Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 1989
Free estimates
Warranties offered
"They did great. The entire surface was level and free from tripping hazards. It is important to have them seal the cracks because there will be water from snow melt and the concrete will move. This will get you the 5 yr warrantee just in case."
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Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 2021
Free estimates
Credit card accepted
"Great job! Looking great! Thanks Edgar!"
Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
Approved (Corporate)
In business since 1992
Free estimates
Warranties offered
"Foundation Recovery Systems did a great job raising our front porch and a section of our driveway in the summer of 2023. Today we had a follow-up inspection performed by Ryan Swift, a service technician with the company. Everything is still looking good and Ryan was very thorough and professional while performing and explaining the inspection. I highly recommend Foundation Recovery Systems."
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Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 1990
Free estimates
Warranties offered
"I have the most respect for this company and its workers. Brian Gould came out and helped us to know the best solution for our basement issues and was most pleasant and respectful the whole time we discussed what we needed. Brian came out 2 weeks before to check if we were ready and if we had any other questions about what would be done. He was very helpful in answering all our questions and made us feel comfortable with our decisions. The crew that came out to install the waterproofing consisted of Cory, Alex, and Jose and they were the most pleasant people to work with. They are amazing and did awesome work and I hope they are the ones to come out to add the wall bracings next week. I have the utmost respect for these 3 hard-working gentlemen and really think they are an awesome team, they worked so well together."
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Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
Approved
I pour concrete for Portzen construction looking to help out anybody who might need work done
Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
Approved
In business since 2016
Offers commercial services
J's Excavating & Landscaping is committed to excellence every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and responsibility in all of our jobs. We are a locally owned and operated business with more than 3 years of experience serving Randalia, IA and surrounding areas. There is no job too big, or too small for our team. Call today and let us put our experience to work for you!
Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
In business since 1978
Credit card accepted
"Very professional and I could not be more pleased. They worked in a clean timely manner. Window is perfect!
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Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
In business since 2021
Free estimates
Offers commercial services
"They did an excellent job installing our patio. They always called before coming over and responded quickly when contacted. Easy to work with. Definitely give them a call for your concrete work."
Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
In business since 2015
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Excellent guy good personality does what he says he is going to do. I built a house and he did all the concrete work -- There were no problems he was very good."
Serving West Union, IA and surrounding areas
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"It was very good and they were easy to work with."
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