Have used Guardian for about 10 years now. The quality of the materials that they use, the speed in…read morewhich they do the job, and the durability of the coating are top-notch. Prices have gone up every year, and because of the increase in oil prices they went up a lot this year so for the first time in 10 years, we're skipping a year. Just too expensive.

They were idiots, first guy came out never knocked on my door nothing then sent me a quote for…read moreseal coating when I place a search for a new concrete driveway then of course got the I;m sorry call for sending out someone for the wrong service then the next guy never came out to my house at all and gave me a quote for a new driveway without ever measuring a thing or even looking at it and I watch the first guy and his only measurement was from the garage door to the street down the center of the drive no width measurement nothing

Sure Seal was referred to us by a friend of ours…read more At first we were a bit skeptical -- brickwork is complex and we had some concerns about just how much our 23-year old sinking and dirty pavers could be revitalized. Well, I can sum it up in one word. "Wow!" Not only was the service great -- Jim and Sheila are delightful -- but the end-product was impeccable. We were blow away by the attention to detail and level of care our brickwork received. It looks brand new! Highly recommend this team for any job, large or small.

The Sure Seal team did an amazing job, again. Highly recommend Jim and his team. On time, on…read morebudget, no drama.

My wife came home and found a door hanger with a quote for driveway sealing. The timing couldn't…read morehave bee more perfect because we were looking to get the work done anyways. Scheduling the work was tricky due to the weather (spring time in Illinois, go figure), but they were able to fit me in a few days after I first called. Their staff was fast, quiet, and clean. The work they did turned out amazing. I didn't pay a penny over my quoted price and they couldn't have been nicer. I even sent them over to give a quote for a friend who lives near me. Great work, honest contractor. Thanks guys! You will be my go-to sealers from now on!

I was referred to Jim McGuire Sr. by a company that had done some parking lot paving work on my…read moreproperty last summer. According to them theses guys had the manpower and the equipment to do the seal coating work that I needed. I took estimates from other companies as well before I settled on TOPCOAT SEALERS who also happened to be the most expensive. Mr. McGuire had quoted me a price higher than the others because he claimed that he used better material, better equipment (he sent me specs of the equipment he'd claimed he'd use on the job) and more manpower to get the job done right. I was sold on his sales pitch. We agreed that as soon as the weather would cooperate, I would use his services (this was in mid August). On the day I was going to sign the contract he sent me his son Jim McGuire, Jr. I was under the impression that Jim Jr. was helping his father. Little did I know that Jim Jr. would take over the job, and that's where the problems begun. With Jim Jr. we agreed on which days of the week the job should be done so as to not interfere with the businesses on my property (the property is a 5 acre strip mall), and in how many segments it should be done. Jim Jr. showed up on a Saturday, like we had discussed, and I appreciated that and he told me he'd try to finish as much as possible because he wasn't sure if rain would come. I thought he'd be there that Saturday with his father's crew, but instead he came to my property with his best friend from childhood and a guy his father had fired many times before (I found this out later). They did the crack filling in one day in the back of the building. He came back the next day in the morning and when I arrived later in the day to check on his work he had done the seal coating in the back of the building (1 coat only) and started with the front of the building, which wasn't the we had originally planned. He didn't come back to complete on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday (gorgeous days which we agreed on) because I was not a priority to him because of his other obligations. He came back on Thursday, very late in the morning 10 am with an insufficient amount of employees (himself, his best friend and a very sick third guy who was throwing up). He blocked both of my biggest tenants entrances into their parking lot, which is a big supermarket AND THEY DESPERATLEY NEED IT!!!! than he and his few employees took a lengthy 1.5 hour break at McD's, and when he discovered that he had no materials to complete the work, he took another 1.5 hours to get the material and come back! After all this there was no time to do anything. THIS WAS THE DAY THEY SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE! It was terrible for me to endure the criticism I was getting from my tenants, especially the supermarket owner regarding the blocking off of the parking lot and the fact that he'd smoke all day with one hand and spray material with the other. I also realized by watching them work that their equipment was garbage, non of it worked right and it was a far cry from what the father had promised me (squeegee didn't work properly, neither did the sprayer). He blocked off the supermarket parking lot for 2.5 days and cost my biggest tenant a lot of money and aggravation. I realized eventually that Jim Jr was his father's spoiled son and that he was running his own operation on the side. I called his father Jim Sr., and complained. His father said that he would send his own crew on a Friday. I went to my property on that Friday only to realize that he lied to me, I found Jim Jr there again with his pathetic crew. I asked Jim Jr, why he didn't have a bigger crew to complete the job sooner. Jim Jr. responded that "you don't make money by having more people on a job". I WAS SHOCKED! At this point I had made a down payment, I wanted them to open the parking lot desperately so I wanted them to complete the job and get the HECK OFF MY PROPERTY!!! In addition, the parking lot didn't get striped properly because he didn't have a guy to do the striping that day so he pulled a guy from another job and this guy was pissed, very angry, and so he didn't complete the job. After all of this ordeal, they finally finished on Monday, mercifully, a second coat that they promised to put was never done but I wanted them out of there, CAN YOU BLAME ME? Logically I complained to Jim Jr.'s father the following week and he said that he was not proud of the work his son had done and that he was retiring anyways. RETIRING ANYWAYS????!!! Please take a few seconds to review the pictures because I can write as much as possible but the pictures will show the quality of work these buffoons did. Jim McGuire Sr, and Jr, are big talkers, they're liars, they are dangerously incompetent, and they shouldn't be trusted to complete a job competently. Think twice before you hire them.

I would give them 100 stars if I could. Our east basement wall was badly bowed, the floor was…read moreraising and honestly, it was a miracle it had not caved in. The Real Seal was the only company who felt they could fix it. And they delivered! I can't say enough good things about Patricio, the lead project manager, he was so methodical and smart about each step, making sure the wall was reinforced, making sure they had the right supports in and then ensuring the wall was straight, secured and reinforced. He made sure to answer all our questions, to walk us through the plan for the day and show us what was done at the end. This was not an easy fix, but they came through with a straight, secured wall and I am so grateful to the entire crew! We also had a drain tile, new sump pump and antimicrobial sheeting installed to ensure the wall stays structurally sound.

Real seal are excellent at what they do. They have straightforward pricing and deliver excellent…read morevalue.

Jay and Eddie did a wonderful job for us. They came highly recommended, came in with a fair price,…read morehad great communication, were neat and precise with the leveling and caulking, and addressed all our concerns. We have worked with all trades over the last 20 plus years on a variety of projects at many commercial and residential locations and we have to say this was one of the best overall projects. Thank you very much for your efforts. Highly recommend. if we could give a 10 star review we would!

Quality work at a reasonable price. I didn't even need to be home to get the quote. Emailed me the…read morequote with pictures and they scheduled within 2 weeks. Make sure you ask about all their services. They also do cleaning and sealing. Jay, Colin, and Eddie did a first rate job lifting my concrete walk. We're on time, polite, and cleaned up before they left. We have a safe walk and steps now. Highly recommend!

Outstanding job. The crew was on time, friendly and very professional. I gave them broad outlines…read morefor what I needed and they proceeded to figure it out for me and did great work. When done, they left a clean job site and came up with ideas that saved me additional work. I highly recommend them.

If I could give no stars I would, ALL of the reviews past people have left has been my experience!…read more I just had work done this past May 2020 small simple job, fix a front walkway and a small patch on the side of my house. Mike who is the owner first started off very nice, then as late may went by I contacted him with no response. I then to had to contact him down again to check the status of my permit, as I did give him HALF the down payment. Finally I called the village myself and he finally contacted me. Time has gone by and they finished the job and man was it sloppy! They came back out to strip it and I pointed out their mistakes and how 2-3 family members also noticed these mistakes and the main guy on the job "EDDY" said "they are stupid, this is just a walkway and it doesn't really matter they are little things". **Mistake included many chips that will continue to chip and they were rushing they cant cut straight lines or even finish the line for that matter, (pictures to follow).** I continued to say that "it DOES matter to me because this is my house and my money". If it was free I couldn't complain of such a sloppy job. GET EVERYTHING IN YOUR CONTRACT EVEN THE SMALLEST THING! They wouldn't even come in to fill the dirt they took out for the job EXTREMELY CHEAP. I also had to clean up 12 nails so my lawn guy didn't damage his machine or anyone else hurt themselves. Finally my aunt wanted something called "a release of lein" so I kindly asked mike in text and his response was SO RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL i had to call him to set it straight ( **please refer to the pictures if you want to see the texts!!!**) They ARE NOT accredited by the BBB SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY AND GO WITH SOMEONE ACTUALLY DEPENDABLE!!!!!

We have a small condo with a front and back drive. Dimas came out quickly to give us an estimate…read morefor driveway sealcoating and was able to get us on the schedule within the week. He is polite and conscientious, and prices his work fairly. They worked quickly and neatly and were very pleased with the quality of the work. Attaching a view of the corner of our drive that I can see from our balcony.

They did a great job in seal coating my driveway. They even put asphalt patches down on certain…read moreareas to level it off. No other company has done this for me in the past. Anyways I highly recommend

You can pay more for seal coating, a lot more but this is a fair priced company, looking for the…read morebest overall experience and they do a very good job Timely Cost effective Good crews Stand behind the work Try them out!

Black Pearl Sealcoating has been doing our driveway for years and every year a friendly employee…read moreanswers the phone for easy scheduling. Balck Pearl has courteous well trained, skilled Journeymen crews starting with broom&leaf blower, then start sealcoating straight lines working the wet edge of the sealcoat to fill and seal to the necessary thickness needed for maximum durability. When Black Pearl's crews finish the driveway dries looking like a brand new asphalt driveway.