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"I moved in to a new development and Porfirio took care of all the landscaping front and backyard. Don’t think twice in calling him. Very professional and family oriented. I have a corner home with a bigger land and all the neighbors have just complemented the great work he did. Some comments “your front yard is the best one” “he was quick compared to the ones I hired” “amazing”. His work speaks for itself."

"ABSOLUTE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. THIS GUY IS A SCAMMER, THREATENS, AND MAKES FRIVOLOUS INJURY CLAIMS. 1st red flag asked for half the money ($15,000) up front which is illegal to do in the state of California. So glad I never did, he would have taken the money and ran. I met Evan on site walked the entire job with him, in which he was very difficult to talk to about the entire job scope, he then sent me an invoice for $32,600.00. I explained I always pay as the job goes and that he will get a check if there is progress being made. He agreed to his invoice, down payment amount of $3500 and started the job. I had sent him plans to show where the footings were to be poured but explained there is additional grading, side walkways, and patio work not in the permitted plans; that will need to be done is why we walked the job site to begin with. This is where the first issue with him started. He claims we never discussed this, but it is clearly written in his invoice after showing him his invoice he then agreed to it. At this point the only work that had been done was grading, footings dug, and a garage demolition. He asked for a material deposit, so I gave him a check for $4000.00 and I had already sent him $1000.00 by zelle for dump fees, which I agreed to pay since it wasn’t clear in his invoice. When I showed up to check the progress several neighbors complained about the mess, he had made all over the sidewalks with dirt and there was no dust control. Upon this inspection I noticed that no additional grading was done in the areas he had agreed to, which was also the front yard and where the side walkways were also to be poured. I had to clean up the site and apologize to my neighbors and order dust prevention fences. Here is where we had the disconnect...I gave him 2 plumbers phone numbers to call so they could set the ABS prior to setting the forms and rebar. This was where the 2nd red flag was, he said he always sets his forms and rebar then the plumber comes in after. If anyone has done new construction before they know the plumbing goes in 1st then the rebar. How could you possibly put plumbing pipes in if there is rebar in the way. So I arranged for a plumber to show up and let Evan know but he never showed up and this was the 3rd red flag. I reached out to him because of the lack of communication with him and 7 days had gone by for him to meet me on the job site to go over the entire scope of work and for him to have a COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING. After a difficult hour of him not understanding much but then he finally got it, we came to a finalized agreement. I even increased the invoice amount $3000 more. He had $8500 at this point which far exceeded his 1st phase invoice quote amount. He said he needed $4000 more and thank God I only sent $2500. He was asking for $10,000 more but I felt this was a very bad idea since I was already frustrated with him, and he constantly argued about a job he didn't seem to understand. I explained I was very upset with him for now showing up for a week and was wanting to contact the contractor state license board and police for fraud. Because he had shown up and finally understood my expectations, I felt we were on the same page and even took him to lunch. His real intentions were to rip me off for more money. I sent $2500 deposit for materials knowing the cost for forms and rebar would not exceed this amount. Two days later at 7:36am he claims he injures himself and sends me a picture of his hand supposedly cut, but it looked like a gauze pad with ketchup. I showed up to the property and not one form was set nor was there a 2x4 on the property. I asked my neighbors and a tenant that lives there if he was there and they all said NO, even asked the neighbor to pull his video footage, nothing. He texted me that since he injured himself, and that if I went after him legally or wrote any reviews, HE WOULD SUE ME SINCE HE IS NOT LICENSED. HE ALSO SENT THREATENING TEXT MESSAGES TO HURT ME SINCE HE KNOWS WHERE I LIVE AND THAT HIS FAMILY IS WITH THE HELLS ANGES AND THEY WILL DEAL WITH ME THE OLD FASHION WAY. I warn anyone out there this guy is not all there and is as crooked as they come. I have tried to ask for the deposits back but all I got was more threats and gas lighting tactics from him to deflect his wrongdoing. I’m out about $11,000 and only got about $5000 worth of work, to compromise I asked for $5000 back and instead he threatens to make a frivolous injury claim on property or have me killed or beaten up. Photos are attached to prove this an honest review, with his invoice, threatening text messages, and phase 1 was never completed. Invoice says he has insurance, and he is trying to scare tactic as the homeowner to avoid reimbursing me the deposits. This guy is a thief and does not know how to do legitimate business"

"Was to be an extensive concrete ramp & steps with brick inlay and bordered by brick retaining walls. Very professional start with large competent crew, heavy machinery. Concrete was poured & paid for 7/19/24 with restart planned in 4+ days. Then nothing. 8/2 "Truck problems". 8/6 still no cleanup, no progress or plan forward. Front walkway/door inaccessible. 8/10 prelim notice from unpaid concrete supplier. Contractor finally shows up again - bricklayer quit, can't find another or a subcontractor. 9/6 release from concrete supplier and an employee sent to do some cleanup. Agree to close out contract for $16,000 paid with no retaining walls, slots in ramps for inlay brick still needing grinding to proper depth, no banister on steps, major cleanup undone."

"I spoke with Patrick who agreed to come for an estimate on September 8th. At 8:30am no call no show, I sent him a text regarding this no call no show and I did not receive a response."

"Manny was very professional.explaining process and what it takes to complete project. what he said he was gonna do he did his team was very clean and responsive to detail. since job was completed I have gotten plenty of complements from neighbors. on how stamped concrete design looks and the color. I would diffently reccomened liquid stone concrete.very satisfied customer."

"I hired H&A Concrete to pour a 12' x 8' extension to an existing small concrete pad in my backyard to put a shed on as well as a side walkway running the length of the house that was previously just dirt. They were one of multiple bids I received. Hector was the first to respond, first to take a look and first to make a bid. The bid was very competitive, H&A is independently owned and local company, and concrete is what they do. This is why I ended up choosing them. Once I accepted their bid, I was scheduled for the end of the following week. The job took a few days total, two full days for demo/grading/form setup and half a day to pour and broom finish and then a quick trip out after a couple of days to remove the forms. They cleaned up everything and the concrete work is exactly what we agreed on. I would recommend H&A Concrete. I had a great experience with them."

"It took us almost a year to be able to get our retaining wall done. Kristian and Quetzal Landscaping did a fantastic job including dealing with our neighbor and his concerns. We are moving out of the area, however, if we stayed and needed another wall built Kristian would be our go-to guy. Thank you so much Kristian."

"Would use this contractor in aa heartbeat. Thomas D Bennett"