Pinnacle Properties 4 Harbor View Road, South Burlington, VT 05403

"Pinnacle Properties made what seemed like a daunting project simple, worry-free and affordable. Everyone was professional and incredibly helpful with the multitude of questions I had. They completed the project in record time, while doing a thorough job, and keeping the entire thing within budget. Will most definitely be recommending to anyone who is looking for a landscaping team, and returning to them myself for future services as needed!"

"We worked with Pinnacle to landscape/ hardscape our backyard. The team was incredible, providing terrific input from design through implementation. The end result was exceptional and has transformed our backyard. Recommended unreservedly."

"This review is for Pinnacle's residential landscape design and installation services. They renovated our backyard by installing an irregular bluestone patio, boulder wall, various plantings, and construction of a pergola and modification of our deck. I decided to write a long review because I noticed many of the other reviews are very short, which isn't incredibly useful for knowing how the process actually works with Pinnacle. My rating is based on the following categories: Quality of work, customer service, cost, and schedule. Since this is a long term installation, quality of work is the most important factor, and Pinnacle did a fantastic job. The design and resulting landscape look gorgeous and were done in way built to last. It's super super nice, so if you only care about the finished project just stop here and hire Pinnacle. The team took the time to pick out materials that would look good in the space, and made sure to check in with us about the details that make it look great. We are really impressed with how it looks and are excited to use the space for years to come. Customer service was also perfect. The entire team was very considerate, responsive, and kept us up to date throughout. They were very respectful of us and our neighbors. They also worked with us through numerous issues and were always extremely reasonable and kind. Cost was a bit of a challenge, though I think their rates are reasonable for the work done. The design is produced as a single number, without a breakdown for labor/materials of various parts. The design proposed was also 20% more than requested, so the lack of itemization made making changes challenging and we ended up spending more. There was also a case where square footage was being over-estimated, which nearly cost us a couple thousand dollars if we had not done some trigonometry in the yard. We also ended up needing to spend more than anticipated to resolve a drainage issue, which may have been foreseen if Pinnacle had researched the type of soil in our neighborhood beforehand. This also led to one of the many reasons for a schedule slippage, since clay is hard to work with. Here are the schedule details: We originally emailed Pinnacle in 01/2023. The estimate at this time was the project would begin and end in 06/2023. We received our first design in 04/2023, which was deemed unacceptable by Pinnacle (again, they do really quality work) and they made us a 2nd design, which wasn't completed until 06/2023, however they did it for free which was super nice of course! Work did not start until 08/02/2023 and was completed on 09/26/2023. The original estimate to complete the work was 7-10 days. Even in early August the estimate given was ~2.5 weeks. There were multiple unlucky things like machines breaking, but also foreseeable issues like the clay. The bad rain delayed the start of the project, but really the weather was nice in August/September, so I am not entirely sure why their estimate was off by ~6 weeks. This was disappointing because we discussed having the project done for this summer, but it wasn't entirely ready to use until nearly October. Again, the Pinnacle team are all fantastic people committed to doing a good job, and they did deliver. The only reason I am docking a star is because they could improve their planning and precision of cost and schedule estimates rather considerably. Overall I would recommend Pinnacle Landscaping."

"The back yard was draining poorly, with standing water after a heavy rain due to a high water table. Pinnacle addressed the problem by placing a French drain with dry wells, built a rain garden, regraded the yard, planted water loving plants and trees. They also replaced an old fence. They were prompt and professional, easy to communicate with."

"Pinnacle helped me restore my yard and make it more manageable. I appreciated the excellent and timely communication, and the team was very friendly and listened to all my ideas and feedback while providing me their professional opinions. My yard looks great!"