I hired John to remove and repour a 3200 square foot parking lot in Midtown Sacramento. The original cost was $26,000. Upon the concrete being removed he said that he needed to add some heavier dirt as the dirt below was to soft that was and extra $5,000 that I agreed to. Upon the completion of the job I texted him about a week after and he said that it would take about a month for the concretes to cure and match. After a month the concretes did not much (one side is off white and the other is grey. He came out a week later and said to give it until next summer as it can take a while for the concretes to cure and match. I didn't believe him and continued to press to the point where he had the concrete company come out and in that conversation he said when he saw the two toned parking lot he thought that there may have been a dye put in. So he lied to me earlier about saying it would cure next year, he knew it would never match. Out side of that meeting he is saying it is the concrete companies fault and the concrete company is also taking no responsibility. I now have a two toned parking lot, one color is off white and the other is grey, that I did not request. He is not doing anything about it. So I will start with a formal complaint with the contractors licensing board and begin to take the necessary steps to get a remedy.
I am also now questioning whether the dirt needed to be made heavier for an extra $5,000 and I also did not want a two toned parking lot as it looks like crap and I told him that I needed a clean looking parking lot for the clientele that I deal with. A two toned parking lot is not that.
He refuses to give me the receipts for the purchase of the concrete which was over two days as i'm still questioning if it was even the same batch of concrete. Do not use as you may get a two toned driveway with additional costs that may or may not be needed and a contractor that will lie to you.
Really disappointing. I will keep the site posted as the CSLB complaint goes through the process on whether concrete companies can pour two different concretes and get away with it. Don't call use another company.
I have never actually done a review like this good or bad but this one had to be told. read more