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    JL Concrete Design

    3.8 (16 reviews)
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    Driveway construction or installation

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    Patio, porch, or terrace construction or installation

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    Masonry/concrete repair

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    They did an excellent job on our front and back steps. They look beautiful. We are very happy with the quality of work and service. Joe is very nice and he works with you. Highly recommend.

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    JL CONCRETE DESIGN does not take responsibility for their product, process or workmanship!! In Fall 2017, I paid them $9800 to lay a stamped patio, sidewalk and do an overlay on my front stoop. It was warranted for 2 years. In March 2020 (2 1/2 years since installation), the front stoop overlay started chipping off in a place where there is no traffic or wear and tear. In addition, our stamped concrete patio started pitting in 10 random places. Now we really have a problem as the pits will allow moisture in, freeze and thaw and create a disaster. We know that we need to seal the patio after 2-3 years of installation and we were getting ready to do just that, but are now afraid that when we power wash the unstable patio and stoop to prepare for sealer, it will only make the pitting and chipping worse. I have been in communication with JL Concrete Design over the past month regarding these new issues. They claim that the faulty product is simply "normal wear and tear" and that they cannot control what happens to concrete. Again and again, they blame the Midwest weather, the uncertainty of concrete, etc. When they quoted my job, they never mentioned that my patio, sidewalk and front stoop would look like crap in a mere 2 1/2 years!! I really regret doing the concrete jobs and regret hiring JL Concrete Design to do it. Their only offer was to come out and power wash and seal the patio and sidewalk and do a temporary touch up on the stoop for $650........what???!!! My advice............select a non-concrete material and do not hire JL Concrete to do any job or risk major frustration and disappointment!

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    Thank you for your kind words. We truly appreciate your business. Joe

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    Joe was extremely personable and identified several concerns with the stamping and sealing of the original patio.

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    UPDATED 3/11/26. Here's what I had to deal with ever since they redid my patio:…read morehttps://youtu.be/tA2aaeo_bbM Original Review back in 2024: Do NOT hire them to do your patio. I had them come re-sand and reseal, and the sand filled in is falling apart on one side of my patio as well as the edges in only a few months. They came a second time to try to fix it. Told them to let me know when they come because I want to be there whey they start so I can see what they're doing. I did not trust they were doing it well. They came out but didn't let me know and only after they had started, they came to me. That pissed me off, because I explicitely told them to wait until I am outside with them because of that and that I had questions. That request was blatantly ignored. Now about a couple months later, that sand is falling between the cracks and soft to the touch, I can literally compress it with my finger and I now have sand missing between cracks all over the place on one side of my patio again. There's no way they sealed that because that sand wouldn't be soft to the touch and able to compress with your finger! It's not only soft, they don't even put enough sand in it let alone forget to seal the damn thing. The second time they came out, they try to blame it on water, as if I'm an idiot (sure after a few months I expect this to all fall apart). There's nothing that would cause this. Regular rain shouldn't cause a $2k+ job to fail after a few months. The prior company who sanded this patio, the sand was not falling apart like this anywhere. Even after 5 years. Now I'm going to have to refill that sand and fix this myself. Maybe learned a lesson, just do this stuff yourself. Do it right the first time and you won't have reviews like this. Or customers that annoy you because you can't do your job well. They claim "warranties to match our underrepresented workmanship!". What warranty? I got no warranty and even when they come to fix the mess up, it still falls down. Anyone gets rain, even down pours. It's very clear what areas they did not do properly because the rest of the patio is holding ok. I expect a job to last a few years not a few months. Rain and nature happen, we expect this to hold up at least on average 3-5 years. I'm just going to seriously go back to Menards, there's a mexican guy there who knows a lot about this, and he's told me how I can just fix it myself and save money. He explained the different sealants, etc. and the pros and cons. That's exactly what I am going to do. No more hiring people for this. The ants are even crawling into the cracks now. Good times, right before it starts getting cold outside. So glad I have to spend a couple hours fixing this sh** now. I don't normally go out and rant like this but any moron can see this is not done right. More here on my actual patio, see the problem first hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm8h2ZUq88A How it's supposed to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMu1l2ure4M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRGi6xa9ALo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi-KeIcv-Kk You do your customers right. You f up the job, you redo it. I expect the craft to be done well. You make mistakes, you fix it. You don't just tell people it is what it is and make excuses like you did with me after the fact.

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    This is a long overdue review which I hate to leave but don't know what else to do…read more We had our both our driveway and garage floor completely replaced in May 2021. Not a cheap job by any means. All looked nice at first but within 2 years, parts of both started showing signs of cracking and spalling. My husband called them back out to see what could be done and were told they couldn't do anything except replace the whole thing again? The explanation is the weather in Chicago is the reason. By the third year, the area where the garage floor meets the concrete driveway and parts of the driveway are crumbling. I didn't expect any of this within the first few years.. and I don't see other newer driveways in my neighborhood with this issue. Something was wrong with what they used or how they mixed their product. Now, water seeps into the garage through the cracks at winter time. It's extremely upsetting and each year that goes by, I get more upset. More and more crumbling. I wish they had better options for us or could do something without charging us for a full redo. Please make this right.

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