Richard Barnes Concrete LLC

They did an excellent job repairing the major cracks and flaws in the masonry. They didn't repair smaller cracks that were discussed during the estimate process but that they felt were significant. I called Richard and he said they would be out next week to fix those smaller cracks but they never showed. I was scheduled to go out of town when they were working and before I left they said the were going to finish the next day so I wrote them a check. If you are going to use this contractor, mark every single crack that you expect to be fixed for the quoted amount.

Terrible.  It was supposed to be underground and only 1/4 of the backside of it is covered with dirt.  The inside ceiling is suppose to be galvanized metal and it is all rusting like crazy!!!  We have pictures of all of this to verify.   Plus NO vent was put in to allow any airflow so there is so much condensation (which accounts for the extensive rusting)  and he did NOT want to put a door on it and when I reminded him that he told me it would be a COMPLETED job, he did put a "flimsy" metal door in which he SAID cost $600  I am Fully doubtful that this is true.  I would have to see the receipt to belive this.  AND he was suppose to seal the blocks to keep the inside dry.  The inside stays very wet where they side walls have lots of water seepage!!!  This is a joke for a Storm shelter!!!  We have filed suit against him and his attorney has already called us wanting us to settle for $1000, which we refused, explaining, we did not want the money, we want the job corrected or want a full refund so we can find a REPUTABLE Builder to do the work correctly.  $1000 will NOT fix what needs to be fixed as they will have to dig out all the dirt from the back sides and the back and they had "dumped"  huge limbs and debris from the trees they took down prior to the storm shelter all in the pit behind it.  someone will have a very difficult time getting all of that out of there to repair and seal the building!!!  
 Also he had agreed (different job earlier)  To grade, clean up trees that had been bulldozed down and was to plant grass on the slopes.  He did ot do any of that either.  Because he said he widened the driveway.  He did to a slight extent.  But should have still fullfilled his promise.  NONE of what he said would be done was done to the specifications that we both agreed on!  I had full witnesses there when he was talking to us telling us what he wanted and would do!  I paid him the full prices that he had asked for.  I feel like he should have kept his end of the bargain!!!  So I guess Now along with another contractor that states the job was NOT done professionally or correctly, and my other witnesses, and my pictures of the dripping water and seeping walls and rusting ceiling......we will let the Judge decide!

There are many things I like about Richards company and the people he has working for him.
1st:  Excellent Communications from the inital callback to the completion of the project.
2nd: A Team that gets the job done promptly. Job was projected to take two days, one day of grading and one day of concrrete work, they accompliched  it in one day.
3rd: Quality of work, totally surpassed what I expected.
4th: Craftsmanship.  The job far exceed my expectations, excellent work.
5th: Flexibility and creativity. Both myself and neighbor had agreed on a concrete flume, as he was down hill from my poperty and he gets rain runoff. Water was going to be on his driveway no matter what, our agreed deign was going to put clean watter versus red clay water on his driveway.  The Team was in the process of building the flume, out comes my neighbor threatening to call the law on them (I guess he forgot what we had agreed on two weeks before). Richards team put the brakes on, called me and came up with a different design to expand the concrete about an additional 5 yards down my driveway to redirect the runoff. Additionally they expanded the size of the drivepad expansion and put what I can best describe as a curb running the length of the Drivepad.  I was amazed at how absolutlley perfect the whole design was.  They put in much additional effort then what was agreed upon with no additional cost.
I highly recommend Richard and his team for all concrete work and will definitely use them in future projects.

Richard was a smooth talker. I called him for the concrete work, and he talked me into the tree clearing and hydroseeding. His concrete work was very good, but Richard did not do that part. He hired someone else for the concrete work. His leveling out of the yard was terrible. There are ruts up to six-inches deep in many parts of the yard. The hydorseeding never took, and I have had to sod most of the yard. I called him numerous times (probably 30 in all) about fixing the ruts in the yard and re-seeding. He always told me he would be there in a day or two. He never came back. I may have been overcharged. I called two other people about clearing the trees, and they were all close in price, but I talked with another contractor a few months later about some other concrete work, and he said I paid too much for what he had done. I don't feel like Richard is a man of his word. He told me he would guarantee his work, but once I paid him, he ceased to be helpful anymore.

Richard was a smooth talker. I called him for the concrete work, and he talked me into the tree clearing and hydroseeding. His concrete work was very good, but Richard did not do that part. He hired someone else for the concrete work. His leveling out of the yard was terrible. There are ruts up to six-inches deep in many parts of the yard. The hydorseeding never took, and I have had to sod most of the yard. I called him numerous times (probably 30 in all) about fixing the ruts in the yard and re-seeding. He always told me he would be there in a day or two. He never came back. I may have been overcharged. I called two other people about clearing the trees, and they were all close in price, but I talked with another contractor a few months later about some other concrete work, and he said I paid too much for what he had done. I don't feel like Richard is a man of his word. He told me he would guarantee his work, but once I paid him, he ceased to be helpful anymore.