The Concrete Guys

I was recently scammed by Joe/Greg Allen or Gregory Joseph Allen of London, Ontario.

If he took money from you and did not follow through and you cannot reach him for repayment, call the London Police Fraud Intake Line is 519.661.5515 Ext. 5257.

Greg Allen or Jason June or whatever other names he uses came over one day to offer a quote. I gave them a $100 deposit and they showed up 2 weeks later to do framing for the slab. The framing wasn't even completed properly. I gave him an additional $300 for materials but he never showed up again. He kept saying tomorrow and coming up with excuses why he couldn't do it. 2 months later after him not following through I asked him for a refund and he stopped responding to my texts.

His number is 519-619-8988.....stay a way from this scam artist.

Greg Allen will disappear with your money and not finish your job. He is a known scammer/con artist.

Concrete Guys showed up to my house a few times and quoted a concrete driveway. He asked for a $500 deposit to hold our spot. Next time they came back to dig out our porch steps he asked for a further $1500. HUGE MISTAKE! After this I never saw Greg again. Excuses through text messages began when he didn't return to pour the driveway. These were it's going to rain when it didn't, couldn't get the concrete from the supplier, or couldn't get the truck. He did not care when I told him about the baby stroller going over a wood plank and sharp broken concrete mess underneath.

Google this company and you will see the same thing. Police know who he is but can't do anything as it's a civil matter. I have a filed in small claims court but do not ever expect payment. He is now advertising on Kijiji still under Marvel Concrete and the phone number 519 619-8988 and the name Joe.

I found an ad for concrete work on Kijiji. After sending an email via Kijiji, I was then asked to call 519 619-8988 if I wanted a quote. My experience began with Joe Allen or Joe Allan or Greg Allen of MARVEL CONCRETE or the CONCRETE GUYS. Joe Allen of MARVEL CONCRETE took a $200 cash deposit towards the quoted price $1,800 cost for pouring a hot tub pad and a porch. He stated he would probably have two workers come to my house and begin prepping the site for pouring a hot tub pad or pouring a concrete porch. No person showed up and no phone call or text was received to say they could not come to do the work as stated. I became uneasy since I gave Joe $200 cash.

I looked up the address he wrote on my contract document of 485 Rectory St., London Ontario on Google Earth and found that there is no such address. The highest number on Rectory Street is 432. There is no 485 Rectory Street in London.

After reading reviews on TrustedPros of the CONCRETE GUYS from Carol of London (https://trustedpros.ca/company/the-concrete-guys ), I realized Joe Allen may be the same person. Because of this newly found information I no longer felt comfortable dealing with this person. I realized I would likely loose the $200 deposit. I texted the phone number for Joe Allen MARVEL CONCRETE at 519 619-8988 and stated we no longer wanted to proceed with the work for the hot tub pad or the porch and requested that $150 of the $200 deposit be returned...the difference of $50 was to compensate him for his time to-date. I did receive a text back asking why.

On the advice of the OPP, whom I spoke with, I am posting this review to raise a red flag and help prevent other people of the London area from losing deposit money.

In hind site, I should have asked for references and the concrete supplier’s name to understand how reputable MARVEL CONCRETE is.

Beware of Marvel Concrete he has did it again. He was suppose to pour a cement pad but he took my money and never came back. Joe Allen he came out and gave me a quote then asked for a deposit which I gave him. He showed up once to strip the grass and never came back after calling and txing many of times he made excuses every time and said he would be there the next day but would never show up. Here's some info to look out for:

Cell # 519-619-8988,

Email Address Marvelcrete17@gmail,Concretelondon5@hotmail.com

Drives a green ford ranger

If any of these come up stay away.

Do not use!!! Greg Allan is unreliable and will take your money without finishing the job.

He advertises on kijiji. He sometimes lies and say his company is Marvel Concrete and his name is Joe cause he has burned so many people.

Beware of 'The Concrete Guys'

They have a record of ripping people off and we have fallen victim.

Greg began a concrete pour in our basement and immediately alarm bells were going off for us. A very shoddy start and then he disappeared with our money after completing 1/4 of the job.

We ended up having to break up and remove most of the work they did and finished it ourselves when he failed to return.

Google these guys if you are even considering hiring him. Loads of similarge stories. There is even a FB Group of folks organizing to pursue refunds via court filings.

Save your self the headache. Say no to Greg and The Concrete Guys.

I hired them to do some basement work. They have taken 3000 deposit and I can not get a hold of them now looking at other reviews this seems to be normal for them.

Beware!

Greg started off strong at the start of the job. Showed up for quotes, and start date as promised. Was initially given a $500 deposit, as written in contract, as well as another $1000 when the work started. Everything seemed fine, until they came with the first couple yards of gravel, and some 2x4's to make the framework. This is when Greg asked for more money and said that the finish prep would happen that week, as well as the pour. Since he had been great up to that point, I said that he would not receive all of the money, but reluctantly gave another $1000 in good faith. This is when the work stopped. It took me weeks to even get them back out with another load of gravel, which just got dumped between two piles of scrap wood and buckets/old used materials. Also, we had his equipment stored in our garage the whole time, up until now. After 6+ promised returns over 6 weeks that he didn't show up for, and that were followed by a day or two of not answering his phone or text, they finally showed up! This time it almost seemed like it would happen! Friday afternoon and Saturday morning they levelled the framework, and finished tamping the gravel, with a promise of pouring Saturday afternoon. By 4pm Saturday Greg texted another one of his excuses about the cement company cancelling because they were too busy. Unfortunately, I know people at this company, and was informed that there was never an order even placed for delivery anywhere near my area.

Faith has been completely lost in getting this job finished with Greg, and we have requested some money returned. I have offered multiple times over the past couple days to talk numbers so he would still be paid for the work completed. He stopped responding as soon as he realized I had caught him in a lie, and refuses to answer now. I do not suggest this company to anybody! We are out $2500, with only the gravel and framework completed. I am trying to stick with the contract and was willing to ask that only the extra $1000 that was given be refunded, as this money was meant to pay for the cement that was never ordered. I tried harder than ever to get a response, and finally got one in the form of a VERY rude voicemail full of profanity. He stated that we are done, and I will get no money back, or work completed.

Shame on me for giving extra cash to someone who seemed legit! Never again!

Greg from Concrete Guys agreed to do site work, form work, and pour concrete on a large slab for me. We signed a contract May 23, 2017 and he received a deposit, he promised in writing to start within 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, I still had not heard from him, and after several calls and texts finally got him to start June 6th, with him receiving a further cash payment.

He dropped off 1 young teenager, who proceeded to hand dig sod on this 700sq ft slab. The teenager was there for part of a day. Then no one showed, and after begging, pleading and calling texting, a few teens were dropped off again. It was now end part of June, and I had to start making demands. He promised for 2 weeks that he would come, even stating the he or his guys were actually on the way. No one ever came. At this point I had paid thousands of dollars for teens to dig up some and dump it into the driveway, and a single yard of gravel to be dumped, not even spread out.

Excuses followed such as my truck broke down, he didn't know July 1st was a holiday and his guys were too hung over to work. Then he simply stopped responding at all. It has now been over 6 weeks, and I am forced to start court proceedings. I also called London Police, who states that due to this being a civil matter, it would have to be handled in court, but also that I was not the first person to call the Police regarding this person and this company.