Lou did a great job on a project to fix the aging, cracked concrete on my front patio overhang. He…read moreused a specialized adhesive to bond new concrete over the old, which another potential contractor had never even heard of or considered. Very professional, courteous work which he got completed promptly - I highly recommend for unusual projects like this.

This guy is a thief! Took $1,500 off a 74 yr old lady. Might have used 1 single bag of mortar to…read moremake patch repairs on her front stoop. It's amazing the guy actually walked away like the job was finished and done properly. It's not a good sign when 4 neighbors ask if she did the work herself. And this thief advertises in the church bulletin! No doubt to rip off the senior citizens. Had two corners to patch, which look worse than they did before he touched them. Didn't brush anything to blend in to existing concrete, just half assed the whole thing and stole the money. Clearly this piece of garbage has no conscienc and no issue with stealing money. Absolute joke of a job. Terrible. If you're thinking about calling this guy, save your money and just have a toddler do it. should be zero stars.

I had my porch and sidewalk lifted. Sidewalk was perfect . Porch was close to perfect in elevation,…read morebut it sustained a hairline crack during the lift. Crew was friendly and on time. Holes left in the concrete surface are noticeable,but the cost of this repair is much lower than new concrete.

An efficient operation providing a really effective and cost saving service. The estimator came out…read moreand gave me a bid and two weeks later the work was completed exactly as described. Totally respectable workers and employees from start to finish! I feel like I got a new driveway for the fraction of the price of removing the old concrete and pouring new slab's. They used a pressurized slurry of limestone injected through the concrete to level the slabs across my entire driveway. The diamond ground all of the joints between my house and the driveway and between all of the slabs and sealed it perfectly! The before and after is incredible. Thrilled with the work and will recommend them to anyone who needs to have concrete leveling done!

Needed a new concrete driveway. Ugo and his son, Flippo, along with the rest of his crew were…read moreOUTSTANDING to work with. The communication, high quality of their work and the flexibility were excellent. In my opinion, they are not going to be the cheapest price, but you get what you pay for. I highly recommend them.

Would not recommend. Poor workmanship. Ended up with uneven concrete and huge cracks. Had to have…read morejob redone by another concrete contractor. Buyer Beware.

Aj and his fellow helper did a great job on my project. They deconstructed a retaining wall and…read morerebuilt it perfectly. They were both congenial and professional. They explained various decisions as they built the wall and answered all my many questions during the project. I had gotten many estimates and theirs seemed fair. I highly recommend them and would hire them again. In fact, I did. They're going to do some landscaping for me.

A retaining wall installed by this company began to bulge and leak water along with concrete…read moredriveway rapidly deteriorating. Called for inspection to go over how the so called warranty worked. Denied coverage by the company saying it was a workmanship warranty and it was built correctly. Our home insurance said they would drop us if drainage wasn't repaired so had to start deconstruction. While taking wall down it was noted that proper building techniques were not used such as wall 1.5 inches out of level, no drainage aggregate used behind blocks, proper footer was not dug or laid, existing French drains were deadheaded with no exit, the French drain installed by them did not work plus being at the wrong level, and no use of Geogrid reinforcement to name a few. It was a poorly constructed moisture retaining wall that forced water to blow between blocks under pressure while also undercutting driveway spreading damage. Ignorance was demonstrated with everything found while deconstructing. they were nice enough to leave their garbage buried behind wall too. We had a better qualified installer make temporary repairs until we decide how to move forward with this undertaking.

I had a dry-fit retaining wall that was sagging alarmingly, so I contacted DiMarco. Jim asked for…read morephotos, he couldn't make an accurate appraisal so he stopped by within a day or two. He gave me a plan on what he would do, and I could tell he knew his stuff by virtue of remedying causal factors for the leaning, including improper drainage. I also had him look at a 1957 original kitchen exhaust blower that was now a dead end and fall hazard, wanting it taken down -- which I couldn't do safely on my own -- and a frustrating area where water would come into my office when it rained hard with a lot of wind. Jim said all the right things, and I was very happy with his quote. He communicated well via email about when he could come. He and his crew showed up and did a fantastic job. They bricked in the gap where the exhaust came out, properly insulating and sealing as they did so, and painstakingly addressed the likely factors in the water intrusion. I would hire him again in a heartbeat. I wish I had had him work on my chimney a couple of years ago instead of a certain other company who overcharged me and reneged on a necessary service they had promised but carefully not included in the contract. He would have done a better job and charged me less.

After needing stone repair on our home following the removal for another project, Jim and his team…read moreimpressed us with their ability to find the perfect matching stone and flawlessly install it. The integration of the new stone is seamless, making it impossible to distinguish from the original. We are very pleased with their work and would not hesitate to engage them for future projects. I highly recommend their services. (Before and after photos included)

This review was originally about their rental business, but the same people work for both companies…read moreand there is overlap. Don't do business with the Palmieris. Buckle in because I'm about to take you on a wild ride through my experiences renting for a year from Liz and John. I'm sure they'll offer some half-hearted reply attempting to contradict what I say in this review, but at the end of the day I have the texts to back it up. I also believe I was a good tenant: I paid my rent on time and never missed a month. I lived at 3403 Dawson with four other people during 2019-2020. I'll give you a quick rundown of the landlords: John and Liz work together, but John mainly supervises renovations while Liz deals with tenants. Liz would randomly perform spot-checks of the house under the guise of coming in to "collect our rent checks". When we said that made us uncomfortable and we were more comfortable putting them in the mailbox for her at the front of our house, she said that was unnecessary and the random audits continued. However, we realized that when she came in, sometimes she'd turn our AC up. You see, they had written into the lease that they'd pay for electricity and air conditioning, so these spot-checks were opportunities for her to adjust the thermostat to try and save some money. Speaking of their electrical penny-pinching, when my roommates and I wanted to get a fish and five-gallon tank during quarantine, Liz told us the only way they'd allow it was if we agreed to pay them $20 a month "to offset the rise in their electricity bill". For those of you who haven't ever owned a fish, a five gallon fish tank is about the size of a small bowl and doesn't use power. One day, we came home to find our beloved porch table missing. Only after asking Liz if she saw anyone stealing our table did we find out that they had brought a truck to haul away the table because the neighbor didn't like the way it looked. I'm not kidding. The table wasn't exactly something you'd find at a three-star Michelin restaurant, but we were broke college kids and it's all we could afford. Call me crazy, but I believe if you're going to have the balls to silently destroy your tenants' property, you should probably have the decency and integrity to at the very least tell them. Here's my absolute favorite story about these landlords. While we were juggling college classes during quarantine and the pandemic, Liz asked us to move out a few weeks earlier than our lease end date because they wanted extra time to perform renovations. What had actually happened was Liz had made a mistake: she had promised the next group of tenants that they could move in early before asking us. We said no, and John and Liz pestered us until finally we agreed to meet in person to discuss it. When we told them we had already made plans to move out on the last day of our lease, they showed their true colors. Liz stormed out of the house and slammed the door yelling something about how "karma is a b****" and we'd "eventually find out". John took a less-explosive approach and tried convincing us that technically the dates on our lease were wrong, and that we needed to "go by what they said" and not the legal documents. When that didn't work, they tried holding the fact that they gave us $200 off our rent in the month of April over our heads. Finally, about a day later John offered us $2,000 to move out early. Although we had already made plans with moving companies, we were broke college students and we decided to agree to their terms but ask for it in writing. After being shifty about putting it in writing, not a day later John went back on his word and decided he had changed his mind: no more deal. You be the judge of what that implies. Say what you want about John and Liz, but I will say they're good at one thing: pretending they're someone they're not. For landlords that spent the whole year pretending they were the only good landlord in Oakland and reputable people of their word, they made us realize that they were just like every other slumlord in Oakland.

After 18 years with a cracked, sinking driveway full of huge holes and a stone wall along the…read moredriveway slowly bowing out thanks to freeze and thaw cycles, we FINALLY decided to bite the bullet -- and hit the bank -- to redo the driveway. Three other contractors told us it would take at LEAST ten days -- if not longer -- to put down a new driveway (1800 square feet) and the only solution they provided for the wall was to remove the existing stones (1' x 2' rough blocks) and replace them with interlocking concrete stone. Joe Palmieri told us he could demolish the old driveway, tear down the wall, pour a new driveway and rebuild the wall (with proper drainage) in TWO DAYS! I didn't believe him. And you know what? He was WRONG. He completed the job in a DAY AND A HALF!!!! He brought an experienced, organized team and he personally supervised the entire job. The guys worked like a well-oiled machine. The results are breathtaking. Quality concrete, great work on the wall, and follow-through on ALL of our questions and concerns. Was he the least expensive option? Nope, but it was well worth the extra 10% we paid to have the work done in an instant and done well.

Full replacement of existing a double width driveway and a sidewalk and front porch. with…read morecustomized concrete coloring and finishes. The Lotis crew was polite, professional, and always informative on what they are doing. Were very careful in protecting the surroundings including a high end front door and custom garage doors. These people were true concrete artisans - the work and finish is fantastic. On the engineering side, they did all the right things with proper excavation and base installation, storm water drainage, and rebar and tie-ins, none of which was very good in the original work they removed. I highly recommend this company.

Cory and his crew completely restored our 1949 up and down tandem garage floors. The upper garage…read moreleaked down on the lower garage years of salt and debris. We weren't sure the entire floor didn't need to be jack hammered out and replaced. The floors were ground down, leveled, drains repaired and the epoxy was applied complete with a fleck and a top coat. Literally, you could eat off the floors now. We are thrilled. The entire crew was more than respectful, very knowledgeable, showed up and worked extremely hard some days as much as 15 hours to beat a bad storm. In today's day and age of lack luster work ethic, Cory and his brother and the rest of the guys were fantastic. Highly recommend! Well worth the cost and Cory kept us up to speed the whole time because things aren't always as they seem until the work begins. Thank you Cory!

Mike Jr and his crew did a fabulous job om my driveway. He was driving by and stopped and discussed…read morehow he could lay down millings. We decided to give it a try and we are very pleased with the results. Our driveway is approximately 800-900 feet long. Mike Jr and his crew were very friendly and professional. Great price also. Mike P

Tony Broadway Paving was in my neighborhood paving another driveway and by happenstance he knocked…read moreon my door looking for additional business. I am so glad Tony did. I would definitely recommend Tony Broadway Paving to anyone looking to have their driveway resurfaced. Tony, Mike, and their entire crew did an awesome job. No nonsense, hard working, and very professional. It was the right time, right price, and right paving company. You will not be disappointed!