BORRASSO LANDSCAPING *1977* ~ Maria A. Borrasso, Owner

HIC Number: PA036533 - PA STATE LICENSED HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR
Pennsylvania Attorney General List of Registered Contractors (888) 520-6680
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~ Proudly Celebrating 33 YEARS in Business ~

FAMOUS FOR QUALITY WORKMENSHIP SINCE * 1977 *

Maria A. Borrasso, Owner/Operator

PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW-- "Art in The Making- Omni-Stone Driveway". Please copy & paste- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F6NS7-w2UI Or click on the Video Llnk below.
. This video not only shows a condensed version of Omni-Stone Driveway installation ....IT ALSO SHOWS OUR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP!

~~~~ MEMBER OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU -
with A+ RATING ~~~~

~~~~~ We Do Your Job RIGHT The FIRST TIME ~~

~~~~~ FREE ESTIMATE ~~

~~~~~ FULLY INSURED~~

AREAS WE SERVICE: East Suburban Areas- Plum, Monroeville, Murrysville, Irwin, North Huntington, Penn Township and Surrounding Areas, Etc.

~~~~ SPECIALIZING IN:

**VERSA-LOK Retaining Wall System, VERSA-LOK * Fire Pits *, VERSA-LOK Bench Border Walls, VERSA-LOK Pillar Wing Walls- Incorporate a Mailbox in your pillar wing wall or pillars and top it with Limestone Caps and Lights if you desire, Etc. Don't forget the VERSA-LOK LIGHTS ..they look like one of the block, (uses 60 W bulb)

**OMNI-STONE Paver and Installation- Driveways, Walkways, Porches, Stoops, Patios, Etc.,
We do Commercial grade Omni-Stone Installation using a Concrete Base. No Dips, No Ruts, No Uneven Pavers, etc. The Almost Forever Installation will give you many, many years of beauty and durability. Don't forget the paver lights...they look great at night. Note: A Concrete Base doesn't cost much more than a 2A Modified Base that has to be plate tamped every so many inches, etc. The labor I believe is more intense with 2A then the concrete base. Please Watch the Video below... Art in the Making- Omni-Stone Driveway... from Asphalt to Omni-Stone. What a transformation. From average to Elegant ~
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE NEW STONE STYLES IN OMNI-STONE- SOME LOOK LIKE SLATE, FLAT LIKE CERAMIC - ONLY MUCH THICKER, ETC. ...CALL FOR FREE CONSULTATION AT 724-327-6477

**CONCRETE Driveways, Walkways, Porches, Stoops, Patios, Etc.
We use 4000 lb. PSI mix with Fiber- Driveways are 5 inches thick ~ Walkways, Patios are 4 inches thick ~ Porches & Stoops vary due to grade. Color concrete available.

**WATERFALLS & PONDS

**OUTDOOR FIREPLACES, FIRE PITS, ETC.

**FRENCH DRAINS, etc.

**RESIDENTIAL Synthetic Putting Greens
(Have your own Custom Designed Putting Green in your backyard)
For Family Fun or Practice--Putt Putt Anyone!

******* FULLY INSURED

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** FREE TYPE-WRITTEN ESTIMATE WITH DETAILED DRAWING OF JOB ***
(so you know exacting what you're getting for your money- no hearsay---everything's in writing- plain and clearly understood by both parties right from the start. Borrasso Landscaping also gives you several pages of Job References Without you asking for them.. Please check out our jobs- Live.)

***** FROM START TO FINISH ~ You ~ the customer will not have anything to do. We clean up after the job is complete and do complete restoration of any lawn area/s damaged due to construction with topsoil, seed, fertilizer and mushroom manure. In short, we will not leave you with any cleanup. That's our job.

***** OUR PRICES ARE FAIR ~. We do NOT cut corners on your quote to get your job. For cutting the price means finding ways to cut actual job time and sometimes material, etc. to do the job at a lower price. Then the job CAN NOT be Done Right. Our quotes are based on what is Needed in material and time, etc. to do the job Right The First Time ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR WORKMANSHIP~

~BUYER BEWARE! If it sounds too good to be true it probably is! ~ Nothing is FREE ~ Nobody works for FREE ~ ***** You Get What You Pay For. *****

Don't think Joe Blow Landscaping is being a nice guy with a bid $1,200.00 lower then his competitors. You think you're getting a bargain and saving money. NO..... You Are Not ~ That's a RED FLAG... Why ???? The Job Material basicly cost the same for all landscape contractors... the labor may vary slightly... The employees are not willing to take a pay cut, the price of gas is not going down, the truck payments and equipment payments are NOT going to be lowered, the insurance companies are not going to lower their premiums, etc. etc. etc. In Short- every legitimate business has an overhead. There are no discounts on that.

~~~ NOW LETS DO THE MATH: ~~ IF THE MATERIAL COSTS ARE ABOUT THE SAME... ETC. Then Joe Blow Landscaping is having his company lose money to Enhance Your Property Value! ~ NOT LIKELY~ Therefore, the only thing that can be Sacrificed is the QUALITY OF YOUR JOB. ~ CORNERS Must be Cut ~ WORKMANSHIP will be poor
~ Time is Money ~ He UnderBid the Job to Get It ....now he has to get in and out QUICKLY TO MAKE ANY MONEY AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT JOB OR VICTIM~

And / Or --

Maybe he's not a Legal Business, does he Specialize in this type of work, does he have insurance (Liability Insurance & Workman's Comp. Ins.) Does he have good Credentials, is he a Member of the BBB... how Long has he been in Business.....are there any Complaints against him,....does he have Job References.... will he be there if a problem arises with the job, ETC> ETC> ???????????
(If you're hiring an Independent-- a person who poses as a business, not registered as a business, not legal ~~~works on a cash basis and offers you a great deal for paying cash for the job (or make the check out to the individuals name)....works for himself...has no insurance (including Workman's Compensation)... if one of his workers gets hurt on your property, You ~ the homeowner could be held Responsible for the injury and be sued.) Also with paying cash, they are not going to give you a written contract or receipt. If a problem arises, how are you going to get them to handle it. You're NOT...you have nothing in writing to prove they did the job in the first place. So much for paying cash with no contract. You might get a contract- but ----Be Aware that in this Computer World we live in. Anyone can make a contract look professional.

~~~ BUYER BEWARE! ~~~

A WORD ON INSURANCE: Most people think that because a business has liability insurance they are protected. The only protection ANY business insurance company will cover is damages caused by the workmanship.. THE WORKMANSHIP IN ITSELF IS NOT COVERED BY ANY INSURANCE COMPANY. If the contractor doesn't install your wall, etc. properly, the insurance company won't force the contractor to do it right, -----nor cover the repairs, tear down or rebuilding of the wall or whatever your project is.

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** WHY PAY THE LOWEST BID NOW TO REDO LATER?
**** Why Pay TWICE or more for the Same Job? ~~~~~ SEE THE BLOG FOR FYI

I can't tell you how many customers call here needing us to take down a brand new wall (or redo Omni-Stone) that was NOT constructed properly.and rebuild it. The first question I ask is
" Was the contractor the Lowest Bid ".. and the answer is always the same "Yes". I also hear... "I've called the contractor numerous times and he Doesn't return my Calls". I feel for the customer in this situation, they are frantic... now they have to pay again to have a new wall torn down and re-built at their expense. Only this time, it's going to cost more. For we have to carefully disassemble the wall, stack the stone to re-use for the new wall... First we have to do a new footer.. We don't know if the first one was done properly. There's more manual labor involved now then before. Now the Wall cost More then Double. So the $1,200.00 the customer thought he saved on the initial wall job turns into A VERY EXPENSIVE WALL PROJECT. A Nightmare! It's sad to say the least....... ~~~ BUYER BEWARE! ~~~

~~~~ PLEASE! When comparing bids, please compare Jobs and not Prices. You could have 10 contractors bid the SAME job and each contractor could be bidding the job with different dimensions, style, straight wall, step down wall, radius wall, 2 tier wall, Omni-Stone w/ 2A Base or Omni-Stone with a Concrete Base, etc. etc. etc. Each of the above makes a difference in the price.

A Word of Advice... if you're going to have several contractors give you a bid, please make sure we are all bidding the wall (for example) with the same dimensions (length x height), style, radius, etc. Then you can compare prices. Any other way as mentioned above is not fair to the contractors or you. Also make sure the contractor is backfilling the wall with gravel and not dirt from the digout.< That's one way to cut corners...and lower the bid. And ALL walls should have a drain installed behind the wall. The wall needs proper drainage. A note on Concrete Bids-- One way some contractors lower their concrete bid is to give you less concrete. We do 5 inches (depth) of concrete in our driveways...some will give you 2 1/2 to 3 inches. (Not deep enough the concrete will crack. <<Another way to cut corners and lower the bid. Make sure they are using a 4000 lbs PSI mix with fiber and not a 3,000 or 2,500 lb. mix. Get everything in writing to protect you. A Reputable contractor will have all this info on your proposal / contract.

Borrasso Landscaping gives the customer a detailed drawing of the job with dimensions and a proposal detailing the job. Please, Make sure you get a drawing from other contractors and compare for EX: the length of the wall, height of the wall, whether it's a step down wall, a radius wall, a tiered wall, etc. Is there a drain going behind the wall???? These details affect the price of the project. (Naturally, a 2 ft high wall is less expensive then then a 3 ft. high wall. There's more material and labor in the 3 ft. high wall.) I hope this info was helpful to you. ~ BE CAREFUL, BE AWARE ~

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PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW-- "Art in The Making- Omni-Stone Driveway" Please click on the Link below under Merchant Website.

Made with a lots of Love and Pride! I dedicate this Video to the other Founder of Borrasso Landscaping (Formerly "Anthony Borrasso Landscaping") My Best Friend, Beloved Husband, Father of My Children and Beloved Partner in Life & Business ~~
Anthony M. Borrasso, Sr. 1947 - 1993
~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ I Love and Miss You Very Much!