Jaime Gardening and Landscaping

DO NOT USE JAIME ARCIGA! He operates under Jaime's Landscaping, Evercrest Landscaping, and Jaime Gardening and Landscaping. I am currently in legal proceedings due to faulty workmanship and breach of contract. He is NOT LICENSED, DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE, AND DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A LEGAL BUSINESS REGISTERED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE. He performed work for me at my late father's home in Fremont, CA. The sod failed, the sprinklers do not work, and he does not answer his phone or respond to messages. Beware of this fraudulent contractor!

WARNING!!! Do not trust Jamie. The only mistake I did is not checking Yelp and relied only on Google reviews. Please read recent reviews and thats exactly what happened with me as well. Jamie came across very friendly and trustworthy at first. He will come up with innovative ideas, repeats what you say and low balls the quote and ensures he gets the first $1000. Then its delays and one excuse after another. He keeps moving the dates. I lost $1000 for 'scheduling charges'. He never once gave me any sort of formal quote/PDF with timelines, break up, payment schedules whatsoever. Stay a mile away from this guy.

Jaime did not follow up after saying he would give me an estimate of the job. It was disappointing.

We hired Jamie for a front and backyard landscaping project. Initially, he was somewhat responsive and appeared professional before we gave him a contract. As he started the work, it was a total disaster and mismanagement. Over the seven weeks that he started the work, his scheduling was a complete mess--workers showed up unpredictably, sometimes just one or two, and often disappeared after a few hours. When I attempted to get updates, Jamie bombarded me with endless excuses, like the truck broke down, his machine's belt broke down, and personal emergencies. After wasting two months and a mess in my front and backyard, I had no other option but to ask him to leave.

WARNING: Unlicensed Contractor -- Took Money and Disappeared. I would give zero stars if Yelp allowed it. This has been the most frustrating, dishonest, and unprofessional experience I have ever had with a contractor. Shoddy, Incomplete Work: Pavers were laid with no concrete border. Sand and sealant were never applied -- work that now has to be completely redone by someone else. He brought in free dirt from an unknown source and installed artificial grass using a sample piece -- not even real material -- and without a single nail to secure it. When confronted, he actually said 'it's the same thing.' It was a safety hazard; multiple people tripped on it until we had to remove it ourselves.