ECO Lawn Sprinklers are your premier service providers for lawn sprinkler systems and landscape irrigation in Windsor Ont.
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We've been using Mat for a few years and he's one of the best contractors we have the pleasure of dealing with. From the first service call Mat is friendly, prompt, organized and provides a rare detail/quality approach to offering experience based solutions to remedy any problem always using high quality parts and the most modern technology available. No overselling - ever - just sound advice and timely work. I'll gladly use Mat for any additional service he offers knowing I'll always be completely satisfied with the results.
Mat Young installed my sprinkler system approximately 10 years ago and did a fantastic job! We have several large, old maple trees in our front and back yard that created several obstacles during the install process. Mat was determined to complete the project even though it took several more hours than expected. Him and his team did a tremendous job and we have been pleased year after year with his ongoing service and support.
He is always punctual when asked to winterize or maintain my sprinkler system.
We live on the golf course and it is important to us to have golf course quality landscape and irrigation.
We hired Matt Young to install sprinklers and re-grade our back yard. Matt didn’t finish his work as the side of the house still hasn’t been graded or seeded and we have a mound of dirt that needs leveling. We have contacted Matt 7 to 8 times to complete this with no response. Yes we had an argument about the incorrect grading in my back yard and Matt just left. He is very unprofessional as you need to complete the job no matter if the customer is satisfied or dissatisfied with your work. I had Matt re-grade my back yard and now I have to fix what he did. The grading he did is incorrect as when we have a heavy rain fall the water is accumulating on my sidewalks, patio and one of my windows. I’ll admit my backyard is low but when I had a heavy rainfall before the water accumulated on my lawn near the fence proper grading. When I challenged Matt on his incorrect grading all the excuses came out.
1. Once the grass grows if will fix it. Wrong Matt grass does not fix grading as the grass will not change the level of the dirt. Re-grading fixes the grade.
2. My down spouts are the issue not his grading and that I had to move them and extend them to the middle of my yard. I never saw downspout extended to the middle of people’s back yard. Wrong Matt the way the grading was before flowed the water away from the house and also the downspout were existed before you started the job and if they were an issue you should have told us and I wouldn’t have you re-grade the yard.
3. My cement sidewalks around my house are too low. Wrong Matt the way the grading was before flowed the water away from the house and again if there was an issue with my sidewalk and patio being too low you should have told us and I wouldn’t have you re-grade the yard.
4. Matt told me his grading would pass inspection and that he would have it inspected. I said please have it inspected. Just to let you know I’m still waiting for the inspection. I called the city to get an inspection completed but doesn’t meet the criteria for one.
In conclusion I would not hire Matt to cut my grass. Matt has been paid in full (my mistake) and has disappeared and doesn’t return any messages we send him. I’m hoping to spread the word about Matt to caution people on hiring him for any job and if you do don’t pay him until your 100% satisfied or you won’t see him again. Giving Matt a rating of 1 is too good as he deserves -2 across the board.
Matt came out to our new home and agreed to do our sprinkler system. He promised he could do many more jobs including the full landscaping project, a wood structure (gazebo), trenches, etc. He sucked us in with his quotes and suggestions. Matt asked for $2500 etransfer which was done in 2 days. Matt showed up on day one alone. He has no business or crew!! It’s him and that’s it! He ripped up our beautifully graded property, installed a few Lines for irrigation, moved piles of dirt around and left us with an unimaginable mess. He requested another $5000 cash and another $2500, for a total of $10,000. He was here for two weeks, working maybe 6-7 days total. Matt then asked for another $3500 cash. When we asked to meet to review the budget and progress he had charges in there for equipment rental in excess of $3000, payment of his ex-wife’s new husband, fees for things that were not done. Matt CANNOT BE TRUSTED!. We were very nice to him, fed him, gave him drinks, invited him into our home, all during a time when we are financially strapped because of the Covid pandemic and my husband owning his own business.
Matt left on a Friday when it started to rain, took all of his things, including grass seed, supplies etc and never came back. He asked for a meeting the following Monday requesting $3500. We asked him to finish the sprinklers first which we agreed was $5090. He got me to give him $650 cash that night and we agreed to rent the bobcat he requested. He texted the following morning to say that he will not be back. He left us shocked and upset and when confronted with texts and emails asking for completion of the job, he threatened us with harassment!! We were stupid, foolish, nice people who were excited to get our landscaping started and we foolishly believed all of his lies. Now we are out of over $10,600 and we have an unbelievable mess on our hands. He destroyed our property, the sprinklers don’t work.
Now we will be forced to take him to court. If there is anything at all that I can do to prevent this from happening to others, I’ll do it..
Please don’t be a victim like we were. Losing that kind of money when we are all financially stretched makes me sick to my stomach. Matt Young cannot be trusted. Please do not use this company. .
Matt installed our sprinkler system a few years ago and does twice a year service. He completed the installation as scheduled and the system has been very reliable with minimal service requirements. Matt was friendly and worked to ensure we were happy with his work.
We have been very pleased.
Mark Donlon
I have never dealt with a deceptive contractor like Matt Young.
We went into an agreement to build our fence, grade the backyard, seed, sod, and landscape our property.
The fence was finished with no gate--poor quality grading material. He asked me to give him money to build a part of the fence that had already been built by my neighbour. When I refused to give him that money, he took off, leaving the project uncompleted with about 70% payment versus 30% work done. We requested for the receipts in which we have not yet received. Do not trust anything that comes out of his mouth. Hire him at your own risk.
A SIMPLY HORRIBLE individual, and, company. When the work is finished, in their eyes and the money paid, you will never see him again, or, hear from him again. I should of picked up on it when he continually smiled and stated that he is not a "Snake Oil Salesman".
The sprinkler system has never worked properly, the sod is very poor, the ground is uneven. In fact, when you walk on it after it rains, it is like swamp land.
They took us to a nursery for trees and plants, said we would get a huge discount. In the end, the discount was the tax. Most of the plants died. Note; we paid way, way, way too much for the trees and the plants. No receipts, no cost per items, just this is what you owe.
We paid for a six month lawn care program. They never returned. Numerous phone calls, and, emails were simply ignored.
If you hire this company, you are crazy!!!!!!
Run, run, run .. as fast as you can!!!!
Fooled me once, shame on him. Fooled me twice, shame on me. Eco Lawn Sprinklers is a very poorly run company with a deceptive CEO. I paid a small fortune for poor sod, an unfinished patio, and plants with no drip lines to them. THAT WAS LAST SUMMER. My property also incurred damage at that time that has only since been partially fixed. By far the worst job was on my backyard patio framed with mulch and now loaded with weeds because the grouting job (I don't know the correct terminology) and the sealing was not completed. Matt asked me to take down my earlier negative review of his company on this site, which I did and to put in a positive review contingent on his finishing the work. The work has not been completed and the delivery and construction of my gazebo placed on hold because of Matt. Now, he has pulled out of the job and texted me to say I am insane. Seriously? This is your customer service? I am now left with one option--small claims court. I will file this coming week.
Eco Lawn Sprinklers has a TrustScore™ of 1.9. The average TrustScore™ for other businesses providing similar services in Windsor and the surrounding areas is 3. For detailed information on how TrustScore is calculated, click here to learn more.
The following elements are used to calculate TrustScore:
Customer Reviews | Last 12 Months | All Time |
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Total Received | 2 | 19 |
Approved | 1 | 13 |
Unverified | 1 | 6 |
Suspicious | 0 | 0 |
Overall Rating | 5/5 | 2.3/5 |
Complaints Received | Last 12 Months | Last 3 Years |
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Suppliers & Creditors | 0 | 0 |
Employees & Sub-Contractors | 0 | 0 |
Transparency | |
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Posted License Information | Services listed by Eco Lawn Sprinklers may not require a Trade License. Check local laws to confirm license requirements before hiring. |
Posted Liability Insurance | Not yet provided |
Posted Workers Compensation | Not yet provided |
Company Website | No |
Social Media Profiles | Not yet provided |
Endorsed by Peers | Not yet endorsed |
In Business Since | 2003 |
Member of TrustedPros Since | 2012 |
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Irrigation Systems, Lawn Care,
ECO Lawn Sprinklers are your premier service providers for lawn sprinkler systems and landscape irrigation in Windsor Ont.
Main contact(s) | Matt Young |
Listed with TrustedPros since: | 2012 |
Residential work | Yes |
Commercial work | Yes |
Warranty | No |
Accepts credit cards | No |
Year established | 2003 |
Offers financing | No |
24 Hour emergency service | No |
Legal structure | Sole Proprietor |
Licensing information | Services listed by Eco Lawn Sprinklers may not require a Trade License. Check local laws to confirm license requirements before hiring. |
Insurance information | Contact Eco Lawn Sprinklers to request insurance details. |
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