Dave's Concrete
About us
We are a mostly residential company, some commercial. We specialize in excavating & foundations for additions, concrete replacement and new concrete, stamped concrete. We do small job up to large ones. We have 8 full time employees and others when we need them. Our employees are curtious & polite, all are nonsmokers & no bad language on jobs.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Residential & commercial stamped concrete, all flat work, excavating & trucking. Stone Retaining Walls, foundations for additions, underpinning
Amenities
Free Estimates
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Ruben was very thorough and professional, from the time he provided the estimate through the completion of the job. All I had to do was clear out the garage, and secure the permit from the village (which basically entailed two visits to Village Hall, one to submit the application, the other to pick up the permit). He and his team showed up at 7 am on the designated start day, and the work followed the schedule to a 'T.' I didn't have to be at home, basically just had to leave access to the garage. Ruben took care of everything, including a little hitch when the village pre-pour inspection requested some changes, but we didn't find the inspector's report until after the floor was poured. Ruben went to the village and straightened out the issues, which turned out mainly to be some miscommunication. The work was basically completed in 4 days, with forms removed and the areas along the driveway backfilled. Ruben even cut and refitted some stones in our front walk that had to be removed to put in the concrete forms, then were a little too large to fit back into place.
Overall, really excellent work, done in a timely fashion, and at a good price. Since I was not home while the work crew was there, Ruben would give me updates by email each evening. I would recommend this group to anyone needing this sort of concrete work.
Ruben was a pleasure to deal with all the way through this project. He and his crew were organized, efficient, very skilled at their job, and courteous at all times. I would definitely recommend Dave?s Concrete as well as use them in future projects.
Update April 2012:
Unfortunately, our beautiful driveway began to crack in two different places within six months of the installation. One crack extends 3/4 of the way up the drive. It is starting to widen. The other crack is beginning to widen also. It's like looking at a georgeous vase with a crack down the side. The contract stipulates that cracks are not covered under the warranty. I believe the reason it cracked was due to not having any steel mesh reinforcement and a concrete thickness of 3 inches instead of 4. Other proposals, which cost more, included the steel reinforcement and 4" thick driveway. Apparently there is a reason why Dave's prices are so much cheaper. When I asked Dave about the reinforcement, he told me that the concrete companies put fibers in the concrete mix and they told him that the fibers acted as reinforcement. I accepted that, but apparently it isn't true. Dave is honest and the workmanship is good, but the bids are lower because the quality of materials is lower, IMHO. Dave did come by to look at the cracks and told us they probably wouldn't get any bigger and sealing the concrete would help. Meanwhile, they get wider as time goes by.
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