Dwayne Spille Excavating and Concrete Construction

First off, I do a lot of work on my own. So paying someone to do something for me isn't the common path that i take; however, when it comes to concrete work, even if the city would allow me to do it myself, I don't have the knowledge and tools to do it properly. That being said, I needed a new driveway and sidewalk and wanted to support a local company when doing it. I found Dwayne Spille via a list of contractors certified to do concrete work in the city. Now this spring was a rough time period for outside contractors and the weather was not very coooperative. But my only issue with the Dwayne Spille, was just time to return my initial call to get a quote, I think it took 2 weeks to get a call from my email i sent him. I was about to start calling other places, the day he called me up. Outside that, Dwayne showed up, gave me a great quote and know how to handle my request. The removal to complete time was 3 days, the crew showed up with a bobcat, dumptruck, and everything they needed to do the work quickly. I was very impressed with his crew, their mannor, and how they left the job site after completion. I know when I was researching concrete companies there weren't many reviews so i wanted to make sure i left some. Also it's been several months since the work has been done, I've had no issues, I feel really great about the service i recieved.

Given how the entire neighborhood could see we were in need of a contractor, we had people knocking on the door all the time. Dwayne was the only one who acknowledged the work would need a permit and provided proof of his business insurance coverage. Every other contractor was going to "do us a favor" by keeping it "cheap," but Dwayne knew how the city worked and was only a few hundred dollars more than the lowest bidder (who likely would have been shut down by a city inspector for not permitting). He used original stone, which maintained the integrity of the older home and kept our materials cost very low . The extra, good quality stone was moved up to our back yard so we could build a fire pit or patio. He was very understanding of my random requests and clearly wanted to make me happy about the work. Dwayne was always in touch ... even on days when I wasn't expecting them to be on site because rain was forecast, he still called me to make sure I wasn't questioning their dedication to the job and let me know when their were planning to be back. His crew was polite and picked up after themselves. Dwayne has little patience for unprofessional behavior on his team and runs a tight ship (which I appreciated). We get compliments all the time on the wall and even made our own lawn sign with Dwayne's contact information because we were getting so many inquiries. He's planning on coming back in a few weeks after the grading settles and will help spread top soil and plant grass (though he's not obligated to do so, per the contract). I, by policy, do NOT trust contractors. Having been burned on many types of work in the past, I am hard to win over. However, I would highly recommend Dwayne to do any sort of concrete or masonry work. He may not have the bottom of the barrel price, but he will be very fair, very competitive and by the book.