Architectural Pavers and Landscape Company

Gabriel just completed our backyard hard-​scape and we’re really happy with his work.
First, Gabriel is really down to earth guy who runs an honest business. He’s very personable, cares about the quality of work, and tries to get you a low price. Bottom line, I trust him and has a good heart. From the other posts, yes, scheduling can change and paper work can be ‘sparse’. This isn’t a big corporation. The job was completed in a timely manner, 1.5 days after the pavers were delivered.
His quote came in significantly lower than another one we got… and I was confident that we would have a good experience because he did our neighbor’s backyard. Basically, you get a rock bottom price and he may need to add on a bit when unexpected things crop up… You have to be a bit flexible here. But overall, I saved a pile of money and have a good looking hard-​scape. He also was very affordable on some other side jobs that he took extra effort to complete.
If you’re super picky and entitled, these guys may not be right for you. If you’re flexible and willing to work with him to get a better price, this is your guy.

DISASTER. DO NOT HIRE THEM.
All the previous reviews here say how wonderful this company is and they all talk about the foreman, Junior.
As it turns out, Junior was the only one who knew how to do this work correctly. He quit, and started his own company (ATLAS PAVERS). Gabriel Ark is the owner of Architectural Pavers and is now in charge.
Another reviewer said that Gabriel is using Junior’s license. If you are not sure whom you are hiring: Junior is from Portugal and is about 5′ 9″. Gabriel is from Nigeria and is about 6′ 2″. Their accents are different. That might help.
Gabriel is a very poor manager. He did not supervise, so things were done incorrectly and had to be torn out and done again.
The electrician was unreliable and made excuses for not showing up over and over. It took weeks to get him to finish a 7-​day job.
Deadlines were never met, Gabriel gave us nonstop whining and excuses, and the job went from 5 weeks to five MONTHS.
In the end, he did not finish the job. He said he had to have surgery and had no one else to finish the work. After he left many of our tools and garden things were missing.
And after the rain, there was flooding and water pooling near the foundation of the house. The new driveway looked like a swimming pool.
Supposedly the work was guaranteed but I did not want this man anywhere near my property. We found Junior at Atlas Pavers. His company fixed what Gabriel had ruined or left unfinished. Atlas did a WONDERFUL job. HIRE ATLAS PAVERS and RUN from this page.

All of these great reviews mention a guy named Junior, who I never met. Instead this number led me to Gabriel Ark.
Before signing a contract at the beginning of July, Gabriel promised excellent work to be completed «in about a week» and they could start «right away.» This is now the first week of October and the job has not been completed. Construction debris is everywhere including a huge pile of stones sitting in the street that has been there for a few months. The contract I signed didn’t include a complete by date (a mistake I will never make again) so now I am seeking legal counsel on how to terminate.
While I spent several hours with Gabriel going over exactly what I wanted he didn’t supervise the work crews actually doing the work. Workers never showed up on any kind of schedule, I just randomly would get a call at work saying they needed a power supply. So it was little surprise that large mistakes were made, like making a curved pathway straight. Gabriel did have the crew fix mistakes, but again, this took weeks and weeks and they still haven’t finished paving the final section.
I believe Gabriel might be suffering from health problems– this has been his excuse for not responding to calls or e-​mails. I can sympathize with that, but I wish he had simply said, «I cannot complete this job for you, let’s work something out.» Instead he has left a mess on our hands and I am completely at my wits end. All I want is for him to clean up and leave (the job is mostly done and mostly paid for), but I haven’t heard from him for a while now. Don’t get me wrong, my driveway looks pretty good. I just want this to be over!

The crew did an amazing job on a sizeable project (+1,000 sq ft). They worked for a solid week and a half. They are absolute craftsmen going the extra to ensure the aesthetics are pleasing and the work is sound. Junior is fantastic to work with as the project lead. He listened to everything we wanted and made some great suggestions. The project had several grade changes, steps, curves and a firepit and turned out just beautifully.
I would recommend them wholeheartedly. I received several bids and this bid was by far the most reasonable and my guess is that the quality could not have been matched!

I got several bids to re-​do our backyard patio. I looked into getting plain concrete, stamped concrete, aggregate, and pavers. Everyone said that pavers would cost double to price of doing plain concrete… until I received my bid from Architectural pavers. They came in at $ 2000 less than other paver companies. I got the same price for their pavers as I did with plain concrete from other companies!
Junior was very professional. He came to give me a bid the same day I inquired and was able to book an appointment as soon as I was ready.
I was nervous about the low price. Would it be low quality? Not at all!
I was very surprised and impressed! I love my new backyard!
They completed the whole job in 3 days! Wow! The men who installed the pavers worked their tails off!
I took away 1 star from my review because they did not properly clean up. I had to spray all the dust and dirt off my plants, house, grass, yard. I was told they would come back the next day to do so, and did not show.
Also, when I went to see the «work in progress», I walked out the side gate to see one of the workers peeing in the corner of my yard.
How embarrassing!
But for $ 2000 less, who cares! The pavers look amazing and they did a phenomenal job! I highly recommend them!

The pavers for our patio and walkway were installed first by a crew we hired to landscape the entire front yard. They did a terrible job – the patio was done incorrectly and the whole thing had to be redone. We came into contact with Architectural Pavers, who really sympathized with our situation, and agreed to have them re-​install the pavers the right way. They did. In a single day (it took the other crew 3 days to do the original work.) They did the work with skill and made design suggestions that really enhanced the final patio. We’re grateful to them for being reliable, honest and capable.

I was blessed to find Architectural Pavers (AP), they completed my backyard project in about a week. Junior is the foreman n helped me to get a pallet of pavers and luck had it that pallet came out to have a lot of red bricks which I wanted. I must also give a lot of credit and thanks to Oscar who did most of the work of my backyard, the pavers, installing the new sprinkler system, making a new concrete border n adding new lawn. Actually, AP is the second contractor I hired after a terrible experience w/​another landscaper (who also happened to have high stars on Unilocal). So that’s why I say AP is a blessing after that ordeal.

We are thrilled to have found an amazing crew, price, and best of all craftsmanship. The work is superb and the cost was below average in our surrounding area. Junior was responsible and completed the work as scheduled. The samples and pictures helped us design our backyard as planned. Thank you for a job well done!

Architectural Pavers completed a driveway paver installation for me (approximately 330 sq feet). As advertised, the cost of the job was $ 7.99 per sq. ft installed (the best price I found by far — no hidden or additional charges). The entire job was completed in less than two days and job turned out exactly the way I wanted — Excellent workmanship!