Concrete Replacement Experts Inc.

Hi Willi,

I love working for old fussy engineers because they truly understand "how" we are better than most concrete companies by the way we follow the industries "best practices".

- 12" centers for rebar Vs 16", 24" and higher
- Using little plastic chairs to hold the rebar off the ground so it remains in the middle of the slab, not sinking back to the bottom where's it's useless.
- 2 x 6 forms for a 5" thick slab vs 3.5 or 4"

And many other little details.
Plus... a very friendly, polite crew.

I'm glad your happy & Thank-you for the review.

Wade

Hi Ken,

Yes we try to disturb the neighbours as little as possible by getting in and out as fast as possible without compromising on quality.

Because our entire main focus is driveway replacements my team gets very proficient ....

I'm glad you're happy.

Cheers,
Wade

Good Morning,

It was an incredible honor and pleasure to be nominated as the contractor of choice to tackle your huge circular driveway.

Your staff were incredibly accommodating in allowing us to jump in full force and just get it done. Thank-you for trusting my approach, to minimize the impact on your front entry, and to give that access back to you asap.

This approach worked well minimizing the amount of time your residents couldn't use the main entry, getting it back to them, and then allowing us to focus on the largest part of the project.

All in all the entire project went well without any issues.

As a surprise we did a time-lapse video of the entire project which will be available soon on our website. We made a 30 second version, a 1.5 min, a 2.5 min, and a 5 minute. I'm not sure if all versions will be uploaded but either way they're fun to watch.

Thank-you again for trusting us. It was a true pleasure to be a part of your upgrades.

Regards,
Wade

Jim & Bev

Concrete removal & replacement is a very dirty & heavy job that makes a pretty big mess. As we primarily work in existing residential neighbourhoods, since day one of launching this niche business, we've become acutely aware of how we impact our clients neighbours.

We're very conscientious of this fact so we try to keep things as clean as possible by containing our mess, barricading everything with real barricades not just cheap caution tape, and most importantly power sweeping the street everyday at least once or more everyday. From what I've seen we're probably the only residential driveway replacement company that has our own street sweeper. In our case, a $11,000 attachment for our Kubota that makes quick work of power sweeping the entire street in minutes.

The other way we impact neighbours less is by being extremely efficient & quick. Get in and get out as fast as possible, typically in four days. 1-2 days to demo & prep, 3rd day for pouring the new concrete, and day 4 for striping forms, back-filling, grass-seed, and clean up.

I'm glad you're happy with your experience and the final product.

Take Care,
Wade

You were fully aware of the terms of my quote and you thought it over for 9 days before calling me to say you wanted to go ahead with it.

My quote sheet is a template with all the details that I go thru line by line making tick marks or underlining with my pen as explain every item.

The possibility of extra cost is stated clearly in my quote. "If there's fluffy sand, black dirt, mud then we need to remove it" as I will not pour new concrete over a bad base. And I don't know what is under your existing concrete. We include up to 4 inches of road crush but if we need to remove an excessive amount of crud then we may need to bring in more than 4" which was the case with your driveway. .... every bit of this is documented in my quote to inform you before accepting the quote. And my foreman Rick showed you the material that needed to be removed and you acknowledged this to me.

Would you rather we pour your new concrete over a bad base?

In regards to your neighbours cheap driveway. When I first met with you, you told me they were not impressed or happy with the contractor and that you didn't want to use him. And now you want to compare my price to his poor work and the experience?

Plus I don't know the size of it, the scope of work, nor their spec.

You gave us an 8 out of 10 for a score with your only complaint being the removal of the bad base material ... a point that was disclosed in the written quote that you were aware of before accepting the quote.

Thank-you for giving me the opportunity to explain to readers more about how we quote and perform our tasks. Without pouring new concrete over a bad base as many contractors do.

Regards
Wade

Hi Greg,

BLOW MY MIND is all I can say about the crazy sink-hole you had for a garage, by far the worst I've ever seen. Builders completely suck at back- filling and compacting in layers the way they should. So homeowners like you suffer the negligence if their work.

We're super glad your garage floor didn't cave in while you were parked on it and we're also damn glad you had a great experience working with us and happy with your new attached garage floor & floor drain.

Thank-you for the review.
Wade

Hi Scott,

I'm glad it all worked out well for you. Creating permanent solutions is what we're all about...

Take Care
Wade

Hi Gord,

I'm glad we were able to fit you in with our tight schedule. Rick & the guys put in a fantastic effort and got it wrapped up quickly even though we we're down a guy for a few days.

I'm glad it all worked out even though you were put off by another company.

Your friend in Edm who you referred us to is going to go ahead and replace their driveway this year as is your neighbour on the next block. I know they visited your project a few times and spoke with you again today.

Thank-you for telling everybody how happy you are, it really means a lot to me and I'm very grateful for that and this review.

Take Care
Wade

Hi Dave,

Thank-you for the review.
We've had a lot of calls from the signs on your property, people have had great things to say as well.
I'm glad it all worked out and we got it finished within your timeline.

Take Care
Wade

Hi Steve

Every job has its unique needs so we always try to add beneficial ideas to help the look of individual properties. The work we do is permanent so any useful tip or suggestion we can add make your property look better also helps to make our work look great and fit with your designs.

Your yard looks great before we arrived but your old driveway was an eyesore, now there's nothing taking away from the beauty of all the work you've done.

Take Care,
Wade