My husband's work van ruined our blacktop driveway & was in desperate need of a new concrete driveway. Out of several quotes received, we chose Dressler. Fair pricing along with the knowledge & experience Brian has, made us feel we were in good hands. This is not a job I want to repeat any time soon! Kevin kept us informed throughout the scheduling process & the final outcome looks FANTASTIC! Crew was very respectful & took good care of my property. Thank you for everything! read more

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Wow! In today's day and age finding someone that cares of about quality is a gift and connection with Brian and his team at Dressler was a blessing. The professionalism, care and quality of work was just amazing. If you need a driveway or other concrete work look no further, Dressler - Block and Concrete are the best. Thanks to you and your team for improving and adding lasting value to our home. Impressive work! read more

Dressler Block has done an excellent job on my concrete patio. Through estimate with a good price. Many compliments from family, friends, and neighbors. Highly recommend them! read more

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Had Dressler-Block replace my driveway, they did a great job, quality work, good cleanup, timely, that part was all good. They also offered to install a paver-block walkway and put paver-blocks on our front stoop. That part of the work was sloppy, rushed, poorly done. They made many shortcuts, never properly laid out the bricks, and left a crappy looking front porch as a result. Contact me if you want more details. read more

Use caution with this company - Brian lacks communication and organizational skills. He and his team do not show up when promised, sends text messages and calls saying he is coming without notice. If you are not a high dollar job, does careless work and no attention to detail. After pouring our new driveway: Brian and his team did not let concrete set with forms, new part of driveway is now cracked, action to fix it was cut out concrete and let it happen again Did not leave forms for more than 2 hours Ruined our main driveway with concrete, took 2 months for him to have team come power wash all the dried concrete off Did not clean up mess, left trash and garbage in yard It rained the next day, and spots were left on our concrete Only 1 month after driveway was completed, cracks started to appear. Contacted Brian immediately, his solution was to seal the cracks- which was done poorly, and it continued to crack. Now we have three full sections with cracks and two of the cracks-he claimed were supposed to happen. In addition, to doing poor quality work. Brian is a disrespectful businessman. I would recommend a different company who stands by their work and treats its customers with respect and dignity. read more

These are photos of my driveway less than 6 months after dressler and block poured my concrete driveway. Sealer was included in the invoice. No warranty no nothing. Contacted the owner and was basically told there's nothing they can/will do. read more

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My driveway had cracks a month after the concrete was poured. It started deteriorating less than a year later. The company isn't standing behind their work. Read the negative reviews...there are plenty. Do yourself a favor and get a quote from a reputable company not this one! read more

We used Dressler-Block in May 2019. We liked Brian, because he had good ideas for how to address some problems with our step to the garage and the front porch. The contract specified that Brian would seal the driveway. When asked about the sealing, Brian said the sealant was already in the concrete. It wasn't. I would like Dressler-Block to complete the job they were paid for, and seal my driveway. We are seeing small cracks in our driveway, probably caused by the driveway not being sealed. Other neighbors who used Fortis do not have this problem. read more

A few facts: Dressler was very prompt in coming out to talk to me about our job. My wife contacted them at approx.10am and Brian was at my house by late afternoon, that same day. They came in below two other contractors we had come out. The quality of the workmanship was top notch, very good. Clean up was great. Very neat and professional. Brain is a very pleasant and patient person to deal with. He returned every text when we had questions and/or concerns. He worked with us to get the job done to our satisfaction. We had our asphalt driveway replaced with concrete, and some work on our patio. We wanted to expand the driveway and create some design elements. Brain was very knowledgeable about the logistics of getting the job done. He got it right. Great job! We are very satisfied. I have recommended Dressler to other neighbors. Thanks Brain and your crew. read more

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Our concrete looks pretty good, but they destroyed most of a row of bushes on one side our sidewalk. The bushes on the other side were just as close but remained untouched. A landscaper said they won't grow back. Dressler called me saying something about bushes. I thought he meant the ones by the driveway had to go. I expected that since the new driveway was wider. He didn't explain what happened along the sidewalk. Another thing that bothered me was his revised proposal. Rather than starting over, he modified the original, and I wasn't sure what work he was actually going to do. He said that the driveway needed to be sealed, but he didn't come back. It was not at all clear what I had to do to my driveway sealed. I thought that he was competitively priced, but like I said it wasn't clear what I was getting for the proposed price. read more

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Fantastic to work with! We just had a concrete driveway installed along with a new walkway and back patio slab to go under our shed. Brian was extremely helpful in guiding us on what to do when we had questions. The team showed up on time and worked very efficiently to complete the project. Brian also stayed on site for the majority of the job and kept us informed when he had to step out briefly. The team truly went above and beyond. We would HIGHLY recommend using this company! read more

Dresser Block did a wonderful job on our new driveway and garage floor. Brian was able to accommodate our request to extend the driveway and handled everything with the city of Naperville regarding the permitting process. It all still looks great!! read more

I was referred to Brian by a neighbor for whom he had done some good work. I do know that they can do good work. I cannot personally attest to it however as my work was never done. I wanted to put in a new slab in my garage, as I am redoing my garage this summer. I signed the contract, and wrote a very clear note that the work must be completed between the April 30 to May 10. I singed the contract on April 12 after having an estimate provided by them. Other stages of this project needed to be scheduled after the concrete pouring, and similarly, I have my own work schedule to plan this all around. I needed a start date from which to schedule the rest of the work. (Floor coating, dry wall, painting, insulation, electrical, wall organizing system installation.) Basically I had requested that we set a date. No date. I reached out on April 29, and asked for a date, was told it would be set up "soon". May 5th. Nothing. May 8, I reached out again. Brian replied with : "Yes, I will get you in very soon, hopefully next rain day, I can get you in" On May 9, He texted me at 6:47AM, and asked if we could do that day, because it was raining. I had to decline, as I need to prepare the garage, i.e. empty it out so that it can be worked on. I have my own responsibilities with my own job, and cannot unfortunately be called on a whim to change my schedule to prepare for them. One point to note here is that there was obviously no thought or plan to take a permit, as it takes a week and requires inspection before pouring.(what I learned from the other contractor) So to summarize, I have seen their work, they do good work. However unless your job is big enough, or interesting enough, you may not get a schedule to work it into your life. As in my case, a small indoor job, that can be done in poor weather so I am damned to wait for the rain, so that I can be relief work for his crew, so they can work on a rain day. Being the customer, I thinly that is is simply not too much to ask to have a scheduled date. Crappy experience, I feel like my job was not a priority for them, as I was just left to wait to relieve their staff on a rain day, or whenever else they had more interesting work in my area. Sadly despite the recommendation of my neighbor who Brian referred to as "cheap" I feel they are just unreliable. On another note, I paid 1000 dollars more than their quote, to another company, who did stellar work, and were able to work around MY schedule by simply giving me dates and sticking to them. They set a work date, applied for a permit, had the inspector come after the permit was pulled to inspect before the pour. Additionally now the work is done, I am 10 days later than expected in getting the rest of the work done but all work will get done. All other contractors in this project committed to set dates as is normal. Last thing to note is that I actually applied for the permit with the city of Naperville, cost 40 or 50 bucks, takes a week, and you must have schedule an inspection before you pour. It takes time, but it is easy. Don't ever let a contractor discourage you from getting a permit. It is not a big thing. The city has minimum standards by which work needs to be done, to protect YOU, not the contractor. Any contractor that wants to work without a permit is likely going to cut corners. This was a negative experience but I learned a lot. read more

best in the business. if u need anything done hit up the blocks, they'll get you right in no time

Had my driveway done by this company. They were quick and efficient. Only problem is now it's literally starting to deteriorate and has chunks missing out of it. They claim it's because I never sealed it. It's been less then 2 years I've never salted it in the winter time. I have pictures of the chunks missing out of it when it began. The same week they did my neighbors driveway and it has no issues and they never sealed it. Now I get no response. read more

Dressler-Block did a really nice job on my back patio, gave me exactly what I wanted within the time frame that I expected from the beginning of the process. Brian made it really simple to coordinate with and he was on top of everything. There is a reason this company does a lot of projects in the area. Top notch workmanship. Would use them again in the future for sure. read more

Brian Block of Dressler Block installed our new concrete driveway and did a spectacular job. His crew was experienced, professional and did a quality job with excellent workmanship on our new driveway. Brian and his crew were on time, finished the job in less that one day, and left with the driveway looking immaculate. The driveway is so nice that people comment hoew beautiful it is when they walk by the house. It is clean and really looks nice. We are extremely pleases with the work and I highly recommend Brian Block of Dressler Block for any concrete work you need done at your house. He did a A+ job on our driveway. read more

Brian's response to my request for an estimate was immediate. He listened to what we wanted to change about our previous driveway and provided the product we asked for. The crew was professional, arrived when they were scheduled to and finished the job on schedule. We are extremely happy with our new driveway and have been recommending Dressler-Block to everyone that has stopped by to admire the quality work. read more

I signed the contract and we set an installation date for three weeks in the future, Wed May 9th. I was told that it would be a two-day job - although that was not stated in the contract - and that when they left, it would look like they'd never been here. Customer service issues started to raise their heads even before work began. Good business practice would have the contractor call to confirm the appointment in any case. As it turned out, we had a few days of rain that could have delayed their work schedule. They did not call. I had to call on May 8th to confirm. Day 1. The crew showed up on the 9th around noon and got to work removing the old drive and framing the new one. They seemed to work efficiently. In fact, the crew appeared to know their roles so well that I never heard the foreman tell anyone to do something - they just knew. It was a pleasure to watch a knowledgable team in action. Day 2. The crew returned on the 10th to pour the concrete. Again, this was done well and efficiently. According to the terms of the contract, I then paid them in full. Do I have a good driveway? I think so - talk to me in 20 years. Day 7. But here's where I ran into a customer service Fail. They were to return on Friday to remove the framing and to seal the drive. They showed up on the following Tuesday. No phone call saying they would not be there as planned. On Tuesday, they sealed the drive, removed the framing and reset the grass that had to be removed to allow for the framing. When they were done with replacing the grass, the result did not exactly look like they were never here. I had to add about 25 gallons of dirt around the grass to ensure that it was properly seated in the lawn and not just sitting in an oversized trench. The main issue arose because they had not brought what was needed to reset the pavers on one side of the drive and in a sidewalk that abuts the drive. This resetting was included in the contract. Before the crew left, one member contacted the office and was told that someone would be out on Wednesday. Day 8. No one showed on Wednesday. No phone call to explain. Day 9. I called on Thursday and was told that the foreman would call back. He did not. Day 10. I called on Friday. The foreman left a message while I was out, that someone would be out on Monday to finish. Day 13. One man did come out on Monday and reset the sideway pavers. However, he left a significant trip-hazard due to the difference in height between the driveway, the black spacer material and the bricks. But then the worker ran out of sand with half of the pavers along the driveway not reset. He left with no indication of when he would return. Day 14. No contact, no worker. Day 15. No contact, no worker. Day 16. I reset the sidewalk pavers and finished installing the pavers along the driveway. It took about 90 minutes. So, what's my recommendation? Despite the problems I encountered with wrapping-up the project, my recommendation is to go ahead and use them. I think you'll get a good basic product. HOWEVER, their contract form is preprinted to read, "All payments to be made on the day of pour unless otherwise stated." I strongly suggest that you go ahead and "otherwise state" by altering the wording so that you hold back at least 10% until the job is done. read more

Dressler Block removed our existing cement driveway and front walkway. They also easily removed our old basketball hoop - which would have been much more difficult to do ourselves. The new cement driveway and paver walkway look lovely. We are very pleased with the result. The men worked efficiently and professionally and were pleasant to have around for the two day process. I appreciated the flexibility offered to us as our vision regarding design and materials evolved throughout the proposal and installation process. Well done! read more

I searched for a concrete contractor as I wanted a cement driveway, not blacktop, I decided to go with Dresser Block Concrete, AM I sorry I chose them, they were behind schedule due to weather, street repairs, whatever, but I waited. Was so excited to get my new driveway, crew came and got it done, the day after they were done cracks appeared inside garage drive, and four big cracks in outside deiveway, I called right away and was told with a big job like this its due to crack ! EXCUSE ME ? did I just pay $16,000 for a cracked driveway, Brian promised to fix it, after numerous calls to him Im still waiting, now the rocks are coming loose onto my neighbors yard and she is not very happy, neither am I! THEN we went to the garage to open it, found that they cut my electrical wire, I had to hire an electrician to repair at the cost of 2500.00 I would tell anyone do not use this company for any work, also I am contacting the BBB about the quality of work this company provides. read more

Dressler Block did my full driveway and front walk. These guys do the job right! They get the permits, arrive on time and get the job done on time. The crew where a great bunch of guys, very friendly and they cleaned up after themselves. I will use Dressler Block again to redo my patio this spring. Very happy with the job they did. read more

Brian and his crew worked extremely hard removing my old deck and installing a brick paver patio in its place. The patio base is concrete so the bricks will never shift or settle. I'm very happy with the outcome. read more

Avoid like the plague. This company is awful. I have hired many people over the years to do all sorts of work. Dressler and Block was the worst experience I ever had, both in terms of work quality and communication, which was especially bad. read more

He gave me a date and time he would be by to estimate replacing my porch. I took the day off work and waited but he never showed. I rescheduled, verified he'd be there and was told I'd be contacted. He came by, did not contact me and left an estimate not for my porch but the driveway. I have not seen such uncaring incompetence before. If you want the job done at all, I suggest you go somewhere else read more

Horrible. Avoid. Hired Dressler/Brian in June 2013. Work completed August 2013 & only because we consistently called. Less than a year later, within warranty, cracks running entire width of driveway. Started calling Dressler/Brian in June 2014, now September 2014 & no word from Brian. Filed BBB complaint. read more

We just had our front stoop, walkway and driveway replaced by Dressler and we are 100% happy with the service and results. Our phone calls were returned promptly, and the service was professional. Our job was done in 2 days while I watched a neighbor who had much less done labor through almost a week until completion with a different provider. We had a snafu in that our stoop was very thick and couldn't be removed using the typical jack hammer but they had heavier equipment to deal with it. The results look great and we couldn't be happier. I would highly recommend them! read more

DBC poured our driveway in November of 2013, and it looked beautiful! Unfortunately, after a freezing winter, in March we discovered that the apron had pitted and that there was a crack in it as well. After contacting DBC, Brian came out to take a look at our issue. He immediately offered to repair our apron by ripping out the old one and replacing it for us. He was true to his word, and our new apron was poured. Unfortunately, three months later, there was another crack in the apron in the EXACT SAME SPOT. I contacted Brian and explained the situation. His suggestion was to fill the crack and then wait to see if it expanded. This took place in March. Had he come out immediately to fill the crack, it might not have expanded. Now, it is even bigger than it was in March. He came out again in May to look at the driveway in person this time and again said he would fill in the crack and watch it. Well, it is now July, and he has not been back. I am disappointed that he has not yet returned to fix the driveway as he said he would. It has not been easy pursuing this matter, and we spent a good amount of money on a driveway that seems to have some type of structural issue that keeps causing this crack. read more