Home Services reviews in Skokie, Illinois

Raul and his team installed a paver walkway and patio extension at our home in Skokie. Great design suggestions, efficient installation, and thorough clean-up! We are really happy with the results! Be aware that responses weren't the quickest, but it was a busy time of year and all my queries were answered eventually. I recommend them and will most likely use again.

Great company and experience. We are very happy with our new landscaping. Raul is professional, courteous and genuine. His crew did an excellent job , everything looks beautiful. We are very satisfied with their work. They do a great job for a great price. Highly recommend!.

Very pleased with the crew's professionalism and quality of the 10' x 14' paved patio. They ran into some challenging tree roots, and still finished the job on time and on budget. Raul was recommended to me by a friend and I am happy to recommend his company to anyone reading this. I will provide a photo once I have completed the garden in that area.

Raul and his crew replaced the overgrown hedges in front of our house, planted new trees and shrubs, pruned two large trees, and shaped the very tall hedges on either side of our yard. They also re-seeded our lawn where the previous owners had let the grass die out. They came when they said they would be there and worked diligently. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend R&G Almanza to anyone.

The proposal that Raul promised never came. This behavior is very identical to the bad reviews submitted through the years. He shows up but DOESN'T DELIVER!!!

Here's the pattern experienced by DISAPPOINTED reviewers including me: Raul checks out your property, seems to be interested in the job and tells you the proposal will be emailed in a few days.

I NEVER received the proposal he promised. Text, email and voicemail messages were totally IGNORED. It's like the company shut down.

It seems that if the cost of the project is on the high end, you will get the topnotch customer service you expect. Otherwise, don't hold your breath!!!

Raul and his crew completed our front and back walkways and a much wanted patio. His work is superb. His prices were below other proposals we received. We are looking forward to Raul's crew surrounding our new brick patio with some native plants this fall.

Fence Review

We recently had 3 different companies come out to give us a quote for a 70 foot stretch of wood fence to replace an old chain link fence. We also needed to have some landscaping done to remove roots and bushes that had grown through and around the chain link fence. Raul, from R&G Almanza Landscaping in Skokie, came out to give us a quote for just the landscaping, but he asked who was doing the fence and he let us know that his company also did fences. He sent us some photos of his work and we were glad to find a company that would do the landscaping, old fence removal and new fence building and we were SO happy with this company.

Within 48 hours of having our permit for the fence, Raul and his team of 5 arrived at 7:45 in the morning (as promised) and by 4pm, everything was done. They were fast, efficient and their fence work was solid, straight and very impressive. We could not have been happier and highly recommend them if you need yard work or a fence built and their price was very competitive. The day after the fence was installed we noticed one piece of wood that had a rather large imperfection along with two screws that were not quite fully screwed down. We texted Raul about these small issues and his team came out the very same day and took care of them.

We will definitely use Raul and his team again in the future if we need any work done!

We needed our large backyard, alley-side lawn patches, and a dead bush in the front yard cleaned up on relatively short notice after 15 years of benign neglect. Almanza responded promptly (others didn’t even respond to an initial inquiry, or begrudgingly said they’d take a look at it but never did), came by to give a quote promptly, and got it done by the time we had requested. The work they did was superb, the workers were prompt and professional, and we were very pleased. We highly recommend them!

Raul and his crew went above and beyond our expectations. We asked for front yard landscaping and we offered a few inspiration photos. On the day of our project, they arrived bright and early and provided multiple varieties of plants to see what we preferred, helped with the layout and design of the plants, and provided quality insight for soil and fertilizer. They are extremely professional, friendly, hard working and cannot recommend their services enough!

The crew from R & G Almanza Landscape were amazing! They arrived on time and cleaned up as they went along with the process of removing old trees and planting 10 new, 6 feet tall arborvitaes. They also answered all of my questions and gave me tips on how to care for the trees to ensure their success. I highly recommend R & G Almanza Landscape!

We love everything about our new patio and garden! R&G Almanza Landscape did a wonderful job, and they worked very hard each day to get the job done. It turned out amazing! Thank you! I highly recommend!

We had them take out the grass on one side of our front yard, to prepare it for wildflower seed. They did a phenomenal job. Great work, quickly done, very neat and professional. They even cleaned up in the street where their vehicle had been. We are incredibly happy with the finished product. Definitely going to hire them again.

Almanza removed sections of old fence and installed a total of about 100 ft of custom cedar fence with gates: 80 ft with vertical lattice to replace previous side and rear perimeter fences and 20 ft of shorter 4ft tall fence between a detached garage and the house along the driveway. The 6ft tall fence with a top lattice was not cheap, but it exceeded our expectations in its high quality---the edges are planed and the lattice rods are solid 1" square cross-section and embedded in a routed out center of the top rail--made like solid wood furniture, not like the more typical flat lattice. They also installed a retaining wall at the rear of the property where our backyard is about 8" higher than the alley, and they poured a concrete pad off the alley for our garbage cans.

We appreciated that they listened carefully to our non-standard needs for fences that were not simply straight sections and they checked with us for each detail of the project to make sure it was exactly how we wanted it. Raul Sr or Raul Jr or both were usually on site to make sure that the work was done correctly, and they had enough workers on the job that the work was done pretty quickly once the job was started. One example of attention to detail concerns the ends of the fences at building walls where posts could not be installed, so the fences attach to 2"x4"s rather than 4"x4" posts. The nice detail is that that the ends of the 2"x4"s were still capped by half caps to match the caps on the posts.

Their response to my initial email to schedule an estimate was a little slow, but we are glad that we waited until we heard back instead of just going with another company with a faster initial response. We are very glad that we hired R&G Almanza for our fence project because we got just what we wanted and the fence is actually better than we expected.

I hired R & G Almanza to prep a large area of my yard for new plants including removing ground cover, roots, bushes, tilling, and adding new soil. It was a difficult project and they did an amazing job! The price could not be beat as I received multiple other offers for almost twice what I paid them. They were on time, efficient, and exceeded my expectations. Also the did a great job cleaning up and even edging and making it look really polished. Raul was great to work with. I will definitely be hiring them again!

I have hired Raul Almanza twice for my hardscaping jobs. Two years ago, he redid the area below my deck where water had been collecting. He placed in Hollandstone pavers at the perfect slope to send the water away from my home without collecting in puddles. I rehired him this spring to redo my front walkway. He recommended a drain to further ensure that there would be no puddles. See the before and after pics below. Raul is very professional and responsive (answers texts promptly). His crew was very hard working. And the price was very fair.

The team did an amazing job on our sodding project in NW Chicago - the previous owners had left these pavers and it only took the team four and a half hours to completely finish the project.
Communication was somewhat difficult around scheduling but we're very happy with the results, and that may just be because it was a busy time of year for landscaping. Would definitely plan to work with them again for future projects.

In summer 2021, we used Raul’s team from R&G Almanza Landscape, Inc. to create a new paver patio and re-sod part of our backyard. They also filled in pavers on our existing patio and dug a trench for new electrical lines. They did a beautiful job! In spring 2022, R&G Almanza built us a gorgeous, cedar fence (slat by slat). Raul was very professional and easy to work with. The work is impeccable. We will use them for all future work in our yard. 5 stars!!

This is the by far the best landscaping company we have ever used. They have done our all of our landscaping, all of our trees, all of our brick paver work including patio, sidewalk and driveway. They have replaced my front porch, steps and pillars with stone, built a retaining wall on the sides of our sidewalk and poured a concrete slab for my shed foundation. They also put up 350 plus ft of cedar fence around my yard. The fence was stained and sealed. Everything has been done on time and in some cases done before expected. Highly recommended A++++

These guys are great! They had redone my sunken patio off my family room and added a paver patio in my yard ( see before and after photos). They were timely and professional in converting a non useable backyard into a place now we love. They recently added a fence that has been admired by all my neighbors. Raul Jr is great at providing the best solutions and options for space planning and Raul Sr and his staff are craftsman at installation. You will love these guys. 5 Stars!

R&G Almanza Landscaping has been fantastic to work with. Their team is reliable, responsive, and takes real pride in the quality of their work. Communication is clear, timelines are met, and the end result consistently exceeds expectations.

They pay attention to details that others miss and approach each project with a thoughtful, solutions-oriented mindset. It’s rare to find a landscaping company that combines professionalism, craftsmanship, and follow-through this well.

Highly recommend R&G Almanza Landscaping to anyone looking for a dependable, high-quality partner.

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