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    Costa Mesa, CA

    Todd's Core Drilling & Concrete Cutting

    4.5 (56 reviews)
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    3" schedule 40 black drain in trench, perfect result!!
    Daniel L.

    Jim is a professional and thorough contractor, hired him 2x and he did excellent work, highly recommend. If we all do reviews good guys like him do even better!!

    Footing Under Garage Wall
    David L.

    I have a detached garage, and I needed to run two Schedule 40 conduits from my service panel, underground, and into the garage wall. The problem was that there was a huge concrete footing under the wall (about 20 inches deep). My best option was to dig out the dirt under the footing, and then core-drill two holes through the bottom plate of the wall, all the way through the concrete footing. It was hard to find companies that specialize in core drilling, so I was really lucky to find "Todd's Core Drilling" in Costa Mesa. I called them, and spoke to the owner, Jim Todd, who was very friendly and helpful. He told me that his son Craig could do the job the next morning. Craig showed up promptly the next morning, and core-drilled two perfect holes in the bottom plate of my garage wall, which I never would have been able to do myself. The price was very reasonable. Craig was very friendly, did a quality job, and cleaned things up before he left. This is an excellent company; friendly, prompt, and great pricing. Highly recommended!

    Concrete cutting incompetence.
    Drew C.

    I called these guys to do concrete cutting. Jim Todd's only focus is how much he's going to get paid and how quickly he can get paid. He thinks that showing up early is better than showing up on time. He charged me $600 and was on the job maybe two hours. His son caused damage to the property, cutting through a clean-out in the driveway. My call from Jim was "I got to get out of here, I've been here long enough. I need to get paid. It's just a little trap, I want to get out of here". Not only did he not take responsibility for the damage caused, he made light of it. Todd coring is an embarrassment to the construction industry. I will be contacting the Contractors State License Board to file an official complaint.

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    Chris L.

    These guys are as good as it gets when it comes to fast and amazing work. I had a gas fire pit with 8x8x16 cinder filled with concrete that I put fake stone on top of. This fake stone Crap I put over the cinder shattered when I was applying it because it was such bad material. Having to core this out along with the cinder i figured it was going to be a mess and have to repair after inspection. They went through it like butter and it was SO clean I won't have to repair.(pictures above) So thankful we found these guys. Bill and his son were beyond clean and professional. When you see them roll up in the 550 you know they know what they're doing.

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    Prompt. Great customer service. Honest pricing . Jim and his son are the way to go.

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    Thank you Marianne. We appreciate your business.

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    Thank you Kurt. Glad we could help you resolve your flooding problem.

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    10 years ago

    Augered a 26 foot pipe under my driveway. On budget. The guy has the right tools and has been doing this for years.

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