Before I begin, let me preface this review by saying over the years my expectations of companies I've hired for those projects that are not DIY has greatly diminished. My family has been screwed every which way but loose on almost everything we have had done, and to top it off, every time we start one project we come across another major issue that needs to be taken care of in order to bring the house up to code. Also, by the time those companies were done, they created such destruction that we needed some else to fix what they broke. It would appear that the new generation's work ethic has fallen so far off the map that nothing is done correctly, no matter how much they seem to know or can talk in regards to these days.
With this in mind, I decided to take a chance on Dave and Concrete Rocks for a retaining wall, a Tuff Shed concrete pad in the back yard and an RV pad on the side of the house, which ran through the fence and added a sidewalk to connect to the existing one at my garage backdoor. His company required half of the total invoiced amount up front to begin, which with what I have described previously, was very hard for me to do, but in light of his reviews I took the chance.
Now let me run it down for you. This is the first time I have had a company and its' workers show up everyday, on time, or early. If it weren't for the amount of rain we received around the same time, he would have finished the project ahead of schedule. He also kept us in the loop when the weather postponed any part of the project. This is also the first time that I have had the lead on the project talk with me in regards to the step by step process, and any concerns they had that would jeopardize the final product. The workmanship was on point and the professionalism from all of the workers matched what you would expect from every company. They did such a good job I added another piece to the project to have a partial fence put in between a new front gate piece and the original property line fence, which again was screwed up by a previous contractor. Finally, the price. Over the past few years I have received quotes from about a dozen different companies, or individuals that have either quoted this same project out piece by piece, or all as one. Without telling them what the previous offers were, they came in under all of the other quotes, and even added the attached sidewalk for the same price. His company does not accept credit cards, which was a bummer due to not getting the miles for my next trip, but he made up for it by removing all debris from my previous projects from the side of the house to the dump.
If I could only explain just how much less stress this project has brought to my life, you would hire them without a second thought, which is what I highly recommend. They did such a good job, I will be having them return to pour a new driveway for me. read more