A JOB WELL DONE We…read morehave a long concrete driveway that curves up a hill to our home. The driveway is 47 years old and was in need of repairs to the driveway and to replace a low curved concrete wall on one side of the driveway, which was badly damaged by time and a large truck. From the Yelp website, I selected 3 five-star contractors for bids to repair the driveway. I'm in my late eighties and handicapped, but in my younger days I worked in construction starting back in 1952 as an apprentice carpenter. I have worked on many projects where I built forms to pour concrete for homes, high rise buildings, and underground tunnels. I have also worked on cementing casing in oil wells as deep as two miles and I have personally poured and finished concrete at my own home. So needless to say, I know a lot about concrete and construction in general. Now that I'm too old and crippled up to work, I'm always apprehensive when I have to hire men to work for me. All too often you get people who lack the skill and experience to do a proper job and often, they don't care how the job turns out. Then they leave behind a mess for the homeowner to clean up. When Oswaldo Minez came to look the job over prior to submitting a bid, I was very impressed with his knowledge and attitude. He told me he was the son of a father and son business and that was my background as well until my father's early death at a young age. The bid from Minez Concrete was the lowest bid and I gave them the contract. A few days later they called to say they had an unscheduled delay in their next job and they could begin work at our home. Oswaldo said they would show up at 7 AM and to my surprise the crew arrived right on time and every day thereafter. Oswaldo's father, Ramon is in charge of the actual work and I could tell right from the start that Ramon is an old school craftsman. He has trained his crew to be competent workers. Too often companies in southern California show up with a boss, who doesn't know what he is doing, and untrained men hired to work by the day. Not the Minez Company, their men are professional workers, who know their craft. On several occasions I have hired people and had to stand there all day making sure the job was done right and sometimes pitching in myself to do the job. After watching the Minez crew for a short time, I knew we were in good hands and I went back into the house. Every time I came out to observe progress there was Ramon supervising his men while working beside them to give us a first-rate job. The repairs all turned out beautifully and several people have commented upon how nice the driveway looks. To be honest, I wasn't expecting the work to go so smoothly and quickly. It was such a surprise and relief to be treated so well with a beautiful result. Oswaldo kept us informed regarding progress and his suggestions and those of Ramon contributed greatly to the final outcome. If you want a first-class experience at a fair price then hire Minez Concrete. They know what they are doing and they do the job right for a fair price. In today's world, that is rare.

Minez Concrete did exactly what we needed done. Ozzie and his employees were there early every…read moremorning. Built a retaining wall, leveled the yards, added drains from back yard to the Front yard. Replaced sidewalks, driveway and patio..They were efficient, dependable and finished In such a reasonable amount of time. I would recommend them to family they were so impressive. Thank you Ozzie Connie K

Shafiaq Khouli and his SK Concrete team built on our back yard a 14' x 14' SPA niche including a…read more12' x 12' x 5" reinforced concrete pad, foundation, drainage, three sides surrounding half high retaining walls and embedded SPA electrical wiring conduit. They also installed footing drain (French drain) on the back retaining wall, backfilled with the usual gravel, crushed stone and covered the outside of the walls with installed paneled stone veneer. They also did the initial former structure demolition, debris hauling and the requested earth moving and other necessary small retaining walls reassembly. It sounds like an easy simple job but, believe me, it got complicated quite soon. Along the construction way, I was able to interact with the crew and bounce ideas and corrections which were followed to my customer satisfaction, resulting in more than a very acceptable final product. When the inevitable, beyond his control, the one odd crew helper misbehavior occurred on the job, this contractor immediately corrected it, got on top of the problem and smoothly and quickly we had no more of an issue here. He also facilitated for me the customer to bring my own tile / stone wall-caps products and installer guys, which ended doing a beautiful job we're very proud of. Pricing fair, not inexpensive. Job done acceptable, with your own (the customer) continuous supervision and being able to stop working crew's irreparable mistakes before they happened, however, the final product came out well built and functional as we imagined and expected, we are grateful for that. Thanks again to Shafiaq and SK Concrete for accepting working on our small home project and for including us in their busy commercial and industrial schedule.

Some clarifications:…read more -Equipment was stored on my property last job. Paying 2 man hours of labor for daily pick up of equipment that is already on project site makes no sense to me. -My agreed upon labor rates never included travel time. -SK concrete wanted to do second project without a written contract initially. When pressed by me to have a written contract, he initiated a different one than I had agreed upon. It is for these reasons I write this yelp review. I had hoped I had found a consistent, reliable concrete contractor who practices his or her trade using written agreed upon contracts in a timely manner for my present and future projects. Sadly, my opinion is that I haven't with SK Concrete.

RML replaced a cracked section of our driveway and I couldnt be happier with the results. Rogelio…read moreand his crew did a perfect job at a very reasonable price. Rogelio was very responsive throughout the entire process and a real pleasure to work with. You will not be disappointed if you hire RML for your next concrete project!

Highly recommend RML Concrete. They provided a transparent quote, maintained excellent…read morecommunication by answering all my questions, and delivered a great final result.

FMJ Concrete repaired our brick wall at the property that I manage and did an excellent job. They…read morewere professional, provided a great proposal, responded quickly, and completed the work on schedule. Communication was easy in both English and Spanish. Highly recommend!

Superior Customer service and workmanship. Junior provided exacting details for retaining wall…read morerepairs in our HOA community. FMJ's crew of Carlos, Fernando, Gloria & Israel labored in the intense heat to complete the job ahead of schedule. Afterwards they meticulously cleaned up the entire work area. Great quality as well as value when compared to competitor bids. Would highly recommend FMJ and would certainly use them again for any of our community concrete requirements.

Highly recommend! That could be the end of this review! But read on to find out why…read more We initially worked with a landscape architect. We liked the ideas the architect offered but not the cost as quoted by the contractor the architect referred us to. So we decided to contract our own specialists - act as our own general contractor. SD Paverscapes was one of three paver contractors we contacted. Luis was quick to respond and listened to our ideas. He provided us with a plan we loved and a price we could handle. The installation crew was absolutely first rate. It was a pleasure to watch craftsmen apply their skills! The result is fabulous! Honestly, it turned out better than we had imagined! As with ALL contractors, you - as the client - need to always be communicating with Luis. We made slight modifications to our original plan as the work progressed, but they all were fine because we were in constant dialog with Luis.

Luis and his team were so great from the initial estimate to the final cleanup of our front yard…read morelandscaping project. He was extremely responsive during the entire process, great about adding his input and suggestions as needed, and very patient with us as we went back and forth on all the details. His crew were all very respectful of our property and questions, tidying up at the end of each work day. The final product is beautiful and exactly what we wanted for our growing family. No regrets going with Luis and will not hesitate to reach out to him when we want to start our next big landscaping project. Also a bonus that his estimate was much more reasonable than other companies we contacted.

I had 3 companies out for foundation inspections. There are some known flaws in the homes in my…read morearea built in the 1960's. I thought I would want to go with this company, but was proven wrong. Only checked outside walls, inside doors. 2 other companies found major cracks under the house. I recommend Dalinghaus as they have to be one of the best contractors I've worked with.

All questions and issues clearly explained. Timely manner of communication…read moreStaff were very pleasant and helpful

Drew is loyal to his existing customers and as promised came two years later to repair a small…read morepatch that became damaged due to moisture seeping up through my concrete. He was responsive, came at the time of our appointment and completed the repair for a small fee and finished within a couple of hours. OCD Concrete Coatings is a local business and Drew is a sole proprietor. I highly recommend him for your concrete coating needs.

I wanted my freshly-laid concrete driveway stained and shopped around for a few quotes (~1,000 sq…read moreft). Drew at OCD got back to me promptly with a reasonable quote that landed in the middle of the pack. Excellent communication throughout the process, as was the prep work and final product. Drew and his son were a pleasure to work with, bring your business here!

George has consistently provided excellent quality and prices for our multiple concrete projects…read more We have used Primo for: Widening driveway. Long, wide, winding pathway from sidewalk to our front porch. New front patio pad including sewer drain clean out access. He ALWAYS is in time and within budget. Super efficient and the crew is awesome.

Primo Concrete did an excellent job installing a paver patio in my backyard, a concrete walkway on…read morethe side of my house, and a drainage system. It was a pleasure communicating with George and every member of his crew. George was very quick to respond to my text messages and answered all of my questions. He gave me good ideas when we first met to plan the project. He even got the project done a little ahead of schedule when I asked if he could get it done by a certain date. George has decades of experience and does very good quality work. The project cost was in line with what I researched it would cost and I thought it was a good value for all the work they did and the high quality. I highly recommend Primo Concrete.

Came and gave me a quote. Everything was promising and loved the contractor. But when it was time…read moreto get the job started, I was ghosted and didn't receive any call back when I reached out. Unfortunately we had a lot of projects planned for Juan, but like anything (you never know who you're dealing with now a days) hope this helps anybody before you commit.

Juan and his crew did a great job repairing my deck! They were very professional, communicated…read morewell. Juan is very knowledgeable and gave a fair price. Will definitely use them again for my rental property.

We hired Shawn with Pacific Pavers & Walls to take our dumpy side yard and turn it into a viable…read moreoutdoor space. Our main intention was to get our boat off of the street and to utilize our side yard for boat parking and a potential outdoor patio. Shawn and his crew did wonders to create this amazing space. To preface the review, Shawn is a very busy man. So, to be fair, patience on your own job is a must when he's shuffling between sites. They will get the job done and they will do it well! He and his crew are very hard working and polite. They were also receptive to my many questions through the process. After the original estimate, there were no surprise additional costs in the process, which we appreciated! I enjoyed working with Shawn. He is a man of his word and he knows his trade. In fact, we had to put up a fence after the paver process and he promised to come back and finish the pavers and final cap around the fence. His promise of returning, without an additional cost, was met and very much appreciated. Now that we are done, we have so many random neighbors coming up to us and praising the look of the side yard. Pacific Pavers & Walls has delivered a major improvement to our house and the look of our neighborhood. Thank you very much!

Shawn (owner) was very prompt and responsive. He was helpful throughout when we had issues with our…read moreHOA. He even contacted HOA directly for us because HOA was unresponsive when we contacted them. Things got done as promised, and we are happy with his services. Our driveway is now fixed and crack free. Value also was fair and we had this project done sooner than anticipated, when other vendors either deferred for months out or declined as our project "was too small." Definitely recommend!