I met Daniel Santiago back in May when he gave me a bid of $6800 for my 50+ long sloped driveway and basement stair resurfacing. His team had done the bioswales for the city of Portland in my neighborhood two years prior, a positive endorsement. He was professional , timely in our meeting and getting back to me with a bid. Unfortunately, I hired another contractor with essentially the same bid only because he could start the project a week or so earlier. The driveway turned out very poorly, was not evenly graded, sloped in places toward the house, water pooled in spots, the finish and edges were sloppy and he had not included metal grating in the concrete as he said he had. There was also concrete on my house splattered from the pour and he left the forms for me to dispose of.
Later in the summer I contacted Daniel to remove and repour the driveway. He gave me a bid of $7800 which I felt extremely fair considering this included the additional work of concrete removal.
Daniel was always available by text as we coordinated timing and was al. They removed my driveway on September 25th and from that point spent several rainy days setting up forms, grading the soil/ mud and adding gravel. The pour date was difficult to pin point as we were into October and I felt strongly that I needed to be home during the pour especially after the last mishap. He understood my worries about this, answered my questions and kept his eyes on the weather. They were able to pour on the 15th of October, on a beautiful sunny day with warm days to follow.
His crew of 5 arrived at 8 and worked through mid afternoon perfecting the finish, edging and seam details. The process was fascinating to watch and it was clear these men worked well as a team and knew what they were doing.
They were respectful of my property, covered the house with plastic, listened when I asked questions and brought up concerns (such as the gate clearance over the concrete) and responded accordingly.
I now have a lovely driveway and would absolutely hire Santiago Concrete again. read more