Mark Webber landscaping has proven to be the worst company I have ever had to deal with. We have no less than seven contract violations on our deck and hardscape project. (1) No building permit was obtained as required by Montgomery County – if we have it inspected now, we will have to tear it down and rebuild it at our own cost. (2) A zoning plan was not submitted per Washington Township requirements. (3) The deck was not built to code. It is attached to the brick veneer of our home; this is expressly forbidden in the Ohio Residential Building Code (Section 502.2.2.2). (4) The deck manufacturer’s installation specifications were not followed despite this being a requirement of the contract and the Ohio Residential Building Code. We now have a deck with an invalid 25-year warranty on expensive top-end synthetic materials. (5) Mark Webber also re-used the 20-year old joists from our old deck, despite the contract calling for “removal of existing deck.” Rather than having joists supporting the deck that span the entire length, we have patched in pieces added on to the old frame with wood screws. (6) The ‘underground’ wiring for the landscape lighting sticks out of the ground in one place in spite of the National Electric Code requirement for this to be buried six inches below ground (NEC Article 300.5). (7) And he failed to add any organic material when he planted the trees and bushes in spite of the contract calling for “2 inches of organic material”.
This is the end result of a two-week project that took him six months to complete, with rework at every step by a group of untrained, amateurs who can’t read plans, use or level or measure properly.
All of these contract violations are easy to prove, so there is nothing for Mark Webber to debate, dispute, or defend. 1) The Building Inspector said there is no permit on file [Mark says he called and was told he did not need one - that is a pathetic excuse. If the deck is attached to the house a permit is required]. 2) He did not submit a zoning plan. 3) We can see in the crawl space under our house where the deck is attached to the house and there are no bolts penetrating the brick into the frame. 4) Timbertech will verify he failed to follow specifications. 5) The old deck is still there and can be seen if we remove deck boards. The old joists were 2 x 10 and Mark used 2 x 6’s or 2 x 8’s between them. 6) We can dig up plants if we need to prove there is no organic material added. 7) The wiring is sticking out the ground in plain sight.
In spite of this, Mark Webber’s lawyer says “it looks like a nice deck.”
Avoid working with Mark Webber's Landscaping all costs.
Mark Webber's Landcsaping Co. Reviews
Mark Webber landscaping has proven to be the worst company I have ever had to deal with. We have no less than seven contract violations on our deck and hardscape project. (1) No building permit was obtained as required by Montgomery County – if we have it inspected now, we will have to tear it down and rebuild it at our own cost. (2) A zoning plan was not submitted per Washington Township requirements. (3) The deck was not built to code. It is attached to the brick veneer of our home; this is expressly forbidden in the Ohio Residential Building Code (Section 502.2.2.2). (4) The deck manufacturer’s installation specifications were not followed despite this being a requirement of the contract and the Ohio Residential Building Code. We now have a deck with an invalid 25-year warranty on expensive top-end synthetic materials. (5) Mark Webber also re-used the 20-year old joists from our old deck, despite the contract calling for “removal of existing deck.” Rather than having joists supporting the deck that span the entire length, we have patched in pieces added on to the old frame with wood screws. (6) The ‘underground’ wiring for the landscape lighting sticks out of the ground in one place in spite of the National Electric Code requirement for this to be buried six inches below ground (NEC Article 300.5). (7) And he failed to add any organic material when he planted the trees and bushes in spite of the contract calling for “2 inches of organic material”.
This is the end result of a two-week project that took him six months to complete, with rework at every step by a group of untrained, amateurs who can’t read plans, use or level or measure properly.
All of these contract violations are easy to prove, so there is nothing for Mark Webber to debate, dispute, or defend. 1) The Building Inspector said there is no permit on file [Mark says he called and was told he did not need one - that is a pathetic excuse. If the deck is attached to the house a permit is required]. 2) He did not submit a zoning plan. 3) We can see in the crawl space under our house where the deck is attached to the house and there are no bolts penetrating the brick into the frame. 4) Timbertech will verify he failed to follow specifications. 5) The old deck is still there and can be seen if we remove deck boards. The old joists were 2 x 10 and Mark used 2 x 6’s or 2 x 8’s between them. 6) We can dig up plants if we need to prove there is no organic material added. 7) The wiring is sticking out the ground in plain sight.
In spite of this, Mark Webber’s lawyer says “it looks like a nice deck.”
Avoid working with Mark Webber's Landscaping all costs.