Architectural Concrete Incorporated

Great. Mark Bonsack did all the work himself. He was true to estimate, even with rain delays and equipment rental. He placed drains,etc. Finish work was great. We would definitely hire again.

Great! Absolutely wonderful job. Work was done as requested without any problems and cleanup was immediate. Mark and his crew were very professional and friendly. The driveway looks beautiful.

Overall very good. Mark is super conscientious and hard working! He also gave us ideas, suggested options and overall we are quite happy with the result.

Mark provided great service beginning with his bid, to the completion of the project. He communicated well and patiently listened to our vision offering up additional ideas and pictures of his work. He is personable and easy to work with. We are very happy with our driveway, which is the hit of our cul-d-sac. The six broomed squares are framed with beautifully stamped borders. If you are looking for a skillful concrete professional who, when needed, can think creatively out of the box and come up with great solutions, I would recommend Mark in a heart beat.

Mark did an excellent job. He worked non-stop to get the job done in less time and a lower cost than expected. Mark is very personable - and he loved our dogs! It's too bad we don't have any more concrete work coming up. I would rehire Mark in a minute!

It went great. Mark was on time, on budget, delivered a quality project to specifications and was a nice person. What else could you want?

Beautifully. Mark did a superb job. His price was great and he started on the day that he said he would. The job was tougher that he expected but he still finished in a reasonable amount of time and on budget. I highly recommend him for his professionalism, expertise and honesty.

Mark, the company owner, provided design details for the project which filled out and improved on our original general ideas. The site was prepared and concrete poured in a single day, 17 days after we agreed on the bid. Form removal, washing, sealing, and cleanup were completed within the next week. Mark was personally on site working and supervising at all times through the entire project. He was professional and personable and was committed to providing results that would meet our approval. Mark's bid was lower than the other two bids we had, but based on our initial meeting with him and favorable company reviews, we would gone with him even if it had been a bit higher. We highly recommend him.

Project was completed in one day a month ahead of the original schedule. The finished product is excellent and all aspects of the transaction were handled in a very professional manner.

Mark went over and above what I could’ve asked for. He was tuned in to my need, aware of my time and financial constraints, and gave me the best service and best deal possible. I would recommend architectural concrete to all my neighbors because it was a great experience.

Mark is willing and able to offer expert suggestions both for enhanced looks and for budget-minded management but he won't offer - he'll only tell you if you ask. He starts early and is on site for the entire job - he doesn't delegate to a crew. His mixture of colored, stamped concrete features and brushed parking pads is exactly what we were hoping for and has been admired and praised by many friends and neighbors.

All went well but had to wait for nice weather between demo and pouring of the job.

We only got two bids on this project and I think they came out better than the other guy. But we are re-thinking at this point because it's a lot of money to put out. They were really nice and accommodating and they totally understood where we were coming from. Our furnace had broken and it was the Fall, and we needed to put our money in that direction; our priorities changed. I think if we were to have it done, we would probably go with them over the other people because their bid was better. My husband is an engineer and listened to both bids, and I think he was more attuned to this guy and liked what he had to say.

Scheduled an appointment for an estimate for May 2nd between 1pm-3pm. I called and left a message for Mark at 3pm asking if he was still planning to show up. Never heard back. Send a message through Angie's List at 3:45pm to have them follow up to give an estimate, still haven't heard anything from them. Apparently they don't care about a project worth about $15k

Mark showed up the evening before they were to start to drop off supplies and some tools for the guys to have when they arrived in the morning. They showed up promptly at 8am and just behind them was a dumpster full of the gravel they needed for back filling where the patio was to go. We wanted it poured up to door height (about 18" from the ground) so they had to back fill that area with gravel. Within 3 hours all 14 tons of gravel were moved by wheelbarrow. Meanwhile someone had entirely broken up the old parking pads with a jack hammer. The old concrete was loaded into the dumpster and the area was graded for the pour two days later. While the dumpster was being loaded the sod was removed for the walkway and it was laid out and formed up. The next morning the dumpster was picked up and the rest of the forming completed. On pour day the concrete arrived on schedule and they had the entire driveway and walkway poured and finished in a few hours. After the pour they completed the forming and grading for the patio. A day or two later the patio was poured and stamped with the color/pattern we chose. They returned after the 72 hour curing window to acid wash and seal the patio. The guys left a pile for Mark to pick up and within a day or two the equipment was picked up and no mess was left. We are extremely happy with the work they did. The guys are hard working and were flexible to a couple of small changes we requested along the way. I recommend them to anyone asking about concrete!

It could not have gone any better!! We are super happy with Mark and his crew (Sam and Frank). We highly recommend his services!

We really enjoyed working with Mark and Architectural Concrete. Mark came out soon after I contacted him to look at the project. He submitted a bid that night and made a few adjustments at my request, such as letting me know the price difference if we did the demo work ourselves and also adding a little more square footage when we adjusted the shape of the path from the original curving design to a more angular, modern look. He also left materials about different stamp patters and dye color options. We hired the company to do the work and set a date for just after Christmas. We decided to do the demo work and Mark even recommended a company to us (which we ended up using) that would deliver and pick up a dumpster to put all the old asphalt and concrete into. The crew showed up on the agreed-upon day to build the forms. Due to weather (it was below freezing at night) the concrete work was delayed for a week or so but Mark kept me updated on the timeline. When the weather conditions were right - dry and not too cold - the crew was back out there and did a terrific job! They let the concrete cure for a few days then came back to seal it. The walkway looks great, they did a good job of cleaning up, the crew was friendly. Our new driveway isn't anything fancy but it's so nice and smooth and is a HUGE improvement over the old asphalt. We were very happy with Architectural Concrete and have shared their info with a few admiring neighbors already!

This was a large project to really reshape part of our yard and make the backyard have usable space. I got 6 bids from different contractors and ultimately decided to go with Mark and his crew. Working with Mark was great. He answered tons of questions from me before, during, and after the work was completed. Some parts of the project were not 100% planned prior to starting such as the length and direction of some paths. Once we got started Mark and I talked though options. He always would give me the difference in cost. When it was time to pay the bid was the bid there were no hidden charges. After the project was done I hired another contractor to install iron railings. While the railings were nice the contractor damaged some of the patio. I called Mark and he took care of it.

The Architectural Concrete bid was done via email from Marc Bonsack and his email bid ended up being the contract, i.e., he provided no ?official? contract to sign. We were not entirely comfortable with that because his email bid provided minimal explanation of the proposed work and no warrantee, etc. information. However, after meeting with Marc we felt we could go ahead with the project, since he seemed professional, his business is local to our town, the bid was reasonable, and we all agreed on the work to be performed. The Architectural Concrete crew arrived promptly the day the work was scheduled to begin and the driveway demolition proceeded quickly. After Marc showed us color swatches, we decided we would go with a darker gray/brown concrete color to match the trim or our house. The concrete was then colored and poured promptly after completing the demolition. Clean up was completed in a timely manner. However, once the brushed concrete dried, the color came out a pinkish color, definitely not what we wanted (and it wasn?t close to the color swatch we had chosen). As a result of our continued displeasure with the concrete color, Marc made several attempts over the next couple of months to darken the concrete color by spraying gray sealer on the brushed concrete. However, the result was a splotchy effect that really didn?t change the pinkish color of the brushed concrete. As a result, Marc agreed not charge us for the concrete color treatment. Additionally, within a month of the concrete being poured, we noticed some cracks. Architectural Concrete (Marc) indicated they should have added more stress grooves, i.e., in the large areas of brushed concrete, and also in the long walkway pours. Additional stress grooves would have allowed the inevitable stress cracking as the concrete cured to be relatively unnoticed. However, as it is, the cracks are noticeable (particularly when it rains). We are waiting until spring to try to find options to correct the brushed concrete color, and see if any further cracking occurs with the colder winter weather and rain. In hind-sight, having a signed contract that explained Architectural Concrete?s obligations with respect to problems, such as unsatisfactory concrete coloring and cracking, would have been very helpful.

Working with Architectural Concrete was a pleasure. Mark responded quickly to my request for an estimate and provided a thorough and competitive bid. Although they were booked up near-term, we set a start date a few months out. Their planning must be pretty good, because we ended up starting the project on time. Once the project started, Mark's crew worked consistently and diligently and the project progressed quickly. I had some rough designs sketched out of what I wanted to see and Mark took the time to make sure he understood what I wanted and checked in with me at each stage to make sure I was happy. In some cases, my design thoughts were not optimal / practical and Mark was able to provide some good feedback so that the proper adjustments could be made. Even when the project was complete, Mark came back to make some final tweaks to make sure I was happy. Mark's crew (3 to workers) on the Architectural Concrete team were all skilled and knew their roles. They worked well as a team, which resulted in a successful project that was completed in a timely manner.

Mark was absolutely fabulous. I've hired out many small concrete jobs over the years, and this was the smoothest (no pun intended) AND cheapest. I asked half a dozen concrete firms (all from Angie's list) for a bid based on a very specific job I needed done (front porch and sidewalks coming off of it three ways, a total of about 250 square feet of concrete coverage). I needed the porch pad poured the exact right height to set the stairs on, two of the sidealks out to the side had to match up with existing sidewalks, and the third went out ot the road. It wasn't complicated, but it wasn't simple either. A number of the firms either didn't answer at all or gave the polite version of "we don't do small jobs." Mark provided a prompt estimate, and when I expressed interest, came out to discuss it in detail. He showed up on time, was polite and professional, and gave me two different prices based on my askinng what it would cost if I set the forms myself. The "Mark does everything" full price was still less than the other bids I got, so I said let's do it. He fit the job in less than a week after I committed. He showedup when he said he would. He and his helper dug out where needed, placed the forms, conferred with me several times to make absolutely sure I was gettinng what I wanted. They started at 8 a.m. and finished by 4 p.m. In summary, the job was exactly what I wanted, was the cheapest bid by a significant percentage, was completed quickly and on time, and was done totally right with excellent quality. I WILL use Mark (Architectural Concrete, Inc) for the next two jobs I have coming up, and I probably won't even bother to get competing bids. When you find an honest, hard-working guy like this, you stick with him. And I would not hesitate in any way to recommend that others use him.

Mark and his crew are concrete artists! My driveway is beautiful and within budget. It is completely refreshing to work with a contractor who returns my calls, shows up when he promises to be there, and completes the job on time. Amazing work!!

His bid was significantly higher than other bids for simply doing the pad without even discussing potential drainage issues.

I had sent Mark some photographs for a walkway that I needed installed. He gave me a bid and I later called him about doing some driveway panels and some foundation work at a rental house that is about 15 min. from my residence. He agreed to come and look at my job and then go to the rental from there to give me an additional bid. He said he would call me with the time after he was finished with his other work, but sometime after 3pm. He was a no show and no call. Very disappointing and I would not recommend based on my experience.

The patio was very nice looking; we really liked it. Mark did a great job of removing a huge tree root next to the patio which raised up the surface and cracked the old patio badly. However, the steps and the landings from the patio to the doors were a big disappointment! A lot of cracks are on the landings (the top of the stairs) of various sizes, some are really visible. We felt very embarrassed when people came and asked about the quality of the job. Someone even asked if we should hire another contractor to fix it! To be fair, Mark was responsive and tried to fix the cracks. However, the way he fixed it was only filling the cracks with the thin set powder, but the cracks are still there and very visible. He said he put a lot of rebars and wire mesh on the steps and landings, so it shouldn't crack, and that he's never seen it before.