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"I signed up to have a modular log home built on an existing foundation. The builder had a number of specifications that needed to be met to get the foundation ready for the new house. I contacted 8 other companies, but no one could help me with my long list of tasks. When I finally got ahold of Highlander Waterproofing, I started by telling them I was a problem child. I listed all the work that needed to be done and Mike told me that nothing on my list sounded sounded scary. I got a couple of visits from Mario, the manager, and Mike, the senior engineer, and one of their senior job bosses. They were all knowledgeable, helpful, positive, and suggested that I use steel supports instead of concrete to save space. Work started in August when Dewey and JT started knocking off the top 2 courses of block. "The Gents" - Dewey (the job boss) Devon, Jimmy, Matt, and Dave - did wonderful work. Because of Murphy's Law, we had to knock some walls down and rebuild them because of bowing, and we ended up adding an internal French Drain. They set rebar, poured tons of concrete, dug footers, put up steel support beams, installed glass block windows, put down sill plates, and rebuilt the front where the garage doors will be. I cannot even begin to say how pleased I am with the work they did. And they were a lot of fun to boot! They let me video them daily, tease them mercilessly, and they had the good grace to laugh when my dog made off with their breakfast jerky. There is still some work to do when the house actually gets here in April - insulating the outside wall, backfilling, putting the sump pumps in, rebuilding the center wall, and digging footers for the porch. I have absolute confidence in Highlander Waterproofing and "The Gents." I would recommend them highly and with no reservations to anyone who needs foundation work. I will add to this post with the final pictures in April."

"We had a great experience with this company! Very professional and polite. They waterproofed our foundation quickly and efficiently. They really know what they are doing! Highly recommend!"

"We started having issues with our foundation settling. We searched on line for foundation repair companies in our area. We decided to get 3 estimates. Because of their great reviews we called AFS first. Robert Stringfield showed up to explain our issues and gave us an estimate for the job needed. First of all Robert was very polite, professional and knowledgeable about foundation repair. He spent a great deal of time measuring and surveying the issues, causing our foundation to settle. He also found some mold that we were unaware of. He also observed some large cracks in our concrete driveway. After he completed his through inspection, he proceeded to show us the problems we were having by using pictures on his laptop. He then went into great detail explaining how AFS would take care of all of our issues, foundation, mold and driveway. He presented three options that we could choose from. 1. support to stabilize foundation. 2. support to stabilize foundation and install drain system with sump pump. 3. support to stabilize foundation and install drain system with sump pump and totally encapsulate the crawlspace. We chose the third option and decided to have our driveway repaired. AFS does offer low cost financing and a discount for package deals. Also included is a life time warranty, that covers a parts and labor, that is transferable should you sell your house. We also got estimates from RamJack and American Foundation Repair, but because of Robert and the great reviews AFS had, we chose them to do our job. The workers showed up on time and completed our job in five days. Everybody we dealt with at AFS was great! We would highly recommend AFS to get your job done. It was a very expensive job, but gave us the security of knowing it was done right. A rule I have learned over the years: Good work is not cheap. Cheap work is not good."

"Dan and his team were both efficient and knowledgeable. They installed a french drain sump pump and made repairs to our footings at our residence three years ago and not a drop of water since then! Thats why we recommended them for the work we recently did at our church. The crew installed a complete system with two sumps and pumps in two days! From start to finish they did an outstanding job at competitive prices using quality materials. The clean up was amazing as well! Except for the new concrete, you would never know all of the work that was involved! I highly recommend Dan and the Basement Guruâ s for all of your water infiltration/foundation needs!!! You wont be disappointed!!!"

"Drytech contacted me about my inquiry for a drain system in my driveway. We set up a date and time. The company called the day before â to confirm the time. The representative arrived on time. We discussed the issues w/ my driveway, and my concerns. After discussions he told me that I probably did not need a drain system. While he did not complete any work for based (because of his honesty) I was impressed with his questions, the time he spent with me and how pleasant he was. He left me his card and informed me what issues to look for."

"My basement was getting wet every time it rained.. I called and was able to have an inspector come out right away for a free estimate. Everyone was so nice and very professional. I now have a dry basement! I would highly recommend them if you are in need of any waterproofing or foundation services!"

"I'm retired and needed to move my disabled son and his wife into our basement to save costs. I went out to get bids in Sept. 2014 with the goal to have the 2 rooms and bathroom finished by year end. My son's apartment lease was up at the end of January 2015 and this timing would allow me one month to do the painting myself and move their things at a leisurely pace into the basement. I received 3 bids for almost the exact same price, all assuring me they could meet the end of year schedule. IPS (Fred Castro) had the best design (better materials and moving of existing plumbing to allow a nice uninterrupted ceiling). I discussed reducing the IPS price but Fred refused, saying he prided his work and wanted to do a good job. Since IPS had a better design at the same price and schedule as the other contractors, I awarded the project to Fred on Sept 15. A Dec 1 start date was in the contract and a finish date of Dec 31. Fred started the first week of December. On Dec 7, Fred adjusted his estimate to add a little to the material costs but also extended the finish date to Jan 23. This left me with only 1 week to paint and move my son in but I felt I could handle that. On Dec 21, Fred adjusted his estimate again to add a little more to the material costs and include the cost for the replacement of an existing drain line that was in bad shape. The schedule was not changed and I agreed to the change. Fred did not finish by Jan 31, so I had to move my son and his wife into a spare bedroom and put all their belongings into our garage. In early February, I asked Fred to do the painting since I would be slow doing it and I wanted to move my son ASAP. On Feb 11, Fred notified me that I would be charged $1500 for the painting. I was surprised by this since the only reason I was having him do the painting was because he did not meet the schedule but I figured we would work it out when he was done. Fred took 7 more weeks to finish the job. The final bill from IPS revealed an addition 14% increase in costs from the last estimate. Overall, excluding the $1800 for the drain line addition, this project escalated 21% in costs and the schedule went from 1 month to 4 months. Upon negotiation, Fred agreed to reduce the bill by 10. Fred did excellent work and the basement is beautiful. Fred did not take shortcuts or perform work-arounds as the other two contractors had planned and that was the reason I selected IPS. In my opinion, the 10% cost reduction is not adequate for the significant delay in the schedule and hardship this meant for my family. The delay is significant enough that I believe Fred never expected to meet the schedule and had hoped his excellent work would appease me. Fred did ask me why we were being so nice during the construction if we were upset and frankly I was surprised that he felt the schedule was not an issue. Fred was very prersonable, responsive, considerate and pleasant during the construction so I felt the final price negotiation would go well. However, Fred focused on all the good work he did and would not discuss the original estimate and schedule, essentially telling me that the schedule is unimportant as long as the work is high quality. I feel a 20-25% cost reduction is more in line with a schedule that went from 1 month to 4 months. Bottom line to me: Fred did excellent work, his cost estimating could have been a little better but his schedule estimating was either terrible or misleading. I would recommend Fred from 1) quick jobs or 2) larger jobs when scheduling is not an issue.
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"My wife and I just had Oakland give us a quote, plan and then install, pour, a 8.5 cubic yard patio after removing the trex deck that it was time to retire around our inground pool. After removal of the deck it was discovered that there was electrical work that needed to be rerun to our pool pump house and a Jacuzzi we were replacing. This they had no problem incorporating into the job without batting an eye. Communication was good. And from the plan, to scheduling, to actually accomplishing the task, considering the bad weather we were having, everything was done professionally, and on time in spite of whatever obstacles were thrown in the way. The crew was professional and courteous, and went out of their way to protect all that was necessary around what they were doing. They went out of their way to meticulously clean up the job and ensure everything was to our complete satisfaction before calling it done. All was done in a timely manner in spite of the atrocious weather they had to work around and through in getting it finished. My wife and I could not be happier with the job, and I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking to have concrete work done for any reason."

"The guy did a great job opening the drain right up an it was my main line great job thanks"

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