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Help us make it rightI'm being very generous by giving this company one star. This company goes by many different names, like HoustonPatios and Affordable Concrete, so do your homework! They don't have valid addresses and on a dozen or more websites, which are all under different names, you'll find the same 2 or 3 phone numbers. Crews are incompetent, you'll never see a site or project manager, phone calls are unreturned, and the final product will be horrible. Please use a different contractor to avoid the headaches we're still going through!
Used to work as sales for this guy. Here are some posts I've found to validate to you, what I know from personal, first-hand experience.
"I worked sales for this company long enough to put thousands of miles on my vehicle running sales leads. He insulates the sales people as much as he can from the customer service issues so they don't know he is a crook. More about that below...
Most importantly, David Hunt (don't think its his real name) is a master at Search Engine Optimization. He gets all of his customers through SEO and pay-per-click (Google, Yahoo, MSN advertising). One week, I got 68 leads from him. They burn through customers like butter.
His pictures are mostly not his work. He steals pictures from brochures, competitive websites and by taking pictures of his competition's work. I know this for a fact. I have spoken with 8 of his largest competitors and they have verified this.
He laughed about putting up false reviews and making sure that he always counter balanced negative online comments about him. Just look at the bogus comments on this page. He joked about the fact that he copied and pasted the same comments on the page so that he could spam the results and push the negative comments to page 2. He preys on people that are less internet savvy than he.
When you hire them, you write your check out to "Paula Martinez". I don't know who she is but her name is the registered owner of his trucks and his bank account. When you contract with his companies, you don't really contract with a corporate entity at all. His companies aren't even registered with the state as a dba so there is no way to sue him. He is completely untouchable. I have tried to find him through conventional means but have had no luck. There is nobody in the state of texas with a driver's license under his name.
I personally witnessed him threatening to "break up the concrete" on 4 occasions. As soon as the customer sees a problem or finds a mistake, he goes ballistic.
I believe he is a rolling felony and I think he always carries a firearm. He is also ex-military so he probably knows how to use it. He drives a black 2008 Ford F-350 dually to help compensate for his short stature. He even refers to himself as a "sawed-off shotgun". Unreal.
Other company names he uses include: houstonpatios.com, Affordable Concrete Contractors of Houston and of Texas, demolitiononadime.com, AAA Concrete and more...
BTW - David Hunt also listed his competitor's address (AAA Affordable Concrete owned by Claude Leeder) underneath David Hunt's listing of Affordable Concrete Contractor's in an effort to disparage his competition.
One last time, this guy is a con artist of the grandest kind. After reading this, if you give him your money, you are a fool and may God help you because nobody else can."
"Worst company I have ever dealt with. I don't even want to go into it. Just
believe the negative remarks on this page. They have my 14000 and I
a broken/peeling crumbling patio in my back yard."
Also, found this comment at HGTV's site. "concreteforever is not a reputable company. Stamped concrete can make a great patio but this company is terrible to deal with. Please see www.concreteforever s u x.com for the real story on this company."
Comments
Just a quick note to say thanks for the great job your company did on our stamped concrete patio and patio cover on our home. The finished product is fantastic! M Cao
Posted by: M. Cao 16 February 2007 13:49
My wife and I recently purchased a home in The Heights and we wanted to add a custom patio and a patio cover. We contacted several companies and it seemed that no one had a viable solution until we talked to Affordable Concrete Contractors(www.concreteforever.com)and we were impressed with their design suggestions as well as a viable solution for the complex patio roof. The stamped concrete patio came out great and they even came back about a month later and resealed the patio due to some blemishes in the previous sealer. Very forthright and upstanding company! G. Mcvale
Posted by: Gary McVale 4 February 2007 6:34
We live in Texana Plantation and we had this company come out and install our circular stamped concrete driveway. We paid just over $25K and believe it or not Concrete Forever was the middle bid. We went with them because of the quality of work they have on the website but more importantly was the stamped concrete driveway specifications, impressive to say the least. As I am an engineer with Fluor Daniels Construction it takes a lot to impress me. Long story short the installation took about 2 weeks and went pretty smooth. They left a bit of a mess but I guess it's typical for any concrete contractor. Our driveway was featured in Houston House and Home magazine last year and it's obvious why, it is the most unique and elegant driveway I've ever seen (if a driveway can actually be called elegant)
Posted by: Glenn Gilkey - Richmond Texas 13 January 2007 3:42
Concrete Forever replaced our concrete driveway with a stamped concrete driveway nicely done in a European cobblestone fanstone design. They did leave a few stakes in the ground when they were done and the concrete wasn't as glossy as my wife had hoped for so I called the company and told them my concerns and to my surprise they came out the next day and pulled out the stakes and re polished my entire driveway to a ultra high gloss. It's been about a year since they did the installation and it still looks like it was just done yesterday. Great company to work with!Jay Harris
Posted by: Jay Harris - Sugar Land Texas 10 January 2007 12:10
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Posted by: Anonymous 10 October 2006 12:30
My Husband and I have been planning to have a patio installed in our backyard for more than a year.As I gathered bids from other companies I began to wonder if we were ever going to find a reputable company to install our patio project! Everyone that came out was either late, shady looking or like the last company had a picture book full of fuzzy pictures that were obvious copies of what appeared to be out of a magazine. Finally, in January we found Concrete Forever through some friends of mine at work and we were very impressed with their website and the endless pages of information and the crystal clear digital photos of their custom stamped concrete on their website. We were impressed enough to hire them on the spot. They came out the following week and installed everything in three days and it just came out beautiful! It's bigger than we agreed upon also and they even replaced some of the grass that got damaged in the process. We appreciate their attention to detail and our neighbors do too! (they had a driveway installed by Concrete Forever too)Thanks Affordable Contractors for a job well done!
Posted by: Allison Wojtalewiez - Humble Tx 24 July 2006 17:08
Jay from Concrete forever called me and asked me to put my thoughts down on your blog about the stamped concrete patio you installed for me last week. My wife and I couldn't be happier about the company and their work. The efficiency was absolutely first class and the job was supervised constantly by. We are thankful we went with this outstanding company. The neigbors have looked at our patio and are on this website as we speak!, thanks again for a great job!, Earl
Posted by: Earl Vicknair III , League City Tx 7 April 2006 16:41
I am a supervisor at David Weekly Homes we are one of Houston's Largest Custom Home Builders. We use Concrete Forever for all our decorative concrete projects and wouldn't think of using anyone else.Their Concrete installation skills are unsurpassed when it comes to stamped concrete and decorative concrete finishes. When Concrete Forever rolls out to a job-site it's like the Calvary just arrived - They come with company trucks, uniformed crew, dumptruck & dozer that just makes a great impression on our clients. They always have an on site supervisor and the finishing details are second to none. Our customers have spoken very highly of the Concrete Forever Crew & I look forward to using them on our next project.R. Bowers superintendent
Posted by: David Weekly Homes 9 January 2006 15:06
Great job on my stamped concrete driveway boys! Thank you for your professionalism and high quality of work ethics, next summer I'll have you back to do stamped concrete around my swimming pool deck.
Posted by: Alan Strait - The Woodlands Tx 21 November 2005 14:53
This company did a $24,000 patio job for us that is worth every penny. We had our custom patio and arbor designed by a professional designer but when David came out from Concrete Forever .com he competely redesigned eveything right in front of our eyes at our kitchen table and gave us an amazing stamped concrete patio design, with a lighted cobble stone firepit and an adorable pavillion, Our fountain we bought was handsomely placed in the center of lighted cobblestone circle he placed in the center of our european slate patio. David built and designed an impressive arrow head topped rod iron railing he installed around a portion of our firepit we give this company a 5 star rating. Thank you for an outstanding job
Posted by: Sandra, Dickerson, Houston Tx 28 September 2005 20:44
Quick note just to say, "Great job!" The stamped concrete patio you did for us came out better than I expected, I never imagined that concrete could look just like slate. The superintendent, Jay was very knowledgeable and helpful during the entire process and we're greatful. The crew was well mannered and professional. We highly recommend doing business with Concrete Forever!
Posted by: Richard Lozier, Katy Tx 8 May 2005 1:39
We had several bids from other concrete contractors in Houston and Concrete Forever was the company we finally chose because they seemed the most qualified and the project estimator was very professional.
We are thrilled with the outstanding job they did for us. The Salesman was very friendly and has a knack for design. The job was completed in a reasonable time frame and the superintendent was attentive to every detail. Our neighbors have already called and made an appointment for ya'll to do their concrete driveway!.
Margie Perceval
Posted by: Margie Perceval, Houston Texas 12 February 2005 22:26
Just wanted to Thank you guys for doing such a great job on my stamped concrete patio, the supervisor, Jay was very helpful, knowledgeable and is such a genuine warm person. Thanks so much for a job well done!leslie wilson
Posted by: Leslie Wilson, Spring Texas 5 December 2004 22:18
We love our new Stamped Concrete Patio & Driveway
Comments Just a quick note to say thanks for the great job your company did on our stamped concrete patio and patio cover on our home. The finished product is fantastic! M Cao Posted by: M. Cao 16 February 2007 13:49 My wife and I recently purchased a home in The Heights and we wanted to add a custom patio and a patio cover. We contacted several companies and it seemed that no one had a viable solution until we talked to Affordable Concrete Contractors(www.concreteforever.com)and we were impressed with their design suggestions as well as a viable solution for the complex patio roof. The stamped concrete patio came out great and they even came back about a month later and resealed the patio due to some blemishes in the previous sealer. Very forthright and upstanding company! G. Mcvale Posted by: Gary McVale 4 February 2007 6:34 We live in Texana Plantation and we had this company come out and install our circular stamped concrete driveway. We paid just over $25K and believe it or not Concrete Forever was the middle bid. We went with them because of the quality of work they have on the website but more importantly was the stamped concrete driveway specifications, impressive to say the least. As I am an engineer with Fluor Daniels Construction it takes a lot to impress me. Long story short the installation took about 2 weeks and went pretty smooth. They left a bit of a mess but I guess it's typical for any concrete contractor. Our driveway was featured in Houston House and Home magazine last year and it's obvious why, it is the most unique and elegant driveway I've ever seen (if a driveway can actually be called elegant) Posted by: Glenn Gilkey - Richmond Texas 13 January 2007 3:42 Concrete Forever replaced our concrete driveway with a stamped concrete driveway nicely done in a European cobblestone fanstone design. They did leave a few stakes in the ground when they were done and the concrete wasn't as glossy as my wife had hoped for so I called the company and told them my concerns and to my surprise they came out the next day and pulled out the stakes and re polished my entire driveway to a ultra high gloss. It's been about a year since they did the installation and it still looks like it was just done yesterday. Great company to work with!Jay Harris Posted by: Jay Harris - Sugar Land Texas 10 January 2007 12:10 alt="Web-Stat hit counter" src="Stamped_Concrete_Samples_files/count.gif"border=0> Posted by: Anonymous 10 October 2006 12:30 My Husband and I have been planning to have a patio installed in our backyard for more than a year.As I gathered bids from other companies I began to wonder if we were ever going to find a reputable company to install our patio project! Everyone that came out was either late, shady looking or like the last company had a picture book full of fuzzy pictures that were obvious copies of what appeared to be out of a magazine. Finally, in January we found Concrete Forever through some friends of mine at work and we were very impressed with their website and the endless pages of information and the crystal clear digital photos of their custom stamped concrete on their website. We were impressed enough to hire them on the spot. They came out the following week and installed everything in three days and it just came out beautiful! It's bigger than we agreed upon also and they even replaced some of the grass that got damaged in the process. We appreciate their attention to detail and our neighbors do too! (they had a driveway installed by Concrete Forever too)Thanks Affordable Contractors for a job well done! Posted by: Allison Wojtalewiez - Humble Tx 24 July 2006 17:08 Jay from Concrete forever called me and asked me to put my thoughts down on your blog about the stamped concrete patio you installed for me last week. My wife and I couldn't be happier about the company and their work. The efficiency was absolutely first class and the job was supervised constantly by. We are thankful we went with this outstanding company. The neigbors have looked at our patio and are on this website as we speak!, thanks again for a great job!, Earl Posted by: Earl Vicknair III , League City Tx 7 April 2006 16:41 I am a supervisor at David Weekly Homes we are one of Houston's Largest Custom Home Builders. We use Concrete Forever for all our decorative concrete projects and wouldn't think of using anyone else.Their Concrete installation skills are unsurpassed when it comes to stamped concrete and decorative concrete finishes. When Concrete Forever rolls out to a job-site it's like the Calvary just arrived - They come with company trucks, uniformed crew, dumptruck & dozer that just makes a great impression on our clients. They always have an on site supervisor and the finishing details are second to none. Our customers have spoken very highly of the Concrete Forever Crew & I look forward to using them on our next project.R. Bowers superintendent Posted by: David Weekly Homes 9 January 2006 15:06 Great job on my stamped concrete driveway boys! Thank you for your professionalism and high quality of work ethics, next summer I'll have you back to do stamped concrete around my swimming pool deck. Posted by: Alan Strait - The Woodlands Tx 21 November 2005 14:53 This company did a $24,000 patio job for us that is worth every penny. We had our custom patio and arbor designed by a professional designer but when David came out from Concrete Forever .com he competely redesigned eveything right in front of our eyes at our kitchen table and gave us an amazing stamped concrete patio design, with a lighted cobble stone firepit and an adorable pavillion, Our fountain we bought was handsomely placed in the center of lighted cobblestone circle he placed in the center of our european slate patio. David built and designed an impressive arrow head topped rod iron railing he installed around a portion of our firepit we give this company a 5 star rating. Thank you for an outstanding job Posted by: Sandra, Dickerson, Houston Tx 28 September 2005 20:44 Quick note just to say, "Great job!" The stamped concrete patio you did for us came out better than I expected, I never imagined that concrete could look just like slate. The superintendent, Jay was very knowledgeable and helpful during the entire process and we're greatful. The crew was well mannered and professional. We highly recommend doing business with Concrete Forever! Posted by: Richard Lozier, Katy Tx 8 May 2005 1:39 We had several bids from other concrete contractors in Houston and Concrete Forever was the company we finally chose because they seemed the most qualified and the project estimator was very professional. We are thrilled with the outstanding job they did for us. The Salesman was very friendly and has a knack for design. The job was completed in a reasonable time frame and the superintendent was attentive to every detail. Our neighbors have already called and made an appointment for ya'll to do their concrete driveway!. Margie Perceval Posted by: Margie Perceval, Houston Texas 12 February 2005 22:26 Just wanted to Thank you guys for doing such a great job on my stamped concrete patio, the supervisor, Jay was very helpful, knowledgeable and is such a genuine warm person. Thanks so much for a job well done!leslie wilson Posted by: Leslie Wilson, Spring Texas 5 December 2004 22:18
(Edited July 09, 2007)
My husband and I hired concrete forever in Houston to buil our backyard patio about 5 years ago. They poured about 1,500 sq ft patio all stamped concrete (looks like imported slate) and they did an awesome job, we liked it so much my husband had them replace our plain concrete driveway with all stamped and patterned concrete to match our back patio. Well, this year I called them back to build...
Not pleased at all with this company. No communication after contract was signed (except when they wanted a check). Put ruts in the yard (filled a few with top soil but did not take care of rest). Damaged our fence, they did replace boards but were not put on straight and the gate is still tight to close. They have stood us up twice so far for the clean up. They cleaned a little but not completely and so far have not come back to complete that detail. Cleaning resulted in pressure washing my back door and making the paint come off, (mind you a brand new home), still concrete on the window...
After recieving numerous bids from other decorative concrete companies we decided to hire the artisans at concrete forever.com. Our Project was installed with the utmost precision, the salesman/designer was very knowledgeable and had a knack at getting what we wanted down on paper, the crew and supervisor were courtious and professional and exceeded our expectations, we highly recommend this...
Specializing in "exotic stamped concrete" for driveways, walkways and patios--both residential and commercial.
Excellent attention to detail, always an on site supervisor and the end product was beyond my expectations
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