A Pete's Concrete

First and foremost, Pete and his crew are all good guys, courteous, pleasant to talk with, and very hard working. No doubt about it, they know their stuff! Their concrete work is second to none. The finished product is some of the best I've seen. There were two minor issues. One, they damaged a Honeysuckle that was goring over the water spigot trying to access the water spigot. Partly my fault, Knowing how much water it takes for concrete finishing work, I should have pointed it out on the first day. I had to hack down almost all of bush/vines to free the wire trestle to bend the trestle back into shape. Also while they were rooting around for the hose bib they knocked off of the control box for my auto-watering system. A quick reconnect of the control box and all was well. The Honeysuckle has recovered nicely. So... Initially frustrating, in the long run, no harm. Two is he quoted me $3,800.00 for the job. On the day before the pour he told me he ordered a higher grade of concrete and asked for $200.00 more. Now, from my perspective (both professionally and personally) an additional 5.5% on a change order is not unexpected and reasonable so I said fine, no problem. That ate the tip I had planned on giving them anyway so it didn't cost me any more than I planned. And I got a concrete pad I can park an M1A2 Abrams on should the need arise. I highly recommend them. In fact, when I can afford it, I will call Pete back to do my driveway... This time I'll show him where the hose bib is from the front. :-)

Pete came within hours to give an estimate and started 2 days later. His crew was efficient and cleaned up afterwards. They hauled all the trash away and completed installation in 2 days. Pete was on site each day and gave excellent suggestions. I am very well pleased with the results.

A Pete's was professional, on time everyday and even completed the job early. We got a new concrete wall and we are very happy. We will definitely refer them to anyone who needs work done.

We hired Pita to redo our driveway and entryway steps, as well as to irrigate and landscape our front yard. We are extremely happy with the results. Pita is a master of his craft. He was able to take measurements and quote us a fair price on the spot while others took days to give us a quote. When it came to doing the work, Pita's team is very prompt and does excellent work. Pita is very responsive and patient. We had many questions throughout the job and he always took the time to answer them. He is at the job site every day to supervise his team, and he made sure to check in with us almost daily. We would happily recommend Pita to anyone looking to do concrete work.

A Pete's Concrete They removed and replace concrete in driveway and concrete on area next to garage. I give them all A's. They were timely, professional, and affordable. Feb.9,2019, Pete came to my home and looked at what i wanted and gave me an estimate. Additionally, he made a great suggestion to concrete the soil area next to the side of the garage. That idea was helpful because I had to go onto the dirt/mud to move trash cans. On Monday, 2/11/2019 Pete and 4 men arrived at 6:45 am. They removed trees next to garage, concrete in front of garage and roots that were under concrete. He removed 3 broken parts of sidewalk; re bars had been placed in all the repaired areas; broken concrete had been placed in a truck with trailer to be hauled away the following day. The job was meticulously cleaned. Pete and his team left at 4 pm. 2/12/2019 Pete and team arrived at 6:45 am; the concrete carrier left; the concrete mixing truck arrived and the cement was poured. Pete's team smoothed the concrete; unfortunately, when they were almost finished, a man walked on to the wet cement …leaving shoe prints. The men tried to explain the mishap. Eventually, the man apologized and offered to pay Pete. Pete did not charge the trespasser. I knew that Pete was hardworking, knowledgeable, organized, and had a hardworking team and other support persons, and his price was fair. What I learned was that Pete when rattled, remains calm, focused on project, and moves forward. In this case, Pete, himself re smoothed the concrete getting rid of the shoe prints. The site was cleaned and all barriers were placed around the site. Pete and his team left at 5 pm. Pete knows his work; has a skilled team that has worked together for many years and has the necessary tools and resources to get a job done.

Completed the work quickly and professionally

We had a complicated job because we couldn't afford to replace an entire driveway, planter and brick sidewalk and steps (having already done it once), but we needed a planter pulled out and re-done, about 35 feet of driveway cut to add a border, and pulling-out to change configuration of a portion of a sidewalk that involved steps. That meant that Pita had to match the work to what was there before.....and since it wasn't "pretty" work beforehand....well, you get it. It was not the best situation to start with, but he did the job very well. Pita and his crew were timely, polite and respectful. There is a teeny language barrier that is more volume-related than anything, I think, but you certainly don't need to worry about making sure you are on the same page...he provides the most detailed quote ever! Most importantly, Pita reached-out to me after the work was done and he was paid because he wasn't happy with one part. He offered, if I wanted, to come and re-do the work at no charge. He said he cares about the quality of his work and it did not make him happy. I must emphasize, I did not reach out to him....his call was entirely unexpected. I was impressed.

Pita and his crew did a fabulous job on a long storm drain we needed to install from the side of the house and through the curb. A Petes Concrete was always responsive, timely and answered all the questions we had before we began. On the day of construction the crew showed up on time, worked quickly and kept the job site very clean and tidy. The final job was very well done, on-time and on-budget. I would highly recommend A Petes Concrete for a project.

As always, Pita did an excellent job. He was prompt, punctual, professional and meticulous in his work.

Pita did a great job. Fixed it in a day and it matched the surrounding surface. Would definitely hire again.

A Pete's (Pita) responded over the phone the same day of my request for quote. He came by the next day and gave the estimate. Crew came on the scheduled date and completed the job as estimated. Job was done well and sincere effort made to clean up the work area.

It didn't go well. The owner represents himself as a contractor. I asked for a card but he didn't have one. I would have checked his license no. Peter the owner said the job would be $500, $250 for sealer and $250 for labor. On the second day which was the day he was to start putting sealer down. I came to check on the job and noticed the sealer he was using was 5gal. of Thompson's water seal that only costs depending on where you purchase it $55 to $65 a gal. I called him on it and he said, they told him that was good (Home Depot). I also noticed a gal. of WD-40 and ask what that was for? He told me he put it on the bullnose. I called a paver company and they never heard of such a thing. Peter applied sealer with a roller, the surface is not flat so it didn't cover the low spots well. If he was a contractor he would know the process. When he asked for payment, he attempted to get $500. I didn't went to debate so we agreed and I gave him $400 just to keep piece. It took more than three days to dry. The spots on pictures show all the light spots (shows no sealer). There's much more to this encounter with Peter. This is the gist of what happened.

Overall the job went great! Pita was professional throughout. He came out one early morning to provide me with a verbal estimate which he promptly followed up with a written estimate. We moved forward with the work. I found his team to be both professional and friendly. The job took only a few days to complete. The patio looks wonderful as do the stairs and block wall. Pita was easy to work with and was open to any issues or changes I wanted a long the way. The only hassle came with the city permit for the dumpster since this needed to be timed with the dumpster company. You as the owner should find out ahead of time if a permit is needed in your area should you need an existing concrete patio demolished before a new one is installed.

It went great, Pita was very helpful and the work was done before I knew it! The wall looks amazing.

Mr. Pita Tukutau and his crew did an outstanding job. They showed up on time and demonstrated that they were very experienced and efficient. The job came out great and I would recommend them to anyone.

The driveway looks beautiful!! All the neighbors compliment us how great it looks! People slow down and check it out as they drive by. We are very happy! Now we are having the approach installed. The curb has been cut, the forms are installed and concrete comes next week!

Very pleased with the finished wall.

Pita was quick to respond to my initial voicemail and came out the same day to give us an estimate. The following day he started the work and finished in 3 days time - because of drying time. We will definitely be using his services again for our ongoing upgrades to our property.

Peter and his crew removed the affected parts of the old driveway. Filled and compacted the area. Inserted rebar, re sloped the driveway directing the water to a sump and sump pump system. This weekend it rained and the system worked perfectly. Peter’s team was punctual and the worksite was neat and orderly. The project was finished on time and on budget. I am very pleased.

Went very well. Incredibly quick response time and scheduling for work. Met all deadlines set. Job finished in 2.5 days.

The job was started on time, and finished on time. I was very pleased with the work he did, as he's a total pro and craftsman and sincerely cares about the finished product and makes sure the customer is totally satisfied with the work they wanted done. Pete is an easy going guy who's easy to talk to so if you ask him to make slight alterations or changes to the finished product he's very accommodative and works to make sure the customer is satisfied above all. I would not hesitate to use him again on other projects in the future, and would have not problem recommending him to friends and family. In shot I'm very pleased with his work! You will find pictures below of the removed concrete area and after the cement was poured.

That was a tough one. The reason I dealt with them is I called three other contractors and no body else was available, so he was the only one available. Their ability was great, timing was great, the price was reasonable. I will give them a B on the price. The quality of the work was not good, I would give them, He had to redo a bunch of it so I would give him a D on the quality. Responsiveness was B. Punctuality was A . Well professionalism and quality sort of go together. He didn't even - I'd give him a C. Putting everything together was a B because we ultimately did get it reasonably fixed, but it was-

smoother than i could have expected.not only did Peter come right over for an estimate, but had the job completed ahead of time. Then, he came back the following day to make sure everything was alright and that I was happy with the job done. Very Professional!

I called Pete on Monday, Sept. 12th.  He came out on Tuesday the 13th and gave me the quote of $800.00.  He said that he could start the next day, and that he wanted half of the amount at the beginning and the balance on the completion of the work.  He said that it would take two days.  He was here on time Wednesday morning, and started work right away.  The section was completed on time Thursday.

He was doing such a great job, that I talked to him about raising the wall higher.  He said that he could raise the back wall up two rows and the side wall up one row, so it would be straight all the way around. He gave me the quote of $4100.00 for supplies and labor.  it included rebar as the wall never had it when it was built in 1952. He said that he could keep going and it would be completed on Saturday.  On friday he said that he had another job, and would it be okay if he completed the job on Monday.  I told him that was fine with me.  Saturday he called me and said that he would continue working on my job, after he got his crew working on the new job.  We reached an agreement and he continued working on my job on saturday and it was completed today, Sept. 19th.

I have two big dogs.  Pete always made sure everything was cleaned up at the end of the work day.  Without being asked, he always made sure all holes in the wall were blocked so no critters, or dogs would be to interested.

I know who I will call for any future job.

Project went well workers were professional, on time and did a journeymen job. Allowed me to have in put on the design. Hauled away debris and clean concrete to recycle yard. Final clean up was exceptional. Had the right tools for the job.