Spivey & Bean Concrete

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Larry Spivey Concrete enlarged my driveway and poured a lot of concrete (4 truck loads!). They arrived at the crack of dawn and worked all day for 2 days straight. Since concrete is very weather dependent, they were able to get started on my job on friday instead of the following week. My husband was out of town for the weekend, and was happily surprised when he returned to a finished driveway. Larry was very helpful and knowledgeable, and also suggested a couple decorative changes than what I originally had in mind. They did a great job working around an existing basketball goal, and also dug a bit wider for me since I need to add some drain pipe along the side of the driveway, saving me a ton of hand-digging. Another concrete company had poured some concrete in the front of one of our garages, when they damaged the blacktop while filling in our swimming pool this past summer (long story). When Larry saw the swirl finish of that concrete, he asked if I wanted the remainder of the driveway done in the same design. At first I said yes, because it was a pretty pattern and would match, and I hadnt seen that particular pattern since I was a child. He then informed me that there is a reason people do not use that pattern anymore, because it tends to entrain air in the surface and causes it to pop up over time. I am glad he told me that, so we chose to use a different pattern for the remainder of the driveway... I would much rather it last the test of time. They also did their best to match up the joint lines with the other company's, even though the other company's line was not parallel to the driveway edge :/ They did a fantastic job, and Larry was very informative about everything they were doing along the way, and was sure to ask my opinion on any changes he considered, no matter how small (the other company didnt bother to ask me anything such as my finish preference, size or location of the slab, etc.). They did a beautiful job and I will most certainly use them for any future concrete work. They also did a large driveway last year around the corner from our house, which is how I got his name (I knocked on their door), and they also are very happy with it.

Everything went exactly as expected. There were no problems, and it turned out very well.