Constraction reviews in Riverside, New Jersey

What a great find with Aucay Concrete and Landscaping! My wife and I had a mostly unused backyard with no designated space to entertain outdoors. The vision was there, the means to get there - quite overwhelming to say the least. And costly... until I met Juan through a reference. He stopped by a number of times as ideas changed. He painted the grass on different occasions to help stencil out what the area would look like. Time out of his day several times, which made us feel like he was invested. He even offered us meet him at a job he did recently to see the difference between pavers and stamped concrete. Zero pressure at any point in this process. He gave ideas, shared things to consider, went out of his way to adjust the underlying sprinklers where the patio was going and add where needed, installed conduit and electrical wire (in case future plans called for electrical installation), redesigned downspouts, and executed perfectly and professionally. Forgot to mention he mortared some seams of a bluestone walkway we have on property and patched some areas of a retaining wall that showed signs of age/cracks. Wait, it doesn't stop there. He asphalt seal coated my driveway when the backyard paver project was complete. And sodded an entire area of my yard as the final touch. This business is a team of 5 or 6 skilled hardscapers who work quick, efficiently, very masterfully in detail, and more than reasonable in cost. I had a handful of local companies, both big and small, come out to quote the job. Aucay wasn't even close to those premium quotes. Granted, every business has their costs of doing business, etc - but to have a guy (and business owner) like Juan assess and give a transparent price to project and 100% OKs to what you ask for, and be thousands cheaper than local competition, it's great to know that there are still excellent skilled yet reasonable to the wallet tradesmen out there! The vetting process of businesses takes time for any project, but trust me fellow neighbors and (googlers), if you are reading this review, you found an absolute gem in Aucay and I've saved you a lot of time, headache and anxiety for all your paver and concrete needs. 1000% recommend. Book quick, he fills up his project schedule quickly.

Aucay , came in on time and early they were fast neat and cleaned up. I now have a beautiful patio and we've hired this company to lay more concrete. It changed the whole appearance on my home & yard
Thanks Aucay Concrete..

Juan and Crew are good guys that do great work!! ...and with fair pricing!! They expanded our driveway so pleased. Book'em immediately they're not always available!!

Juan did a stamped concrete patio for us in 2022. Start to finish was 3 days. Excellent worker with beautiful work. We are using him again this year.

We originally contacted Aucay Concrete & Landscaping for our routine lawn care in Delanco. They came to us recommended and we are so glad we found them. Since the first job they did- we have called them loads of times for all different projects. They installed a beautiful stamped concrete walk path, and new driveway aprons along with sidewalk replacements. They repair and do new work… from A to Z perfection. Aucay (Juan and his team) helped us with modifying our flower beds and more. They are professional, helpful, kind, and really smart with how they approach their jobs. It helps keep costs reasonable without sacrificing quality. I can’t say enough good things about these folks! Call them.. you will be happy!!!

So pleased with my fence and the great quality work that was handled with care and passion by Juan and his team! Juan has removed trees from my yard before as well! Can’t wait to have my porch done next🤩
I highly recommend👍Even worked around items I didn’t have removed from the yard yet.

Outstanding job by Juan and his crew. I gave him a tough job and he performed flawlessly. Our back patio was caving in and the steps deteriorated to a dangerous level due to the freak rain we had this year.
The work required removing a large, concrete patio and installing new steps. The guys competed the job in four days and we still can’t believe how great it looks.
Juan’s brother, Jose, installed tiered landscape walls to prevent further erosion. He will be back to plant bushes and perennials to ensure no more hillside slides.
Check the photos and call Juan for a quick and fair estimate. You will not be disappointed.

Juan and his guys do great work, very dependable and I feel at ease knowing the job will be done right. They replaced an old wood fence and also fixed the concrete base on an enclosed porch. They leave no mess. I highly recommend and would definitely call Juan again to do more work.

There hard working people and great to deal with

My floors were done quickly and they look beautiful. I highly recommend this company.

They did our driveway, patio & walkway. Beautiful job. We get so many compliments

Fabulous company.. Did exactly what they said with outstanding performance!! Would only ever hire Cavado Concrete for any masonry work!!
#1 Company!!!

I was very impressed by the work done by Fernando and his crew, Cavado Concrete does a Top-Notch Job every time, they work clean and their jobs are completed on budget and on time, Every Time!!! I would highly recommend Cavado Concrete to anyone looking to have been quality, long lasting Concrete work done, noone does it better!

We hired Cavado after extensive research into polished concrete floors. There are few companies in the area that do residential work. Cavado was initially very responsive and helpful explaining the entire process.
We put our deposit down in mid-June and were told that they were about four weeks out. By mid-July, we still hadn’t been given a start date. After repeatedly emailing and calling we were told they were delayed by weather (still not sure I understand this as our job was completely indoors) and that we were next up on the schedule. They didn’t begin work until the end of August. Almost six weeks after our estimated start date.
We were told by Fernando that we didn’t have to pour new concrete as the floor we wanted polished was already concrete. After three days of working, my husband received a call to come home and look at the floor. The old asbestos tile glue reacted with the stain and looked terrible. You would think they would have known this prior to starting. Maybe they don’t have enough residential experience. At this point we had no choice but to pay the additional cost to have new concrete poured and leveled. They did take $500 off the price but it would have saved a huge headache if we had known this was a possibly prior to starting.
The finished product looks nothing like their social media pictures. There are low spots all over which were not polished with the buffer. It makes the floor look dusty and dirty. There is a circle mark from the buffer smack in the middle of the room. Around the walls and door jambs is shoddy, rushed work. For $7500 I expected much, much more. Especially since they started from scratch with the new concrete.
We sent several emails to Fernando with responses that he would get right back to us. When my husband sent an email stating that he didn’t appreciate being ignored - he received the response that the entire crew had the flu but someone would be out with an industrial buffer to help with the low spots. I waited 20 days before sending another email - all about giving the company a chance to make the situation right. I also received no response.
Communication is not this company’s strong suit. They were great until we put down our deposit and the communication came to a halt. I guess that should have been a red flag. I blame the owners. The workers that were here everyday worked hard and were honest with us. Aside from an incident when they didn’t call to say they had finished for the day and left the area open for our cats to walk on. And they did.
Bottom line - unless you are a huge commercial job, don’t hire this company. They clearly only care about the bottom line of big customers and don’t have the experience with residential. I would hate to see anyone else as disappointed as we are with such a huge investment
As far as I’m concerned, they stole $7500 from us. Also not a member of the BBB. Wonder why.

We used Cavado Concrete to install the concrete around our new pool and pool house. They did an amazing job and was less than what our pool builder was going to charge. Very happy with timelines and quality of the work. Would definitely use them again!!!