Not well, but mostly because she had too many jobs going and did not oversee her people well. Have friends who had good luck with her, and I liked her and really wanted to work with her, but I had lots of problems that they did not take responsibility for. Had to replace carpet because it was ruined day it was installed. She blamed carpet layer and said it was glue, he blamed her and said it was paint. I had to pay to pay to replace carpet. Her guys got grease on another carpet day it was laid. Repeatedly asked that her painters use drop cloths and prep the walls and they did not and got paint all over wood floors which she said she would clean up but I had to. I finally learned I had to be there all day every day and check every little thing and could not get them to fill holes or scrape off extra texture. They stained a floor and then someone walked across it and got boot prints all over it. She blamed floor guy's crew and they said they didn't do it. Had to cover it with carpet. I came in that night and the windows were open and it was raining in. Had to go over every day to be sure they locked doors and closed windows. They set off the burglar alarm four times. I asked them before they started to cover the fire sensors because alarm company said if they did not it would damage them and set off the alarm when they sanded or sprayed. They did not until they left (?) and set off the fire alarm four times (in addition to burglar alarm four times) in two months and the fire truck came because I was not there those times. I asked her to touch up a small area (2 ft X 2 ft) of my stained cabinets to see what it looked like and then I would decide whether to touch up stain or paint white. Came in and guys had done whole kitchen and another room and looked like they had flicked brown paint on it. She fixed it as best she could but you can't see wood grain anymore. I wanted blue paint against a stark white trim and she suggested dover white. When I said the sample card had yellow in it, (and I was having her paint yellow walls because I did not want yellow) she said it would go on whiter and pure white would be too white. The dover white is too yellow and I have since had outside painted the color white I wanted and that is what I wanted inside. Now I have a whole house full of a color I did not want. Her granite guy did a terrible job (and I had LOTS of granite installed) and I am trying to get her to get him back out here. Have had several granite people look at it and he did not polish edges properly and got metal cut lines following the sink lines. There is a big chunk out of the bottom of the overhang of the granite they installed in the wet bar and the edges of that and a 20 foot piece weren't sealed properly. While installing the wet bar and moving a water line they let water leak and it stained my ceiling but she re-painted it. They were supposed to stain my concrete sunroom floor but it appears to be just painted because it is chipping off. They touched it up once but it is still chipping and looks bad. They finished in late Dec or early Jan so it has chipped since then and I don't use the room for anything but plants yet. I had to delay my move date, and reschedule my movers, four times and every time I gave her an extension she took her guys out to another job. To be fair though I did add some things to the original list. I can't even remember everything but there was a lot I was unhappy with. I liked Jennifer and also really liked her young assistant, Alyssa and I would have rated worse except for two things. 1. Jennifer did try to fix some of the things that went wrong, like the cabinets. 2. I had a lot to complain about as we went along and she was not rude. We were able to talk about things and work them out for the most part. I said I would use her again, and she may not want to after this review, because the experiences I have had since have shown me she is not that bad. I will never live in another house that I even have to paint after the experiences I have had since buying this house in February. It started with a terrible inspection job, where they missed tens of thousands of dollars of stuff, and things have steadily gone downhill since then.
Having said all of that, now after using Chuck Colley and Darren Kirby for work on the outside, I think Jennifer did a better job than they have. They have caused me a lot of expense fixing damage their workers caused (about $2400.00 replacing pool tile that was broken off, cleaning concrete off pool coping, and it will never come off my brick) and am having to repaint my sunroom because concrete stained it, had to pay someone $1800.00 to re-grade my yard because concrete people brought bobcat in on saturated ground. Part of that was to lay grass but should not have needed grass except that they killed it because they left stuff all over it for 3 months. They charged me $100 to rent a machine to transplant my grass because I didn't need much but couldn't do it so they charged me an additional $760 for grass and it only covered about half of what they killed. Part of the $1800 was also to power wash my neighbors street where they let concrete run down the street three houses down and around the corner. I repeatedly asked that they clean it up but it was three months before it was done. They laid a patio that was shaped like a and quot;vand quot; and unusable as a patio. They were supposed to drain it the opposite way they drained it and the only reason we did all of the job as one job, instead of waiting until October to build a covered porch with a kitchen and an outdoor pavilion was to install larger drains and tie the downspouts into them. I wanted them to start Jan 2 and wanted them finished by April15 because I had to re do the pool, overlay concrete, etc and wanted to use my pool this summer. If they could not finish by April 15 I told them i wou;ldenlarge the pool area and wait until Oct to do the other construction. But when Mr Colley brought me a contract with $2000 more in his fee in middle Jan, than we agreed I asked why. I did not get a response and talked to someone else to do the job that was going to start Feb 17. Darren assured me they wanted the job and could be finished no later than April 15, 30th at the latest. It is June 23 and they are not finished. They really didn't even do anything but the concrete until after April 15. I talked to Mr. Colley in Jan and made it clear I wanted him running the job, not Darren. However, Mr. Colley let Darren run the job and backed him up when he did not do the patio as I asked and refused to fix it. They did not tie the downspouts into the drains, did not install larger drains, and my gutters have to make four 90 degree turns before they get to a downspout and I have water rushing down a valley and spurting onto the shingles and will ruin them shortly. They say this was the only way it could be done but other builders and concrete and drainage people disagree. Basically Mr Colley turned this job over to Darren Kirby, Darren Kirby did not pay attention and left everything to the subs and I got lousy work and not the job I paid for. I did not even have the head stone layer here when my stone was laid and it cracked immediately. I mean on all sides of the columns, all the way around, in less than a week. They did fix the ones in the pavilion after I sent a certified letter. but Mr. Colley says this is normal and happens on all of his jobs. The stone is not what I wanted either. They totally disregarded what I wanted and did what was easiest, again because Darren didn't pay attention. He comes up with stories to cover every situation, and when one doesn't work he comes up with another one. He doesn't return my calls and says he doesn't get my texts, although he did until I started complaining and everyone else does. Mr. Colley told me to and quot;be sure Darren gets my textsand quot;. How do I do that?
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Concrete Driveway Service reviews from real Angi homeowners in New London, TX
Last update on October 15, 2025
Rena M.
5.0
10/2024
Left my driveway amazing! Very happy with the results.
These guys do not know what they are doing. DO NOT HIRE! I have to now hire other people to fix what they broker! Fixed one small rotten roof soffit and it took forever. They put back up gutters and now gutters are leaking. Great! Now I need to get that repaired. They put up 9 posts around...
Todd B.
5.0
04/2023
Jamie gets the job done,.He did the concrete for my driveway, fencing & interior painting & landscaping,.He answered his phone eveytime i called will use him for upcoming projects. Thanks Jamie for the great job!!
George Sr. Did such an amazing job on our concrete, and at a fair price. We will definitely use them again for our concrete projects!
Mike D.
1.0
11/2019
Williamson Foundation came and worked leveling my house in March of 2015. They proceeded with the work, leveled the house and gave their “lifetime warranty” and charged me $10,500.00. Around two years later the piers had failed to hold. I contacted Williamson and they returned and inspected...
Kaye B.
5.0
07/2015
He prepped and poured the patio in two days. After that, we had an issue with the step from the backdoor which had crumbled around the edges after it rained that night, the edging on the concrete and the resetting of the fencepost. I discussed these things with him and he assured me he...
Karol C.
3.0
06/2014
Not well, but mostly because she had too many jobs going and did not oversee her people well. Have friends who had good luck with her, and I liked her and really wanted to work with her, but I had lots of problems that they did not take responsibility for. Had to replace carpet because it...
(WE ONLY DO CONCRETE WORK) WE DON?T DO ASPHALT WORK OR LEVELING HOUSE?S OR REMODELING Diaz Concrete Specialist,LLC has more than 20 years of experience?. We are specialize in commercial and residential concrete works. Buildings slabs, Paving, Home slabs, Driveways, Sidewalks, Retaining walls, Ramps, Patios, and all type of concrete?. Our goal is to Serving all of East Texas give us a call for a free estimate today..!!!!! And enjoy the best work. We will give you the best price, great quality, best honesty and professional? And enjoy the best work in all East Texas!!!! Call Us Today Sergio Diaz 903-253-7677
"I have worked in construction and have hired contractors [privately]. Diaz Concrete are by any standards 5 star, The list goes like this they are : On time/ Answer questions / If its possible to say they are overly clean at each stage of the job they insured that my property was left in the state it was or better then its was before they showed. They ask where you would like them to stage the equipment then assume. They are bar none the most professional crew I have ever met. When they were done they left the area cleaner then it was."
Robert G on July 2025
(WE ONLY DO CONCRETE WORK) WE DON?T DO ASPHALT WORK OR LEVELING HOUSE?S OR REMODELING Diaz Concrete Specialist,LLC has more than 20 years of experience?. We are specialize in commercial and residential concrete works. Buildings slabs, Paving, Home slabs, Driveways, Sidewalks, Retaining walls, Ramps, Patios, and all type of concrete?. Our goal is to Serving all of East Texas give us a call for a free estimate today..!!!!! And enjoy the best work. We will give you the best price, great quality, best honesty and professional? And enjoy the best work in all East Texas!!!! Call Us Today Sergio Diaz 903-253-7677
"I have worked in construction and have hired contractors [privately]. Diaz Concrete are by any standards 5 star, The list goes like this they are : On time/ Answer questions / If its possible to say they are overly clean at each stage of the job they insured that my property was left in the state it was or better then its was before they showed. They ask where you would like them to stage the equipment then assume. They are bar none the most professional crew I have ever met. When they were done they left the area cleaner then it was."
We are providers of construction services in the Longview area. Our mission is to maintain the highest quality and professionalism from start to finish. We are confident in our results because all our jobs are custom needs to each home. We strive for the highest degree of quality products and workmanship. During the years in business, S.L.P. has satisfied many customers. It is our reputation of quality work, professionalism and customer service that our customers continue to rely on us for their needs. To understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. We base our reputation on service, safety, and quality. Call us today and find out how we can meet all of your concrete repair, replacement, and installation needs!
"They did everything they were responsible for. Excellent job! They even cleaned up after the job taking all the trash and form boards with them. This guy is very good at grading and drainage."
Longview H on February 2022
We are providers of construction services in the Longview area. Our mission is to maintain the highest quality and professionalism from start to finish. We are confident in our results because all our jobs are custom needs to each home. We strive for the highest degree of quality products and workmanship. During the years in business, S.L.P. has satisfied many customers. It is our reputation of quality work, professionalism and customer service that our customers continue to rely on us for their needs. To understand the needs and expectations of our customers, we take great care to work and communicate with every customer in a professional manner. We base our reputation on service, safety, and quality. Call us today and find out how we can meet all of your concrete repair, replacement, and installation needs!
"They did everything they were responsible for. Excellent job! They even cleaned up after the job taking all the trash and form boards with them. This guy is very good at grading and drainage."
DKM Contracting, LLC provides General Contracting services, Industrial Construction services, and Commercial Construction services to the Tyler and surrounding East Texas areas.
DKM Contracting, LLC provides General Contracting services, Industrial Construction services, and Commercial Construction services to the Tyler and surrounding East Texas areas.
Proudly serving all of Texas! For over two decades, Prime Asphalt has been providing reliable, quality driven paving, curbing, and asphalt services. Our team delivers our products on time and for the quoted price. We know that the only measure of success is the satisfaction of our customers. We are determined to providing our customers with quality work while promoting an honest and reliable service. Call us today to schedule your appointment - 1-800-568-8815 or 817-689-8965
Proudly serving all of Texas! For over two decades, Prime Asphalt has been providing reliable, quality driven paving, curbing, and asphalt services. Our team delivers our products on time and for the quoted price. We know that the only measure of success is the satisfaction of our customers. We are determined to providing our customers with quality work while promoting an honest and reliable service. Call us today to schedule your appointment - 1-800-568-8815 or 817-689-8965
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Concrete Driveways questions, answered by experts
Pool concrete or gunite can take several weeks to cure, or an average of 30 days, before workers can resume construction. Additional work and finishes push the time to build a pool out of concrete to between three and six months. There are many types of pools that take far less time, so keep these in mind if you're on a short timeline.
Yes, you can drive on concrete after seven days. While doing so, take extra care around the edges of the freshly poured concrete surface, as these areas may not be as strong as the main concrete surface. You should also avoid driving heavy trucks and machinery on new concrete until it’s fully cured, 28 days after it’s poured.
The best time to pour concrete is mid-afternoon when temperatures often sit between 50 and 60 degrees, and you don’t expect rain for at least 24 to 48 hours. Avoiding direct sunlight in the peak afternoon hours can help reduce the risk of curing too quickly, as can avoiding pouring on hot summer days. Colder temperatures and rain can lead to slower curing times and weaken the concrete. If in doubt, especially if your concrete will provide structural stability, hire a contractor to determine the best time to pour.
A floating concrete slab is considered a footing since it distributes the weight of the structure to the soil, but not all concrete slabs are considered footings. For example, a T-shaped slab includes separate footings below the slab that support the concrete above and push the load further down into the ground. In that case, the slab would not be considered a footing.
By careful site grading and incorporating drainage systems where needed.
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