Cleaning/Excavating a crawl space
We needed to excavate under a crawl space area through the basement wall.
We had several other contractors to take a look and they generally took measurements and gave us a cost.
Lorenzo was extremely knowledgeable and consultative when he came over to investigate the problem. He was the only one who asked enough questions to understand why we wanted it excavated - we needed to be able to get a person inside to do some insulation and ducting work. In doing this, Lorenzo figured out a way to approach the job to do what we needed without going overboard.
He was great in talking to me about all the possibilities and had good recommendations and ideas. Lorenzo thoughtfully talked me through several best and worst case alternatives with rough estimates for cost for each. We agreed to start small and see what we uncovered as the work occurred - and I was ready for trouble.
During the work, we had a few delays, where the start date needed to be pushed a couple of times. Lorenzo would let us know by text message or phone call, sometimes well in advance, sometimes with little notice. This wasn't perfect, but was understandable given the crazy winter weather, and, honestly, better communication than many others.
In the end, the work he did turned out to be straightforward - even better than the best case scenario. He reduced his price from his quote - how awesome! I'm glad he was there in case we uncovered structural issues, which we didn't.
We didn't need to do any concrete work in the end, so we can't comment on his team's concrete workmanship. However, based in our experience, I'd happily recommend Lorenzo and Reekon. Lorenzo's thoughtful approach in figuring out exactly what we *really* needed meant we didn't have to do more work than I needed to, and it saved a lot of time, hassle, and money!
- Approximate cost of services:
- $1,000.00