Birge's Concrete & Bobcat Services Inc

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Went very well without issue.

Went very well.

AAAAAPLUUUUSSSS After 20 years of having driveways done I have found the best there is.There prices were great but better than that there service can not be topped.The driveway looks better than I ever imagined.They always return calls quickly and got the job done fast . After having the drireveway ready to poor the birges thought of a way to make my driveway look better.They then did extra work at no cost to make that happen.Thanks birges I have the best driveway on the block!!!! don't use anyone else but them. you will be so happy like I am

Very well; did everything they said they would do plus a little more. Poured a bigger step than what was contracted for so it would look right. Came back and cleaned up everything. Came when they said they would even with all the rain they had to work around. Will use them again!

although it took longer than we thought it was worth the wait. But it was the rain that was the problem!

They were very responsive and did even more than what I asked ( ramp into garage instead of just a slab that I would have had to step down to. They were prompt and courteous in every communication and service. I was out of town when they came to install and worked very well with my wife and daughter answering questions they had as well as calling me on phone with any major points. All in all if I ever have any concrete or bob cat work needed in the future I will uses Birges.

I have not used them yet but will in the future. After i received the estimate I found out I may be transferred in my job so I am holding off on this project for now.

Other than inordinant delays by the permitting office the job went very well. Birge's performes exactly as promised, were very professional and couteous.

The first day they removed the old driveway with a bobcat, graded, and framed out the area to be poured. The next day no work was done as we waited for the inspection. On that day I found a huge stump in the walkway area. I spent 2 hours removing the stump and regrading the walkway to my standards. The inspector came and said they had to dig down deeper to get the required thickness on the first 8 feet of driveway. On the third day the owner showed up an hour early and addressed the issue before the cement truck showed up. The extra guy they hired/needed showed up with no experience so the other crew seemed to have to work at a hectic pace. The 2nd cement truck showed up an hour late while the first pour was curing fast.(stress). The 4x4 post that was holding up my front door overhang was knocked down by a worker and landing into the newly poured concrete splattering concrete all over (more stress) After the job was finsihed I watered the area for 3 days to cure slower/stronger. On the 4th day I walked on the area and found some problem areas. I called and they came out a week later to repair. The driveway looks nice but I had to do some work myself and pay close attention to workers to ensure I got the quality I was paying for. Overall fair job for a fair price.

I requested via the internet using Brige's web-site for a estimate for my driveway replacement, unlike all the other contractors I contacted Brige's provided a estimate by e-mail and never came to my house to look at the conditions, all other contractors made a visit before they provided their estimate. I requested by phone that Birge's meet me at my home, I felt there were some conditions that might reduce the price, it took over a day to get a response from Brige's for this meeting and then they could not arrive for three days and the meeting had to be done in the evening not during the day like all the other contractors I contacted for a estimate. I have a construction background and when Brige's arrived for the scheduled meeting they started making excuses and started raising issues I felt were not issues, they also wanted to reprice their first quote in which they raised their price based on the conditions they used as excuses, again I felt they reasons were not valid and should not affect the prices. That adjusted quote came three days after meeting at my house, all the other contractor provided their estimate either at the same time we met or with in 24 hours, not several days later. Once I received their second quote I contacted Brige's to make a counter offer based on the other prices I had received, at that time I felt that Brige's got nasty in some of their comments. Based on my experiences I had with Brige's I decided not to use them even if they had cut their price in half. I would not even recommend Brige's to any of my enemies much less my friends. I felt they put out a estimate to entice me into considering them and then they started tacking on dollars, no very professional in my book. I feel lucky that I have the construction background, most people would have fallen into their way of jacking up their price.

Everything went well. Contractor met with city arborists to discuss tree situation. During the process arborist returned to provide advice to contractor regarding the removal of tree roots. New driveway installed and looks great.

Bridges made the process painless and easy. Our project all started with a cracked and jacked up driveway from several extremely large trees. There assistance right from the start was terrific. We had issues with our tree service pulling the tree removal permits but after Bridges stepped in everything went smoothly. We received our tree permits, the trees were removed, and they started promptly on our job. Our driveway replacement was not an easy task. It required someone who knew what they were doing to get the pitch correct. Our old driveway was not pored correctly and we had water entering our garage when ever it rained. It was so bad we couldn't wash the car or hose down the driveway either, the water would not stop. Bridges analyzed and reviewed our circumstances and clearly understood what we needed. Water now doesn't even puddle up on the driveway. It is absolutely wonderful.

Great very good company to work with.

No complaints - was a great experience!

He did a good job. I'm happy with the work. First, I had to get the property surveyed. Then, he had to get a permit from the city. That all took time, about three weeks. As soon as he came out, he put the form in. They had a cement truck come in. He was professional. I was completely satisfied with the work.

They did what they said they would do. The work was satisfactory. They gave me an estimate, showed up on time, and finished on time. They cleaned up afterwards. There were no problems.

This job was done in the middle of the rainy season so I told Steve, the owner, to plan the work as he felt made sense based upon weather predictions. This was basically a three step process. The first step was removal of the old driveway using a Bobcat to breakup and load the old concrete into his dump truck and this was completed in about 1/2 a day. About two and 1/2 truckloads had to be removed. Steve takes the old concrete to a recycling facility where it is turned into fill material. This is cheaper than taking to the county dump at a cost of about $40 per ton. I felt that by hiring Steve, the owner, who owned his own Bobcat, it would be cheaper than hiring a bigger company that had to feed a lot of employees. In removing the old driveway, Steve was careful not to run the Bobcat over the lawn which would have ruined it. This was typical of things that Steve did that were "homeowner" friendly, like ensuring that concrete was not spilled over the yard or into the garage. The new driveway was poured on the second day in about 5 hours. To protect the pavers on the sides of the driveway, Steve covered them with plastic. The concrete used was of the newer, fiber, type so no rerod was needed and the driveway could be walked on by night time. Steve gave the driveway surface a mild texture so it would not be slippery. On the third day, Steve returned to cut expansion slots in the driveway to prevent cracking in the future. The drive was ready for car traffic about three days after the pour. I thought that Steve and all of his helpers were very professional and treated the job like it was being done on their own houses. I did not list a price for this job to allow Steve to price new jobs based upon their merit, not just my job. I did not get any other estimates because I felt that the price was reasonable, especially compared to what I was initially planning to do, that is, get the old driveway painted. A neighbor had this done and the price for this was over $2000. This included repairing cracks, painting and texturing to hide smaller cracks, and a second color pattern overlay. I didn't want the pattern overlay and was able to substantially reduce the estimate from the same contractor. I was somewhat concerned that the smaller cracks would open after a time. After I talked to Steve Birge, it was clear that I could have a completely new driveway for really not that much more money. Comparing the amount of work and material and labor and longevity of the result, it seemed liked I could have about 10 times as much result for about two times the cost. So, I hired Steve.

STEVE ARRIVED ON TIME WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD. HE DID A VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. WE WERE PLEASED WITH THE RESULT OF HIS WORK.

THE ESTIMATOR SAID HE WOULD BE BACK IN A DAY OR TWO WITH A WRITTEN ESTIMATE AND THAT HE WOULD DO THE WORK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. HE GAVE US AN APPROACH. PRICE OF $1000.00, HE DIDN'T SHOW UP WITH THE ESTIMATE, NOR DID HE SHOW UP TO DO THE WORK WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD. WE HAD PAID HIM NOTHING. WE CONTACTED ANOTHER CONCRETE CO. AND THEY HAVE BEEN HERE AND LEFT US AN ESTIMATE AND SET A DATE WHEN THEY WOULD COME TO DO THE WORK, SO WE WENT WITH THAT CO. -- ALSO FROM ANGIE'S LIST.

STEVE WAS PROMPT AND COURTEOUS, DID A GOOD JOB AND COMMUNICATED VERY WELL.

STEVE SAID HE COULD POUR A FLOOR TO LEVEL OUR SUNROOM WITH THE REST OF THE HOUSE, BUT HE NEVER CALLED BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO ESTIMATE THE JOB AS PROMISED.

IT WAS A REAL JOY WORKING WITH THIS MAN. HE CAME WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD, WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL THESE DAYS. HE WAS FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT WHEN I ASKED HIM QUESTIONS. IF ANYONE NEEDS CONCRETE, STEVE'S YOUR MAN!

STEVE IS A VERY HONEST, HARDWORKING GENTELMAN. HE WAS PUNCTUAL AND DID GREAT WORK.

NOT OFTEN DO I PAY A CONTRACTOR MORE THAN HE ASKED, BUT STEVE'S CONCRETE IS EXCEPTIONAL. THEIR PRICE WAS COMPETETIVE, THEY KEPT ME POSTED ON WHEN THEY COULD START WORK, THEY WERE MOST CONSIDERATE, AND HELD THEMSELVES TO HIGH STANDARDS OF WORK. THEY PROMISED TO DROP BACK IN A FEW DAYS TO CHECK ON THINGS. WE'RE MOST SATISFIED!