Like others said, if there was an option of zero stars, that's what Lee and his company deserves. I am sure the four-star reviews were simply for carpet cleaning jobs, and not for his ability to do epoxy treatments on patios.
I contacted Lee in September to get an estimate to have our patio and stairwell from the yard into the basement treated with an epoxy coating. After falling for his BS talk, I gave him a deposit. On that day, he told me three key things: 1. That he would need three days of no rain; one day for the main coat to dry and two days for the clear coat to dry and cure. 2. That the project would have to be completed by mid-October due to colder weather and leaves falling due to the season. 3. That the finished patio would be seamless (meaning the joint seams in the existing concrete would be filled in). He said that would look beautiful.
By the second week in October, I had not heard from him so I called and asked if he thought our project would have to be pushed to Springtime. He said no, and that, again, he was waiting for a window of three rain-free days. The following week he called and left a message to say that we were next in line. When I called him back later that afternoon to let him know I received his message, Lee informed me that they were planning on doing the job the next morning. That was pretty last minute notice considering my husband had to then remove all of our furniture, grill, firepit, etc. off the patio. When the umbrella stand and firepit was removed, there were noticable stains on the concrete. My husband said that that did not matter as they have to grind the cement to prep it, and the surface stains would be gone.
So, it turns out, the next day rained, so the job was haulted. Lee then said that they were planning on coming out the following day, getting the base coat on, going to another job, and then would return the same day to put the clear coat on. WHAT? What happened to needing three days to dry properly?
Lee and his son showed up and from what was caught on our security camera, his son was looking around and motioned to Lee, and then Lee said "We have no other option. This is our only window of opportunity." After working for about an hour and 15 minutes (no prep work was done), Lee rang my doorbell to say that he ran out of materials. He only completed 3/4 of the patio! Why on Earth would he start a job when he did not have enough material to even complete the patio, let alone the stairwell? I asked him if at least the patio would get done this year and, again the camera filmed him saying "Ha ha ha ... I knew you would ask me that. I don't know but I sure hope so because I want my pay out." I then called my husband to let him know what was going on. He was furious. He is in the trades and could not belive that someone would start a job without enough materials to finish it, especially when the outdoor job was senstive due to weather conditions. Lee simply wanted to get the project done this year so that he could get paid in case materials were more expensive next year, with no concern as to how his rush job would affect the finished product. I was not comfortable having 3/4 of the patio "done" and then going an entire winter with subzero temps and snow sitting on the epoxy and then finishing the remaining 1/4 months later as it most like would not match.
Also, what he did complete was not seamless. I asked him about this and he got quite aggetated, and said that it was a patio and it would look "weird" without seams (however, at our initial meeting, he said how nice it would look being seamless).
Lee and his son then left saying they would be back later that afternoon to do the clear coat. I went out to inspect what was done, and touched the surface. There were areas that were oozing a goop-like substance. Again, it rained the day before, and the temperature was now averaging only in the lower 60s. I was very nervous about this whole situation so I called two other epoxy companies to ask questions. Both stated that they do not do outside epoxy work after October, and both were stunned that anyone would: A. Start a job without enough materials; and B. Put a clear coat on it the same day. When Lee and his son returned, I expressed my concerns to him, to which he got aggitated again. The aggitation elevated when I told him I called two other companies. And when I showed him the tacky material on the patio, he walked off the job! Again, camera caught him saying "I'm done. I'm outta here." After a week, he did return my deposit. Thankfully, the other companies stated that it would not cost us any money to fix his hack job because they always prep the concete, so the existing materials will be ground off.
Save yourself the hassle of dealing with this company. Once he gets your deposit, Lee is not professional or nice to deal with. read more