I would like to start by saying that I had no problem with the quality of the work that was done…read more Luis and Abel did a good job. They were on time each day and seemed like nice guys. That said, the job would have gone quicker if they had worked more than just a few hours each day. My problem was with the company itself. I hired them because of the generally good posted reviews. Most of the reviews mentioned that Mr. Klein himself was involved with doing and/or supervising the work being done. Not so in my case. The initial response from Yelp after I requested a quote I assume was from Mr. Klein. I was told he was unable to come out for the quote but he was sending someone named Luis, who did come out and work up a quote. He and Abel were the ones that actually did the work, with a third person at my house for just a couple of hours one day. At first Luis told me that Mr. Klein would come around a couple of times to check on things during the one week that they were here. Toward the end of the job I specifically asked about Mr. Klein since I had neither seen nor communicated with him after my quote request. When I asked Luis if my job had been subcontracted to him, he said that it had, and that Mr. Klein would in fact not be coming to our house at all. The fact is that I used this company based upon reviews of the work done for others in which Mr. Klein was usually directly involved. This lack of transparency is not OK. If Mr. Klein was not going to be involved in at least occasional on site supervision of the work, I should have been told that this job would be subcontracted out before I agreed to hire this company. Even if Luis and Abel work for this company on a regular basis, I feel that I should have been told up front that Mr. Klein was not going to be involved. It's just a business transparency thing from my perspective.

Great communication and patience! Project looks perfect! Would use his services again.read more

Really happy with my new walkway and stairs. After being ghosted by another company Bill was very…read moreresponsive and gave a fair estimate with ideas for my slope next to the driveway. He was easy to work with and my job was completed in 2 days after HOA approval and materials arrived. The crew did an amazing job creating steps from nothing and cleaned up everything as they worked conscientiously. I'm glad I worked with this company and didn't cut corners!

Bill was great throughout the process. It took a year for my HOA to approve my back yard project…read moreand DAD, Bill honored the original quote. I moved my yard out 4 ft for about 125 linear ft. From the moment they arrived they stayed busy thru the completion. Always put things away at the end of the day. The young men worked hard wheel barreling all the concrete that was broken up in my back yard. Daniel and Bill were both flexible making some on the spot changes to the original plans. Special thanks to Alberto, Lalo and the rest of the crew who worked hard putting up my retaining wall and pavers. Very professional and efficient. I highly recommend, we love our pavers. Thank you DAD!!

I'll say that if you are looking for concrete work you might as well stop searching and go with…read morethese guys. I needed concrete and drainage installed in my backyard. George came over, evaluated, told me exactly what I needed. His team is quick and efficient! They were able to grade the dirt, install French drains and pour the concrete all for a reasonable price. I have future projects and will definitely be a returning customer.

Primo Concrete did an amazing job! George was personable and worked with us to make our backyard…read morefull of dirt and debris turn into our dream backyard. When you put down concrete you want to make sure that you do it right the first time and with George and his crew from Primo Concrete you will be in good hands. One of the things I loved and appreciated was that when the concrete was being poured, the owner was there the entire time overseeing it and directing his crew. He made sure it was precisely the way it should be. His crew was nice, courteous, and helpful. He also gave us a very fair price. He was recommended by a neighbor who also had a great experience and now I am here singing his praises too. Thank you to George and his crew from Primo Concrete!

Dean and Robert didn't just do great work. They earned my trust…read more My wife designed the layout and my engineer contributed specifications. What impressed me is that Dean and Robert took both and made them better, using their real knowledge of how concrete works. The control joints are placed right, they put in real drainage with actual drains and grading built throughout, and it looks clean and classy without being overdone. Flatwork around the entire house, driveway, front yard, backyard, both sides, fencing, gates. Did they get everything perfect on the first pass? Almost. What separates them is that when something was off, they owned it completely. No excuses, no pushback, just fixed. They paid attention to details that other contractors I quoted either missed entirely or only caught after I nudged them. Dean caught everything without me saying a word. Every day at the end of their shift they cleaned up and secured the site, even when it wasn't convenient. Robert ran a tight field operation and cared about every detail like his reputation depended on it. I have a young kid at home and that told me everything about who these guys are. I had my own engineer come out and review the work on-site. He looked around and said, unprompted, "You've got a great crew here." Engineers don't hand out compliments. That meant something. These guys come from commercial construction and brought that level of expertise to a residential job without going overkill. I actually spotted their truck at another client's property. Here's my honest take: if my mom needed this much work done and I couldn't be there to check in, I would still trust Dean to make sure she was taken care of. That's the highest thing I can say.

Dean is horrible. He promised me to provide quote, but delay and delay and then completely…read moredisappeared. Never use this guy for any concrete work.

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.

SK Concrete did an excellent job from start to finish. My new driveway is beautiful! They were…read moregreat to work with, efficient, and communicative. Highly recommend!

Scott and his team did an excellent job on the walls in my backyard. They are courteous, on time,…read moreand clean up after themselves everyday. Everything looks great and was done professionally.

We recently had a great experience with Scott and the whole team at STP Masonry. From the initial…read moreplanning to the bid to the job itself and even some small follow ups after everything was done - Scott and the team were incredibly responsive and professional throughout the entire process. STP even followed up with window washing at the end of the job. We will definitely reach out to Scott for future projects and recommend STP Masonry.

They did an amazing concrete job, they stamped over 18 yards of colored concrete with a roman slate…read morestamp and were thousands cheaper than other bids, but don't let there good pricing fool you they are top notch in what they do and I would hire them a thousand times over again, Villi the owner is amazing........

Overall I'm okay with how everything turned out, but the 3-star is representative of the additional…read moreunexpected costs and lack of attention to detail. Like others stated, Justin and his partner Brandon are really nice guys - Justin handles the business side and Brandon was essentially the project manager. There were a few design changes during this process. The most prominent change being the material we had to use to obtain the necessary permit from City of Poway. We downgraded from a premium modern block to a split-face CMU block and ultimately cost us an additional $14K. I realized later I had similar quotes for the CMU block retaining wall for $13K less than I was charged for this aspect of the project. In regards to the lack of attention to detail, I had two issues. (1) When we pivoted to the split face CMU block, Brandon told me to send him the color I wanted. I sent him the specific details to a light gray CMU block that matched the more modern aesthetic of our backyard. What was ultimately ordered and installed was a natural gray (tan). (2) It's expected the split face CMU has inconsistencies, however the crew that installed it used a block that had a giant divot and placed another that had a giant bulge, even though there was a decent amount of material leftover. I chose Pacific Concrete because they were referred by my pool company, but looking back I would have approached this much differently. I wouldn't discourage OR recommend anyone work with them. I just recommend to do your homework.

This was the best experience I have ever had with a contractor in 28 years of owning my home!…read more Tarantino Masonry did our front patio and it came out spectacular. It is a flagstone patio in which he poured a concrete slab, let it set, then came back and set large pieces of flagstone on top in mortar while considering and making the drainage perfect. Not an easy task and needed an absolute professional and forward and smart thinker about the end project. Art Tarantino saw it all immediately and delivered in spades. I did get several other bids, he was the high end of the other bids, and had a longer wait time, but we are so glad we waited and went with him. His bid was true and we paid the exact estimate (no massive up charge at the end due to....you know the game). Can't recommend Tarantino Masonry enough, it's worth the wait!

This is a delayed review for Tarantino Masonry. The owner is professional and provides excellent…read morework at a reasonable price. He does the work himself . He cares about detail and finished our job on time. He gave good recommendations. We had brickwork added to our column and as a decoration around our garage to match. I would absolutely hire him again .