SolCrete, LLC

we could not be more please with Amir Krummell and his staff. The overall project design, acceptance, agreement and ongoing communication, all while we were out of the country, is a true testament to the professionalism and honesty of Amir.

They were very informative on times, procedures as well as sample colors to make sure we approved. They very attentive to customers concerns. Highly recommended and would do repeat business with them.

HORRIBLE. My entire driveway is cracked and crumbly. It looks worse than it did when the pool contractor damaged it. When I contacted Solcrete and sent photos, they basically told me, too bad -- too sad. I am having my driveway repaired by a reputable business and will sue SOLCRETE for damages and court costs.

The workers are incompetent. They cut into the base and my entire driveway is cracked. The step is also cracked. They said, "That happens." DO NOT USE these people. They will sell you and then leave you.

At this point, I'll never know. I reached out to Solcrete to obtain a quote/estimate. After some miscommunication between Sarah, the sales assistant, I proceeded to ask when I receive a call for a quote, something I presumed to be around $2500 (probably one of their easier jobs, since I'm planning on doing the demo and concrete cleaning prior to their services). Sarah then informed me: Hi Sean, Thank you but we will not be providing a quote. Sarah I grew up in construction and I've yet to come across a business that turns down opportunities without providing a reason. Business must me booming for my job to not even be quoted.

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Did not select this service. However, my experience in dealing with the service provider was positive.

On time, cleanded up after themselves. Did a great job explaining my options and guiding me to the best choice. Quality of work a year later is great

Working with this company was a pleasant experience. Work done was neat and complete.

I'd like to begin by saying, the end result is: I do have stained concrete floors that I like now. However, the process of getting there was extremely painful. The short version of the story is: My floors looked awful the first time they were done... just awful. I discussed my disgust with Amir, and his team came and redid them. Amir had to get involved and come on site. After that, things went smoothly, and my floors look good now. The long version, now: When I first met Amir, I was very impressed. He is great to talk to and is very knowledgeable and professional. The trouble began, however, when Amir went out of town and left his PM in charge. The PM didn't understand what I wanted (English was not her primary language, which is fine, except it did end up becoming an issue). I had concerns from the beginning. She couldn't get the samples right. We had a picture from Solcrete's website that we wanted our floors to look like. I couldn't believe how incredibly difficult it was to get the color the same as the one in the picture. (They ended up telling us that you can never recreate a color, as stains change, weather impacts it, acid reacts differently, etc.) But, that wasn't the only problem. The team did a sloppy job with the floors the first time around when Amir was out of town. It looked like someone mopped the color on. (Pics included.) There were deliberate streak marks, which Amir told me were trowel markings. They were awful. Stained concrete is supposed to look like a randomized pattern, not a deliberate mopped/trowel pattern. Uggh. I knew I couldn't live with them the way they were. I was spending a lot of money, to just hate my floors later. They ended up redoing them completely. Now, you would think the second time around that the owner of the company would show up on site and inspect the work of his team. However, that did not happen until we got absolutely furious! The second time we saw the color samples, we just lost it, since they were STILL not what we wanted. How many times do you have to tell someone what you want and they still don't get it? The samples were made by the same PM that made the first ones, and this is the same PM who never really understood what we wanted. As it turns out, Amir had not seen them, and just trusted that his team did them right. Amir did come out after we called him to discuss the colors were still not what we wanted and HE was the one that put the stain samples together that we actually liked. Our job required his expertise. Once he came on site, and created the samples for us himself, everything went smoothly. The floors look good now. There are some spots that are odd, but I think that is just how stained concrete looks. For example, some of the stain looks like dots instead of fluid color. But, when you look at the floor as a whole, you can't see it... it's only when you get down really close to the floor you notice it. I was out of my house for 3 weeks vs. the original 1 week as planned. It was a good thing I rented the POD instead of the Uhaul. I also had to spend extra gas for 3 weeks vs. 1 since I was commuting an extra 40 miles a day. It was also a good thing we decided to live with family instead of a hotel room, or else that'd be even more money we had to pay. I also had to pay more in rent for the piano that I moved out. Be prepared to incur extra expenses, should you need to be out of your house for longer than planned. In summary, I just wish Amir would have gotten involved sooner than he did. We needed his expertise, and so did his team. In the end, Solcrete can do a good job, but you need to insist that the owner is on site when the color samples are created.

They called and they were very friendly and easy to talk with. They gave me a decent bid. I was very happy with them but I went with another company because of my contractor. Their price was reasonable. They came when they said.

Solcrete came in and completed the job very professionally. Amir, the owner, is very honest and knowledgable on products and pricing. The work crew set up plastic sheets on the walls to protect our paint and baseboards. They cleaned up everyday upon leaving our home (all materials were neatly stacked and/or removed for the night). I can't say enough about how hard this crew worked. The tile ended up being much more difficult to remove than they originally had thought, but the crew worked overtime (and on a holiday!) to get it done. When it came to color, my husband and I were extra particular. Solcrete, created a vast array of samples, determined to get us exactly what we were looking for. We couldn't be happier with the final results. The floors are absolutely beautiful and completely unique. I'm so glad we trusted Solcrete to do the job.

It went very well. Solcrete did everything that they said that they would do. The grinding took longer than expected but once it was done they were right on schedule. They worked very well with our shifting renovation schedule. I can't say enough positive things about their work.

Amir and team are extremely professional and very skilled at what they do. Amir gave us several different quotes depending on which rooms we decided to refinish. The whole process takes several days - 5 or 6 at least, but it's worth it. The first day, they removed all our existing flooring, which was 50% tile and no easy feat! The next day, they ground all the cement down so that it would be uniform. Then over the next few days they stained, sealed, and waxed it. Afterwards, Amir gave us a care guide so that we can clean and maintain our floors properly. We are very pleased with the results and with the efficiency of the whole team. If you are looking for the absolute best results, you can't go wrong with SolCrete.

They really worked with us on the price. They gave us great recommendations and presented all options to us. They were a great company to work with.

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Color selection was a nightmare. I wanted brown/beige family and ended up with very orange floor. Sloppy work. Uneven glaze seal on garage floor. Some small areas of concrete were missed. Iron railing needs repainting because of over-spray. On my previous home, I applied http://www.ucoatit.com beige epoxy with brown/black/rust flakes. My ex-wife is still in that home and it looks much nicer. Shows dirt a whole lot less and was about 1/2 the cost including labor. Regardless of this company, I will never stain another garage floor or patio again. They must be hosed/squeegeed weekly to keep them from looking ghastly.

Amir Krummell, the owner of SolCrete first came out to my home when I was busy with another project in my home and only starting to think of the floors. He provided a preliminary bid in April of this year which was very close to the what the final price ended up being. Several months passed and the first project was completed, the design for my downstairs floors came into more 'concrete' plans and I asked Amir to work with my General Contractor to stage the work that was necessary, since I had decided to do a combination of both Concrete and tile flooring along with refacing my fireplace and repainting my entire downstairs, it was a scheduling issue. Amir and his team would be the first in to do the demolition and prep work. The initial contact and scheduling was a bit slow but once we got going and all the right contacts were made things went smoothly and it was all I could ask for. Amir's team were grand. They were professionals throughout the process, all of them. Easy to work with and concerned with ensuring they delivered exactly the floor I wanted, they succeeded beyond my expectations! While one of the reasons I decided to go with a concrete floor was ease of care (dogs and cats) and the element of putting a green product into my home, now that I see the finished product I am so pleased with the beauty of the floor. I can't wait to put my furniture back into the house and enjoy what Amir and his team have created for me.

Estimate: We contacted three companies for estimates. One company was unresponsive, while the other two responded immediately. Solcrete's website stood out among all of the other companies that were considered. Their website included pictures and descriptions of past jobs, a plethora of information regarding decorative concrete, and a downloadable Excel spreadsheet that serves as a great ROM estimating tool. When the owner was contacted concerning a hard estimate he was very responsive. We received the hard estimate within two days of his visit. We also presented them with a custom Celtic knot design that we wanted to have incorporated into the floor. Solcrete had no problems providing pricing for this. Cost: Solcrete did not provide the cheapest estimate we received, they were within ~5% of the least expensive estimate. In addition, Solcrete seemed to be more knowledgable about the potential problems and challenges our project would involve. This gave us confidence that the estimate that was provided would represent the cost of the project at the end of the day and no change orders would be applied. Responsiveness: My wife and I often travel for business during the week, so finding a time for the work to be performed was quite difficult. On a Friday my wife and I discovered we would both be working from home the following week. I called Solcrete to inquire as to whether the work could be performed the following week. Despite the very short notice, Solcrete juggled the schedule around and was able to perform the work. We were very pleased with their ability to do so. Punctuality: The work crew showed up late a couple of days, but I will not ding them for that as they had massaged their work schedule to fit is in that week (see Responsiveness section). When the crew arrived later than planned, they also stayed late to ensure that the tasks they had planned to complete that day were finished. Quality: I believe our project was a bit more challenging project that most for two reasons. First, we had two stairs that we asked Solcrete to apply an overlay to. Second, we had asked them to incorporate a custom Celtic knot design into the the border. When planning the work for the stairs, the crew noticed that the stairs deflected slightly when walked upon. Solcrete offered to install another sheet of plywood and a few other items to reinforce the stairs. They did this without giving me a change order, which was refreshing. When laying out the custom design, the owner and the project manager created a template, laid it out, and spent ~2 hours with my wife and I to ensure that it was laid out just like we wanted it. At the end of the project, the stairs, the design, and the floor overall looked great (our neighbors and friends are jealous ;-)) Professionalism: The owner, the project manager, and the crew were very polite and accommodating. If they were running late, they called beforehand. At the beginning of every day, they explained what the plan for the day was. Overall: Overall we were very satisfied with Solcrete's work every step of the way. We would definitely recommend them to anybody looking for decorative / stamped concrete work to be done.

They were really professional. They came out and gave a fair estimate. They haven't completed the work yet. I would recommend them to anybody. When I contacted them via the Internet, I got a call right away. The owner answered all my questions and was really professional. He showed me samples of other pieces of work he had done.

I scheduled an appointment and they never came out nor contacted me back. Anytime I called, I was sent to voice mail.

First Contact: We initially contacted Solcrete based on a recommendation from a friend that used them for concrete flooring work in their home. I contacted Solcrete by phone and left voice mail which was quickly returned by the owner, Amir. I setup an appointment for him to come to our home and discuss concrete flooring options. Amir arrived right on time to the appointment and my wife and I found him to be very friendly and knowledgeable and gladly answered all questions. Aamir explained the various approaches to stained concrete flooring and had a substantial photo album full of pictures of Solcrete's work which highlighted the unique features and results that the concrete staining process can provide. From the photos we were able to determine the best approach for our desired appearance. Aamir measured the area that we were thinking about having finished and gave us a printed quote right there. He explained each line item of the quote as well as all potential hidden costs that could surface once the job began. Note: Hidden costs were amount of cracks in slab that would have to be filled. Cracks would not be visible until existing flooring was removed. Base quote from Solcrete included filling of up to 30 linear feet of crack. Aamir explained that each additional linear foot in excess of 30 ft would cost $3/foot to fill. Note: Solcrete lists their complete pricing structure for each type of concrete work they perform on their website so one could simply input measurements to get an idea of general costs of the project. Aamir also explained the project process and timeline, how the workers would control dust and the extent to which we could live in our home while the project was progressing. The process would take 5 days from start to finish, we could walk on the surface (and thus live in our home) after a certain time each night once the days work had concluded. We would have to remove everything from the rooms that were getting new flooring. Dust would be highly controlled and protective plastic would be placed over eating/food prep surfaces and around walls to protect existing finishes. Note: The discription of the work, process and impact provided by Solcrete was nearly identical to what was actually experienced during the project. My wife and I elected to proceed with the project as quoted at the time of the meeting and we scheduled the work to begin in three weeks. Project Experience: Workers arrived on the scheduled date to begin. We were greated by the job supervisor who was a gal named Lou who explained the weeks activities again and set expectations about when we could come home each evening and when we would need to be onsite to make color choices and final approvals. Work progressed as promised throughout the week. We were able to get back into our home and walk on the floors (with cautions about avoiding spills from Solcrete) around 7:30 each evening. On Thursday we were provided with samples by which to make a final floor stain color selection. On Friday the stain was applied and we were given the opportunity to review the work and approve it before the final sealer was applied. Final sealer was applied and the floor was waxed on Friday afternoon. I received a call from Lou stating that their work had concluded at about 3PM. Solcrete left final instructions about floor care and maintenance. Final comments: Pre-work expectations set by Solcrete and final results were nearly identical! Dust control was much better than I expected. Very little dust remained once job was completed. Solcrete did a good job of protecting existing finishes and electronics from dust and damage. We are very pleased with the floor and have received many compliments from those who have seen it.

They were always on time. The leader, Armando, is almost as much of a perfectionist as I am. I was so happy with Armando. They did an awesome job. I have made 4 or 5 referrals for them.

It went well. I was very happy with their service. My final cost was the same as the estimate. I called for an estimate, which was free. Someone came out and re-measured to make sure my numbers were correct. They told me the date they would start and did it. I couldn't decide on exactly which color I wanted to use, but they worked with me to get it just right. They did my kitchen and I plan to have them do my den, too.