Mark called immediately and showed up two days after that. Lots of stories about the big names he's worked for. "Easy job." " No problem." A week later, a non-english speaking 'tiler' appears.......All fixed. I pay. A week later, the 'fix'...
I was extremely pleased to find Matt at Sydscompufix. When my old laptop finally died without warning, I found Sydscompufix by chance through an internet search. I am so glad I did. Matt was able to recover my documents/pictures from my hard drive and move them to a flash drive so now I am no...
Lavelle Painting did wonderful work in a very extensive exterior project. We had bought a 300+ year old house that had many carpentry and exterior repairs in addition to the painting. Mike had some great people working for him who restored the exterior beautifully and handling some surprises...
I can?t say enough good things about Luxbrush. They are not just a painting company; they are able to do most projects a homeowner can think of. I own a second home in Stratton Vermont, it?s basically a family ski house. When I purchased the property, I made a long list of repairs that...
Single business owner and runner lower rate then normal contractors depending on job. Yea hard to believe but I know and understand how many curves life throws at us and I'm down to earth straight forward and honest as the day is long.. no joke about lower rates than normal contractors I want to build or replace your dream
Single business owner and runner lower rate then normal contractors depending on job. Yea hard to believe but I know and understand how many curves life throws at us and I'm down to earth straight forward and honest as the day is long.. no joke about lower rates than normal contractors I want to build or replace your dream
contracted services
contracted services
With over forty years of experience working with granite, marble, and quartz surfacing, we strive to deliver excellence in quality, service, and pricing. We supply all interior stone products including kitchen counter tops, bathroom vanities, Jacuzzi and fire place surrounds, and any thing else the imagination could come up with. Price, quality, and service - they say you can only pick two out of three. With BFR, expect all three. A family owned and operated company.
With over forty years of experience working with granite, marble, and quartz surfacing, we strive to deliver excellence in quality, service, and pricing. We supply all interior stone products including kitchen counter tops, bathroom vanities, Jacuzzi and fire place surrounds, and any thing else the imagination could come up with. Price, quality, and service - they say you can only pick two out of three. With BFR, expect all three. A family owned and operated company.
Out on a Limb is a fully insured, growing company that provides excellent, professional service in several areas. Although we focus on tree service and Landscaping we are not limitied to these services. We provide a wide range of property management to fit all your needs. I personally operate every job, big or small. Resulting in a professional, time efficient, and quality service on a personal level. We specialize in dangerous tree removals, tree pruning, tree care, planting stone walls, patios, walkways, stairs, boulder walls, retaining walls, fire pits, flower beds, lawn care and installation. We offer free bids, estimates, and consulting.
Out on a Limb is a fully insured, growing company that provides excellent, professional service in several areas. Although we focus on tree service and Landscaping we are not limitied to these services. We provide a wide range of property management to fit all your needs. I personally operate every job, big or small. Resulting in a professional, time efficient, and quality service on a personal level. We specialize in dangerous tree removals, tree pruning, tree care, planting stone walls, patios, walkways, stairs, boulder walls, retaining walls, fire pits, flower beds, lawn care and installation. We offer free bids, estimates, and consulting.
Radiant Floor Company is a privately owned business based in the state of Vermont. Incorporated in 1999. If you’re a do-it-yourselfer looking for help designing a radiant floor heat system you’ve found the right company. If you’ve received shockingly high quotes for radiant floor heating and are still recovering….relief is right here.
Radiant Floor Company is a privately owned business based in the state of Vermont. Incorporated in 1999. If you’re a do-it-yourselfer looking for help designing a radiant floor heat system you’ve found the right company. If you’ve received shockingly high quotes for radiant floor heating and are still recovering….relief is right here.
Ellis, Inc. is a full service general contractor. No job is too big. We have several employees who specialize in specific areas of new home building or remodeling. Concrete is one part of this multi faceted business. We even specialize in house jacking and spray foam insulation. We also have snow plowing services available.
Ellis, Inc. is a full service general contractor. No job is too big. We have several employees who specialize in specific areas of new home building or remodeling. Concrete is one part of this multi faceted business. We even specialize in house jacking and spray foam insulation. We also have snow plowing services available.
Epoxy/Urethane flooring, waterproofing.*Seamless Polymer Solutions*
"TERRIBLE JOB. Nasty workers - Don't guarantee their work. For $5,000 I would have expected a lot better."
Bob W on September 2023
Epoxy/Urethane flooring, waterproofing.*Seamless Polymer Solutions*
"TERRIBLE JOB. Nasty workers - Don't guarantee their work. For $5,000 I would have expected a lot better."
Bob W on September 2023
We are a full-service design/build firm doing private and public works.
We are a full-service design/build firm doing private and public works.
For over 25 years Vermont Concrete Cutting, Inc. has provided services for Cutting, Coring, Wire Sawing, and Grinding from homeowners to big construction companies. We have now expanded our services into Concrete Solutions providing All Things Basement, Wall Anchoring, Crack Repair, & Egress Openings. Owner John Anderson, President, is always treating his customers like family. His son Doug, manages the business taking care of customers like his father, scheduling, estimating and making the unbelievable happen. Johns’ daughter Heidi has been answering the phones and managing the office for over 18 years. Together along with their dependable hard working experienced staff have developed a family business that will treat the customer right! Vermont Concrete Cutting & Concrete Solutions has been servicing all of VT, NH, and Northeast NY. Contractors and homeowners have hired us to work in tight areas while the work of the business is still under way, doing work in municipalities, hospitals, and colleges to working on dams and bridge decks throughout the states we service. We are the professional in all your concrete needs. Our team is trained to put our customers first and will succeed in getting the job done in a swift, cost effective manner. No Dust- No Mess, Fully Insured.
"They were professional, called me the next morning and did the work within two days. They came back today when I noticed water in the basement last night and have been responsive thus far."
Scott F on December 2020
For over 25 years Vermont Concrete Cutting, Inc. has provided services for Cutting, Coring, Wire Sawing, and Grinding from homeowners to big construction companies. We have now expanded our services into Concrete Solutions providing All Things Basement, Wall Anchoring, Crack Repair, & Egress Openings. Owner John Anderson, President, is always treating his customers like family. His son Doug, manages the business taking care of customers like his father, scheduling, estimating and making the unbelievable happen. Johns’ daughter Heidi has been answering the phones and managing the office for over 18 years. Together along with their dependable hard working experienced staff have developed a family business that will treat the customer right! Vermont Concrete Cutting & Concrete Solutions has been servicing all of VT, NH, and Northeast NY. Contractors and homeowners have hired us to work in tight areas while the work of the business is still under way, doing work in municipalities, hospitals, and colleges to working on dams and bridge decks throughout the states we service. We are the professional in all your concrete needs. Our team is trained to put our customers first and will succeed in getting the job done in a swift, cost effective manner. No Dust- No Mess, Fully Insured.
"They were professional, called me the next morning and did the work within two days. They came back today when I noticed water in the basement last night and have been responsive thus far."
Scott F on December 2020
If you’re looking for an experienced paving maintenance contractor, roofing contractor, or snow removal service in northern or central Vermont, you’ve come to the right place. Central Vermont Construction has 24 years of experience installing and maintaining driveways, parking lots and roofing for homeowners, businesses and condo associations. Our focus on quality and our attention to detail set us apart from others in our industry. What often impresses folks the most is our rapid response to customer inquiries.
"The company's website says it's BBB accredited and claims it has an A+ rating. The company has an F rating and is not accredited. [*** Link removed ***] Get a contract from this company as the owners make things up after they mess things up and add to their estimate in the middle of a project and it's hit or miss whether the company sends workers who know what they're doing. I hired this contractor for a paving job August 2022. He did a good job, although it ended up $4000 more than the $8000 quote. So I asked him to do another job. He forgot about me and in October 2022 I called to remind him and he promised he'd get a crew there before winter kicked in. The owner sent an employee to do the job. The employee didn't have enough workers, so he brought another worker from the company who was inexperienced and a friend who had never done paving before. The supervisor said he usually wasn't allowed to use the paving machinery. He said the owners operated the big machines, but they had gone to Florida for the winter. (The owner told me at the prior job that he and his wife operated the machinery as they didn't trust the employees to do so.) The supervisor let one of the workers operate the machine to train him and he dumped too much pavement, some on the town sidewalk and to correct it, the workers pushed the pavement toward the center of the driveway and created a hump where the driveway used to be flat. The owner had told me that they would remove gravel before paving, so that the pavement was even with the remaining gravel driveway. The owner said his workers would spread the removed gravel on the remaining gravel section of the drive and regrade it as part of the job The workers merely laid the pavement down on the existing gravel drive without removing any. There is now a hump in the middle of the pavement and a 3 to 4 inch drop to the gravel driveway and the pavement is 3 or 4 inches higher than the lawn and gravel driveway. Potholes have developed where the cars drop down from pavement to gravel. The hump makes the vehicles drop harder. It's bad enough that it could damage struts on a vehicle. Guess I have a free speed hump. :) I called and texted the owner, Mike Hamel, in November 2022 and he said the drop to the gravel driveway is normal. I know it is not as I've had a driveway that was part pavement and gravel before. Also plenty of VT roads go from pavement to gravel and there isn't a 3 or 4 inch different in height and a drop. Owner didn't respond from November 2022 to March 2023. The owner responded to me on March 08, 2023 and said that he had not been checking messages, because he was taking care of some serious issues and says when the snow thawed he intended to come and look at the issue. May. Texted the owner and owner said he was still in Florida and that I was "on his list" when he returned. June 28th. Texted the owner as I hadn't heard from him. Owner wrote that he had looked at it and that it was a little high at the sidewalk but was fine. He said that the only solution was to pave the rest of the drive. Which is not what he told me when I hired him. He is going to do nothing other than let me pay him to correct his mess. I've downloaded photos of his other work from his Facebook page and drives he's done are not raised like mine, the majority being slightly lower than the adjacent lawns or transition to gravel or the street. June 30. Had another driveway guy and a general contractor look at the paving job and both say done wrong and way too high. Unfortunately, no contract but I do have people to testify not done to industry standards, if I should choose to file a small claim or file with the State's Attorney for Consumer Affairs. But the least I can do is to let people know what can happen if they hire this contractor. You may get great work or you may be seriously disappointed. And the owner will justify anything so he does not have to bear the expense to fix something."
Sharon Z on July 2023
If you’re looking for an experienced paving maintenance contractor, roofing contractor, or snow removal service in northern or central Vermont, you’ve come to the right place. Central Vermont Construction has 24 years of experience installing and maintaining driveways, parking lots and roofing for homeowners, businesses and condo associations. Our focus on quality and our attention to detail set us apart from others in our industry. What often impresses folks the most is our rapid response to customer inquiries.
"The company's website says it's BBB accredited and claims it has an A+ rating. The company has an F rating and is not accredited. [*** Link removed ***] Get a contract from this company as the owners make things up after they mess things up and add to their estimate in the middle of a project and it's hit or miss whether the company sends workers who know what they're doing. I hired this contractor for a paving job August 2022. He did a good job, although it ended up $4000 more than the $8000 quote. So I asked him to do another job. He forgot about me and in October 2022 I called to remind him and he promised he'd get a crew there before winter kicked in. The owner sent an employee to do the job. The employee didn't have enough workers, so he brought another worker from the company who was inexperienced and a friend who had never done paving before. The supervisor said he usually wasn't allowed to use the paving machinery. He said the owners operated the big machines, but they had gone to Florida for the winter. (The owner told me at the prior job that he and his wife operated the machinery as they didn't trust the employees to do so.) The supervisor let one of the workers operate the machine to train him and he dumped too much pavement, some on the town sidewalk and to correct it, the workers pushed the pavement toward the center of the driveway and created a hump where the driveway used to be flat. The owner had told me that they would remove gravel before paving, so that the pavement was even with the remaining gravel driveway. The owner said his workers would spread the removed gravel on the remaining gravel section of the drive and regrade it as part of the job The workers merely laid the pavement down on the existing gravel drive without removing any. There is now a hump in the middle of the pavement and a 3 to 4 inch drop to the gravel driveway and the pavement is 3 or 4 inches higher than the lawn and gravel driveway. Potholes have developed where the cars drop down from pavement to gravel. The hump makes the vehicles drop harder. It's bad enough that it could damage struts on a vehicle. Guess I have a free speed hump. :) I called and texted the owner, Mike Hamel, in November 2022 and he said the drop to the gravel driveway is normal. I know it is not as I've had a driveway that was part pavement and gravel before. Also plenty of VT roads go from pavement to gravel and there isn't a 3 or 4 inch different in height and a drop. Owner didn't respond from November 2022 to March 2023. The owner responded to me on March 08, 2023 and said that he had not been checking messages, because he was taking care of some serious issues and says when the snow thawed he intended to come and look at the issue. May. Texted the owner and owner said he was still in Florida and that I was "on his list" when he returned. June 28th. Texted the owner as I hadn't heard from him. Owner wrote that he had looked at it and that it was a little high at the sidewalk but was fine. He said that the only solution was to pave the rest of the drive. Which is not what he told me when I hired him. He is going to do nothing other than let me pay him to correct his mess. I've downloaded photos of his other work from his Facebook page and drives he's done are not raised like mine, the majority being slightly lower than the adjacent lawns or transition to gravel or the street. June 30. Had another driveway guy and a general contractor look at the paving job and both say done wrong and way too high. Unfortunately, no contract but I do have people to testify not done to industry standards, if I should choose to file a small claim or file with the State's Attorney for Consumer Affairs. But the least I can do is to let people know what can happen if they hire this contractor. You may get great work or you may be seriously disappointed. And the owner will justify anything so he does not have to bear the expense to fix something."
Sharon Z on July 2023
The average cost of a gravel driveway is about $1.25 to $2 per square foot, including the cost of materials, equipment, and professional installation. For example, a 16-by-30-foot driveway costs about $1,500. Cost factors include the type of gravel, how thick the gravel is installed, the condition of the landscape, and labor costs. Overall costs will vary depending on where you live and how accessible the job site is.
Concrete can crack from general wear, improper installation, or in response to uneven support from the soil underneath. Small, thin cracks on the surface of aging concrete are usually a result of normal wear and tear, while cracks on new concrete more likely indicate a problem with installation. Larger cracks or uneven steps can signify a much more severe issue. A concrete contractor should be able to diagnose the cause and repair concrete cracks for you.
The cost to install a concrete driveway is $4 to $15 per square foot on average. Your price heavily depends on your desired concrete finish and driveway size.
For a driveway that is 200 square feet, you can expect to pay an average cost of $1,900. For a driveway at double that size (400 square feet), the average price is closer to $3,800. Plain concrete is significantly more cost-effective, averaging $7 per square foot, whereas stained concrete averages around $19 per square foot.
The cost of resurfacing concrete is $6 per square foot on average, though that cost can range from $3 to $9 per square foot.
For a driveway that is 200 square feet, you can expect to pay $600 to $1,800, and for a driveway that is 500 square feet, that cost averages $1,500 to $4,500. Resurfacing your driveway will give you the look and feel of a new surface without the hefty cost.
A gravel driveway should be at least 4 to 6 inches deep, depending on the soil it’s installed on. Softer soil that doesn’t drain well should have a deeper gravel driveway. Deeper gravel will mean you spend more on materials and labor, but you’ll get a more stable driveway and avoid damage that needs to be filled or graded flat again.
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