We purchased a house that had previously had a lot of trees causing root damage to the driveway…read more Ronnie and his crew came out and removed the old, cracked concrete and poured new cement for us. They did an excellent job!! He was very good about communicating what and when everything was going to happen, and it was all done within a few days. They were professional in every way. We highly recommend them!!

Ronnie has low prices but that's the end of the good news. He took 34 days to do my 18x20 driveway…read moreand a 16x22 slab. I hired him to do my 12x34 patio slab and it went well so I hired him for a bigger project a few days later. Each day he showed up he was asking for another 4, 5, or 6 grand. He was at the 90% mark of the $32K quote and still hadn't done the driveway yet. The dumpster company that he contracted to put the old concrete in called me and said they were putting a lien on my house because he refused to pay them after they'd hounded him. I wonder if he ever paid for the concrete delivery or will I have an additional $4,000 lien to deal with? I told him about the lien and he assured me he was taking care of it. Nope. The dumpster company thinks I'm giving them the run around, still demanding $400 on top of my incomplete job that I now have to pay someone else thousands to finish. In 29 days he was at my house just 7 days and never more than about 5 hours per trip. He removed the driveway and framed it out but then I waited weeks for the concrete. He constantly had 'relatives' with emergencies (some out of town) that required him to vanish for days on end, always right after I gave him another $5K. He's fine for small jobs but don't do anything over 12x30 or you'll be hearing the stories. The dumpster driver sent me a text where he told the dumpster company he was so broke he could only put down 3 to 4 inches of concrete instead of the 6 inches he said he was putting down. He told me several times "they all crack, just get used to it". I should have checked the BBB site for complaints because there were several. All the BBB complaints read the same: incomplete or improper jobs that he refuses to correct or refund. After seeing all the complaints here and elsewhere I doubt I'll get my $6,000 back for the work he didn't do even if I take him to court. Serial scam artist, apparently the concrete guys are not required to be licensed or bonded so there's no recourse to get satisfaction with the county/city/state and they know it. I tipped each member of his crew any time they actually worked more than a couple hours and even bought all 10 of them lunch. Can't believe this guy is still in business, he showed up late the last day when I told him not to come back that someone else was doing the rest of the job and he said "I sure wish you would've told me that before I bought this $200 worth of supplies", as if I had put him in a bad financial way somehow. That showed me he still had no awareness or understanding of how bad the situation was at all. 12 sunny cloud free days in that span without anyone showing up at all, no answer to calls or texts or explanation as to why they didn't show. Buyer beware.

He is trying to charge me $40 that we never discussed or agreed to. I find this unethical. If you…read moreare going to charge for an estimate it needs to be disclosed before the estimate not afterwards. I asked for an asphalt estimate and he told me that I needed concrete instead and then it would be $4500. My concrete is in good shape and is only a few years old so that's not what I needed or wanted. I had someone else do the asphalt work I needed. They said my concrete was in good shape and there was no need to replace it.

Pictures speak for themselves. The electrician and the company I had to hire can attest to horrific…read morejob. Also, how we could have had an electrical fire that your work would have caused. The sheet rock also had to be replaced.

This guy is a crook and ripped me off not doing what he said he would do charged me $850.00 for 1…read moreand haft hours with him and another guy. I normally don't write reviews and this happened while back but has bugged me I need to warn other people.

Poor communication between crew and business owner who was unable to correctly convey instructions…read moreto crew. He was rarely present to ensure work was done as planned. "Don't speak English," was workers reply even when I spoke Spanish to them. This resulted in pavers not being marked for our pool well points (an added cost when the liner is replaced), poor drainage (mold on pavers), excessive motar dropped into pool (required us to do major cleanup on stuck mortar from bottom of pool and repeated draining and flushing "gray" pool water out), and steps were never installed safely as promised. One year later (August 2021), has failed to return to fill gaps in pavers and seal them despite numerous calls and promises. Would NOT recommend this company for your home improvement.

From hardscape, irrigation, lighting and design James and his team did an amazing job for us. The…read morequality of the plant he installed was outstanding. The price was fare, the best do not come cheap. We are thrilled with the results!

A couple of homes in my neighborhood had used Gulfside (James Martin) and we liked their results…read more Upon reading the reviews on this site, we decided to contact James for a complete overhaul of our landscaping -- a project that we expected would cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. We were unable to speak with James during the initial call, rather his assistant (Sue Thoma -- a very nice and upbeat person) said that we would have to first pay James $250 just to have an initial meeting during which he would decide whether he was interested in doing our job. We politely declined and were then about to move on to our second choice. A short while later Sue called back and said that James would welcome the opportunity to do our job and that there would not be a fee for the initial meeting. The meeting was held a couple days later and James indeed confirmed that he looked forward to doing the landscape work at our house. He presented a contract the next day which contained a $7,500 "Garden Design Fee." This was a bit unusual as most larger landscape contractors include the design as part of their overall service. James explained that he has had problems with customers getting his design and then going elsewhere. He also noted that the contract provided that if we retained his company, the "Garden Design Fee" would be credited against the overall project cost. Because our neighbors had assured us that James pricing would be fair, we proceeded to sign the contract and pay the fee. During the initial meeting, James had assured us that the design would be completed within two weeks and that the entire project would be completed two months. After submitting the signed contract and payment of the fee, James then advised that he would not be able to get to our design for four to six weeks. This was disappointing, however believing that we had the right person for the job we were accepting of the delay. Toward the end of the six weeks my wife contacted James to find out how the design was coming along and when we could expect to see the landscape plan. James assured her that the plan was coming along "nicely" and that he would be in a position to meet with us one week later to go over it. As it turned out, we were going to be out of town the week he wanted to meet so we set the meeting for the following week. James assured her that the landscape design would be complete and that his company would be ready to immediately move forward with the work. Then yesterday, one week before the scheduled meeting, we receive a letter from James (not even a phone call) saying that "due to circumstances beyond my control I am not going to be able to" provide the landscape design. The particular reason James stated in his letter was that he: "...devoted much thought and time to it and ... I am just not 'feeling it'." I do not feel that James Martin/Gulfside Landscaping is trustworthy. I will not recommend that others use their services.

Nice guy showed up after quick response to our inquiry for an estimate. Said he would be in touch…read moreafterwards, even texted a thanks. Then ghosted. Very sad. Seems a waste not to at least tell a potential customer you got busy or aren't interested. Did not answer my Yelp or regular text asking if they were planning on sending an estimate, either.

Did a great job. They were very fast and efficient. Would definitely recommend. The price was great…read moreas well

Layton and his crew are hands down the best. If you want someone who pours his life into his work…read morethis guy is it. Just a beautiful pool deck!

Amazing work by a wonderful and respectful crew! Job was done as quoted and quickly without…read moresacrificing quality. We first asked for an estimate in 2022 but our pool work went over budget so we had to delay until 2023. We called them back when we were ready and they added us to the schedule without delay. No cracks or flaws! Definitely the right choice!!

Very attentive till check cleared then when surface started peeling and cracking no response…read moredespite multiple promises to return. Poor customer care

The only reason I'm writing this review is so that nobody else has to go through what I went…read morethrough in 2020 and what continued into 2021. In short, a nightmare that cost me $10000,. Once this owner has your money he won't return any calls or text messages or emails. The only thing positive I can say is that the cuts the cuts that they made on the concrete deck turned out nice the coloring however was horrendous and they overspreaded all over my siding, and brick on the back side of the house - as well as left a huge mess on the bottom portion of my aluminum frame of the screen enclosure. To make matters worse, it's super slippery with the slightest bit of water on the surface. I've had several friends, myself and my dogs all fall due to the slickness of the surface. Talk about a liability. Besides the big mess that was left behind and the safety hazard, my biggest complaint was with the color which was nothing like what I asked for or paid for. It came back out half a dozen times to try to fix it but only made it worse each time. I'm now left with repainting it myself. Please do yourself a favor and steer clear of this contractor!

Do not recommend using Steven for any concrete or masonry services. He is operating under his…read morebusiness name that is not legitimate (no business license in the state of Florida). After agreeing to a fixed price quote with no mention of prices being subject to change, of which we still owed him $217.23, he attempted to extort us for $600 of which we did not agree to pay. He never communicated to us that he was not going to finish the job and left a pile of concrete debris in our backyard and the project unfinished. We are now having to pay an additional $3,000 for another contractor to come in and demo the border that he installed incorrectly, remove the debris, and complete the job.

Steven did a great job pouring a small walkway and at a reasonable price. He showed up when he said…read morehe would and was available to answer any questions. He knows his business and was reliable and professional.

I have had concrete work done several times on another home. Terry is the best!! Great job and…read moregreat price! He removed the old concrete and widened it along with small front porch. He was here for the entire project working side by side with his men. I'm a perfectionist -- all I can say is it is PERFECT!

Terry has done two jobs for us over the last two years. In 2012 they put in a big driveway and…read morecarport. Today they added a front porch/patio. Terry has a small crew and gives personal service. They are very meticulous and float the cement at least 3 times. They cleanup the relief lines so there are no ridges. The driveway is crack free after two years. I don't know if he is cheap, but I always felt his work was a good value.