james.rogers, Calgary, Alberta
Rating: 1 out of 5
Install Concrete Patios, Walks & Steps
We hired MRE to build a stamped concrete patio in August 2024, but were extremely disappointed by the service and workmanship. After installation, we found incomplete stamp impressions, chipping stamp edges, and excessive patio slope (more than 14” over 20’)
MRE required full payment before the concrete was poured and were not willing to address any of these concerns or offer fixes. We picked a two tone design where the border was a different color and were sent to their cement plant to pick out colors. On installation day the concrete that arrived was all one color and they came back to stain the concrete a week later with whatever stain they had in the back of their truck which did not match what we picked. Almost immediately the stain started flaking off. Project debris remained for six weeks until we made repeated requests for removal. By April 2026, the patio surface is showing pitting and flaking (no salt is used in the winter) and the stained borders look horrible.