Landscaping contractor advice

[Newcomer]

Has anyone ever used Brett Haynes Landscaping or heard of anyone who has used him. Please let me know. Thanks

[monkey]

I am also possible looking for a good landscaper. Also a good gohper killer. They are DESTROYING my property and nothing seems to stop them.

[MtnEagle]

Well Monkey, you know I'd be there if I could! ;)

[OakhurstGuy]

I hear Brett is a good guy, although I haven't used him myself. I have heard good things from other realtors who have used him or referred him. I wish i could use names and tell you who NOT to use as we got royaly scr**** two times when we moved up here. I now do all my own landscaping and wish I had done so from day one. I would have saved a lot of money. Oh well, live and learn.

My neighbor uses Mike Perez and he has helped me with brushing in the past, very good guy (559) 676-5308

[monkey]

Well Monkey, you know I'd be there if I could! ;)
You should come for a visit. Like in another thread, you could sleep outside, watch the stars and smell the frogs. Or something like that.

[amazing_lady]

We had a FANTASTIC experience with Gerald and Dan from Getter Done Yard Service! They put in a whole days work for a very reasonable price. They are tackling a pretty tough job with our property, and we are very pleased. They are coming out again on the 28th. Let me know if I can answer any questions.

[bender]

I own and operate a property care company located out of oakhurst.

we do almost everything shoot me a pm and Id be happy to meet you!

[OakhurstRocks]

Brett is a nice guy, but I have never seen his work
Mountainscapes is good and also licenced.
Stephanie Orcutt and Josh Nott also do a beautiful job!

[amazing_lady]

Didn't want to start a new thread, so I figured I'd just add to this one.

Does anybody know of a fencing contractor, or does anyone DO fence work themselves, that can help us with determining our fence lines? We had the property on 628 surveyed to find the corners right after we bought it in '03, so we know the markers are recent. We have a GPS, but we are not exactly sure how to use it for finding the fence lines. We are not in a position to have a professional fence put in yet, but we would like to know where it will eventually go by placing some marker stakes along the boundary. Any recommendations?

Thanks!

[Newcomer]

I don't know about a fencing contractor for you - but you might want to consider placing the fence a few inches within your property line - that way its YOUR fence... If you put it right on the boundary, its a 'shared' fence with your neighbor...

[amazing_lady]

I don't know about a fencing contractor for you - but you might want to consider placing the fence a few inches within your property line - that way its YOUR fence... If you put it right on the boundary, its a 'shared' fence with your neighbor...

Totally agree with you there, Newcomer, but we need to know the line in order to know where 'a few inches' inside our boundary line is! If anyone knows how to use a GPS to do this or can recommend a local business, let me know!

Take care!

[MtnBreeze]

You can do it with a compass if you have the parcel map. It gives the coordinates. If you don't know how to use a compass to do this...ask an informed realtor friend...altho they seldom even flag property lines anymore due to liability ussues so maybe modern realtors don't know how either....

[Bob Cat]

I've tried to use GPS before but it's not really the tool you need; you can't get the accuracy you need for laying out boundaries.

You'll need to find at least one hard reference point like a corner, a benchmark, or a monument. A monument is a surveyor's reference point, usually in the street. It will look somewhat like a round metal cap somewhere near the middle of the street.

You said they originally surveyed the corners. If you can find even just one of the corner markers then you can use it along with a long tape measure (or a long rope) and the compass coordinates from the parcel map.

The corners are usually marked with steel rods driven into the ground. They may or may not be exposed. If you know the approximate location you might be able to find the rod with a metal detector.

Once you've found a hard reference point, the parcel map gives you the direction and length to the next. Use a compass to show you the direction and the tape measure or rope to lay out the length. Once you're close, find the next corner marker either by eye, by shovel, or by metal detector. You'll want to try to be as accurate as possible with the compass direction because the longer the line, the more of a problem any error will be.

If you're not comfortable doing all that yourself, you really need to ask a surveyor to do it for you (e.g. Snyder & Jones).