Elite Concrete

I explained, seven times over two weeks of negotiations... ONE RULE- "MAKE SURE THE WATER RUNS AWAY FROM WHERE I STEP OUT OF MY VEHICLES, & AWAY FROM MY DOORSTEP". Ray, promised me the Moon... & actually acted annoyed that the results I requested wouldn't be Elite Concrete's Outcome. The day they poured cement was 90 degrees. They scooped, shoveled & tried to finish in a Hurry .... Guess what the Results were? After > $9,000 paid in CASH, MY Windows are splashed with hardened concrete, My cement block Foundation was MOVED 1" by Ray Mang, Mice now have Highways into my basement, My walk-in DOORSTEP doesn't close, AND TA-DAA-, THE God **** WATER STILL runs to where I step out of my two vehicles (2 Car Garage) and water doesn't run, "TO" the two drains near the Apron of my garage....!!! Either Ray or his Dad aught to, "Man-Up" & remedy the situation, or, If I have to, we'll see this adjudicated in Court. Counts of, "Fraud" and Grand Theft (Over $2,500) will be filed, Monday, October 17th. I'd also be interested to see if the IRS received his listing of payment received (Almost $9,000), listed on Ray's, or Elite Concrete's Account's Receivable. This isn't just Sour Grapes, It's the Truth. Updated 12/5/2022 I wrote a review on 10/22 of this year detailing my disappointment with services rendered. I am pleased to report that the Owner of Elite Concrete reached out to me last evening and offered to speak with me at length to remedy the multiple problems I experienced. I am trying to get ahold of the web page designer to remove my previous post. At this time I am revising star-rating, based on the positive efforts and professionalism exhibited by Ray Mang Senior. Will keep you posted.

The quality of work was excellent. They were professional, very friendly, careful around the house, and respectful of my properties. They make sure my dog won't go out.

after the first year the driveway started to break down. Ray gave excuses and never repaired. I had other concrete people look at it and said it was due to not being installed properly. Now after 4 years the driveway look awful and needs to be redone .. I lost $7,000.00 Thanks to Ray and Elite Concrete. I would never recommend them to anyone

I asked the owner, Ray Mang, to keep the driveway he poured for me several inches away from the property line which he did, and to pitch the concrete away from our garage and house which he also did. But after the job was finished, it rained that night and the next day there was a puddle about 5 or 6 feet in diameter in front of the garage. Standing water like that is going to collect mosquitoes in the summer. The winter freeze/thaw cycles will destroy that part of the driveway, not to mention make it a slip hazard for the elderly like me and my wife. I was furious and stopped payment on his check. I argued with him for a half an hour while he kept blaming the screw up on the garage! Then he said he would drill a hole in the middle of the puddle for the water to drain! How dumb is that? The water will just freeze and thaw under the slab and break it apart. He offered to redo that part of the driveway for the cost of materials, but not until the spring. Given all the other problems with the job, I told him I didn't want him screwing up anything else, and I gave him a choice: "Take $500 off of the $10,950 contract, or get a bad review on Angie's list." He didn't hesitate to choose the bad review. I gave him the balance of the contract amount and hope never to see him again. It's probably going to cost me another $2,000 to fix the ponding. Other problems with the job: • We signed the contract in the 3rd week of July when he said he would start work the middle of August. (I needed the job done before September.) Mid-August came and went. I kept calling him; he kept giving me excuses. He and his crew finally showed up on August 30, and finished on September 4. • He assured me that he would be on the job site to keep an eye on his crew. It's his job to manage them, not mine. But he was often absent. At one point I showed a crew member where I wanted an expansion joint, and he got testy with me, "Don't tell me how to do my job," he said. Excuse me, I'm paying almost $11,000 for this. I think I have a right to tell you where I want the joint. • The control joints for a 4-inch concrete pour should be at least 1-inch deep. He assured me, they would be. Guess what. No surprise, they're only 3/4 inch deep and even 1/2 inch in spots. Now, there is no guarantee that the concrete will crack along the joints like it is supposed to. In a few years, there will be random cracks and slabs of concrete pushed up from frozen water below. • Some of the control joints weren't cut long enough. • After the initial cure (about 4 - 8 hours) a seal coat is supposed to be applied to keep the moisture in the concrete from evaporating so that it can harden completely. (The longer concrete is wet, the harder it gets.) Ray showed up a day and a half after the pour and sprayed the sealer unevenly so that parts of the driveway are soaked in sealer and other parts have little or no sealer. This is going to lead to uneven curing which will lead to cracking. • The initial contract was for $8,950. After the old driveway was removed, he told me that he had measured incorrectly at 1350 sq ft, but the driveway was actually 1600 sq ft. I measured the job at 1550 sq ft. Fair enough. We added an extra $2000 to the contract. The guy can't even measure right. In general, if you want a poorly done job that's not going to last, and a long list of excuses and broken promises, Ray's your man.

All things went well. We are very happy with the quality of the driveway and sidewalk and the crew was easy to work with. Would definitely recommend Ray and the crew for any concrete work you may have

Ray and his team did an excellent job. Ray is honest and trustworthy. His team worked hard and were meticulous. This was a big job and they worked very hard and finished it in 3 days. Very impressive. My neighbors won’t stop talking about how nice my driveway looks !! Thank you Ray ! I would hire elite concrete again.

Great experience! My driveway looks absolutely beautiful. The work was done meticulously. The men were professional and courteous and cleaned up after all the work was done. The cost was also very reasonable. I would absolutely recommend Elite Concrete and am very grateful for a job well done!!

Went according to plan . No hitches or delays . Good crew .

I can’t say enough good things about Ray, the owner. Through the sales process he was super attentive and came to our home multiple times to speak with me and review the details of the project. When the day of demo came, his team was on time and worked diligently. Their skill shined when we encountered an issue with the height of our driveway. It was too low to grade the whole driveway to the street. The team found a way to grade away from the house and garage and into the yard where needed. The final product is fantastic. No sitting water and it makes our home look so much better. Not to mention it’s a dream to live, play and drive on. Ray even came back weeks later to move our cement stairs back on top of the concrete with his machinery. He was helpful, kind and professional through the whole process. Not to mention he was very competitive on price. I also appreciated that he didn’t speak negatively of the competition during the bidding process like many of his competitors did. I would work with Ray again in the future!

Signed contract with $3500 deposit on July 13, 2018, No work has been done as of AUGUST 17, 2018. No phone calls returned and no work done and none scheduled.

We were impressed with Ray from Elite Concrete starting with the estimate. We had received 2 other quotes. Ray not only had the best price, but was the most professional of the three. He was very easy to reach if we had questions. He and his crew did an amazing job. Our driveway looks fantastic!!! We have already recommended Elite Concrete to my niece and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for concrete work to be done.

Although his original start date estimate may have been a little optimistic I was flexible. When he called back to schedule the job he was on time, efficient, and the job went great. The work was high quality and the jobsite was clean as they found it. I am very satisfied!

The quality of the work was great and his pricing was reasonable, but I felt like I got put off multiple times, the installation date ended up being several weeks after initial installation. If you have a hard date, this might be a problem. If you're flexible on your timing, perhaps Elite Concrete would be a good fit.

Ray & team did a great job & were pretty much on-time with their estimated schedule. Ray always answered phone calls or responded with quickly to me voicemails. Great work. I gave a overall rating of "B" for only one reason. When removing the concrete under my front door, they knocked some bricks off doorway entrance and then wanted me to pay an additional $200 to put them back in place. I declined.

Called and was told Ray would call me which he did. He said he may be able to come the next day (2/24) to give estimate but if not he’d arrange for a time on Monday Feb. 26. I've never heard from him again. Today is March 7. Why can’t these “business” people be honest and say to can’t, don’t want etc. do the job? Why bother taking my information if he had not intention of doing the job or providing an estimate?

The company never had the decency to return my call or message

Perfect transaction. Project was scheduled and executed very quickly. Perfect install. Don't waste your time looking anywhere else. Better than competitive pricing.

Very easy to do business with. Extremely prompt and courteous. Best price and the best service. Highly recommend!!!!!

We are very pleased with the results. Ray and his crew were efficient with the work that they have done. Although rainy weather held them up from getting the job done within 2-3 days, as soon as the weather cleared, they were right on the job, and had it completed by the end of that day

They came recommended to me. The estimate was for a concrete sidewalk to go from two steps up to the front entrance to an accessible gradual rise to the front?door. The gentleman that came out was responsive, and he even answered my call after hours. He drove out between a very busy day and looked at the property and area where I was talking about. I was able to send him conceptual drawings by email, which is very important to me to be able to deal with somebody?online. Sometimes you run into standards that are in the last century, and they don't work with electronic communication very well, so that was important to me. Their estimate was close enough in the ballpark to say OK, is definitely that something I wanted to?do. I?wanted a ballpark, and he gave me one and I said OK, I can deal with that. He worked with me. There was something that I was going to ask him for and he was going to come back the next day and he wasn't able to. I got in contact with him the following day, and it certainly was understandable why he was not able to respond when he originally thought he would be able to, but ?I'm flexible some people aren't.

They were professional, efficient, cleaned up, and job was completed promptly

The owner Ray Mang responded to phone calls in a timely manner and kept appointments. His workers arrived at the time agreed upon and worked well as a team.. it should be noted that Ray worked right along side his crew insuring that the job was done correctly. I liked the fact that Ray made recommendations which resulted in a much improved finished product .

I thought the crew was efficient and professional. Even my neighbor across the street said the same thing and was impressed by the crew. Ray Mang, the owner of Elite, was excellent in getting back to me if I had any questions. I thought the price was quite fair for the amount of work that was done and am very satisfied with the quality.

Ray and his crew did an excellent job. He was very good about getting back to me when I called, and gave me a good price. He had several other jobs to take care of before he could get to mine. But he communicated this clearly, and once he started, he and his crew worked very quickly and efficiently, and finished the job in three days. They clearly knew what they were doing, and were always friendly and pleasant to work with. I particularly appreciated their meticulous care to final details—the finish of the driveway, the joining to the stone foundation wall of the house, and the addition of a small paved area to join the driveway to a walkway in the back yard. Since the driveway has been completed, we’ve had a number of compliments from friends and neighbors. I would recommend Ray Mang and Elite Concrete strongly to others.

First off Ray was wonderful. We knew we had a difficult job because we had a small entrance into our yard so big equipment would not fit. He was up front that the price might be more because of the manual labor and extra time. I thank him for that because other companies came out when the saw the job never called or returned my calls. Ray worked with my schedule to get the job done. His team was always on time and worked very hard. They did a beautiful job. I would recommend and hire again. Don't be sticker shocked on the cost we had a lot of work and manual labor.