Not happy with Jim Baumgartner
 

Sorry folks he is not everything all on here has said. In fact he just left my house saying we are done doing business i cant help you anymore. This is after i had him out the first time to adjust heads and repair a leak. Charged $95 to adjust and replace two heads. Still had a leak which he blamed something else. And the second head now does not hit the grass a foot away as he put in a 10 inch head and said it was better. My complaint is i dont want brown spots for the sprinklers not hitting them, he assured me all areas are being watered. So i totally understand we need rain but when he told me to after he came back out since i still had a leak to go to 3 days a week of course i did, still several brown spots showing up so i said i paid him to come back out another $50 dollars to fix the same leak in which he did then called him back today to tell him im not getting all the coverage. So he said i was impossible to deal with and walked away!!! Would not recommend someone who doesnt back up what they do. He comes across too busy to make it right. So now im out $150 dollars and still need someone to adjust my irrigation, so the moral of the story dont always believe what you read. Someone who is supposed to be awesome according to TOV didnt want to deal with me any more. Oh well bad news will travel much faster than good news. I suggested just give me my money back and he just walked away got in his truck and left. Not very professional at all.

***EXACTLY*** I read all the time about this guy or that guy or this or that company is the greatest thing since sliced toast. NOBODY is as good as what many on here profess, especially when it comes to anything residential. If any of these guys were any good they'd be working commercial/industrial, not making chump change doing residential work.

:thumbup: So, not only a "MECHANIC" but a smart one!

;) My guess would be mostly " don't know what they are talking about."

The "chump change" part must just be (IMHO) a new way of thanking all the people that do work for us.

Sorry but you better take a closer look. Jim has years of experience in this field with 99.9% accolades. Something more needs to be explored here.

"So i totally understand we need rain but when he told me to after he came back out since i still had a leak to go to 3 days a week of course i did,"

Watering 3 days a week because you have brown spots?

So much for possible drought conditions that could require most of us to cut back to 1 time each week.

glad you weren't talking about Tom, he does great work. you go climb in a hot attic for chump change,no picnic.

You can't please everyone.

Had Jim out to my place twice to do work. I'm a satisfied customer and will still recommend him any day of the week. (And Tom too [emoji106])

YMMV

I had the same experience with Jim. Had a huge brown spot in my rear lawn for 2 years. He adjusted my heads a few times but it never helped. Said I didn't need to add additional heads. Contacted Joe Tucker and he added an additional head and problem was solved, just like that. I also ran a home watch business in TV's and in the beginning, used Jim for several of my accounts when needed. I switched to Joe and NEVER got an attitude and he was always on time. Pricing was just about the same for good work with a smile. Try calling Joe Tucker (352) 430-5615, you won't be sorry. Oh yeah ... and Tom too.

Agreed re: Village AV - I have only the highest regard for Tom

Sorry Jim didn't work out for you. I've used him more than once and referred him to others. "We" have all been happy. Hope you get your situation satisfactorily resolved.

The thing that bothered us about Jim was that he talked too much. We had to listen to 45 minutes of personal anecdotes, witticisms, and pop quizzes before being told to add a third day's watering. I'm sure a lot of people like that kind of thing, but it just isn't to our liking.

The lawn didn't get any better, but the water bill sure got bigger. We cut back to two days.

We've used Jim for years...no problems, quite the contrary, his service has always been on time, efficient and reasonable. Once we did have a head that we called him back to readjust...Jim came right over, changed the head to a larger one...no charge. In our book...he's the best.

I got a estimate from Jim and his younger partner. It was 1800.00 to 2500.00 to redo my back yard zone and reconnect my front yard and 1 side yard since we had a pool put in. He recommend like 14 heads alone in the back yard.
I got a guy I think his name is Scott, works with Mannsfield Landscaping to come out and do the job. 1000.00 fully hooked up and running great.

I call Jim because of the recommendations on the board. There are a lot of contractors in this area that will jack the price on you because they do work in The Villages. I do not care how many homes there are and are selling. Reasonable is Reasonable. Just because there are a lot of houses, does not mean it cost more to get something done here. JMHO :loco:

Jim B
 

Used Jim many times since I moved here. Always a good experience. Referred him to many friends. Never a negative report.