I contracted Joe from Stamp Concrete to build my patio. I will start by saying the did good work. Not excellent, but good. He did put a stamped compass into our patio which we did not talk about, and at first I was unsure but it does turn heads.
He was however the best quoted price, half the price of Elite Concrete. However he told me he would have the project completed before our wedding and he was a month and a half late. Every time he would say he was coming to work on it he did not. It was only when I would call him from "private number" would he answer his phone.
This could be that he was hoping to get new customers while making the ones who have signed an agreement wait. After a summer with no patio, and weeks of phoning him to bug him, he would send a couple guys over and they would work for a couple hours. He told me it would take 5 guys two days maximum. He did not accuratley match the color of the brick on the house which he said he would do, and I have not seen the patio through a winter yet but other than that they did a good job.
A couple of spots where more care and detail could have been used but concrete is difficult to work with and I understand this. Overall I think the appearance of his workers could be better (smoking and lounging around while another one works and then switch).
Be mindful you could wait for your job to be complete past its due date if you don't hassle him. Other than that for the price it was good.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $6,500.00
- What could this company do to improve their services?
- Improve the service they provide by being there when agreed upon. Have employees look a little more professional. Smoking and lazy looking workers only act to further aggravate you when you have been waiting a month to get your work done.
- Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
- Get a quote as Joe seems very knowlegdable about concrete and the work was good. The best thing about him was that he was by FAR the most inexpensive. He does not take much of a deposit so don't give one until some work is completed.