Vince Merlino Concrete & Masonry

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Israel was AMAZING. He managed all the masonry and excavation and does beautiful work. I could build a house on that footer! He cleaned up every day and was very detailed in all work completed with the masonry. He was very professional, polite and a joy to work with. He was punctual every day, ensured safety throughout the projects (including blocking off the pool and covering rebar for safety). His crew was great...it couldn't have gone any better.

The flat work crew was a different crew, and although not as professional or down-right amazing as Israel & his crew, they did a good job. There were a few issues with details, but all in all still a great project.

Regardless of weather, labor or any other issues, Israel worked his tail off to keep on schedule, even bringing in a weekend crew of 6 masons and 3 tenders.

There was some work that wasn't done as agreed, but it was outside the scope of their normal work and kind of a "toss in" that was way more work than they had realized (moving TONS of river rock...what a PAIN), so I can't really hold it against them, especially with how pleased we were with the wall.

We have a beautiful, artistic, modern block wall, build on a super solid foundation, lots of rebar, tie ins, and beautiful details! The exposed aggregate. patio looks great, is sloped correctly and drains wonderfully. The modern walkway I designed was executed exceedingly well with amazing detailed edges (although the two guys that came to take off the forms hacked them up a bit. Vince immediately sent someone out to fix them and they looked beautiful again.)

They were all easy to work with and the price was really good. I got exactly what I wanted and more than I expected.

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They worked on the inside and the outside of my house. The amount of work they did was phenomenal. They were super and I will definitely use them again.

Vince is great! He is upfront. Does what he says he going to do. On time, on schedule and professional. Everything we were looking for. He poured a large dog run pad for us. He is currently bidding on several upgrades to our new backyard hardscaping project.

Vince was easy to work with and listened to what we wanted.  He was on time and did a great job.  We are very happy with his work and would definitely recommend him

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Vince answered the phone when i called came out the same day to inspect and get an estimate, Vince gave the estimate before he left and when i ask when he could do the work he said when ever he gets the GO.  He started and finished the next day.

The guys worked hard and did a BEAUTIFUL job. Really nice.

Vince (the owner) came out and he did a great job explaining how the job could be done, when, and how much. I felt so comfortable with Vince after he came out that I just told him "do what you think will look great" (I had also reviewed his work on the website). Vince also gave us a break on the front sidewalk. Everything looks great. Great customer service, very nice people, and they did a great job cleaning up the mess. I'd definitely both recommend and hire Vince again to do more work.

Vince and crew were here right on time and did an excellant job.  The project turned out even better than we expected.  Vince and crew were carefull with the existing landscaping and cleaned up afterwards as if they had never been here. Great job!

I contacted Vince after reading the many excellent reviews on Angie's List.  He answered his cell phone right away and he came to my house and provided a quote for a new section of patio on the same day.  His crew arrived right on time on the scheduled day.  The workmanship and the crew were excellent and obviously skilled.  The concrete was then salted to match the existing original patio.  I would highly recommend Vince Merlino Concrete & Masonry to anyone.

I originally asked for an estimate for stamped concrete, and Vince talked me out of it due to the added expense (around $7.50 sq ft vs. $4.50 for flat work, requires annual sealing, can be uneven, collects water). I was glad he did. He did a nice job with the flat concrete, the diamond pattern cuts look great, and it saved me a lot of money. I wasn't expecting him to be able to move the sprinkler line and valve box, but this was a nice added service he included; however, his crew did install the valve backwards and I had to tell him about it, and he did then fix it correctly. They also had to cut a metal fence post, remount it to the new concrete and weld it back together--done about as well as could be expected given the age and somewhat rusted nature of the fence.

The colorizing came out fine, but it was hard to predict what this would look like. He didn't have sample concrete to look at, and I would have needed to go to another site to look at this. We chose to just pick a brownish/red color and hope for the best. It worked out ok and I'm happy with the color, though I had expected it to have more variation for effect (it's pretty uniform throughout).

Overall, Vince's team did great. They were prompt, definitely know concrete and how to do it right, and at a price that was better than expected. I'm really happy with the patio.

The whole process went smoothly. He and his worker showed up on time and dug out the area for the pad. The area was filled and smoothed and looks great. I would definitely use them again. They were professional, prompt and did great work.

They did the bulk of the work in two days (Tues, Wed), which involved removing the old concrete and original patio beam footing, then re-setting the patio beam in a new footing.  Let the concrete cure and returned on Friday to remove supports and forms.They arrived when they said they would.  The work was done well.  Jim, the supervisor, checked on everything and made sure that I was aware when they had to leave for supplies or when they were done for the day.  Very pleased with their work.

They did what I thought was a very good job. Their price was competitive. They did the job in two days. The quality has held up so far.

Vince came out right away when I called for an estimate.  After discussing the project we wanted to do and asking us a few questions he gave us a quote on the spot.  He was always sure to keep us up to date on the project and we were never left wondering when he was going to be finished or what was going on.  Vince himself was on site every day of the work and ensured the quality of his crew's efforts.  He was also open and flexible to a couple of additions we wanted once the work had already began.

Great owner, great crew.  No surprises.  I had to change the start date at the last minute and Vince was very flexible.  I would definitely use his company again and have referred him to friends and co-workers.

The driveway looks better than I ever expected

The job went smoothly without any surprises.

Very good on time great explaination on time on price.

Vince and his crew were very professional. They arrived on time for both the prep and the pouring of the concrete. He gave us great suggestions and worked with us on colors. They made sure the slope of the patio was correct for rain runoff and did precise work on the stamping and color. They were very clean and left the backyard looking great!