Solocrete General Contracting Ltd

We contracted Solocrete to redo our front walkway, right from the initial phone call they were very professional, Paula came over to take a look at the area personally and provided some recommendations. She took the time to understand what we wanted and provided her professional suggestions. When the actual work began, the contractors were absolutely professional, very careful around the property and took the time to answer questions and explain next step or provide updates. I would, without hesitation recommend Solocrete.

The service provided by Solocrete General Contractors was above our expectations. We asked them to concrete the side entrance to the back yard and the guidance given was extremely professional. The crew were great and so hard working, never seen anything like it, fantastic. The rep,Paula is very knowledgeable and helpful.
Thank you for a job well done.

We hired Solocrete this summer to redo our property out front and in the back in Bolton. The job was completed in 2 weeks and the team did a fantastic job. Paula our rep was very detailed at the quotation stage, worked with us picking colours and stamp patterns. The job commence on August 30 and concluded 11 days later - on time and exactly as promised by Paula!

They have different crews for different aspects of the job but each person is very qualified and they take pleasure in doing the job thoroughly and perfectly. The construction crew are the upmost professional and I would highly recommend Solocrete for anyone looking to do stamped concrete, especially has a cost effective option vs. stone landscaping.

Our project was completed over a two-week period in July. I was impressed how they coordinated having the various teams come out to excavate, frame, lay foundation etc. The team worked very hard under hot, humid conditions to move the project to completion on time. Idela and owner John were very helpful when we had questions.
I would recommend Solocrete for your next project.

I would like to thank solocrete and there staff for the beautiful work they did on my house. A special thanks to Joe for all the time he gave me to understand the process of the job it looks amazing made a big difference to the house and so many walking by tell us how it looks good. The workers where very noligable in there job and got to work and got it done quick and with skill great job guys keep up the great work.

Solocrete did a great superb finishing work with our driveway and walkway to our home,including a raised porch. With John's assistance in the design and texture recommendation we were able to achieve a signature appearance for our frontage. The long wait was well worth it as
Covid-19 deterred our completion timetable. Our exposed texture on our driveway, supplemented with stamped trim and walkways ways add to the "WOW " factor to our home exterior frontage. I also wish to compliment John/Idala for their staff worker selection! All of the working team that we interacted with were most respectful, courteous, and responsive to questions and concerns. The workers while each are specialist in their own right work well as a tandem to achieve the excellent final result.

Last fall we had stamped concrete installed in our back yard and front walk. Solocrete did a fantastic job in a very difficult year with COVID making scheduling difficult.

Our rep Paula was extremely helpful and responsive to our needs and did a great job following up as we navigated the various steps in the job.

We are very happy with the results and would recommend Solocrete to anyone looking for concrete work. The workers were a good bunch, friendly and smiling on some tough days of work.

Finally the price was fair and very competitive as we had received a number of estimates and compared pricing.

We would recommend Solocrete to our friends and would certainly hire them again if required.

I can't say enough how happy we are with the workmanship this team provides. The workers were very friendly and professional from start to finish.

They poured exposed aggregate boarders around our driveway, both sides of the house, front porch and backyard patio with steps. John shared his advice on design ideas. We are very happy with the results of their work. We have had a lot of compliments from family, friends and neighbors on the work that has been completed around our home.

Thank you to John and your Team for the great job! We cannot wait to use our backyard in the new year.

DO YOUR RESEARCH - For me Solocrete was one of the BEST choices I've made in selecting a contractor (My job was a large patio, shed base, 2x 18" light bases, a walkway from the back to the front, front porch and walk way at the front. it took 2 cement trucks and a little over 2 weeks to complete.

Work was supposed to start at the end of July but did not start until mid Sept( I was actually happy b/c cement cured nice and slow).. This work is highly dependant on weather. Rain and heat waves will cause delays. and the delays will have a snowball effect on the other jobs (don't plan a huge backyard party a week after you expect to have the work done as your project may be delayed due to weather). If your are stamping with colour, prepare for mess and dust; however, John has a crew that will spend a few hours washing down everything (the cement, the house brick, windows, the fences, the driveway, the doors even the street. Basically any mess they make it's clean by the time they leave). My Neighbours even made a comment about the professionalism. This company will not nickel and dime you to make design changes (unless of course your adding significantly more sq footage to job).

Once work started, they move fast. I found that when John or his crew gave an ETA on when they would return, it was pretty accurate. This way I could plan to be home. Keep in mind that if it's raining there is a good chance they are not coming.

John, his workers and the office will tell you that concrete requires TLC to maintain its beauty for the decades to come
- NO SALT, NO ICE MELTERS (SAND ONLY)
- No shovels with metal
- Keep it clean and seal ever other year. I watched them seal and its pretty easy for a DIY project.. hard to screw up. and you can always buy the seal and grip from Solocrete.

The Crew that I would like to point out-
ALBERTO is a master cement mason and is responsible for all the finishing touches that makes the area beautiful. He takes his time and will offer you suggestions. He is very very meticulous about his work.

John (the framer) - Will work with you to make sure that your design is appealing to the eye.

John (the owner) - He demands only the best of his workers

Unfortunately I forgot his name - but the guy who actually did the stamping. He worked with us to pick the best pattern for the area and suggested what release to use with the colour we choose.

My suggestions:

1- This is were doing research is very important even before you talk about price. My suggestion ask about their technique (excavation depth, type of base and its depth, the use of wire or rebar, and most importantly where is the cement coming from, what is the strength and how deep is the pour). Solocrete does not screw around with technique. They dug min 5", 4-6" of base (depending on grade) and min 5" of 35MPA cement (from Dufferin concrete). They used wire mesh in the pad (which they pull up into the concrete when pour) and rebar in the shed base and curbs.

2- Have an idea of a design. This is a very personal preference. I drove around and looked at many different properties for a design. No matter who I called, John included, they all told me basically its what I like and he will give few suggestions on work they've done in the past but its really up to the homeowner. Once you have a design, then John's team will make suggestions. I would like to give a shout out to John (the framer) who played a huge role in making fantastic suggestions with my original design.

3 - Drive around and look at the past work. I took a day and drove from Vaughan to Toronto to Mississauga to Gerogetown. This is what sold me. Seeing John's work from new to 10 years old.. We looked at houses that had the same colour choices we were interested in.. FANTASTIC work

4- Be on site for all phases of work. This is very very important. you are apart of the process and should be there to make decisions on the fly and point out things that you need clarification on.

Overall fantastic - I do wish that they had a landscaping division to the company. I guess the advantage here is they do concrete really really good.

Tired of weeding the lock stone, we chose to have it replaced with exposed aggregate concrete which would go well with the limestone in and around our gardens. Solo Crete did wonderful work tearing out the lock stone to construct the backyard patio and walkways (last year), and the front walkway, steps, porch and driveway edging this year. Their workers were respectful, punctual, very well organized and happily worked very hard together despite some difficult weather conditions.
Keeping the patio and walkways clean is a breeze and NO MORE WEEDING!