ACADEMY CONCRETE & MASONRY

Thomas Rowan, owner of Academy Concrete & Masonry, was the first to respond to my phone call after I unsuccessfully tried to get a response from another contractor who was prominently displayed on Angie's site. Tom came to my0 home early on a Sunday morning and assured me that, as the owner of the company, there were advantage in using a local contractor such as he. Our job would be repaving our driveway, from the patio to the street. Also, removal and repaving of two sidewalk blocks. Despite the early morning, Thomas was most pleasant and although his company did not offer a Senior Discount, he made up for this in other ways. For example, he advised my wife and me that instead of requiring a concrete depth of six inches, it would be more than adequate to have a five inch depth --saving us $300. Also, adjacent to the driveway was a small garden wall that Thomas said he would re-cement -- at no additional cost. After Thomas submitted his written estimate and while waiting for our work date, someone crashed into the garden wall and demolished all but a few bricks. I called Thomas to ascertain if there would be additional charges. He kindly said he would repair the wall and even bring in additional bricks if needed. He said there would be no additional charges. Our final job: Approximately 570 square feet removal and replacement of five inch thick concrete, four inch thick on sidewalk. This included a three inch stone base. I was impressed with his patience in which he answered all my questions regarding the curing using fiber mesh and the sealing. We also talked about caring for the finished concrete during the winter. And it was obvious from his smiles that he was dedicated to his work and delivering a finished job with a "cream" concrete finish. His five man crew worked diligently and were pleasant and polite.

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The concrete was having an issue with spalling this year. After contacting the owner we finally got together and met about the problem. He explained things to my satisfaction and is working to resolve the issue. This company has been around for quite a while and has done a large amount of work in the area so I feel he can be trusted. Yes, I would use them again.

Tom and his crew were great! They were here on time every day, cleaned up, left no mess. Price was reasonable and I would highly recommend any to use them. Top Notch. Also took away old wall and all excess dirt.

Had previous retainer wall torn down and replaced with EP Henry bricks and had a new cement driveway put in. The work was completed and all services were excellent and the price was excellent. Would highly recomend this service they were a wonderful group of contractors and their work is great.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. THEY COMPLETED THE JOB WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD AND THEY WERE EXTREMELY NEAT. THEY CLEANED THE AREA AROUND THE FIREPLACE. THEY ALSO REDUCED THE PAYMENT BECAUSE THEY FINISHED THE JOB TWO DAYS EARLIER THAN THEY EXPECTED.

THEY DID A VERY NEAT JOB, BUT THEY ARE VERY HARD TO GET IN CONTACT WITH AND ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT RETURNING PHONE CALLS. COMPANY WAS VERY BUSY.