Cedar Park Concrete

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We keep trying to get a hold of Eddie Hernandez from Cedar Par Concrete via phone, text and email to pay the subcontractor that supplied the concrete what he owes them. We paid Cedar Park Concrete in full on the day concrete was poured, as per our contract. To date, he has not paid the subcontractor for the concrete, even though he has promised to pay them. He has told us he had a lot of personal emergencies that have kept him from being able to pay. He didn't show up the day the patio was installed, he had personal issues and the quality of our patio is not what we were told we would receive. The subcontractor has been calling me to get me to pay for the concrete and threatening to place a lien on my house. The subcontractor has also tried numerous times to contact him to no avail. We want him to pay the subcontractor in full for the concrete since we paid him in full per the contract on the day the concrete was poured and should not have to pay double or be penalized by having a lien placed on our home.

The owner, Eduardo Hernandez, did a good job designing the porch, but that's about all he did. He did not show up on the days the work was done, and we had to pressure him with lots of phone calls to complete the job. The workers did a good job. I love the porch, and I'm glad to have it. I wonder whether we paid too much, but granted it was A LOT of concrete (the house is 3700SF). I would be perfectly happy, having forgotten the pressure we had to put on him to respond to our requests to finish, if it weren't that one major request did not get done, and no discount was provided to offset the miss. <br /> I specifically asked for drains in the concrete since gutter spouts end near the house and now onto the concrete. No drains. So, instead, he provided plastic gutter spouts that run across the concrete. It's an eyesore. He said that water draining onto the concrete is not a bad thing. To me, that doesn't matter. Installing drains was in the contract, but could not be installed after-the-fact. <br /> One year later, I am still enjoying the back and front porch, but the stain on the hot, West-facing front porch is chipping. The back porch is largely covered by trees and gets little sun, so I'm counting on it not chipping. Then I will be upset. The front chipping is not good, since it's at my front door. However, I don't think I'm up to dealing with Mr. Hernandez about it. It's stressful. <br />

Quoting process and were great upfront.  Once the work started it all went down hill.  <br /> 1. Cedar Park Concrete has no employees.  Only sub contractors and they do not speak english or get the correct information from Eddie.   <br /> 2.  It became very evident that the details that we discussed were not related to the guys doing the work. The whole idea of a nice backyard oasis is in the details.  Any laborer can preform the work- the details were lacking.   <br /> I did a lot of research before hiring Cedar Park Concrete  and they were not the lowest bid I received. Things started off well but once the work started I had only text messages from Eddie and felt that I had to project manage everything related to my patio. <br /> If you need a patio poured they can handle that. <br /> If you want a stamped concrete backyard oasis - look elsewhere! <br />

<p>I called Eddie to put in a patio area to include use for a hot tub and a pergola. Eddie came out and gave me a bid and suggestions for my patio which was great. We talked and agreed to staining the patio, adding in a diamond pattern for control joints, and to stamped the concrete to look like stone. A price was agreed upon and then we moved forward from there. I made it clear that I wanted the job done right as opposed to quickly and problematic, especially since we were working with concrete which doesn?t have a lot of room for changes once it is poured. That was the last time I saw Eddie, although I had plenty of conversations with him over the phone and via text message. Eddie told me before the frame was laid that he had a car accident and was struggling with injuries. I cannot verify his physical condition or deny it and for my part his story hasn?t change over the course of our interactions.  <br /> <br /> His workers came out and were polite and helpful, but did not appear to know much about concrete and what you should and shouldn?t do. They didn?t speak much English and it was really hard to get them to do things the way the contract was written unless I talked with Eddie and then he would relay the information back to his guys. Because Eddie was not on the job site I was basically acting like the supervisor/general contractor. I had to check all the requirements and make sure that they were being met for pouring concrete. Things that I dealt with were:</p> <p>1. putting rebar/wire mesh in place for the entire area</p> <p> 2. getting the footings for the future pergola dug, and then not filling them back up with dirt </p> <p>3. correcting the frame so that the height was correct and the concrete wouldn?t fail his guys had 3/4?  when we were supposed to have 3-4? <br /> <br /> 4. pointing out an area where there wasn?t framing</p> <p>5. making sure the sprinklers were capped where the patio would be placed</p> <p>6. removing some trim pieces from a column they would be pouring around</p> <p> 7. ensuring that the rebar that was placed into the house was at the correct height <br /> <br /> 8. getting road base put down to make the foundation secure.</p> <p>All of this I would relay all through Eddie to get the work done, but I was wondering why I was paying him when all he did was provide the laborers and none of his experience in concrete work. When we got to the point where the framing was done and the concrete was getting ready to be poured Eddie wasn?t able to come out because he was still suffering from physical struggles related to his car wreck. And this is where things got bad. Eddie asked me if we could use the area behind my property to deliver the concrete and I told him I would try to find out but that we should not until I found out otherwise. To my dismay his workers had dirt delivered from a preserve behind my fence to shorten the trips with wheelbarrows in the morning. I was then informed that Eddie couldn?t pay for the concrete himself due to credit card fraud or something like that so I called the concrete company and paid them with my card. When the concrete arrived his guys wanted the truck to go in the preserve again and the concrete truck driver refused and after an hour or so he left to dump the concrete back at the plant before it dried in his truck. We rescheduled pouring concrete the next day and Eddie was to take care of getting the concrete paid for and resolving the concrete delivery since he believed it wasn?t fair to charge him/me twice for the concrete when it wasn?t delivered. Later that day I found myself talking with city parks and wildlife due to the delivery of dirt in the morning and was told not to do it again. I called Eddie and specifically told him that we could not pour the concrete from the preserver and he agreed. The next morning I woke up at 6:30 to the sound of a concrete truck in the preserve behind my house. Concrete pouring was a mess, neighbors were angry and told the concrete company not to let any concrete out of the truck and the police were called. After talking with them part of the concrete was delivered from the preserve and then city code enforcement along with city parks and wildlife showed up again. They moved the concrete truck to the front and the guys wheelbarrowed the rest of the concrete to the backyard. <br /> <br /> The quality of the work was then evident after the guys left. Framing was done poorly so that the sides were not straight, curves were wobbly left and right as well and vertically and in some areas concrete didn?t even touch the ground. The stain that was applied was stronger on one side than the other and there was an obvious patch job where the foundation gave way below. I had a diamond pattern made with smaller diamonds in a few intersections and paid $850.00 extra to have this done. The diamonds are anything but symmetrical or lined up. The lines are all wobbly and in some cases weren?t even parallel. The stamping of the concrete is a joke, we asked for a chiseled slate/stone look and what we got looks more like a kindergartner slopping concrete all over the place, not to mention that it appears totally different from one side pf the patio to the other. The patio itself is like the ocean with high and low areas all over. But my biggest concern though is that the patio is overall level and doesn?t shed water, which according to the contract should have been sloped away from the house. The area for the hot tub holds a 10?X6? area of water, and to top it off the water is likely to flow back into the house through the weep holes. I have waited two weeks calling Eddie almost daily to find out what we can do to get the patio fixed. He has not been able to make it out due to his physical condition to inspect the patio himself, and it has been about two weeks since his guys have been out to my place to do anything. The patio is currently unfinished and Eddie has not been answering his phone and neither has his admin. I also checked my credit card recently and saw that I was charged twice for the concrete, which to me means that Eddie told them to do so, and after calling the concrete company they have told me was the case. <br /> <br /> I feel that I have been very patient with Eddie as this process has taken about two months from initial contact to where I am today, and some of that was due to my HOA (about 3 weeks). My only hope at this point is that Eddie gives me the money back or has the insurance and bonding that he claims to have on Angie?s List so that I can file a claim with them to recoup my cost and make this right? and that?s only if he gets back to me.  <br /> <br /> Since Eddie is unable to come out and look at the patio area I have had several other concrete companies come out all who have said the last thing to do is tear out the existing patio unless there is dire need over the phone. All of them have stated clearly that there is no other option for me as the work is very sloppy. The flooding which they guarantee will happen cannot be fixed with the way the concrete was laid. They also expressed a lot of concern because there is no expansion joint between the foundation and the new patio. This as they say will either cause the patio to break into pieces or more than likely crack my house foundation.</p> <p>Video of patio: [web link removed]</p>

Great work! Finished very quickly, gave it an amazing look, and super friendly

Amazing! This crew went all out and giving me everything I wanted. They made sure i was happy with the work completed and did this in a timely manner

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Eddie was very responsive when initially contacted. It seems that he was definitely motivated and wanted to get the job done ASAP. I was a little concerned at that time but now, I see it as a bad omen that I should have stopped there.  After negotiating a price, I gave the down payment to Eddie as a check made out to him (versus the business). He claimed that he was in the middle of a divorce and that's why the check would need to be made out to him. He contacts me later saying that he can't cash it and needs me to write another check, to another person. I did and the date was set. So, in all fairness, Eddie lined up the job very quickly and, on the day of the pour/finish showed up and asked for the final check as the concrete was being poured. He assured me that his team would finish the job and that several days after they would come back and remove the forms/cleanup.  Well, that's when things went south. The crew (of which none spoke English well enough to communicate) messed up the salt finish in the middle of the biggest part (no hiding it) and the crew failed to make one of the crack joints,   I notified Eddie immediately and was told, and I quote, "I stand by my work. It will be fixed".  The crew returned to remove the forms and cleanup but left without removing the stakes, left behind rebar and wire and didn't finish the concrete (i.e. the overpour). Then the Texas Flood of 2015 occurred. I believe that I was very patient and understanding during this time and after two weeks of no communication, I finally reached out. After numerous attempts of reaching Eddie with either no response or an excuse when it did suit him to respond, I'm pretty certain that I'm going to have to contact an attorney or file a claim to get this resolved <br /> Overall, a very simple job, poorly executed and with no followup/customer service. While I do have another 803 sq ft of patio that looks "ok", the job site still needs to be cleaned up and the concrete that doesn't have the same finish as the rest.  If he does so, I'll be happy to up my rating.  <br /> Buyer beware! <br /> <br /> <br />

TBD. <br />

Mr. Hernandez was always extremely professional. He was on time to all appointments.  He responded quickly to all inquiries.  He provided a quick turnaround time on the project.  Mr. Hernandez checked periodically throughout the project to ensure we were happy with the work being done.  After the project was complete there were a few minor "clean up" things that needed to be done.  Mr. Hernandez responded promptly to fix these items.  It was a wonderful experience. <br />

Everything went exactly to what I was told during the bidding process and to the contract. They did as promised and worked late to ensure the job was completed. Eddie, the owner, is a man of his word, very knowledgable, and trustworthy. He took care of us and went above and beyond our expectations to make sure the job was done correctly and to our liking. I will highly recommend Cedar Park Concrete to my friends and anyone seeking to have a patio or concrete work done. <br />

The entire project was very stress-free and completed in a very timely manner. Once the crew left our property was left as if no one had been there to be clean and professional. Already my neighbors are stopping to knock on my door and ask about who did the work. I would easily recommend Eddie Hernandez and Cedarpark on again. <br /> <br />One little note : after completion I realize I had not asked for a set of steps leading down to the grass where was little high Eddie without flinching call the tree back for the Stetson and only charging $300 even though they had already left the property. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In comparing Eddie's price of the other bids he was $1000 more but as I look at this now and see the beauty I'm very happy I did not risk hiring somebody else!!

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I contacted Cedar Park Concrete explaining what I was looking for in a patio. Mr Hernandez contacted me back rather quickly and explained his process of pouring a patio and what he did differently than others. We set an appointment for him to come and see the area. Mr. Hernandez arrived on the day and time he promised. I showed him a drawing of what I was looking for and he was very acceptive to my desires. He went on to explain the process and covered all the details, leaving me without any questions. A few hours after he left, I received an email with the written quote. Mr. Hernandez is very friendly, professional and is very knowledgeable of patios and concrete. I look forward to doing business with Cedar Park Concrete. <br />

Eddie came over get the information he needed for a proposal. Proposal was promptly provided and I agreed to have him do the work. On one day they came over to remove soil and rocks, put in forms, and place the rebar. Then we scheduled another day to pour the concrete. There were two minor mix-ups in scheduling the concrete delivery. On the first attempt, the concrete was delivered to the wrong job site, so we rescheduled. On the second attempt, there was confusion by both Eddie and me as to what day it was to be delivered. The work was done one day earlier than I expected. It didn't matter to me what day, so I don't consider it a problem. The workmanship looked to me to be excellent. The site was thoroughly cleaned up afterwards. The new slab looks great and matches well with the existing slabs. I am very satisfied. <br />

Everything is gorgeous I'm very happy with that decision although the price is a little higher than the others to the tune of $2000. We could not be happy with our decision. We have had bad experiences in the past and were walking on eggshells and nervous the whole time. However this could not have gone smoother. His crew was very efficient and  worked like a bunch of ants reading everything very quickly and left the property very clean when I left that afternoon. They came back two days later when the scheduled concrete was set and by that afternoon our stamped concrete was in place, colored and looking quite beautiful. Two days later the crew came back to complete the masonry work, or stone work for the fire pit, sitting well and columns. Our sidewalk, which he suggested, to create a better value for us looks awesome. Eddie's meticulousness and organization was crucial to making us feel very comfortable even when the project was halfway done. We would certainly hire him again without a doubt. I wouldn't even call anybody else!!

Well, I have much to say about my experience with Cedar Park <br /> concrete. Regretfully, this is the first negative review that I have ever <br /> written about a contractor, and I have had abundant experience working with <br /> contractors on projects; several of which were projects that were big and expensive <br /> with delays and unforeseen additional costs, but in the end, the results were <br /> worth the cost and frustration. I wish I could say the same for Cedar Park <br /> Concrete. <br /> The project I am writing about was the replacement of a 25-year-old <br /> cedar deck (about 500 square feet) with a decorative stamped concrete deck and <br /> a limestone fire pit attached to a 9?x9? limestone spa. I checked Angie?s list <br /> for a decorative concrete contractor and found excellent reviews for Cedar Park <br /> Concrete. Consequently, I called the company and arranged to meet with Eddie <br /> Hernandez, the owner. <br /> The initial meeting with Eddie, during the first week of <br /> June, went well. It seemed as though he understood what I wanted and the price <br /> seemed fair; therefore, I agreed to a contract.  He told me that the work would start on June <br /> 10th be completed in at least two weeks. The contract actually <br /> stated that the project would start xx June and be completed xx <br /> June; signifying that the work would be completed sometime in June. <br /> Actually, I was delighted that the work of removing the deck <br /> began only a couple of days later on a Saturday.  But then the problems began. The young man <br /> who demolished the deck piled the old cedar wood right outside my back <br /> door.  He came back the next day, Sunday, <br /> with another man and they removed some of the boards but most of the wood, with <br /> 3 inch nails protruding up, remained. In addition, the twelve 40-lb piers, <br /> which supported the lower section of the cedar deck, had been tossed on the <br /> lawn along with some of the cedar and several bricks. After several days, I <br /> emailed the contractor?s office with my concerns about piers on the lawn and <br /> the wood pile outside the back door and learned that Eddie was out of town for <br /> the week.  Apparently, during his absence <br /> the crew stopped working. The fact that there was not a project manager <br /> overseeing the work while he was away was a concern. As a matter of fact, the <br /> only times I met with Eddie after the work began was during the two times he <br /> came by to collect payments. There were other delays but finally on July 2nd <br /> the concrete had been poured, stained and sealed. The concrete deck was <br /> actually very nice, but the landing step was missing. I had paid to have a <br /> landing step poured as part of the concrete project. Although the step was poured <br /> a couple weeks later, it has never been sealed and the outside doggie door <br /> frame above he step was damaged when his crew did the work. <br /> The major problem I had with Cedar Park Concrete was <br /> construction of the limestone fire pit. I wanted a propane fire pit attached to <br /> a limestone spa that I clearly specified at our initial meeting that I wanted <br /> to look like the spa; that is, I wanted the finish of the stone and the grout <br /> color to be the same as the limestone surround on the spa. Eddie assured me <br /> that he could accomplish what I wanted and he also suggested that a limestone <br /> shell attached to the side of the spa would a good way to hide the propane <br /> tank. That seemed like a good idea and I agreed to have that structure included <br /> our contract. <br /> Eddie sent a young man, Santos, to build the fire pit. Santos <br /> also did several odd jobs for Eddie before the concrete was poured. I must say, <br /> I was very impressed with Santos; he work hard and long. He did a good job <br /> preparing the fire pit cinder blocks and installing PVC pipe that would be used <br /> to thread the propane hose from the shell to the fire pan. However, when it <br /> came to actually constructing the limestone, it became obvious that he had very <br /> little masonry knowledge. After the structure was completed, I saw flaws. The <br /> stone was jagged on the edges, the grout lines in the top stones were uneven <br /> and the grout was not the same color as the grout on the spa. At first I <br /> thought it would be an easy fix; I would have Santos round the edges and <br /> replace a couple of the limestone slabs in the top stone. A few days after the <br /> fire pit was finished, I sent a text to Santos and Eddie indicating that I was <br /> not satisfied with the stone finish on the fire pit. Santos never responded and <br /> Eddie requested pictures, which I sent immediately. Meanwhile, as I waited for <br /> Eddie?s response, I asked five longtime neighbors for their opinions of the <br /> fire pit. The nice version of their general comments was the work looked like a <br /> DIY and all of them encouraged me to get a refund. Nonetheless, I still hoped <br /> that the fire pit could be fixed by Eddie?s company. After several days of no <br /> response from Eddie, I sent him another text. He asked for pictures again, which <br /> I immediately sent. After another week, I sent Eddie a message and inquired why <br /> he had not responded to my concerns. I also asked him to come by and look at <br /> the fire pit, I was sure he would understand my disappointment if he actually <br /> saw the work. After many messages to Eddie and several failed meetings, I decided <br /> I needed an expert opinion regarding the fire pit and propane shell. I found a <br /> highly recommended stone mason from Angie?s List and arranged a meeting with Jaye <br /> Stark from Mason Man; a stone mason company. Jaye was a very diplomatic, soft <br /> spoken man. He did not criticize Santos or Eddie, he just pointed out the major <br /> problems with both the propane shell and fire pit stone structures. On top of <br /> the ones I mentioned previously, he pointed out several others problem with both <br /> structures. He indicated that the entire shell structure was poorly built. As <br /> it turns out, Santos had hammered a piece of wood into the spa limestone to <br /> support that side of the shell, which would eventually rot and compromise the <br /> stability of the structure. Jaye pointed out that the grout lines throughout <br /> the limestone pieces in the fire pit and the shell structures were way too wide <br /> and would crack within a year or two. He recommended that the shell be <br /> completely rebuilt and that all of the limestone on the fire pit be removed and <br /> replaced. Subsequently, I relayed this analysis to Eddie and told him that I <br /> wanted a refund for the stone work that Santos did, it was going to cost approximately <br /> $3000.00 to fix the defects. Eddie absolutely refused to refund that amount and <br /> he scheduled another appointment to come by and see the problems I had with the <br /> fire pit ? needless to say, he did not show up. I have not heard a word from <br /> him since. I paid Eddie $3, 950.00 for the fire pit and $375.00 for the propane <br /> shell. I paid an additional $300.00 for the fire pan because the fire burner that <br /> Santos supplied was old, rusted and not recommended for the type of fire pit <br /> that I had built (I discovered this from my research). <br /> I had the fire pit and the propane shell replaced by Jaye?s <br /> company and the finished product is beautiful; it is what I initially <br /> envisioned it would look like. <br /> This review is very long, I know. However this is only part <br /> of the story of my experience with Eddie Hernandez ? which has been, in fact, a <br /> nightmare. I started the project in June and it is now October and the work to <br /> date has not been completed. I had been patient with the fire pit issue because <br /> Eddie confided to me that he was dealing with an unfortunate family situation;

They leveled the site and laid rebar before pouring the pad. We're careful to make it the Same height as adjoining porch. Guys were on time, courteous and efficient. Would recommend <br />

the material used is not top grade. <br />

The forms were built and concrete poured in one day, and the workers were very conscientious about doing good work and cleaning up after themselves.  I was very happy with the final product -- it looks far better than anything I could have done myself. I've already received a lot of compliments on it, and my only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. 

I found Cedar Park Concrete through a Google search and I was immediately impressed with the quality of their website and the photos of completed projects -- both of which were much better than the average small local business. After my initial inquiry, I was contacted by Eddie right away and he was knowledgeable, professional, and low-pressure in describing my options and making recommendations. He was also very patient in answering my (many) questions. Eddie presented options that I hadn't even considered, with photos to help me visualize the final product.  It's clear that he takes a lot of pride in his work, and I look forward to working with him on this project. <br />

We contacted Cedar Park Concrete just 10 days ago and I am sitting here looking at our new front sidewalk and firepit walls - they look <br /> amazing.  From the beginning, we noticed the organization and commitment level from Eddie.  After sending him a brief description and some pictures as he suggested, I was contacted in 20 minutes personally by Eddie the owner.  We went over the project and my <br /> ideas and he was able to indicate that there were a few mistakes in my thinking and I was immediately impressed with his knowledge.  We set up an appointment for the next day and he clearly explained everything to me and gave me three options so I could compare them.    <br /> Ultimately in the end, I'm quite impressed with the streamline operation and professionalism of Cedar Park Concrete.  We built a large <br /> patio/cooking area, long path around the side of the house to the trash area and front yard, fire pit, and sitting walls.  It only took 10 days from our first conversation to have the project completed!!  I cannot be more happy!  The price was slightly more than <br /> we planned on spending.  The high-quality workmanship, professionalism of Eddie and the hassle-free experience dealing with Cedar Park Concrete made it well worth spending a bit more.  <br /> I noticed here someone has left a review stating Eddie asked too many questions, was being combative, and only wanted to quote a price over the phone....well for the life of me, I just can't see that happening from Eddie!!  Sounds fishy. <br /> I didn't think he asked too many questions at all and without them they would not of been able to get to me as quickly as he did!  I was asked to send over an email and I was asked to include details of the project and my address etc. etc. but I did not flinch nor did I think it was a big deal and looking back I see why he asked for it now.  Without doubt, I give Eddie five stars and would recommend him to anybody I know who wants to make sure they get it right and they get it right the first time!  Eddie and his team exceeded our expectations during every step of the process.  <br />

Another great experience with Cedar Park Concrete. I was falling behind on my project schedule and needed someone quickly to paint my home addition. Eddie's price was well under any other bids I received and his crew was able to take care of it the next day! The job looks great and my HOA is happy it's done! <br />

It turns out Cedar Park Concrete isn't just about concrete! After a great experience with the foundation and floor for our new addition, we turned to Eddie and his team once again for help completing our project. This time we needed some help caulking the new exterior siding with a 15 ft gable eave, a second story 13 ft gable eave and all new siding on the chimney. I was going to do it myself but it turned out to be just too big a job and I'm not great with heights. But for Eddie and his team, it was no problem! They were able to come out the next day and knock it out in a few hours. It looks great and at an unbeatable price! Eddie's team were punctual, polite and professional. And they left nothing behind but a well sealed house! Thanks guys for helping get our project back on track!