Olympic Rockeries & Construction

Shinda and his crew did a phenomenal job building a rockery retaining wall and stone stair steps for us. We are so happy with the outcome.
Shinda worked with our budget and gave us a very good price for the project.
He is very patient to make sure we got what we want it. The retaining wall is beautiful!
His crew did an amazing job building the stone stair step. They paid every close attention to details. They made sure every steps has the same level and measurement. They went back and redid each step until it was perfect… that’s amazing!
Shinda did additional work such as pulled out a few rotted tree stumps.
He offered to pick up a few yards of top soils, something I hadn’t thought about at that time, without charging any delivery fee.
He pointed out a drainage problem that would damaged the foundation of our house.
The crew spent over an hour cleaning up before they left.
These guys are the best contractor I have ever worked with.
They do a wonderful job, they are just the best!

I would definitely recommend Shinda and his crew. They were professional, quick and courteous. We had a difficult situation on this construction site where we needed to get creative about moving 10 yards of dirt and they came up with a perfect solution and quickly built a beautiful retaining wall to hold the rest of the soil back.
Awesome people and awesome company.

I would highly recommend Shinda and his company for high quality work. We were looking for someone to help with our backyard. I left tons of messages and still did not get any response from many of the companies. Shinda, the owner responded within minutes to my call and answered all the questions.
He came, to my surprise 5 min earlier agreed time, which to me it was the first sign that he is very reliable and responsible person. He never was late! Within couple of days he came for the estimate, which was very fare and started to work right away to help us with the backyard. Despite his personal life, he did work on the day when he supported not to work, just because he promised us (I still feel bad for being so pushy).
He worked very hard but very fast and efficient! He took stumps out and flattened our backyard.
The team builded the rock wall, spending so much energy to place each and every rock in a certain way so it would look so beautiful. The rockery looks so elegant and curvy!!! Just beautiful! There were some rocks left after the main project and I wanted to use then to finish the older wall that was started long time ago. To my surprise;) I could not even push the rock. He and his team spend extra day just to do that rockery without charging any extra. No matter how picky I was, they were able to satisfy all our backyard needs and they did much more then we agreed to without extra charge!
I would highly recommend him!
The only sad thing is that they only do landscaping;) I wish they did fences, plumbing and all the other work that we need, since I have hard time finding people, that are so efficient, professional, punctual and hard working to satisfy clients needs!

I do not just hand out stars, Shinda earned each and every one of them. This retaining wall project was huge (by our standards) and he made it look like child’s play. In all seriousness we could not have been happier with this project. We called for a quote on Friday and Shinda was at our house Monday morning to look over the project. He got more than he bargained for because we only had a rough idea of what we were looking for. He took the time to understand our needs and then proposed solutions that would maximize the space. The work started on Friday and was completed by Wednesday. This time-​frame included the two project changes that the team took in stride. There was a certain sense of calm throughout the project because we had the utmost confidence in Shinda and his team. The communication was also outstanding and we never wondered what was going on or what was going to happen next. We simply cannot say enough good things about this company.

Shinda came out to my home on a Saturday morning! We reviewed a set of pIans I had prepared by a professional landscape designer and we developed a plan to meet our needs and our budget. Shinda is honest, he listens, and works to meet or exceed your expectations. He offered alternatives in design and materials, while considering the project goals and budget. My wife and I couldn’t be more pleased with the final results. I highly recommend Shinda, Carpino, and Benjamin and the team work they performed for our project with skill and care. They are professionals in every sense of their business and their results clearly illustrate that fact. Olympic Rockeries and Construction, thanks again for another job well done.

Shinda Sidhu of Olympic Rockeries provided excellent help to solve handicap access to my home with a new driveway and ramp. They provided a simpler and better solution than I had originally planned saving money and improving my landscaping as well.
In addition they also leveled my back yard in preparation for a new detached garage and built a rock retaining wall. This was all done efficiently and provided exactly what I wanted.
I am extremely happy with their work and have additional work planned in the near future. I highly recommend Olympic Rockeries as providing excellent results with ongoing consultation to achieve the best results while minimizing cost.

Olympic delivered and set over 12 tons of boulders on my property, as well as built a stairway from big rocks and changed the placement of rocks already on my property.
It was wonderful to see how they transformed the landscape. The team worked with me; they had me over to their quarry and I was able to talk about the size, shape, and color of each boulder they were going to deliver to my property. Additionally, they had great ideas on placing these «big rocks» to maximize their impact and create a natural looking hardscape that my wife and I just love.
They had the equipment and experience to do this job right. Communication and scheduling was a breeze. I look forward to having them help me again and I am referring them to people already. Great experience!

We were very happy with the end result as well as the process of working with Olympic Rockeries & Construction. They were able to repair a badly damaged rockery wall along our property line. They advised us with permitting issues, and helped mediate with neighbors. The owner and his workers were courteous and went out of their way to make sure the job was completed and everything cleaned up to our satisfaction. Great work, good price and overall a very pleasant exchange.

Olympic Rockeries, owner Shinda Sidhu, sure has ‘solid rock results.’ Olympic Rockeries removed old railroad timbers and replaced then with two 50′ x 3′ amazing rock walls along with a cascading planters in our back yard which are absolutely gorgeous. He is a talented artist and professional who knows what is best. We got
bids from seven contractors and not one measured up to his what Shinda could do as well as pricing. Yep, drains, excavation and hauling he did it all! He knows his trade! Shinda is our ‘rock whisperer!’ He very recently (March) installed a beautiful landscape rockery in my front yard! My old house looks 30 years younger! Thank you Shinda for being CARING, CAPABLE AND CONSCIENTIOUS!

We had a retaining wall that needed to be removed and then replace it with an alpine rockerie. Shinda came out to do an estimate and followed up with us to see what we had decided. We had bids from 5 excavators, but Shinda’s professionalism and very fair bid was what sold us. He walked us through the project and let us decide on what we did and didn’t want. He was always on time, fair and hard working. I can’t wait to get him back for our next yard improvement.

Shinda designed and installed a beefy «alpine look» rockery for us a couple weeks ago. We are very impressed and already looking forward to working with him and Olympic Rockeries again for a few big reasons.
To set the stage, here’s what our project involved:
Consultation: We asked Shinda to give us an estimate because we were planning to purchase small-​ish boulders and build a rock wall ourselves. He came to our home and gave us that estimate (on a Sunday!) but suggested that he thought bigger boulders would look better for our project and gave us a quote for that option, with his team doing the installation instead of us.
Project Completed: After thinking it over, we preferred Shinda’s «bigger rocks» idea. So he installed an «alpine look» rockery (20 – 25 boulders, about 2 feet tall on average) in our front yard to finish off the completely unfinished bank we inherited when we bought our house. Before placing the rocks, he prepped the edges of the bank in a few spots where it needed to be dug back. He also removed a big chunk of aggregate driveway that was in the way of where we wanted the wall.
And here’s why I’m giving a 5-​star rating:
1) Shinda is a rock artist. He looked at our project, had a vision for it, and executed it down to the final boulder-​sized detail. Watching him maneuver his Bobcat was like watching a trained musician play an instrument. He’d place a rock, inspect it, spin it around, place it again, adjust the angle — the details seemed to matter to him at least as much as they mattered to us, which was reassuring. He even wanted to wash a couple of the boulders of before he left to make sure they looked as good as they could.
His artistry even showed in how he handled the aggregate-​cutting. Making just two straight-​line cuts, he managed to complement the existing curved lines of the driveway so well that we’ve decided just to leave it rather than re-​pouring a new curved edge.
Despite the attention to detail, he still worked quickly. In fact, he and his coworker only seemed to take one short break (maybe 10 minutes) all day.
2) They showed real respect for our wishes and concerns. For instance, there was one part of our project where we wanted to minimize the thickness of the rockery so we could keep our driveway as wide as possible. Shinda brought several narrow boulders and checked with us as he placed them to make sure the driveway was wide enough. Also, he was careful with our trees. Now, admittedly, I’m kind of a tree nut… I know that they probably don’t need to be treated as gently as I like to treat them… but I really appreciate that when I told Shinda about my concern for our trees, he was careful not to bump tree branches with the Bobcat and not to damage roots when he dug into our bank.
3) They did extra work. In addition to building our wall with the rock he brought, Shinda pointed out that we had several big, beautiful boulders halfway buried in our landscaping. We hadn’t even noticed. But he pulled them up, repositioned them, and voila — our boring mossy rocks are now beautiful focal points in our front yard. He could have ignored this potential or even tried to sell us new decorative boulders; instead, he unearthed hidden gems for us, and didn’t charge us extra.
In the end, we ended up with a much cooler rockery than we expected to have, we paid exactly what was estimated, and all of my precious trees were treated gently.
(I’m so impressed that I posted a review on Angie’s List, too.)