Gibson's Grading And Construction

I would strongly urge anyone considering hiring David Gibson to proceed with great caution. Not only was his work for me totally unacceptable, but I have found his subsequent behavior to be extremely unprofessional and dishonest ? as have the writers of two other recent Angie?s List reviews (on March 12 and July 17, 2012). So mine is the third complaint about David in the past year, which would seem to indicate a very disturbing pattern of behavior on his part. Within two days of his resurfacing, and partially re-paving, my driveway in mid October 2012, a repair which David assured me would last ten years, the driveway started cracking and coming apart. In fact, it is now in worse shape than before his work, to the extent that chunks of asphalt were dislodged recently just by the use of a blower to clear leaves. Since completing the work, David has refused both to consider any refund of my money and to accept any responsibility for the driveway?s present condition. He claims he did the work correctly, and that the driveway?s break-up was caused by some still undefined ?movement? beneath its surface. To support this claim, he said he: Contacted the manufacturer of the resurfacing product he used explaining what he had done, and sent me a copy of the company?s email response saying David had used the product properly and the driveway?s ?movement? was the culprit. When I subsequently contacted the manufacturer, I learned the product David claimed to have used is not made by that company! Described his work to three ?engineers? (allegedly paying hundreds of dollars for their consulting time), and also sent me copies of their email responses - which once again absolved him of any blame. When I attempted to contact these people using the address of each on the email ?reports? David sent to me, all three emails bounced back because the addresses were not valid! For these reasons, and because the ?style? of the emails is very similar to David?s own unique way of writing, I believe it is clear that David himself composed all four emails. When I have subsequently asked him, on numerous occasions, for the manufacturer?s and engineers? correct contact information so that I can question them about their conclusions, he has always ignored my requests. David has threatened legal action should I post any negative comments about his work and behavior on Angie?s List, which I have told him would be an honest and accurate assessment of his performance. Furthermore, and perhaps more curiously, David has also threatened legal action against a friend who, after seeing David?s name on Angie?s List, recommended him to me. Clearly, I have not been?nor will I be?intimidated by this bluster. UPDATE: I have become accustomed to David?s total disregard for the truth, and certainly his reply continues in that same vein. I shall therefore address the numerous falsehoods contained in David?s response although, before doing so, I should again point out that my sentiments are clearly shared by others, as mine is the third complaint about David on Angie?s List this year. Others have also reported his failure to take responsibility, lying, threats and fabricating or tampering with emails. First, I did indeed tell David I wanted a 5-10 year repair, for which I would pay him $3,500. Rather than lasting years, the driveway started to crack and come apart after two days, not in the ?small section? he alleges but across the entire driveway, especially the bottom half. Despite this, David has refused both to refund my money and to accept any responsibility for his inferior work. He has claimed from the outset that the present disastrous condition of my driveway is the result of some undefined ?movement? under its surface, although I see from his response that he has now added ?extreme moisture? as another excuse. With regard to David?s claim that he contacted the manufacturer of the resurfacing product he used, when I subsequently did the same I learned (and I have a letter to prove this) that the product David claimed to have used is not made by that company, nor do they use the vendor code that he provided. David has yet to explain, after repeated requests, why a company that does not manufacture a product would send him an email saying he had applied it properly! David?s other line of defense, reports from three ?engineering companies? he claims he contacted, is yet another fabrication. Contrary to David?s assertion, I did attempt to contact them (on more than one occasion) using the email addresses provided by him ? and all three were invalid addresses, causing my emails to bounce back. I have repeatedly asked David for correct contact information for these ?engineers?, but he has always ignored my requests. If these reports were genuine, I am sure David would be eager to provide accurate contact information so that I could verify their conclusions: instead, he has persisted in inventing excuses for his shoddy work. (Incidentally, David had the gall to send me a $2,000 bill for these phony ?engineering reports?.) All four of the above emails (one from the ?manufacturer?, three from the ?engineers?) were written in exactly the same style (very much like David?s own) and contained the same words/phraseology, which indicates to me that David wrote all of them himself. Since David was out of telephone contact immediately after completing work on my driveway, all of my subsequent communication with him has been via email. I therefore have written confirmation to support all of my assertions, which I will share with relevant parties at the appropriate time. It?s completely false for David to claim that I threatened to discredit his company if he did not refund my $3,500 and repair the driveway for free. My one and only demand has been for the refund of my money since David has obviously not fulfilled his part of the agreement between us (i.e. to provide a driveway that would last 5-10 years). Furthermore, David?s claim that there was a heavy truck on the surface before the cure date is another lie ? this did not happen ? and is just another attempt on his part to escape responsibility for his poor quality work. David?s claim regarding having a contractor friend from whom I attempted to ?get work done for nothing? is absolute nonsense. This is yet another blatant lie on his part, and I challenge David to provide the friend?s name to support this spurious allegation. As David?s deceptions became increasingly clear to me, and he became aware that I was embarking on the course of action I had informed him I would take if he did not refund my $3,500 (Angie?s List, Better Business Bureau, legal proceedings), David moved from addressing the driveway issues to making outrageous statements about me personally, my motives for taking these actions, and making totally uninformed statements about legal actions he would take because of my pending negative reviews. I have written proof in David?s emails to support everything that I have said about him. I challenge him to provide similar substantiation for any of the lies and misstatements he has attributed to me ? which he can?t, since he doesn?t have any. Rather, he continues to reference the phony ?engineers? reports? and make disparaging remarks about me. Here are just some examples in direct quotes from his emails (using his exact words and punctuation!). (On 11/20 ? written to a friend of mine who obtained David?s name from Angie?s List and whom David has also threatened to sue.) i am not very happy with you because you referred me Steve. he is a real son of a bitch! ? If he pursues his course of action i will take legal action against him! Plus since you was aware of his behavior and actions prior to recommending me to him i will also file legal action against you for damages accrued because of you being involved and you knowing that he was like this! (On 11/21, to me): i promise you this, i will not tolerate any body that try's to purposely damage my company's reputation! so in your best interest in solving your driveway issues and saving you major headaches and saving you thousands in legal fees and the damages you will owe me . On 12/28 David invented his most offensive lie yet when, included in an email to the Angie?s List mediator, he made the following disgusting statement. steve has e mailed threats as well as racist remarks, therefore it would be best if he does not try to contact me any further! I will not tolerate threats and racist remarks against me or my crew members! Finally, it is ludicrous for David to think that his suggestion to ?go by engineers submittal of solution? constitutes a counter offer. There were no engineers - the ?reports? are fabrications written by David himself. He seems to hope, as he invents one new falsehood after another, that something will finally stick. It won?t. My bottom line ? not only was David Gibson?s work totally unacceptable, but he has used lies and threats in an attempt to avoid taking any responsibility for what he did?buyer beware! UPDATE: I took David Gibson to Small Claims Court and won a judgment against him on April 8th for the full refund of my money, which I believe validates everything I have asserted about the poor quality of his work and his subsequent outrageous and evasive behavior.

After prolonged, heavy rains, we have water in our basement. Ultimately, we didn't use David Gibson to solve our problem but I wanted to post a review. After interviewing four other contractors, we picked David's company. He was very responsive to our two meeting requests. The plan was to start the project on 10/2012 but he was delayed due to weather on another project. Weather forced another delay. A family emergency in Texas caused several other delays and we decided to postpone the project. From our limited knowledge of contruction, we felt the proposed solution offered by David Gibson was sound and would have solved our problems but we elected to not go with his company due to the delays.

We recently hired David to do some driveway grading for us and he did such a professional job we decided to hire him to build a fence for us too. He built us a 4.5 ft. wooden picket fence with 3 gates that turned out beautifully! Again, he was on time and finished the job quickly. We are very happy with the completed project, as are our renters. David's work for us has been prompt, professional, and priced fairly. He is easy to communicate with, and with his expertise, he has great ideas/suggestions to offer. We will definitely be hiring him again in the future (a new deck may be our next project) and are happy to give him an excellent recommendation to others! Thanks again David!

My gravel driveway was damaged from rainwater drain off. I hadn't replaced the gravel in many years and in some parts that weren't used as much, it was hard to tell where the driveway ended and the lawn started! David made great suggestions to keep down the cost of materials as well as to make the driveway last longer. He arrived when he said he would and worked quickly and diligently.

Very happy with our experience.

Our home inspection report on the home we were purchasing revealed that there was a significant problem with dampness/mold in the basement. This was very bad news because we have a family member with asthma who is sensitive to mold, and we had made a good offer on this home based upon the large unfinished basement we planned to add rooms in to expand our living space for our family. We received estimates/solutions from several companies and two companies claimed we had a "very serious problem with water filling up in the block" requiring that expensive drainage systems be installed (i.e. floor dug up--questionable damage to foundation? One company with open drains...water getting clogged and sitting behind "covers" and stagnating?!) around the perimeter of the basement floor with additional pumps, etc. By the time we would pay for one of these systems, we would not have had enough money to make the other required repairs needed to secure our loan. Another important point : neither company mentioned or addressed the stopped up and crushed gutter drain lines that were buried in the ground directing water from the roof against the foundation/basement walls of the house. Some companies claimed water was seeping through the basement floor while another claimed it was through cracks- neither of which turned out to be true. (Our house was on the top of a hill out in the open sunshine, and yet these companies were still saying our walls were full of water. Be aware that people will try and sell you anything---get lots of opinions and do your own research first!) David Gibson has a degree in Civil Engineering, has common sense, and knows what he is doing. Right away he suspected a problem with our gutters. He was the only one to walk around the house and locate points of soggy, saturated soil that indicated poor drainage. He determined there was NOT water in our basement block because he could tell that the white efflorescence residue had occurred over time because cement block can slowly absorb dampness from the dirt.. If there had been water trapped in the block, he said we would have seen more severe evidence of the later stages/darker and varying color of the mold, dripping walls, etc.and then a more extensive drainage system would have made more sense. David has had years of experience fixing wet basements, even completely lifting houses up to repair foundations. His much more reasonable solution was to install new gutter drain pipes from the roof and re-route the water away from the house and to install a foundation drain on the outside of the house. He then cleaned and treated the basement walls against mold. He applied several coats of Thoroseal (actually absorbs into the porous block and fills in any gaps/holes creating a waterproof barrier) and Dry Lock to waterproof the block against moisture. He suggested we get a 70 pint de-humidifier to help reduce the condensation resulting from the well pumps located in one corner of our basement. David also completed all of the minor repairs on the house, put installation in the basement ceiling, and did masonry work on the chimney that was required by our lender to approve the loan, all for a price we could afford. We felt that David was correct about the solution for our basement, and by getting to the source of our problem, he saved us from expensive systems that probably would not have kept the dampness and mold out of our basement because those companies would have left the crushed and clogged drains pouring water into the soil around our basement walls and would not have solved the slow absorption of moisture into the block. It has been about a month since his work was completed and even with several hard rains, our basement has been bone dry! We highly recommend David Gibson of Gibson Construction and Grading, and are pleased with the quality of his work and his work ethics. His more economical and correct solution "saved the day" for us much like finding a doctor who finally can diagnose and explain the source of the problems then apply the correct solutions.

We have worked with Gibson Grading previously and found David Gibson to be a man of integrity with much knowledge and skill when it comes to improving gravel roads. Highly recommend him.

On the positive side, David did a good job with the grout work and laying the tiles with a slight incline to divert water away from my house. But on the negative side, David used a different kind of tile from the one we had selected, and did so without getting our prior approval (we would not have given it). We had gone to WNC Tile Center, David Gibson's tile vendor, and brought home 6 or 8 different tile samples. We chose the one we liked and told David. Many of the tiles at WNC Tile Center are very smooth, and since our porch is uncovered, I was worried these would be too slippery. So we intentionally chose a tile that was a little rougher. I called David the day he was installing the tiles (I was at work) and he informed me that WNC Tile Center had sold out of my tiles and so he had gotten a "similar" tile. By this time he had already installed the tiles. While the new tiles were in the same color family as the tile we chose, they were not all that close of a match, and more importantly, they were the smooth type of tile. I told David our concern, but of course by that time it was too late. The tiles look nice, but my pregnant wife has almost fallen on the tiles several times during the rain. It ought to be common sense that if a customer chooses a tile and that sells out, you have to get customer approval before you just pick and install a different tile. Very unprofessional.

Fabulous. David showed up on time to talk about what I hoped I could do as far as widening the parking area at my house. Walked the entire driveway and asked questions and made sure we were on the same page. Did all the clearing etc by himself. Brought equipment in for excavation and stump removal. Hauled all the debris off. His Dad came on the 3rd day to help with the gravel spreading and finishing touches. Both are very personable and professional.

David Gibson is a dishonest contractor who lied to me. More on that below. David finished the work in February and when the next round of heavy rain came in mid-April, it was clear that David's work had not fixed the problem, or even lessened it. There is just as much rain in my basement now as in the past. (See before and after photos.) I exchanged numerous emails with David trying to figure out why the drain hadn't fixed the problem. David stood by his work and proposed alternate explanations: maybe an underground spring or a stormwater drain or a water main. At his suggestion, I called the city, which has a great online map tool for looking up the location of water pipes, stormwater drains, etc. The head of stormwater helped me interpret it over the phone. There are no stormwater drains within 3 blocks of my house, and the water main is below the elevation of my basement and on the opposite side from where water gets in. As far as springs, I live in an old neighborhood near downtown and the map shows no natural sources of water near my house, so that seems unlikely. I was a little put off by how eager David seemed to divert any and all hint of blame away from himself, despite there being no compelling alternative explanations. David proposed that the best solution might be to cut a channel in the floor of my basement to help the water get to the drain, and just let the water come in and go down the drain. When another round of heavy rain came a couple months later, and I was once again sweeping water out of my basement, I contacted David and asked if he would be willing to refund half of my money ($1000). The way I see it, David either installed the drain incorrectly, or misdiagnosed the source of the water and thus sold me the wrong solution. One way or another, I hired him to prevent water from getting in my basement, I paid him $2000, and I still have water getting in my basement. $1000 was roughly the amount of money he had to put in the job, so I was basically asking him to do the job at cost, so that it wouldn't be such a total waste of money for me. David was not willing to refund any money, insisting that he'd done everything right. Instead, he offered me a 25% discount if I would hire him to cut a channel in the basement and do additional sealing. I was not sure I wanted to hire him again and I persisted in my request for him to refund some of my money, but he stood his ground. I was disappointed that David did not take more responsibility for the fact that his drain had not made any difference, but by itself that would not have caused me to give him an F, more like a C. He earned an F by lying to me, then lying to cover his lie, then persisting in his lie despite my providing him with proof that he was lying. It started when I informed David of my intention to post a review on Angie's List. I told him the review would be fair and factual, but that I thought other members should understand the risk that, like me, they will shell out money to fix a problem and the problem may not get fixed. David tried to dissuade me from posting to Angie's List by telling me that, when a client calls a contractor about a job, the contractor can look up the reports that the client has posted about other contractors on Angie's List, and if the contractor sees a negative review about another contractor, they will often not agree to work for the client, fearing a negative review for themselves. I contacted Angie's List customer support and they assured me that is misinformation: a contractor can only see contact info, on request, for reviews written about themselves, not about other contractors. I confronted David with this information and he told me that he had not been talking about his contractor account but about his own consumer account. As every Angie's List member knows, that is also a lie: we cannot see other reviewers' contact info. I confronted David again and sent him the link to the FAQ page that confirms members cannot see other reviewers' contact info. David responded by pasting a report into the body of an email which appeared to include contact info. I searched Angie's List and found the report and discovered that David had modified the company name in the report and had pasted the company's contact info into the report as if it were the reviewer's contact info. I confronted him again, sending him screenshots of the report he had doctored (it was getting laughable at this point) but even in the face of that much proof, he denied he was lying and just played dumb. David Gibson is seriously deficient in moral character. He is a liar. That is a strong claim which I don't take lightly, so below I have included the relevant excerpts from our email exchange. I have also attached a side-by-side screenshot showing how David doctored a report on Angie's List to support his lie. At the time of writing this, there are two other negative reviews about David Gibson on Angie's List. Based on those reviews, one thing I am sure of is that David will reply to this review with a lengthy comment denying wrongdoing. He will probably say I am lying and/or that I was trying to blackmail him with the threat of a negative Angie's List review as a way of trying to get him to give me money back. If the email exchange and the screenshots are not enough to convince you whether it is David or me who is lying, ask yourself how likely it is that 3 different reviewers on Angie's List would for some reason all want to sabotage David's career by telling lies about him. Bottom line: I think David is knowledgeable and plenty of people on Angie's List have had a good experience with him. But if anything about the project goes wrong or there are any disputes, know that you will be dealing with a lying, unethical contractor if you hire David Gibson. EMAIL EXCERPTS ME TO DAVID: (July 14, 2012, 8:58 AM) I will probably post a review on Angie's List but I will be fair and just tell what happened and let others form their own judgement. Other members should understand that there is a risk that they will spend money on a solution that doesn't help. DAVID TO ME: (July 14, 2012, 7:54 PM) It is your right to post your opinion on angies list, but you need to think about a few things first... when you post a bad review other contractors see at as well. and most contractors on angies list if they get a call from a angies list member, they will look and see if they posted a bad review, and most of the time if they see one bad review then the contractors will not take the job. When i get a angies list member i look into if they have posted a review, and if they post a bad review on a contractor then i do not take the job! ME TO DAVID: (July 16, 2012, 1:48 PM) David, I spoke with Angie's List customer support, and they said that the reviewer's name is only shared with the contractor whom the review is about. So a contractor cannot go in and see all of a member's past reviews about other contractors. Also, I posted a bad review in the past about a contractor, so if you were telling the truth, you would have seen that and not taken this job. Which means you're not telling the truth. Up until now, I've trusted everything you've said about how well the work was done, but now that you've lied about Angie's List, I don't know what to believe. DAVID TO ME: (July 16, 2012, 5:04 PM) I did not lie to you at all! Not only am i Angie's list contractor i am a member just like you are, because i use other services in Angie's list just like you! So i can see reviews just like you are anybody else as a consumer, now if i went under my account in business i cannot look at other postings, but under my consumer account, just like your account i can see ratings and comments just like you! so i use that on services i hire out plus when i get a call form a Angie's list member i will look and see if i see them commenting on other contractors in construction.if i get a call from a member, i will go under my consumer account to see what i can find out! if i see somebody that has a history of complaints then i will not work for them. other contractors does the same thing. we do this in order to be careful who we work for because people can use Angie's list to get unfair advantage or be very biased! I really resent the fact plus it is very insulting that you accuse me of lying!! You need to get your facts correct Before you make any accusations!! ME TO DAVID: (July 16, 2012, 6:04 PM) David, The Angie's List FAQ states that "*Members cannot see who submitted other reports. *We share only the member's name and address with the service provider if they request it." (http://support.angieslist.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/188/kw/anonymous/related/1). What you are claiming to do with your consumer account is impossible according to Angie's List....It looks like you are trying to cover a lie with another lie DAVID TO ME: (July 16, 2012, 7:01 PM) I sent you my membership information, here is something here is a member that had a kuchen remodeled, i juts pulled this up from my consumer account juts like yours [Here, David pasted a report from Angie's List into the email , having added the contractor's contact info as it were the reviewer's contact info. The full email is shown in the attached screenshot. I'm close to the character limit so I won't re-post it here] ME TO DAVID: (July 16, 2012, 7:33 PM) Nice try, David. You pulled up a report for Daniel Friday of Noble Carpentry, changed "Noble Construction" in the report to "David VanWyck", and then pasted Daniel Friday's contact info as if he wrote the report when in fact the report was written about him. All I had to do was search Angie's List for the keywords in order to figure out your lie. DAVID TO ME: (July 16, 2012, 7:49 PM) who is noble carpentry? i sent you a copy of what i pulled up on my consumer account. will you get serious!this nonsense you are creating does not help, lets focus on solutions!

I called David to have him give me an estimate on repairing my gravel driveway, which is sloped and approximately 1100 ft. long.David came out that same day and gave me an estimate of $1,400.00 to bring in gravel and road bond and scrape the entire driveway.A week later I called him to schedule the work which he said he could do the following Thursday.David and his Dad showed up on Thursday and did exactly what we had agreed to in a prompt and professional manner.A week later we had a severe thunderstorm and my driveway held up pretty well for the severity of the storm.I am pleased with the work performed and I would recommend him.Ed Carroll46 Jones Rd.Leicester, win

Good excavator however I gave David Gibson an "F" because I found out he overcharged me $600 on the asphalt driveway price. David Gibson said that he had to pay everything so he could have it for taxes. I found out that was a lie. David Gibson gave me a price of $3,100 to have a paving company come in and asphalt my driveway. Something bothered me about this transactions and David Gibson not allowing me to use my credit card for the asphalt, dirt - 3 dump truck loads and straw. I called the paving company and I asked them how much I owed them. The person I was talking to said "I thought you were paying through David Gibson." I just asked again how much I owed them. She said hold on, let me check the computer. She came back and said your paving job is $2,500. I asked this person if there is any way that David Gibson could have misunderstood them and said $3,100. This lady said "No, he has the proposal and the receipt. I paid the paving company $2,500 personally with a check and then called David Gibson to confront him about attempting to steal $600 from me and to fire him. David Gibson to this day will not admit the $600.00 overcharge and blamed it on the paving company. There was no way the paving company was wrong because I saw all of the paperwork but he stuck with his story. David Gibson also hit on me by asking me to sit down and then he told me he developed feelings for me. We were interrupted by relatives stopping by. I didn't need or want a boyfriend I wanted a Professional Contractor which Gibson Grading and Construction. Two jobs were just left undone. David Gibson is a smooth talker. Do not let this fool you. Do not use this company. July 5, 2012 Now I am the one shocked on David Gibson, Gibson Construction and Grading, response. We can settle this with Big Foot Paving's input. David Gibson did not tell me after the asphalt was completed that the price had changed, I called the company since I was uncomfortable with Mr. Gibson's actions and I FOUND OUT that my paving only cost $2,500 from the start and the finish, not $3,100 like David Gibson told me. I am a retired Police Officer of 22 1/2 yrs from Maryland. Please believe that David Gibson is not a trustworthy person professionally and personally. Do as you wish but I sincerely DO NOT recommend the use of this company.

The job is still in progress. So far, we've created a multi-phase plan, beginning with grading and excavation and removal of the old, compacted drainage pipes. Mr. Gibson has successfully completed the grading. Next will be a more specific excavation around the problem area against the foundation, with the likely application of a French-style drain for that area. At that point, we will also remediate the malfunctioning gutter/drainpipes on both sides of the home. If additional remediation is necessary, we may add an interior french-style system with a sump pump. Mr Gibson is willing to take this project phase by phase so we can determine the best combination of solutions will ultimately dry out the basement. Again, I am fully satisfied with work completed thus far, and pending Mr. Gibson's availability and my observation of the basement when the next series of rains have fallen, I will invite him back to tackle the next phase.

Gibson Grading has done road work for our community before with good results. A picture is included to depict the level of skill and attention to detail. The new culvert was installed and stone set in place at both ends.

David is a very thoughtful solutions kind of person. His expertise and desire to create smart and successful solutions are wonderful. David is also very willing to spend time with the customer to ensure the fully understand the problem and solution. He kept us in the loop as he discovered and solved the underlying issues of our water issues in the basement.His pricing was fair and his work ethic impeccable.

David Gibson is straight forward, honest and a hard worker. If he said he would do something he did so in a timely fashion. He is reliable and capable.

David was one of two people I interviewed to handle work on a house I bought on a short sale that I'm rehabbing for my daughter and her family. He handled the entire process professionally and responded quickly and clearly to phone and email messages. He will certainily be the first person I call if and when I need similar help in the future. He provides other construction-related services and I would be more than willing to see how he does with those.

My 500 ft gravel driveway needed to be regraded and repaired. Called Gibson Construction and he promptly called back. I believe he came out the next morning(friday?) to give me an estimate. He came out the following Monday I believe to start work , we had agreed on $1500 for a driveway good as new and I would say I got almost that. Most importantly he did properly fix my drainage issues as the rain recently has shown. A driveway " good as new" has an ascetic of clean lines and a smooth appearance and that I didn't get. All in all though, I am pleased. The price seemed a bit steep for the hours involved but honestly I have no real idea, it certainly seemed fair especially given the short notice. The price went to $1700 because I had him haul some dirt for a new lawn. That was definitely pricey as he did it for $50 a load and I now know The Longest Yard will do it for $35. Honestly it was pretty bad dirt too. I don't think he knew that so I blame myself for not checking first. I must say that I asked him about his pricing and he said most of his jobs were 50/50 materials and labor, which seems an unusual way to price a job, but hey what do I know? I would absolutely use him again if needed but the whole experience simply convinced me I need a tractor not a contractor.

We needed a retaining wall rebuilt below the pool, where small landscape timbers had rotted away below a fence. David offered to come out and take a look - it was very quick, either that day or the next. I appreciated that he offered two different options for the repair - a cheaper fix, and a more expensive/higher quality fix. We opted for the higher quality version, but it was nice to have that less costly option. I got a couple of estimates on this work - the other individual I checked with said it would take three days. David finished the job in one, and we were very pleased with the final result.

I will be taking the to small claims court if the job doesn't get fixed or I get my money back.

He is amazing. They are like wonder people. They are very honest. They gave a great estimate and they are hard working.

David arrived on time and went to work immediately. He installed the boards needed to raise the door so that there was no gap at the top. He had to rework all three doors because they were so out of line and could not be adjusted by simply turning the adjustment screws. He work constantly and consistantly until he had each one level. He showed me with the level that each door was squared and had me try out each door to be sure I was satisfied. He also checked all the doors in the house to make sure they were level and adjusted correctly. David is a very reliable, honest and knowledgeable person. He works on a problem until he gets it fixed. I highly recommend David for any work. His assessment of problems will be accurate, honest and reliable. His bill for repairs is very reasonable and fair. He always goes beyond his work order to make sure other repairs are done. His integrity and honesty make working with him a pleasure.

Do hire this fellow...he is very honest and gives a fair price. I had been quoted similar driveway repairs prices last summer and David Gibson's price was $800 dollars cheaper than that other guy. I have no doubt that David and crew did a much better job. Plus, you know you can trust this man. He knows construction, he knows the area. He gives exactly what he promises and more. We got a bigger, better driveway with lots of gravel. It looks fabulous and it was a very good price. I am very pleased at David's work and will definitely use his company again.

I am pleased to be able to highly recommend Gibson's Grading. I contacted the company for a free estimate to repair a basement leak. David Gibson returned my call promptly and came out to my home to check out the leak. He quickly diagnosed the problem and recommended a french drain. It so happened that the french drain would run underneath our front porch, which we have wanted to replace since we bought our house. David said he could also do the porch and quoted us $2,000 for both projects. I can tell you that it was money well spent. David spent three days on the two projects and his work is top notch. I felt comfortable asking him questions about how to install a flagstone sidewalk as a do-it-yourself project, and he gave me a lot of helpful tips. Our house needs other work done and I plan on calling on David.

I can already tell that the drainage system is working. The whole project went very well and all of the work was very high quality.