Tried hiring a big crew for my backyard patio vs a two-person team... night and day difference

Last month I paid a six-person crew $4,500 for pavers and they left gaps everywhere. Then a father-son team did the same size job for $3,200 and it's perfectly level. Has anyone else had better luck with smaller outfits?

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the_linda24d ago

Used to think bigger crew meant faster and better, but that experience taught me loud and clear that skill matters more than numbers. That father-son team probably has a reputation to protect and cares about every little detail. Big crews sometimes rush through things because they want to move on to the next job. Smaller outfits treat your backyard like it's their own, which makes all the difference in the long run.

michael_coleman1023d ago

Hired a three-man crew last year and @the_linda nailed it, they treated my yard like their own front yard.

jana_hart1823d ago

That father-son team charging less but doing better work is wild lol. Did they give you a breakdown of why their price was lower, or did they just say "we'll do it for this" and it ended up being way better? Curious if they cut corners somewhere or if the big crew was just marking up for overhead.