Mairtin is a professional. He completed my project on time and did a great job. Competitive value…read moretoo. Thanks, Mairtin!

Martin did excellent work for a reasonable price on an unusual job repairing our basement concrete…read morefloor. He completed the job quickly and neatly, keeping dust to a minimum by enclosing the space in order to power grind and prep the floor. We appreciated his attention to detail in applying a self-leveling compound needed to restore a smooth surface. He was very personable and professional. I'd definitely hire Martin again.

I cannot overstate what a positive experience I had with Greg and his team. For background, we are…read morehaving our garage - previously an old, stale glorified storage shed - upgraded into an insulated, completed all-season space that we can actually show people. Given our contractor's schedule, I had a very narrow pocket of time to have the flooring installed while everything - and everyone - was out. Enter Mod Garage. From my initial outreach, Greg was at my place well inside of 24 hours taking measurements. I had an estimate in my inbox before end of day, and we agreed to proceed straight away. Within 72 hours from initial outreach, I had an incredible new floor installed and drying - ready for the contractor to pick up his work a day or two later. Greg was polite, patient, and professional and his team left a clean job site despite incredible efficiency in getting their work done. Greg uses top notch product that you can just tell will last the test of time, and I'm looking forward to years of enjoyment with this upgrade we made to our home. Bottom line, if you're considering epoxy or similar finishes and you're in the DMV, give Greg a call.

Love this company! We had just moved into our new home and I was attempting to clean up the…read morehorribly-peeling paint in my little garage, and it was going badly. Later that day, an advertisement for Lifetime Green Coatings was hanging on my front door knob. (I found out later one of the guys who works for the company was driving by and saw my predicament--very smart move.) Communication was friendly, easy, and straightforward. Got an estimate real quick and they were able to do the job in less than a week. The weather prevented them from finishing when they wanted, but so what? I'd rather have something done well than have it done quickly. Highly recommend!

Beautiful walkway repairs done very professionally. Walkway looks like new! Great value for the…read morework. Job was done quickly and the crew truly cared about the job.

I want to thank Gerber and his team for doing a great job on the exterior of my home ... which…read moreincluded hardscaping, lighting, and landscaping. They delivered excellent craftsmanship and top notch design experience at a fair price. I initially hired Gerber to tune-up all my existing pavers, add a new paver driveway, and add some new path lighting. Adding the new driveway was somewhat of a challenge as the adjacent paver sidewalks were initially constructed over 10 years ago. So, Gerber was able to find a great match to my existing pavers and masterfully piece the new driveway together in such a fashion where old and new appear seamless. Amazing!!! During the process, we learned that his team also offered landscaping. So as the hardscaping and lighting was coming to an end, his team met with us for a design consultation. Both Kathy and Katherine brought some great experience/knowledge to assess our current situation and offered wonderful ideas to the overall design. We loved what we heard and proceeded with the landscaping work immediately. In the end, we could not be happier! And we look forward to using Gerber and his team should we have any additional hardscaping, landscaping, or lighting needs in the future.

We hired Ramirez Brick Repair for two masonry projects, and the quality of the work was outstanding…read moreboth times. The first project involved repointing our heavily deteriorated front porch brick steps. Javier and his team carefully restored the brickwork, matched the mortar beautifully, and made the steps look solid and refreshed again. The second project was a complete restoration of our flagstone patio, including removing and replacing all of the old mortar and resetting the stones. The patio now looks fantastic and is level, clean, and professionally finished. Throughout both projects, the team was reliable, hardworking, detail oriented, and respectful of our property. It's clear they take pride in their craftsmanship. We're extremely happy with the results and would absolutely recommend Ramirez Brick Repair to anyone needing masonry or stonework repairs.

Non responsive until contacted multiple times and when he did respond; he made an appt that he…read morecanceled last minute. So yep, I took off work for nothing...nada. He didn't even try to reschedule diligently. He must have made enough money that he didn't need more business? At either rate; I can't take a business seriously that does this. I'm sure this was a blessing in disguise!

Edwuin is extremely responsive and thorough. The prices for Ayala were reasonable, and the damaged…read morearea they fixed looks brand new. Would wholeheartedly recommend!

We gave the bid to Edwuin because he really listened to the project we wanted and didn't try to…read moreupsell this to the project he wanted. We were flexible on start date (and we needed it for some weather), but his crew got right to work. We wanted the grout between the bricks on the front stoop and walkway to be repaired and rotted boards replaced in the yard shed. The project was done on time, fully cleaned up after, and the team didn't block the driveway in the process. His guys even found a way to reused some of the removed boards to fix some spots in a way that really hid the repairs. His communication was good and timely. I would definitely use him again.

We needed all the windows on the front of our house resealed and repainted and then the whole thing…read morepower washed. Ernesto gave me a great quote and told us he would be back in two weeks to do it. Sure enough two weeks later, he did it, and all in one day. Perfectly done. Highly recommended!

Ernesto and his brother Omar are great. My mom needed her 30 year old deck replaced. I brought…read moreout 3 different contractors and right away, I knew Ernesto was different. He took over an hour to measure everything and sent me the lumber quote he received so that I was fully informed, then we talked labor. He would point out problematic areas (like rotting framing) and would ask me if I wanted to have it replaced rather than just covering it up with the new surface. He did an amazing job that had my mom's tenants and the neighbors complementing the work and I felt the price was very reasonable. Based on that job, I brought him out to take a look at my townhouse to possibly replace the siding and he suggested sanding, priming and painting instead due to the price of replacement. They sanded almost every square inch of it, primed it (in some areas twice) with a peeling paint primer that is like glue to fill in gaps and keep the rest of the old paint from peeling, and then put a double coat over everything. When they finished, I was surprised to find that they had power washed our patio, porch, and front half-height fence and even painted the fence though we never talked about doing any of that work. I felt compelled to pay him extra. Deck Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELQYf0YGKY

Did a wonderful job on our front walk - work was done quickly and the stone came out beautifully…read more We are very happy with the the way it looks and the quality, and the price was very reasonable.

We picked this contractor because they were local to us and we got ourselves experts who knew what…read morethey were doing. Emile and team were flexible with our schedule. They were punctual and the work on our front brick steps was done quickly and efficiently. The results were fantastic, good as new! They made sure we were happy with the final outcome. Would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for reliable and high-quality work! Also had very realistic pricing with good value!

The owner, Bryan, is a true landscape designer. His crew is composed of skilled artisans who…read moreactively teach their craft to the younger crew members. The result was a beautiful transformation of both the front and back yards of my townhouse. After our consultation, Bryan provided beautiful renderings showing the vision for the finished project. I chose flagstone for the backyard, which was the more expensive option, but in my opinion, it was well worth it because of how beautiful it turned out. Bryan and his crew were professional, knowledgeable, and took pride in their work. I'm extremely happy with the finished project and would highly recommend California Concrete.

Vendor Didn't even try to work with budget. Just said find someone else. Could have told us about…read morecheaper options or design

On the advice of several friends that had used Big Dog in Manassas VA. for concrete work in there…read moreyards, I asked for and received a very fair quote to repave a concrete deck in my back yard. My expectations were surpassed by the quality of workmanship and dedication each member of there crew's performance. The attention to detail was amazing. From covering my inground pool with plastic sheet to prevent possible cement falling to the bottom, covering the house with plastic sheet to prevent cement splash from hitting my siding to covering the base of my 6 x6 upper deck support beams with tar based post sleeves. Most importantly, I took down two sections of fence so equipment would be able to access my back yard. I went outside to dig a hole for a new fence post that needed replacing. As I began to dig, one of the workers, on his lunch break, came to me and volunteered to dig the hole for me. These are workers that take pride in there job and are happy to be working for this company. I had the pleasure of meeting the owner and his wife and completely understand why this is such a successful company. Please give them a try on your next project.

They did a great job on the patio . The yard could have been cleaned up a little betterread more

Blue Collar Scholars just completed a very big landscaping clean up of our front and back yards…read more The process started with Doug coming to give us an estimate. He was super friendly and helpful, walked the property, took photos, and got back to us with an estimate within a few hours. We did have to wait quite a bit of time between when we scheduled the work and when it actually started. Work was scheduled on 8/13 for 9/23. I appreciate that summer is likely a very busy season for them but our yard was a mess and we were anxious to get started as soon as possible. Their project manager, Fernanda, was extremely communicative and helpful throughout the entire process to get us started as soon as possible. If not for Fernanda, we likely would've been quite frustrated, but she was excellent. The work took two days and the results are absolutely stellar. This team was absolutely meticulous. The front and back yards both look incredible -- they were taken care of with such precision and attention to detail. Both the front and back yards are almost unrecognizable from their previous state. It could not have been more worth the money and we are so happy with the results. We'd recommend BCS to anyone with landscaping needs. We're blown away by how our home looks. We have a few ideas for future projects that we will certainly bring to BCS -- they can clearly be counted on to deliver.

Very disappointing experience, especially given their high rating…read more We signed an agreement with Blue Collar Scholars at the end of June for a new front and back fence and paid several thousand dollars toward the project. We understood that permitting could take time, particularly because our home is in a historic district, and our contract did not guarantee a completion date. My issue is not that the permit has taken time, it is how little they seem to have done during the time they could control. Before hiring them, my wife had already attempted to submit the permit application herself. It took her about two hours to put everything together, and the application was returned because an architectural drawing was required. We gave Blue Collar Scholars all of the paperwork from that attempt when we signed, so they knew exactly what was needed. Yet throughout July, we were repeatedly told they were "gathering documents" and "finalizing" the application. The architect they work with didn't come out to take measurements until August. Since coordinating their architect is within the contractor's control, we cannot understand why this wasn't done in July while they were supposedly "preparing" the permit application. It is now September 29, more than three months after signing and paying the deposit, and we have no fence and no approved permit. We've now been told there were comments on the application and that installation will take another 3-4 weeks AFTER the permit is approved. I don't blame them for DC permitting delays or historic-district requirements. I do blame them for failing to use the time efficiently and for providing vague, noncommittal updates instead of clearly communicating what was actually happening. After more than three months and several thousand dollars paid toward the project, having no fence and no approved permit is an extremely frustrating experience. Based on my experience, I would not recommend Blue Collar Scholars.