J. Hulslander Custom Concrete

Job went very well. Extremely impressed with Justin's ability to listen to our description of what we were looking for, then transform the end product into more than we envisioned. We had an old brick/concrete front porch that he transformed into a updated stamped porch with stamped walkway to the garage. He suggested concrete stone veneer on facing that went beyond our expectations. He also transformed our bland straight concrete back stairs to look like stone blocks while extending the stairs to allow access from 2 sides. The third piece of the project was to repair our garage floor by re-coating and sealing.

We had Justin and his crew replace a 20 ft by 16 ft irregularly shaped brick patio, concrete steps, a 6 ft by 30 ft concrete breezeway, and 2 concrete sidewalks totaling approximately 150 square feet with stained and stamped decorative concrete. In addition, they installed a drainage system to move rain water off the patio, through the breezeway and into the yard. It was a complex and large job. As part of the job they removed and hauled away the existing concrete steps, concrete breezeway and sidewalks (I had removed the brick patio previously). They dug out where necessary - the new sidewalks were wider than the old ones, some digging around the edge of the patio was required and digging was required for the drainage system. Everything was graded with gravel and formed - and the patio required flexible pvc 1x4 forms because of the irregular shape. Lot's of rebar in the steps and around the edges of the patio and breezeway where they touched the house, and concrete wire for all areas. Hours of planning and work with a survey transit were required to ensure the drainage worked correctly and the concrete came to an appropriate level in each area. So while the price for the project may seem high, there was a lot of effort required.
In addition, we chose to get stamped and stained finish on the concrete. To get the look we wanted Justin worked with us to understand what we were looking for, but he also put his ideas and design expertise into the process. We spend an afternoon driving around Owego with him to see prior jobs that also allowed him to see what type of features we were looking for. He suggested 'wedding cake' style steps which, while we would never have thought about it, are absolutely the right steps for the patio and my wife loves the result. We talked a long time about patterns and color palettes, and we are very pleased with the results. While I'm sure we could have gotten stamped concrete at a lower price, part of what we paid for was Justin's experience in the field and his design expertise. The result was well worth the cost.
Justin and his team were professional and always on-time, the job site was cleaned up thoroughly at the end of each day's work. All of the team were willing to answer questions at any point in the process, and they all made sure we knew what was happening and what would happen next.