Color Stone

Joe’s company did an excellent job on resurfacing my patio. I informed him, I needed the work done before my relatives came in town for the 4^th and he was even out there doing the work… That truly shows how he appreciates his customers. I do have to say he is not very organized but a very honest man.

DO NOT hire Joe Scalise! I made the mistake of doing so in 2014. It was THE WORST experience I’ve ever had with a contractor as he tried to «bait-​and-​switch» — requiring me to pay nearly 2x his original estimate. It was so bad that I had to stop the project. I requested a refund and Joe refused. I had to take him to small claims court — which the judge ruled in my favor. (Look up Case Number 2014-M2−458 in Cook County). Save yourself the headaches and find another contractor.

Completely agree with prior review. I wish I read this before hiring them. My experience was basically the exact same thing. We finally got the work completed by one of his workers. Manuel did a great job and is an excellent worker. His workers didn’t even know how bad reviews were. Manuel is a perfectionist and takes pride in his work. Much different than Joe. Try to hire him individually if you can

My 20 year old stamped concrete pool deck needed a complete restoration. We got 5 bids for this job — all around $ 10,000. Yes, it was a big job. Color Stone came in around the middle, but Joe Scalise, the owner, assured us that HE was the right guy for the job because he’d been doing this for 25 years. He’s the expert. So we went with him. But quickly found out that his guy is a SCUMBAG. Really bad.
As he got about half way done with the job, he informed us that the coping (area all around the perimeter of the pool) was not included. It would be an additional $ 1845 to finish this. Also, the area under the steps (which was about 10 square feet) was not included. That would be an additional cost. Also there were three other previously repaired areas that were not included. They would be an additional $ 345. He finally semi finished the job, but left the previously repaired areas unfinished, and covered them with duct tape.
For 9 weeks, we texted, called, emailed, sent pictures to remind him of the areas he did not finish, finally he agreed to send a guy out to finish them, but ONLY if we paid him in cash.
Bottom Line: This guy is a SCUMBAG. He is dishonest and I would NEVER recommend him.