Ventures Design & Build

Marilyn Rivera _{on Google}

Oct 1st, 2023

Working with Brandon and Ventures has been incredible. Our backyard is our favorite place to be, year round. As with any project, there were hick-ups but what makes Ventures unique is Brandon is committed to making sure everything is taken care of. Even if something goes wrong after the project is completed. Ventures is by far the most responsive construction company/contractor we have ever worked with. Communication was 1000% there and still is! Services: General construction, Walkway landscaping, Concrete masonry, Landscape design construction, Design, Landscape installations, Patio design, Yard designs, Outdoor water feature design, Outdoor step construction, Artificial turf installation, Stone masonry, Sod installation, Backyard landscaping

Michael F _{on Google}

Dec 3rd, 2022

They rushed the installation and didn't file paperwork properly, and it subsequently became the home owner's issue. Service: Landscape installations

Joe Haak _{on Google}

Oct 15th, 2022

tl:dr - Venture's craftspeople generally do good work, but their construction / business team will nickel and dime you to replace stuff that THEY damage while they work, so be prepared to fund an additional 10-25% of your quoted cost.
We had ventures do our patio, yard and landscaping in 2017 and the end results were great; however, after some staff turnover over the ensuing 3 years, our second project to expand the patio and install a fire pit in the fall of 2021 went poorly. Despite enumerating the need to carefully handle underground electrical in advance of the project (that they installed in the first place), their equipment damaged this during construction, and rather than fixing their own mistake, they forced us to pay outside electricians to fix damage that clearly they had inflicted. Further, they destroyed our entire backyard lawn with construction equipment when they could not fit the required machinery through our front gate. While they put down hay/seed to cover most of the damaged areas in November, and their relationship manager committed to having someone come out in the spring the ensure there was good coverage for re-growing the lawn, they re-negged on this commitment and offered to quote us for lawn repair.
We won't use these guys again, but if you do, be forewarned that their definition of "reasonable care in the exercise of their tasks" is essentially that they will exercise limited / no care in the ordinary course, are not liable for any damage they do, but in a smarmy, two-faced fashion, are happy to provide you with a quote to pay them more to fix damage that they caused in the first place.
Updated Response: I have added some photos of the condition that Venture's left our lawn in. I appreciate that their response is that their activities did not damage the "unmarked" underground electrical (which they installed in the first place in 2017), however, the outdoor electrical worked just fine until work in the area commenced, and then did not work thereafter, which is simply not a coincidence. Further, while I appreciate that heavy equipment was used to move pavers, it was verbally agreed that our driveway, not our entire backyard, would be the staging area for the construction activities so as not to destroy the sod (which they also installed in 2017). The replacement of the entirety of our lawn that was destroyed had a cost of over $6,500 which represents 23% of the entire project cost, so when it is stated that there are incremental expenses beyond the quoted cost I am not exaggerating. Services: General construction, Landscape installations, Patio design