Holsbeke Construction Inc

Holsbeke Construction (Mt. Clemens, MI) installed a decorative stamped concrete patio and walkway at our home in the Spring of 2014 as well as replacing cracked concrete slabs from our driveway and sidewalk. They had generally good reviews for ordinary concrete work so we decided to use them for decorative concrete. The surface was a block pattern in a brown/walnut color. The concrete looked beautiful after it was installed, however, an employee of the company had warned us about potential problems with their decorative surfaces. After the first winter we were very surprised to see that the patio showed severe surface damage with 1/16” to 1/4” thick pieces of concrete spalled off the surface in various areas. See photo included. Holsbeke repaired the damage from the first year and said that they would monitor further damage. Each subsequent season the damage became worse and each time they were contacted they refused to return our calls. While they may be acceptable for ordinary driveways and sidewalks, we would not recommend them for any sort of decorative concrete work. The snow recently melted off of the patio and we’ve seen several dozen more spots of spalled concrete over nearly the entire patio surface. These spots are the size of nickels or quarters.

Estimator and workers arrived as scheduled. Work was done beautifully and work site was cleaned up. The concrete nearly looks brand new.

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I met with Chris Holsbeke Jr. back in March and accepted his bid for installing a new exposed aggregate patio. The install was tentatively scheduled for the first week of June pending any rain delays. The first week of June, they called and started the installation as scheduled. After the pour was complete, they sent a gentleman named Randy Fitzpatrick out to saw cut and seal the patio. We now have a stunning patio that really stands out from the other classic concrete and stamped patios. Bottom line: Every employee from Chris to Randy were complete professionals and really seemed to care about getting the job done correctly.When I hire someone to do a job, I expect it to be done on schedule, on budget, and most importantly correctly. The staff at Holsbeke are ACI certified and it shows in their work. If you are looking for concrete work, do yourself a favor and take a look at this company.

Very professional, hardworking, polite and knowledgeable crew. In and out in three days. Quality work, cleaned up well. Extremely happy with the result. Have had many compliments and neighbors requesting their contact information.

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The owner was very rude on the phone and refused to listen to me.

I got an estimate from them (among others) and planned on getting the work done by them but life got in the way. They were highly recommended by a trusted friend; the person giving the estimate was pleasant and efficient; office staff polite and helpful. I am hoping to get this work done this summer and will call Holsbeke for it.

I thought they were excellent. They weren't the least expensive, but they knew what they were talking about. They represented themselves well. We were particular about what sort of job we wanted done, and they worked with us.