Addis Concrete

DO NOT USE THIS CONTRACTOR, VICTOR ADDIS, WITHOUT SEEING HIS WORK IN PERSON AT 3922 GROVE AVE NORWOOD 45212!!! FEEL FREE TO WALK UP THE DRIVEWAY AND TOWARD THE GARAGE. CHECK OUT THE FRONT STEPS AND WALKWAYS!!!! HE CHARGED ME $11,500 FOR THIS CRAPPY JOB!!!! THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE DRIVEWAY CRACKED IMMEDIATELY!!! AND HE WILL NOT STAND BEHIND HIS WORK. DONT BE FOOLED BY AN ARTICLE ABOUT HIS GOOD WORK!! HE WROTE IT HIMSELF!! I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RECOUP MY LOSS AS HE HAS NO ASSETS!!

We hired (Victor) Addis Concrete in Dec 2017 to do concrete work at 3922 Grove Ave in Norwood, OH. He was to tear out pour a new driveway from garage to street, pour new steps to the sidewalk, a new curb and new sidewalks around the front and back of the house. He charged us $11,500 for this work which we paid IN FULL. Immediately the driveway cracked in more than 5 places, cracks the full length of the driveway. The steps were not properly done as the steps not only sloped back and held water, they were of various sizes and immediately started to crumble. The walkways spilled from the forms so instead of a straight sidewalk edges, the sides bulge at at least 3 locationsThe only work that was performed satisfactory, a small wall by the porch, that he contracted out. All attempts to have contractor fix the issues have gone without reply other than on April 13, 2017 where I sent a message to his phone, but the reply was I “had the wrong number”. I had no less than 10 companies give me an estimate to replace all the concrete work Victor Addis did and EVERY SINGLE ONE said they could not believe a professional did the work. I can provide photos of ALL ISSUES. Contractor is very hostile and demeaning towards me (a woman). Be careful not to trust him just cash your check at your bank like I did. It’s a way of getting around the fact that he has NO ASSETS for you to recover when he defaults.

Addis Concrete (Victor Addis) requested and received deposit up front. The work was substandard, and when questioned about the work, he demanded payment in full although work was not completed per contract. Due to his aggressive behavior, the police had to be contacted to remove him from the property. Although building inspector cited that work was not completed per code and world have to be removed/replaced, Victor Addis refused responsibility or to refund deposit. Instead he chose to pursue full payment thru small claims court! Beware!

The photos attached should speak for themselves. I hope they are available to be downloaded by any interested party so that my be enlarged so as to show the full nature of the photos. When confronted with the deficiencies of his, Vic Addis, work, and told no payment beyond the initial the deposit/down payment would be received, his actions necessitated the involvement of law enforcement.

Initially went well, then the day after the pour, Vic Addis' wall sub-contractor drove onto the driveway. I asked Vic if this was ok as we were parking across the street for at least a week to be sure it was set. He first told the guy to move then just went along unloading the truck of the wall blocks with the sub-contractor. Now the end of the driveway is crumbling away. Vic refused to repair it and go verbally aggressive. After speaking with the city, they contacted him saying he needed to come down to pull the permit and repair the damage or get fined. Vic Addis chose the fine so we are left with a crumbling driveway.

The final outcome is that he said he was fed up with my checking his work and talking to his crew (he wasn't here to talk to). He pulled off the job and would not return any payments I had made. If I had not checked his work, I would have had a driveway that was only 2 inches thick in places and that drained water up to my house.