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"Purchased a 1906 home in North Portland with an uneven foundation that had been patched for 60 years, but needed serious stabilization work. I contacted multiple foundation contractors in the greater-Portland area and Ram Jack was the only team that provided a full worse-case estimate that included everything that I may need to permanently stabilize the home's foundation. Other contractors' estimates were higher, omitted some of the features of Ram Jack's estimate, and involved greater excavation work around the home. While I was collecting estimates, I had multiple contractors check the levels on the house and could see the home was continuing to sink as much as half and inch in some areas within only a few months, so I knew I had to do something soon as the hotter summers are causing significant erosion to the clay soil in north portland. After paying the 50% down payment, I was quickly in touch with multiple project managers and structural engineers who were able to answer my questions as the work plan developed. I work from home and have two cats, so I was a bit worried about the noise and needing to leave at certain times during the work. Ramjack devised a plan of installing 12 helical piers from the basement and 2 outside for a small crawl space area as well as replacing most of the piers in the basement that had water damage. During the excavation and pier installation, I didn't have to leave my house at all, my cats were fine, none of the utilities ever needed to be turned off and none of the neighbors said they heard more than the hum of the generator outside; insane professionalism. The work team kept me informed at every step of the excavation and pier installation and was able to recover an inch of lift with only a few drywall cracks that I patched in a day. I could have gone further, but wanted to avoid any potential damage to the sewer pipes and stay within my budget. During the lifting, I was standing with the lead construction manager who kept me informed of every risk as we lifted the house bit by bit. During the excavation my basement looked insane with mounds of dirt everywhere, but the construction team cleaned everything flawlessly; all I had to do was a quick mop and the basement was good as new again. Overall had a great experience with RamJack; the 20 years in business shows, most everyone I dealt with had been working with them for years; the construction manager had been doing pier installation for 15 years. The work was expensive, but cheaper than the other local contractors, and certainly way cheaper than replacing the entire basement foundation. Ramjack was even able to take a few grand off the intitial worse-case estimate for solutions not needed. Glad I was able to repair my 120 year old home; here's to another 100 years. Big thanks to Pancho and Stephen, as well as the structural engineers and project managers; I'm very happy with the work."

"It went great. They were there on time. Lupe Alvarado, the foreman, kept me informed as to what they were doing, gave me a suggestion or two on what we could do, and got the job done efficiently & completely. Although they had allowed the entire day, it took only around 5 hours. They cleaned everything up perfectly."

"Mipa and his team were very communicative and worked hard to get the job done one time and with the highest quality. Mipa checked in regularly throughout the job to ensure we were satisfied with the placement and that our vision was met. We had an 80 foot easement replaced that abuts our house and our neighbors house, a new set of stairs in the front of the home and connecting walkway, a new stamped, stained and sealed backyard patio and matching pad for our outdoor dining table as well as a new fence and gate into our backyard to better utilize the space without encroaching on our neighbors property in the shared easement. A couple of lessons learned regarding concrete work since this was our first time. 1) If you are planning to have concrete work done outside all of the exits of your home know that you will need to find an alternative route to exit your home for a minimum of 2-3 days. Keep in mind pets and children. If you are having stain and sealant work know that a week or two after the pour (and stamp) they will be back and you will have another 2-3 day period where you cannot walk on the area (including pets) or it will leave marks. We were able to manage this but it was tough and the extra days came as a slight surprise because the work got delayed due to the weather. 2) The weather delays things! We had the work done in February 2023 in Portland so it was a very wet and cold month with a nice unexpected dump of snow in there as well. They canâ t pour concrete if it is going to be raining significantly. They canâ t pour concrete if the temperature will be dropping below 40 degrees during the cure period. Similar issues with stain and sealant. Mipa was great at letting us know what weather conditions would delay the job and when the next stage would begin but it was an adjustment to have things extended out. 3) Never use salt or de-icer on your concrete- yes, even the â concrete safeâ versions. We had salted a small portion of our new concrete about two weeks after it cured enough to roll our cans up during the snow storm. We ended up with minor damage to the brand new beautiful concrete. It was lesson learned for all involved."

"couldn't raise one side of sunken sidewalk but adjusted the price"

"The repairs were done quickly, efficiently and with care to details. They explained what they were doing & why so it was easy to understand. I would hire them again."

"I contacted Foundations First NorthWest and a couple of other contractors when an inspection revealed some foundation settling and crawl space damage. I chose Foundations First to make the repairs because they included more work, and at a lower price, than their competitors. I can't say enough about how professional everyone at Foundations First NorthWest was, from the first meeting with the sales rep to the constant communication with office staff throughout the project. Every step was completed without a hitch -- getting permits, engineering, the repair work and county inspections. The work crews worked quickly and efficiently on both the installation of stabilizing foundation piers, and also on the crawl space repairs. And they left the work areas in a very clean condition. I highly recommend Foundations First!"

"Best in Concrete Services lives up to its name. Mipa, the owner, provided me with very thorough explanations of his approach, and why and how the concrete pours would be successfully accomplished. His extensive knowledge and experience greatly impressed me. His very expert crew completed all their work on time and as described in the detailed contract. Their work totally satisfied and impressed me. I recommend Best in Concrete Services without any reservation."

"They were excellent and did a very good job. They leveled the ground and clean it up. They were very polite, diligent and timely manner. They much cheaper than the others."

"Spencer and crew were great. They arrived on time and finished ahead of schedule. The new patio looks excellent. They cleaned up the job site. They even helped me make step since the new concrete patio is thicker than before, without charging extra. I would definitely recommend them to all my friends needing any concrete job done."

"I cannot speak highly enough of Tom and Brad Green of Colonial Restorations. We have lived in our antique house for 16 years now, and like most old homes, some of its previous repairs were good, some not so good. Tom Green worked on this house for its previous owners, and his work was, by far, the best in the house. So, we continued to use Colonial - Tom, then Tom and Brad - as we learned the ropes about caring for an old house - our first house, old or new. Over the years, they have replaced sills and posts and beams, and rebuilt parts of our loose stone foundation. Most recently, they replaced the last original posts in our basement, (one of which was a tree trunk still with bark on it), including pouring new custom footings, in advance of our finally cementing the dirt floor. The work here is never easy - nothing is level, nothing is square - but the Greens' end result has always been beautiful - strong and made to last. Their prices are fair and without hidden costs....maybe not the lowest bid you might get, but you know it's a real bid that they will stand behind. They triage projects for us, giving us an idea of what other items will likely need attention in the next few years. We're not done with this house yet....we've never won the lottery, and there's always another repair..... and plan to use them again soon. I feel confident knowing that the next owners of this house, whoever they might be, will see the quality of the work and know that we cared enough to have the right people help us with the ongoing repair and maintenance of a 275+ year old house. I am a real person, a real customer, with no ties to the company, and was more than happy to write this review."