I hired Hinson Concrete to pour me a slab with footings for my new detached garage. The slab was to be 24x24. I had the spot in my lawn marked out clearly with white paint. The had it formed up 4' further back than I wanted it. It was going to be a lot of work to move it, so I agreed to let it stay. They formed it up using 1x4" as the kickers which resulted in the slab bowing out on a couple sides (see pictures). But the real problem was the slab's finished dimensions were 24"x24"x24"x23'6" The concrete blocks in the pictures represent what SQUARE is. You can easily see how far it is out. The second picture show you the huge bow in the wall. This made it impossible to build my garage. After speaking with the building inspector, I relayed to them what needed to be done. They needed to add 1' on one side and gradually increase to 18" on the other to make up for the 6" being short and to square the slab. I had it all staked out where exactly the new forms had to be placed. They came out and did the repairs at no charge. They formed it up this time using 2x6" for the kickers and drove the supports in the ground deeper, which did support the weight. After they pulled the forms off, I measured it later that day. THEY SCREWED IT UP AGAIN! Now it was 25'x25'x'25'x24' 6". They made the exact same mistake they did the last time. Instead of following my markers, they went back to measuring it corner to corner. This lead them to the same mistake. One of his helpers, Joe, also lays blocks. So Joe agreed to lay the blocks to get me a square foundation at a discounted price. Joe never showed up and never called me back. I called out 3 different black masons to lay the foundations. The first guy that came out couldn't stop laughing. He suggested that next time I need concrete that I hire a professional instead of doing it myself. I told him a professional did it. He laughed once again and said that NO PROFESSIONAL did that job. The second guy took one look and said it would be too much work and left. The third guy was able to complete it at a price 4x times than was Joe was going to do it for. So because I got a crappy concrete job, I had to pay a lot more money to get something that I could actually build on and I am still left with a varying ledge that I have to figure out what to do. I emailed Richard asking him to share half the cost of the block guy, but never heard back from him. If he had got back to me, I would have just let it go as it is. You can see in the last pictures what I finally ended up with. A crooked slab and at least a 6" overhang that I can't do much about. I am looking into my legal options as I write this review. He might be fine for non precise concrete work, but if you need something exact, you may want to look elsewhere. This is really a crappy job that you will never see him post photos of on his page. He should be embarrassed for the job being such and experienced concrete man. read more

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Poured and finished neighbors basement on a Friday December 22 and finished it all night 60 ft from our home all night with power trowel. Came back today Christmas Eve to cut the concrete. Cut for 2 hours on Christmas Eve morning. This company has absolutely no respect for anyone. Do nor use if you respect your neighbors read more