Zillges Landscape, Fireplace & Excavation - Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Stuart Z.

I’ve built several houses in the past and complete lots of the work myself, then sell after four to six years. I have worked with several fireplace companies in the Fox Valley area for the building process with fireplace installation. We recently purchased a used home and are in the process of remodeling to make this home our forever home. We had a unique installation process since we needed a high efficiency fireplace installed in our old chimney, it was not deep enough so we put a wood stove on our hearth! Zillges is by far the best, not even in comparison with others we have used. From our sales rep Jim, to the installation crew Steven, they were hands down the best. Jim was there on the other end of the phone answering text messages and phone calls about every little question I had. Please, do not waste your time traveling to other places, let me save you the time, go to Zillges!

Adam H.

Fantastic experience working with Zillges. It was important to me that we maintained the original brick arch of the fireplace. Steve knew exactly what needed to be done, and we couldn’t be happier. We have had many compliments on the insert.

Paula

We had Zillges put in our new stone patio with a gas grill surround and Sundance spa this past summer. They did a wonderful job, cleaned up well at the end of each work day and fixed one minor problem we had in a timely manner. Beau did a great job with the design and we got exactly what we wanted! I would highly recommend Zillges for any landscaping or outdoor entertainment area job!

Daniel D.

Extremely disappointing. Asked them to simply move a gravel pad 10', level it and compact it. For $1300, they moved the pad but left it over 1 foot off from being level and it was not compacted.

J D.

As I come in from having to try and fix Zillges's work for the second time in two years, perhaps it's therapeutic to share our experience. Zillges did the excavation on our new build. They did such a terrible job backfilling that we constantly get sink holes next to the foundation of our house. This means that we're constantly pulling back the landscaping to try and put more dirt where they left all the stones. We've spent too much money on this to have to constantly fix it. Where is the professionalism?

Lest you think this is simply a disappointed homeowner, even Zillges employees agreed. We had Zillges give us a bid on our landscaping ($30k) and the Zillges rep said that he would have to have someone from Excavation come back out and fix the backfill problems before he could do any of the landscaping. The problem was brought up to Tim who completely ignored it - you read that correctly - he had absolutely no interest in correcting his company's sloppy work. The only recourse we have is to completely ignore them for our future business. The landscaping bid went to a competitor (Landscape Solutions) who did a fantastic job.

I'm sure there are folks who have had great experiences with Zillges, but we are simply not one of them. If their own employees were ashamed of the work, that should tell you something. I could not in good conscience recommend Zillges's excavation services.

Donald P.

I was working on my Eagle Scout project, so when I needed gravel I turned to Zillges Landscaping right away and they were more than happy to tell me how much gravel I needed and were offered to donate. I've never picked up gravel before, but it was super simple and fast. Thank you.

Greg S.

Had my two fireplaces fixed and cleaned today and the two guys were very professional at what they do and very clean while they worked everything covered and explained what they did and what to do to keep them working Thank You and highly recommend them 😊 😀

Mike F.

My fireplace would not stay lit for more than 30 seconds. Mark got on the phone and told me the cold weather has been freezing up the air intakes on several fireplaces. Suggested a method for me to fix at home that worked. I greatly appreciate a company that is willing to sacrifice a service call and help someone out. They have a new customer in me for future service. Thank you Zillgess.

Stuart Z.

I’ve built several houses in the past and complete lots of the work myself, then sell after four to six years. I have worked with several fireplace companies in the Fox Valley area for the building process with fireplace installation. We recently purchased a used home and are in the process of remodeling to make this home our forever home. We had a unique installation process since we needed a high efficiency fireplace installed in our old chimney, it was not deep enough so we put a wood stove on our hearth! Zillges is by far the best, not even in comparison with others we have used. From our sales rep Jim, to the installation crew Steven, they were hands down the best. Jim was there on the other end of the phone answering text messages and phone calls about every little question I had. Please, do not waste your time traveling to other places, let me save you the time, go to Zillges!

Adam H.

Fantastic experience working with Zillges. It was important to me that we maintained the original brick arch of the fireplace. Steve knew exactly what needed to be done, and we couldn’t be happier. We have had many compliments on the insert.

Paula

We had Zillges put in our new stone patio with a gas grill surround and Sundance spa this past summer. They did a wonderful job, cleaned up well at the end of each work day and fixed one minor problem we had in a timely manner. Beau did a great job with the design and we got exactly what we wanted! I would highly recommend Zillges for any landscaping or outdoor entertainment area job!

Daniel D.

Extremely disappointing. Asked them to simply move a gravel pad 10', level it and compact it. For $1300, they moved the pad but left it over 1 foot off from being level and it was not compacted.

J D.

As I come in from having to try and fix Zillges's work for the second time in two years, perhaps it's therapeutic to share our experience. Zillges did the excavation on our new build. They did such a terrible job backfilling that we constantly get sink holes next to the foundation of our house. This means that we're constantly pulling back the landscaping to try and put more dirt where they left all the stones. We've spent too much money on this to have to constantly fix it. Where is the professionalism?

Lest you think this is simply a disappointed homeowner, even Zillges employees agreed. We had Zillges give us a bid on our landscaping ($30k) and the Zillges rep said that he would have to have someone from Excavation come back out and fix the backfill problems before he could do any of the landscaping. The problem was brought up to Tim who completely ignored it - you read that correctly - he had absolutely no interest in correcting his company's sloppy work. The only recourse we have is to completely ignore them for our future business. The landscaping bid went to a competitor (Landscape Solutions) who did a fantastic job.

I'm sure there are folks who have had great experiences with Zillges, but we are simply not one of them. If their own employees were ashamed of the work, that should tell you something. I could not in good conscience recommend Zillges's excavation services.