On-Task Construction

The integrity of a business or individual is often shown by what happens when things don’t go right. Everyone makes mistakes, what is telling is what happens next. In June of this year Tim Schwersinske / On-Task Construction replaced our existing driveway. My wife and I selected On-Task Construction even though the price was a little more because of Angie.com’s positive reviews and background checks, hiring union labor, and Tim’s apparent knowledge when he talked to me. We decided to do a total driveway replacement even though only the top portion had settled and cracked primarily because of Tim’s explanation about the colors not matching (new vs. old). We were told that work could begin by the end of May. With weather delays and concrete shortages the work was started in early June. After taking out the old driveway, the new driveway was then poured in 3 different sections spread out over 9 days. Two weeks after completion both my wife and I noticed a distinct color difference between the 3 different sections. I contacted Tim and was told that after 30 days of curing the sections should look the same. Six weeks later the color differences were still noticeable. We also noticed that the texture was different for each section and that there was a crack across the adjoining sidewalk. We contacted Tim who said he would stop by, but never did. His first explanation was that the concrete supplier had been at fault. Things slid until August when we got an ‘Intent to File A Lien’ notice from the concrete supplier because the bill to On-Task had not been paid. Once more I contacted Tim Schwersinske who claimed that the letter was in error and that the bill had been taken care of. He also promised to meet with us and the concrete supplier to look at the driveway and talk about what could be done. A week later I did follow up with the concrete supplier who confirmed the bill was now paid. They also looked back at their records and could see that three different mixes had been ordered by On-Task Construction for the job. Eventually, in mid-September, Tim and his site-manager met with my wife and I. Tim now blamed the job foreman, whom he said he had since fired. We discussed some strategies for fixing the crack in the upper adjoining sidewalk and what types of penetrating coatings might bring the concrete color back in line for different sections. Tim said he’d get back early the next week with more specifics about the products to be used and what would be done with the crack. After not hearing from Tim for 10 more days I sent Tim a text reminder ‘just to jog his memory’ about wanting to know more about what was happening. After not getting any response, On October 4th I called Tim again. He answered the call but said that he was in a noisy environment, would step outside and call right back. This is now October 23rd and there has been no return call. Because we live in an area with a lot of new construction we have the opportunity to see many examples of driveway work being done. We know what things should look like. We have also talked to people familiar with concrete work and driveway construction. We have come to the conclusion that the work done was substandard. More glaringly is what this says about the integrity and trustworthiness of Tim Schwersisnske and On-Task Construction.