CB Concrete Construction

I am very, very happy with the sidewalk repair done by CB. The preparation, pour, and cleanup crews all did a very efficient, effective, and clean operation. I was particularly impressed with the cleanup crew. They picked up everything, filled the small «trench» on each side of the concrete, and even replaced the bender board that had been moved to install the forms. I was so pleased with their work I gave the foreman of the 4-​man crew $ 50 to share with that group. I feel like I owe the other crews the same but I wanted to wait for the completion.
Thank you CB for the work. You obviously run a great organization and I will recommend CB Construction if the opportunity arises.

CB Concrete did a good job in replacing 140 sq ft of sidewalk in front of my house. They were the lowest bid by at least $ 400. I believe they can bid lower because they do multiple jobs at once. A team of 4 or 5 men with big equipment come out and do one stage. The next day or two the next stage is done… etc. We had big roots that had to be removed and they had this huge cutting machine. We have this fence right next to the sidewalk and the machine didn’t even touch it. At the end, they remove the boards and fill in the dirt. CB won’t do any work unless you have a permit from the city. That was a good idea since the city came out and showed where the gas line crossed the sidewalk.
This sidewalk repair took me over a year to get completed… not because of CB. I first got several quotes from various companies with good Unilocal reviews. I took the lowest bid (which wasn’t lower than CB’s) and then didn’t hear from him. I called and texted starting 1 week after the guy was supposed to start. Didn’t hear from him so after 1 ½ more weeks I texted that the deal was over. Then I decided to go through the city of San Jose. That was a mistake. I waited month after month. Called a few times. Then finally after 10 months asked when they would realistically get it done. The city guy told me it would be better for me to find a company myself. Now that I had a city permit, I contacted CB for one of my bids. I asked a neighbor about their new sidewalk and they said they wouldn’t recommend who they got. So I asked for bids from 2 other places. Like I said, CB was the lowest bid. There was a wait to start because they are busy. Then there were the holidays. They are not the best at communication because after the holidays I did call to ask when they would start. Then called again when I didn’t receive an answer. I was gong to call again when they showed up and started the work. Oh, I did have a nice exchange with the office personnel. So, I definitely recommend this company.

CB Concrete Construction did an exceptional job 12 years ago on phase 1 of our very large yard. I am posting a Unilocal comment today because Unilocal did not exist then and. because CB is «currently» working on phase 2 of our yard right now. I will post a comment later on phase 2.
Prior to Phase 1, our yard was a large plain cement patio area with extremely poor drainage. The old patio was replaced with beautiful aggregate and brick bands to bring a more interesting look and continuity to a very large space, not to mention exceptional drainage! Both entrances into our home from the sliding glass doors are now brick. Having the patio redone has allowed us a larger entrance into the pool area. The arbor has given us years of comfortable shade and the rod iron fence and gate are very helpful when it comes to safety.
Another note, The CB crew are very mindful of cleanup, safety, and neighbors through out the length of the project.

Great company!!! I didn’t think I could have a pretty backyard with concrete, but thanks to Chris and his crew I do! Chris knew exactly what I wanted and it looks terrific. His crew was always on time, and friendly. After they were done it looked immaculate. They cleaned up in the front of the house and the back. It was great. I would definitely recommend this company.

Really great job. Did my sidewalks & driveway to fix cracks & remove roots. Good price. Ask for Jim.

If you do concrete as badly as you drive then no thanks.
This driver of your truck #1 not only parked in a red zone, he blocked one lane of traffic, a fire hydrant and the view of two driveways.
How nice of the company name to be on the side of the truck for advertisement.

They indeed completed the work, although time will tell if their work holds up.
However, it took them several months to start the work and they poorly planned it. It took them nearly 2 weeks to do the job in small increments (maybe 2 hours at a time), for what should have been really 2 or maximum 3-​day job. All this time we were stuck with the sidewalks being completely blocked from access and practically nothing being done to them.
As a result, a lot of people were really inconvenienced and had to find roundabout ways to conduct their daily routines.
And judging from the reviews here this was not an exception to how they work.
I’m not sure how could city of San Jose have them on the approved vendor list.

We received a notice from the city that our sidewalk had to be repaired.
CB Concrete did our sidewalk and we’re very happy with the work. The city had marked the sidewalk and the curb in one place, so that it would disrupt the roots on both sides of the tree in the park strip. CB worked with the city to get a reprieve on the curb. It will probably have to be done in a few years, but CB was worried about over-​traumatizing the tree and they got the clearance. They also created a very nice meander in the sidewalk to give the roots a bit more room.
CB did the root cutting, but the roots that were affected were quite small. It seems that the pressure pushing the sidewalk up came from very deep roots. From what they did cut, though, I believe they would do a good job even with big roots.
We wanted to put a piece of conduit into the ground before they set the forms so that we could later run electrical if we wanted, but they were going faster than we expected and we hadn’t yet purchased the conduit. CB had a piece and just put it in for us, complete with a wire for later pulling the cabling through!
There was one sprinkler pipe that was cracked when the forms were set and CB fixed it first thing the next morning. Once the concrete was hardened and they removed the forms, they filled in all the dirt areas around it so that the yard was pretty much back to the way it was before they started the work.
We are also having them replace some bricks where our driveway meets the sidewalk because they had sunk below the level of the driveway and the sidewalk. They’ve removed the old bricks, poured the foundation strip so that the new ones won’t sink, brought brick samples by to match with the others in the driveway, and made sure we had boards in place to drive over so that we could still get our cars in and out of the garage.
Jim is the supervisor on the job and he’s very busy, but he always returns my voice mails. The schedule they keep is very fluid, and that made me nervous at first, but he followed through on everything and made sure that all of our requests were addressed (as you just read!). Jim and all of the guys on his crew are polite and attentive, and the job looks good.
I would definitely recommend CB Concrete.

I chose this company because of so many good Unilocal ratings and the fact that they’re on the city’s approved list of contractors. What a mistake. After I signed the contract NONE of my phone calls were returned. Not one. The city wouldn’t let me get a second extension and I ultimately received a terse letter from the city that they would fix it because the work had not been done. I called CB again – no response. I came home after being gone for a few days and the sidewalk had been removed, there was a pile of mud in the street, and several plants had been completely buried. After a few days of nothing, I called CB again. No response. No further work. I waited a few more days, then another week. No response. Then, a call to leave a check under my front mat. The cement got poured. They used my hose and sprayer, but didn’t rinse it and now it’s clogged forever. Took them more than a week to come back and remove the forms, then even longer for the clean-​up crew to show up and get rid of the debris.
Why didn’t I get the nice CB Concrete company who could do a three day job in three days? Four weeks! Unacceptable. The actual sidewalk is done and looks professional, but I would encourage anyone to choose another company and avoid the headache.

They helped me out with a small job and made it work around the other stuff they had going on. Fast, easy to deal with, good work and good guidance.

CB Construction revamped our entire backyard. They took a useless, wasted hillside, a very small patio (40 years old) and never used hottub area and turned it into a beautiful, large patio made for entertaining. It includes a small stone water wall, a granite counter on each side of the bbq, a stone firepit and semi-​circle quarter wall capped with stone for plenty of seating. His team worked extremely hard (in the heat), showing up on time each day to work, and leaving each day with an immaculate cleaned up work area. Even if Chris was not my neighbor, I would still hire him. He was not necessarily the cheapest concrete contractor, but he was the best! Chris (the owner) also provided some very unique design elements. His contacts for electrical, plumbing, and fencing were just as efficient as his own employees. If you want a quality, efficient, and timely job that will reap you compliments from everyone, hire Chris Bearden, CB Construction. You will be very satisfied that you did!

Outstanding quality and service! Our backyard project was challenging because it’s on a slope, CB was innovative and skillful. Their suggestions made a huge difference. We were truly impressed by how professional their crew was during the project. They did an amazing job.

CB stands for Checker Board, and that’s what your sidewalk will look like after these jokers finish with it. For some stupid reason they add a darkening agent to the cement and it looks awful next to your existing concrete.

CB Concrete Construction replaced and expanded our driveway. Chris (the owner) met us at home to estimate the job and suggest options. All work was completed on time and as expected: they even came back to fix a drainage issue for no additional charge. I’m happy to recommend CB Concrete Construction.

The City of San Jose asked us to fix our sidewalk. CB Concrete Construction fixed the sidewalk in front of our house, and we are so grateful for their knowledge and excellent work!!!
Special Thanks to CB Concrete Construction for doing just what was needed and doing it P E R F E C T L Y!

Our problem — Two large trees, each lifting the sidewalk and driveway approaches (several inches in most spots).
Here’s the short version — we hired CB Cement and could not be happier! Because:
1. The contractor was responsive, timely, professional and friendly
2. The bid was competitive and fair
3. The work was done efficiently (start to finish less than a week) and in the least invasive manner possible.
4. IT LOOKS GREAT!
If you’re just a visual person, see the before, during, and after (post) pics attached.
If you’re like me, you may want the blow by blow for context so for those who do — keep reading.
It’s an overwhelming task… reviewing the City’s list of Cement Contractors, making calls, collecting bids, and trying to decide who to hire. Often times, it’s a lot of money, stress, bureaucracy on the line.
What’s a homeowner to do? Here’s my experience:
1. Called all contractors on the City’s list — left messages in most cases. 4 ultimately never responded (seriously??), one responded by driving by and emailing me a quote (a week later), one returned my call much later (greater than a week) and did come out to develop a bid (very nice and professional) but it took 2 follow up phone calls (and another week later) to get the bid and one, (Chris from CB Cement) returned my call later that day, and showed up the next day as scheduled, on time, and provided a great deal of information and an estimate on the spot.
2. Clearly the 4 were out and while I didn’t like the delayed customer service with the other two, I do understand that schedules are full so I wasn’t ready to rule them out so I (like you right now) turned to Unilocal to narrow the list.
3. Funny, all the reviews I read — up until this point in my experience were very similar to what I was reading. Everyone gets some good reviews and everyone gets some bad. So ultimately, I used the bid and my experience with each of the contractors to make the call — so CB Cement it was — AND IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A BETTER CHOICE!!!
Here’s how it unfolded…
1. I called Chris so that we could schedule the work… he showed a couple of days later again as scheduled and on time (on a Friday) to sign paperwork.
2. First thing Monday morning — crews arrived. This is an impressive operation… First the cutting crew, right behind that was the demolition crew, and not far behind them, the clean-​up and framing crew showed. All of the guys were polite, courteous (paused working if I came out from the house) friendly, and professional.
3. Wednesday morning, the cement truck arrived — and again the lineup of appropriate crews until the cement work was completed later that day.
4. Friday afternoon another clean-​up crew arrived. Took down the caution tape, removed the frames, back filled the dirt, swept, etc. and left the front of my house like it was before they had arrived just 5 days prior — only better of course because the cement work was terrific!
5. Additional due props: the folks in their office are friendly and informative and I have been assured that if I need any follow up, they will respond — and I believe them.
I should say that this work was not in response to a city notice — so I didn’t go into the process angry but it was still an expense no one really wants to incur, myself included. I too think this should be the city’s responsibility but the reality is that it currently isn’t — welcome to politics and homeownership.
At the end of the day, I’m so glad we did it and glad that I don’t have to worry about someone getting hurt and it really does look great. Final note — of course it’s a different color (although not as dramatically as I had thought) — my current sidewalk is 50+ years old and this is new.
I only post reviews when I think a company has far exceeded my expectations. Thank you CB Concrete!

If you get the notice to repair your sidewalk, this is the place to go. There were 4 spots that got flagged at the same time on my street… my sidewalk is 100x better than the other repairs. They were pretty good with their responses via email, and they did everything they said they would do. Can’t beat em.
BTW, it cost about 50% less than the estimate from the city. Can’t beat that.

My experience is similar to Donna D and I too was leery about «recommended» vendors (but surely there is no corruption in San Jose…) but we decided to go with CB when the girl on the phone said their work was guaranteed to be approved by the city, or they would fix it. So I went with them just wanting to get this sore tooth dealt with. Little did I know I was only exacerbating my misery. First off, CB scheduled us for three weeks off, but put us off for another five weeks, stating San Jose had «gone crazy» with the violation reports and they had 75 jobs to deal with. I was told I would get a call a couple of days before they would begin work so that I could move my car out of the garage. No call came. Work finally started.
The owner called to say both sides of my curbs were broken and that would cost extra, but if they were solid they could stay. We said please fix them, we approve the extra cost. They were not fixed, and in fact knocked out of place. Several cracks were patched over badly. Overall, really shoddy work. When we called, we were told by the owner that «someone» would look into it. We made a second call and were told the same thing. Apparently that means we don’t want to deal with you anymore goodbye.
If you’ve been tagged by the city, beware of «recommended» vendors and think really hard on whether you’re going to contract with a company that says they’re this busy. It’s obvious they were just trying to slam through as many jobs as they could for the revenue and didn’t really care about quality work.

Wish I could give zero stars. But it’s such a similar story to so many other on this site. I should have read them first. City repair notice received in May, CB was on the contractor list that the City sends out (that has kick back written all over it). Contacted CB and contracted for service to be done by June 28. Not further contact from CB. We called several times and the number of jobs the had to do just increased each time. Upon our request they asked for an extension until July 27. Once the extension was received no more contact by CB. We were able to find another concrete contractor and called to cancel with CB on 7/​18, only to be met with a call back from Chris, who said we were getting all worked up by it and they were starting work on our street 7/​21, due to our cancellation, I’m sure. They said they had 125 sidewalk jobs in the area. Clearly they have too much work and don’t need anymore.

Contacted Chris to get my sidewalk and cement gutter repaired after receiving a repair notice from San Jose in October. Planned the work in conjunction with my neighbor, who said CB scheduled it for early November. November passed and no work. Called Chris, who said they’d request an extension. December is over and still no work. No communication either. Just received final notice from the city that they will do the work if it is not completed within seven days.
Chris told me they were going to do quite a bit of work in my neighborhood, but I haven’t seen a thing started/​completed.
Very poor communication. I have had to initiate all communication. Chris couldn’t even tell me when they *might* do the work. Said they’d leave a bill at the door the day before the work was to be completed and I’d have to leave final payment or they wouldn’t finish the work. I wasn’t comfortable with that as the city would have to do a final inspection and I would have already paid!
The city granted me one final 30 day extension. Now I have to find someone to get this done ASAP. Yikes!