
Serving La Grande, OR and surrounding areas
In business since 2008
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Contacted Mid Valley for estimate on concrete driveway and patio project mid summer and after a few other bids came in I decided to use Mid Valley as they can handle more than just concrete and I had a few things I didnt want to do myself.
The bid was competitive but didn't provide a lot of detail. I was nervous that we might come to some future disagreement so I asked lots of questions. The owner was very responsive and I felt I could trust him so I agreed to the service. He was very busy but I was willing to wait to fit my job into his schedule. The work began the second week of October.
On day one the crew arrived and asked to plug into my outlet in back. I agreed and left the house and went to work. within an hour the crew had tripped the circuit breaker ( i assume with the jackhammers they brought) and I had to return home to switch the power back on. I decided to remain onsite in case something else happened. It should be noted my home was built in 1959 and isnt exactly prepared for any heavy draw of power.
Day two was uneventful. The siding was installed up top (the remains of my personal roofing adventure) and the AC unit was removed in back and they sided over the hole.They finished the forms and general clean up of dirt and debris
Day three was supposed to be the pour day but the rains came for the first time in months. Lucky me. We decided to play it by ear until the forecast was more hopeful. That came the next week.
Following the pour (2500 PSI) and removal of forms I had to reach out to the owner to be sure of when I could park the family cars on the surface. While the owner was again very responsive I felt that as the homeowner I should have received a bit of an education from my contractor early on so i didn't ruin the work done. I also noted the concrete had run up against my storm door from the steps created and had excess concrete stuck to my siding. There was still bits of concrete (the size of half dollars) as far as 2 feet into my neighbors yard. This wasn't debris from the demo but rather splatter or something like it that made it way to my neighbors lawn. I picked out this debris by hand and apologized to my neighbor who is far too polite to complain. I have footprints and swirl marks in my driveway that appear to be permanent, they were noticed 2 days after the pour when the drizzle stopped and things dried out. I now need to find an appropriate stain to drown out these marks so that the driveway is all one color. The concrete work itself is good but not spectacular. There is excess (what looks like a drizzle) concrete on the edge of my driveway that needs sanded down or something to keep from scratching a bare foot on it.
I shared the details (and a bit more) with the owner of mid valley. They thanked me for my business. There was no explanation for what I encountered.
"





+5

























