[Bavarian]

Have a Grandview. We are working on moving down permentently soon, still packing. Have had it weeded trice, First in response to Deed restriction notice, cost $576.00 told them to do it again in 45 days so as not to get in trouble, this time $616. When down there, I planned on doing it myself.

Do these prices seem reasonable. Backing on Preserve no corner lot and have original landscaping from Builder.

I think it is high.

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by Sprinkler Buddy

It would be much cheaper to have them maintain it weekly. When left for a month it can get pretty nasty. Doesn't explain why it cost more the second go around other than whoever you have doing it doesn't really want this time consuming chore.

Just a lawn care professional's opinion.

Thanks, They said a 45 day cycle would make it cheaper. Hard to ascertain what is really the case from afar. Our weeds here in MD don't grow that much and only needed to mow lawn twice so far. We have a HOA, but nobody cares that much and our houses and lawns are hidden by dense forest that is one rule they enforce. In the back, no one sees or cares, except the home owner who keeps it up because we want to.

[deltaguy]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

Thanks, They said a 45 day cycle would make it cheaper. Hard to ascertain what is really the case from afar. Our weeds here in MD don't grow that much and only needed to mow lawn twice so far. We have a HOA, but nobody cares that much and our houses and lawns are hidden by dense forest that is one rule they enforce. In the back, no one sees or cares, except the home owner who keeps it up because we want to.

Please post the name of the weed remover so the rest of us don't get screwed also

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by deltaguy

Please post the name of the weed remover so the rest of us don't get screwed also

Is it allowed to say Mike's Maintenance? I don't know, don't want the moderators to delete it.

[gomoho]

Wow- what a rip off - sorry to hear this about Mike's Maintenance since they do a lot of the work in The Villages. Wonder if that explains why things don't look so spiffy this year as they did last year.

I had a weed mess when we moved into our pre-owned. Took a while to get things under control, now I go out once a week with my round-up and kill, baby kill.

[billethkid]

they are gonna cry when they lose you as a customer....you are so totally being had it isn't even laughable.

btk

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Wow- what a rip off - sorry to hear this about Mike's Maintenance since they do a lot of the work in The Villages. Wonder if that explains why things don't look so spiffy this year as they did last year.

I had a weed mess when we moved into our pre-owned. Took a while to get things under control, now I go out once a week with my round-up and kill, baby kill.

Not being there, I take their word this time, no complaints from Deed Compliance. It is a shame that friends of ours living in another village don't have iPhone then I could get a picture.

What erks me is that they said if I had a regular schedule, they suggested and I took 45 days would be very cheap. Call them, but always get they voice mail. Maybe I should have held off until I got another official notice.

If we get packed up what we are taking, the movers come in 2 weeks, but it may have to slip. We are making Lowe's rich buying boxes, tape, bubble wrap, etc. Trying to figure out how to pack paintings, wood carvings, and chainsaw carvings. Many from Oberammergau and other parts of Bayern, chainsaw carvings of bears, eagle and a lighthouse bench.


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[gomoho]

Let it go - what is done is done. You are preparing for a new life and will enjoy every minute of it. Trust me you are not the only one that has been ripped off here. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. Welcome.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Wow- what a rip off - sorry to hear this about Mike's Maintenance since they do a lot of the work in The Villages. Wonder if that explains why things don't look so spiffy this year as they did last year.

I had a weed mess when we moved into our pre-owned. Took a while to get things under control, now I go out once a week with my round-up and kill, baby kill.

Mikes Maintenance who we have also, charge us 20 dollars more each month to maintain weed control and bush trimming.

It may have been a huge job since it was let go, but that seems way too much to me.

Since you have a premier that is a larger home and you have very deep landscaping on all four sides, it costs more but those prices seem excessive to me.

I am beginning to be of the opinion that you can trust some landscapers as far as you can throw them.

[gomoho]

You got that right Gracie - if you are not there on their case they try to get away with as much as possible.

[deltaguy]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

Is it allowed to say Mike's Maintenance? I don't know, don't want the moderators to delete it.

Many years ago (12-15) I fired Mike's Maintenance for total incompetence. At the time, I have no idea about the present, Mike's Maintenance was owned by a person close to the Morse Family. May have been a shirttail relative by marriage, but part of the clan in any event. Again, I have no idea if this past relationship currently exists. I apologize if this relationship no longer exists.

[redwitch]

No question those charges are totally unreasonable, even if they weeded the entire yard and it was the biggest corner lot in TV. Even if they charged $20/hour they would have to be picking each weed with tweezers to come up with 30 hours to do a yard. I'm sorry you got taken like this once, let alone twice.

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by deltaguy

Many years ago (12-15) I fired Mike's Maintenance for total incompetence. At the time, I have no idea about the present, Mike's Maintenance was owned by a person close to the Morse Family. May have been a shirttail relative by marriage, but part of the clan in any event. Again, I have no idea if this past relationship currently exists. I apologize if this relationship no longer exists.

Interesting - I wonder if that familial relationship still exists??? Would certainly explain TV acceptance of less than the best work ethic.

[redwitch]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Interesting - I wonder if that familial relationship still exists??? Would certainly explain TV acceptance of less than the best work ethic.

There are a lot of negative things I have said about the Morses but never have I even remotely thought there was something wrong with the work ethic of anyone in that family. I think this comment is way out of line.

If anyone hasn't noticed, Mike's is doing less and less around TV -- Shepherd's has taken over a lot of their work in the past two years. It could just be that family or no, someone was not happy with the work they have been doing or perhaps TV just got too big for Mike's to do both it and Villagers.

[Madelaine Amee]

I was at Glenview last week and mentioned to someone in the pro shop that their landscaping needed some help, she replied Mike's is supposed to be doing it. Then just yesterday we were in Sumter Landing, walked through from the parking area, out past the Bank into the square and the landscaping at LSL is a disgrace, weeds knee high, nothing is being kept up, it is a disgrace and that is probably the first place newcomers to our beautiful community get to see. I use BVista to get from one end of TV to the other and that is always in excellent condition, but they certainly need to start cleaning up around the commercial buildings in the Squares.