Reviews of local pros in Alexandria, Virginia

We purchased a home recently. We wanted to have an accurate survey of the property. We were referred to Dominion Surveyors by the title company. What a blessing! The entire team - office to crew - were the consummate professionals! They always took time to respond to questions. We didn’t feel rushed at any time. The surveyed the property promptly. We had several questions. They took the time to listen to us and provide a solid answer. We highly recommend Dominion Surveyors for any survey needs you may have!

This is an incredible outfit. I used them for a House Location Survey and the level of service you get with them is top notch. Every single person there is friendly, patience, and happy to help. In particular, Derek. He blew me away on how friendly and open he was in explaining every bit of the service they were providing. I can't say enough about him, his friendliness, and the ACTUAL work they do. Go them a go!

I paid beforehand for a property survey with stakes. The survey date was 4/22/2025. I took the day off from work to meet the survey team. At 10:00 am of the survey date I learned that the survey was completed the day before. The company did not notify me that the survey date was changed. I demanded and got back the money I paid for the survey.

I was in a bind to get a survey done and they came through in flying colors.

In addition FFX county zoning made us change things and when I reached back out to Dominion they quickly made the changes which by the way was not their fault. It was just FFX zoning making something simple, difficult.

Highly recommend Dominion for all your survey needs.

Needed a house location survey on my father's house and Dominion made it as painless a process as possible. Courteous and professional both on the telephone and in person, Dominion got a team out to ny location and measured that house from just about every conceivable direction. PDF was emailed quickly and I just received 5 beautiful paper copies in the mail. Great service and great value, in my opinion. Will definitely use their services again as required!

We wanted to use Dominion for a surveying job and made contact. We had a clear email discussion and the person in charge was clearly the homeowner. Dominion's employee ("Emeli"), stopped hitting "REPLY" on the emails.

Instead simply replying to the homeowner, who'd initiated contact and sent the email-- the receptionist found a random CC we'd forwarded to her son. They decided this "male" email address was the important one, and only sent information to "him" going forward.

I don't know if "Emeli" does discrimination against women as a matter of course, or if Dominion is sexist. What I do know: Their receptionist ignored the homeowner and other contacts, found a random male email address in a CC and decided "He" was the point of contact. They did not apologize and made a rude, blunt reply.

If you initiate an email chain with Dominion, just know Dominion will helpfully shift responsibility to your nearest male relative if his email is included anywhere. We went with a more "21st century" surveyor who has oriented to today's customs.

Dominion Surveyors is sloppy and has created boundary dispute issues. Do not use. The survey team was rude and uncommunicative. They did not respect our property, and trespassed upon our neighbor's property -- across the street! They placed a boundary marker that was a foot plus off the boundary line. Mr. O'Quinn is extremely inappropriate and unprofessional. He did not care about the implications of their incorrect surveys, he made insulting remarks when I asked him to verify their measurements (saying, "you must really hate your neighbor" and "I can smell a problem a mile away and that problem is you"), he lied and came up with ridiculous excuses ("there's no guarantee the shared wall is actually in the middle of the duplex"), and told me to call his lawyer.

This company showed up on my property without announcement in an unmarked vehicle and uninvited by me, they were hired by a third entity.
I would have thought some courtesy would be warranted but all I got was attitude. I would look elsewhere if someone was looking for a professional provider.

Just purchased a home, Dominion Surveyors was picked by the title company. After our home purchase we requested to have someone come walk the property line with us. Elvis and Mike came out and were happy to walk with us and pointed out all the markings they had made.

The only positive thing I can say about my experience with this company is they answer the phone and don’t hassle you on a refund if they haven’t staked your home. Aside from that every bad review is likely true and not just people being Karens. I requested a property line survey of my new home as I wanted to know how far I can push my privacy fence project without encroaching on my neighbors property. I requested the survey on September 22, 2025. They quoted me a hefty price, but I needed to do this for the knowing and there weren’t many companies available that I could find providing the service so I decided to just go with them. They scheduled me for a month out on October 20th, so had to move my project. They stated no work will be done until I paid, but that I was in the books and just have to pay before that day. I live 5 minutes from their office, showed up the week before and paid by check, and inquired if they’d complete my work as scheduled as my project was due same week the lady told me she’ll verify and came back that they completed the work already and just needed pay…I was confused as my wife never saw anyone working from home and my cameras didn’t pick up anyone but I trusted them. I check my lot there were no stakes as I paid for so I called them early morning the day of the work and asked about it and they acted clueless then came back with they can come do it on Friday…my project is Wednesday and my date was Oct.20 in the books and they’re telling me the guys already left for the day at 11am. So why am I on the books for today…then they try to say oh thats how we do it we do the first part then come back for the stakes…”come back…?” You never came in the first place…I am so glad I paid by check and was able to get my money back hassle free. The positive reviews are the people that weren’t the sacrificial lambs of their poor management of projects.

I needed a copy of a plat that the previous homeowner had done right before I bought the property. Keydi at Dominion Surveyors literally got my request and got me a digital copy of my plat in LESS THAN AN HOUR! That is the single fastest and easiest customer request to executed timeline of my entire life. That is unheard of performance. Thank you Keydi!

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Wrong size gravel, basically told to pound sand. Helping my mother with a project to add an extra parking spot next to the driveway. Shes paid for 411 gravel each time, and every time come away with a different type. On the last trip she knew what to look for and when it was poured into the truck she told the operator it was the wrong type (again). They said their was nothing they could do.

The least they could do is become knowledgeable on the products they sell. Go to another place to get bulk product.

Excellent

Love this place! ❤

Not the cheapest, but convenient. They are having staff issues, so their hours fluctuate. Call ahead if you're getting gravel/dirt.

Great place, great people.

Nice little nursery, young lady inside was very nice, until she told me the chocolate chip ajuga wouldn't be making my favorite cookies. They have bulk mulch top soil.

I stopped by this lovely looking garden center to shop for some gardening materials for a project I’ve been working on, the gentleman behind the counter was very helpful and knowledgeable in every aspect! I was able to find what I needed and now I’m able to work on my garden! Thank you so much for the amazing customer service! I highly recommend this garden center to anyone! 10/10

Update: A gentleman from the store called and berated me for my review. So i told him id update the review. He assured me his topsoil was screened. The day it came out, it had hard earth clumps in it. I had to take delivery to finish the project. I called him and he basically said i was lying. Thousand of people have gotten it and never said anything. I asked him to come look. He didnt want to. I tried sending pictures. He said what do i have to do to make this go away. I'll never use them again. If he had just said that's unfortunate how can I make it right, things would be different. Sidenote the delivery guy said the load was messed up.

Beware. Their topsoil is full of clumps you have to break up. Sizes larger than a soft ball. I was assured I was the first one to call and complain.

Came here to see houseplants. I would not normally write a bad review. We went out of our way because the place had five stars. I was disappointed that pretty much the whole store was covered in spider mites. They had a very nice setup with grow lights and organic selection of soil and fertilizers. I bet they have better luck with their outdoor plants during peak season. It is March as I write this review and there was very little for sale outside.