How did it go? Horrible! We scheduled for Thad to come out to give us an estimate on May 6thHe said he could do a concrete patio 23ft × 10ft, and it would be $3,with stamping and color on the edgesHe sent us a bunch of pictures with stamps, he said he could do for usWe took a day or so to think it over Thad called us on May the 9th, he said that if we wanted to sign the contract and pay the deposit of $1800, he could get it all framed up the next daySo we, (my husband and I), talked about itWe had a hot tub we needed to put on the patio asap, and Thad knew thisWe decided to use Thad’s companyHuge mistake! When we signed the contract, we put half of the money down, $As we were signing the contract, I noticed the start date was May 24thI asked why does it say say the 24th? He said they have to put a start date, but it doesn't mean that it will take that longHe said they will most likely have it done before thenI told him we are going out of town on May 25th, and we have a dog sitter and don't want her to have to deal with walking the dogsThad said he understoodI asked about the stamping, but all of the stamps that we wanted he said that he didn't have and if we wanted it, it would be an extra $because he sold the stampsMy husband and I talked about it and decided we would just go with plain concreteThad told us that we could do plain and he could put color on the edges and round the cornersWe agreed to this, and the new amount was $for 23ft x 10ftThen nothing happens until May 24th, Thad comes over tears up our yardTells my husband that he could pour on the 25th and do another feet for $That's a total of $for 33ft x 10ft patio with color edges and rounded corners When Thad left May 24th, it was not totally framed upHe would have to come back over and finish it on the 25th before he poured the concreteThad told us on the 24th before he left, that he had ordered concrete for 1:PM on the 25th, and that he would let me know if something happened and he wasn’t able to pour on that date due to weather, etcMay 25th, my family and I go to Florida on vacation Thad assured us that it would get doneHe told my husband that he would take a time lapse video and send it usGreat! No worries! We told our dog walker to make sure not to let my dogs out and mess up the concreteMay the 25th: No text with the time lapse video My husband texts Thad at 5:PM, asking how did it go? No replyMy dog walker, who is my friend, calls us and tells us nothing had been doneMy husband texted Thad again at 8:PM "no concrete and the weather was perfect? " May 26th: Thad texts my husband back and said that it had rained all day and they had mechanical issuesSo we get back to Fishers on May 31st, and still no concreteThad texts my husband and says the ground is still wetThis is no true, so my husband took pictures of the ground and texted them to ThadThe ground was so dry that it was crackingMy husband texted Thad on June 1st, and said that Thad needed to call him to discuss the concrete, because he was not happy, because we still don't have our concrete patio pouredThad called right after that, said my husband doesn't need to be upet and they will be out on June 2nd to pour concrete first thing in the morningJune 2nd: At 11:25am my husband had to text Thad and ask if we where getting concrete Thad texted back at 11:am saying yes we are getting concrete and would be a couple hours before they are thereAt 3:pm Thad and his crew finally arrive to our property and started preping, because the framing wasn’t complete At 4:the concrete truck shows upThad still isn't ready for the concreteIn fact, Thad did not have his rubber boots, the expansion joint, or the plastic sheeting that he had to put down under the concreteAt 5pm, Thad was ready, but he is waiting on his son to get back with the boots, expansion joint and the plasticThad's son gets back at around 5:45pmThad and his crew were cussing at each other to get stuff done, and also fussing at the concrete truck driverOne of the workers was drinking alcohol while on the job siteIt was after 9:45pm afer they leftWe were told not to walk on the concrete until days afterJune 4th: We notice there are holes the size of a quater with pitting, there is honeycombing on the sides, and the concrete is super rough, so rough that you can't walk on it barefootOn June 4th we called Thad over and told him that we were not happy with the concreteHe said he he thought he did a good jobI looked at him and said "really? " then he said no He suggested tearing it out and giving us or money backWe agreedThad said he would contact us when the ground is dry enough to get in to bust it upJune 6th my husband texted Thad to see when he is coming over to remove the concrete and refund our moneyNo textsWe texted, called his cell phone, called his business number, made a report on the Revdex.com for them to contact him, sent a request via Angies listFinally after days, my husband typed up a letter stating we are concacting a lawyer and filing with small claims courtAnd my husband said Thad was being very childishFinally on June 17th, Thad answered his phone after my husband called from a phone at workHe said he was busy and he would stop by on June 18th at 3pmAt 2:30pm Thad said he couldn't make itJune 20th he said he could meet us at 5pmWe found out that Thad shorted us a footSo that means the patio is × 10, not what was agreed uponAt this point we are ready to fIle papers with the court But we have a hot tub in the back yard killing our grass and don't want the headache of the courts system Plus if we won the case that doesn't mean we are going to get our money back anyway The court can do a judgment on his property, then if he files bankruptcy it goes awayOn June 20th Thad shows up at 6:30pm An hour and a half lateHe says he wants to make it rightHe said that he can do an over lay and fill in the sides and seal itWe agreed, and updated and signed the original contract to show the new information, and new total price of $mins after Thad leaves, he calls and says that we can just call it evenMy husband tells him he has to talk to his wife At this point I'm grateful that we don't have to go to court I said what ever and we agreed to itStupid us! So we put our hot tub on the patio and it's so uneven the hottub rocksWe tried to call Thad to discuss having it broke up and our money back What a joke! Thad would not answer the phoneSo we have settled for this sorry concrete job!
How did it go? Horrible! We scheduled for Thad to come out to give us an estimate on May 6thHe said he could do a concrete patio 23ft × 10ft, and it would be $3,with stamping and color on the edgesHe sent us a bunch of pictures with stamps, he said he could do for usWe took a day or so to think it over Thad called us on May the 9th, he said that if we wanted to sign the contract and pay the deposit of $1800, he could get it all framed up the next daySo we, (my husband and I), talked about itWe had a hot tub we needed to put on the patio asap, and Thad knew thisWe decided to use Thad’s companyHuge mistake! When we signed the contract, we put half of the money down, $As we were signing the contract, I noticed the start date was May 24thI asked why does it say say the 24th? He said they have to put a start date, but it doesn't mean that it will take that longHe said they will most likely have it done before thenI told him we are going out of town on May 25th, and we have a dog sitter and don't want her to have to deal with walking the dogsThad said he understoodI asked about the stamping, but all of the stamps that we wanted he said that he didn't have and if we wanted it, it would be an extra $because he sold the stampsMy husband and I talked about it and decided we would just go with plain concreteThad told us that we could do plain and he could put color on the edges and round the cornersWe agreed to this, and the new amount was $for 23ft x 10ftThen nothing happens until May 24th, Thad comes over tears up our yardTells my husband that he could pour on the 25th and do another feet for $That's a total of $for 33ft x 10ft patio with color edges and rounded corners When Thad left May 24th, it was not totally framed upHe would have to come back over and finish it on the 25th before he poured the concreteThad told us on the 24th before he left, that he had ordered concrete for 1:PM on the 25th, and that he would let me know if something happened and he wasn’t able to pour on that date due to weather, etcMay 25th, my family and I go to Florida on vacation Thad assured us that it would get doneHe told my husband that he would take a time lapse video and send it usGreat! No worries! We told our dog walker to make sure not to let my dogs out and mess up the concreteMay the 25th: No text with the time lapse video My husband texts Thad at 5:PM, asking how did it go? No replyMy dog walker, who is my friend, calls us and tells us nothing had been doneMy husband texted Thad again at 8:PM "no concrete and the weather was perfect? " May 26th: Thad texts my husband back and said that it had rained all day and they had mechanical issuesSo we get back to Fishers on May 31st, and still no concreteThad texts my husband and says the ground is still wetThis is no true, so my husband took pictures of the ground and texted them to ThadThe ground was so dry that it was crackingMy husband texted Thad on June 1st, and said that Thad needed to call him to discuss the concrete, because he was not happy, because we still don't have our concrete patio pouredThad called right after that, said my husband doesn't need to be upet and they will be out on June 2nd to pour concrete first thing in the morningJune 2nd: At 11:25am my husband had to text Thad and ask if we where getting concrete Thad texted back at 11:am saying yes we are getting concrete and would be a couple hours before they are thereAt 3:pm Thad and his crew finally arrive to our property and started preping, because the framing wasn’t complete At 4:the concrete truck shows upThad still isn't ready for the concreteIn fact, Thad did not have his rubber boots, the expansion joint, or the plastic sheeting that he had to put down under the concreteAt 5pm, Thad was ready, but he is waiting on his son to get back with the boots, expansion joint and the plasticThad's son gets back at around 5:45pmThad and his crew were cussing at each other to get stuff done, and also fussing at the concrete truck driverOne of the workers was drinking alcohol while on the job siteIt was after 9:45pm afer they leftWe were told not to walk on the concrete until days afterJune 4th: We notice there are holes the size of a quater with pitting, there is honeycombing on the sides, and the concrete is super rough, so rough that you can't walk on it barefootOn June 4th we called Thad over and told him that we were not happy with the concreteHe said he he thought he did a good jobI looked at him and said "really? " then he said no He suggested tearing it out and giving us or money backWe agreedThad said he would contact us when the ground is dry enough to get in to bust it upJune 6th my husband texted Thad to see when he is coming over to remove the concrete and refund our moneyNo textsWe texted, called his cell phone, called his business number, made a report on the Revdex.com for them to contact him, sent a request via Angies listFinally after days, my husband typed up a letter stating we are concacting a lawyer and filing with small claims courtAnd my husband said Thad was being very childishFinally on June 17th, Thad answered his phone after my husband called from a phone at workHe said he was busy and he would stop by on June 18th at 3pmAt 2:30pm Thad said he couldn't make itJune 20th he said he could meet us at 5pmWe found out that Thad shorted us a footSo that means the patio is × 10, not what was agreed uponAt this point we are ready to fIle papers with the court But we have a hot tub in the back yard killing our grass and don't want the headache of the courts system Plus if we won the case that doesn't mean we are going to get our money back anyway The court can do a judgment on his property, then if he files bankruptcy it goes awayOn June 20th Thad shows up at 6:30pm An hour and a half lateHe says he wants to make it rightHe said that he can do an over lay and fill in the sides and seal itWe agreed, and updated and signed the original contract to show the new information, and new total price of $mins after Thad leaves, he calls and says that we can just call it evenMy husband tells him he has to talk to his wife At this point I'm grateful that we don't have to go to court I said what ever and we agreed to itStupid us! So we put our hot tub on the patio and it's so uneven the hottub rocksWe tried to call Thad to discuss having it broke up and our money back What a joke! Thad would not answer the phoneSo we have settled for this sorry concrete job!