with another company with a faster initial response. We are very glad that we hired R&G Almanza for our fence project because we got just what we wanted and the fence is actually better than we expected.

R&G installed a beautiful sod lawn for our home. The work was very high quality, they were easy to work with and communicate with, and completed the job very quickly. We highly recommend their services. Service: Sod installation

Took the afternoon off a few weeks ago to meet with an R&G rep for a quote on landscaping. They never sent a quote so I've called a few times to see what's up. Always get voice mail and never receive a response. A total waste of my time.

Communication was quick, easy to schedule a time for the work to happen. The work was done very quickly, high quality, and has withstood the test of time. Highly recommended

Great company and experience. We are very happy with our new landscaping. Raul is professional, courteous and genuine. His crew did an excellent job, everything looks beautiful. We are very satisfied with their work. They do a great job for a great price. Highly recommend!. Service: Sod installation

Great company and experience. We are very happy with our new landscaping. Raul is professional, courteous and genuine. His crew did an excellent job , everything looks beautiful. We are very satisfied with their work. They do a great job for a great price. Highly recommend!

We had R & G Almanza remove some concrete sidewalk pavers in our rear yard and replace them with a flat-stone path at our home in Evanston, IL. They did remarkable work and the finished project looks incredible. They were quick, responsive and cleaned up the job site very well when they were finished. Highly recommended.

We had a great experience working with the R&G Almanza Landscaping team! Our home had a weed infested front and back yard. Lots of dead spots. They came with a very reasonable quote to remove the grass/weeds and install new sod in the front and back yard. The outside of our home now looks awesome and we'd DEFINITELY RECOMMEND R&G Almanza for your landscaping needs!

We had a great experience working with the R&G Almanza Landscaping team! Our home had a weed infested front and back yard. Lots of dead spots. They came with a very reasonable quote to remove the grass/weeds and install new sod in the front and back yard. The outside of our home now looks awesome and we’d DEFINITELY RECOMMEND R&G Almanza for your landscaping needs!

Very responsive, very flexible, and did an amazing job with our brick paver patio and sod work. Would highly recommend and plan on using them again for any work in the future Services: Hardscapes, Stump removal, Drainage work

We have used R&G Almanza for 2 years now. Their work is fairly good (thus the two stars), but the communication is terrible. After the first summer, I planned to look for a new company, but spring rolled around and I decided to stick with them for another year. This year, the communication was worse. I tried to contact Raul in September to ask a few small questions about our bill.

I called once, sent an email and waited a week. No response. I emailed again, waited a week, no response. Then I tried calling once a day and after 6 days received a call back with the answer to one question. This wasn't the first time it had happened, but it was the most irritating. I was unable to get him on the phone after that. We will be using someone else next year.

This is what they did to my car today during their fall cleanup. They were unapologetic. Nearly every time they come to my apartment complex, they blow grass, sticks, leaves, and gravel toward the cars, not away. But because I'm part of an association, I have to put up with their shoddy work.

We recently had 3 different companies come out to give us a quote for a 70 foot stretch of wood fence to replace an old chain link fence. We also needed to have some landscaping done to remove roots and bushes that had grown through and around the chain link fence. Raul, from R&G Almanza Landscaping in Skokie, came out to give us a quote for just the landscaping, but he asked who was doing the fence and he let us know that his company also did fences.

He sent us some photos of his work and we were glad to find a company that would do the landscaping, old fence removal and new fence building and we were SO happy with this company. Within 48 hours of having our permit for the fence, Raul and his team of 5 arrived at 7:45 in the morning (as promised) and by 4pm, everything was done. They were fast, efficient and their fence work was solid, straight and very impressive.

We could not have been happier and highly recommend them if you need yard work or a fence built and their price was very competitive. The day after the fence was installed we noticed one piece of wood that had a rather large imperfection along with two screws that were not quite fully screwed down. We texted Raul about these small issues and his team came out the very same day and took care of them. We will definitely use Raul and his team again in the future if we need any work done!

Landscaping and Fence We recently had 3 different companies come out to give us a quote for a 70 foot stretch of wood fence to replace an old chain link fence. We also needed to have some landscaping done to remove roots and bushes that had grown through and around the chain link fence. Raul, from R&G Almanza Landscaping in Skokie, came out to give us a quote for just the landscaping, but he asked who was doing the fence and he let us know that his company also did fences.

He sent us some photos of his work and we were glad to find a company that would do the landscaping, old fence removal and new fence building and we were SO happy with this company. Within 48 hours of having our permit for the fence, Raul and his team of 5 arrived at 7:45 in the morning (as promised) and by 4pm, everything was done. They were fast, efficient and their fence work was solid, straight and very impressive.

We could not have been happier and highly recommend them if you need yard work or a fence built and their price was very competitive. The day after the fence was installed we noticed one piece of wood that had a rather large imperfection along with two screws that were not quite fully screwed down. We texted Raul about these small issues and his team came out the very same day and took care of them. We will definitely use Raul and his team again in the future if we need any work done!

Our experience with R&G Almanza Landscape Inc., was exceptional. We've had several neighbors comment on how beautiful it looks and made several inquiries to the professional outcome. We've were pleased with the work and the end result. R&G provided us with choices and made the entire process seamless.

We have contracted with them for a number of years and they have done an excellent job for us.

We have used and recommended their services for different types of projects from tree installation to fencing and masonry. They have always provided competitive pricing and quality work.

Professional business. Overachieves expectations of the customers. Highly recommend.