ECR Construction tears out and pours driveways, slabs and patios across New Bern and Greenville, built so you pay for it once and forget about it.
Tell us about the job. Erick will call or text you back himself.
Second-generation contractor. Erick walks every job site himself. Concrete, framing and containers from one crew.
A driveway that holds water. A slab that's off. Sealer that starts peeling. Every one of those started as the cheaper quote. ECR measures behind its own crew, uses the right mix for the job, and gives the concrete the time it needs. It takes longer. It's also why you won't be calling anybody back to fix it.
ECR stands for Experience Creates Results. Erick grew up on job sites with his father, started his own business at 18, and still walks every job site before a quote goes out. When you call ECR, you're talking to the person whose name is on the work.
"My word stands behind the work. I stand behind my word."
The problems show up after the check clears.
Concrete hides shortcuts for a while. The wrong mix, a rushed finish, sealer put down over trapped moisture: none of it shows the first week. It shows months later, when the surface starts peeling, the water sits instead of draining, and the crew that gave you the low number has stopped answering. By then the only real fix is tearing it out and starting over. That's how the cheapest bid on a driveway turns into the most expensive one.
You can't patch your way out of a bad pour. You can only avoid it.
Most of them show up before the truck does.
Every job site has pros and cons. If you only heard the pros, you heard a sales pitch.
Concrete, labor and time cost what they cost. A much lower bid means something is coming out of the job.
Even if it goes against building code or won't hold up. A contractor who never pushes back isn't protecting you.
Stamped and colored concrete needs days to cure and dry out before sealer goes on. Rush it and the sealer peels.
A quarter inch here, an eighth there. Nobody checks behind the crew, so nobody catches it.
Glue it, spray it, cover it. The cheap repair today that guarantees a tear-out tomorrow.
Erick will tell you what it takes. Good and bad.
What you get when the owner checks the work himself.
1/4 in. off, across a 39 ft slab
When you hire ECR Construction, you get:
Erick measures behind his own guys. On a 39-foot slab, a quarter inch off gets called out. Most people would never notice. He does.
A driveway, a house slab and a stamped patio don't call for the same mix. You get the one your project needs, not whatever is cheapest that week.
Concrete has its own schedule. We work to it instead of rushing it to get to the next job.
Erick walks your site and tells you both. You decide with the whole picture.
On letterhead, by email, three to four days after the site visit. Not a number off the top of his head.
We clean up after ourselves, and we tell you up front what to expect: construction is dirty work, and we'd rather be honest about that than promise spotless. [Confirm Erick's end-of-day and end-of-job cleanup routine]
"I like to get stuff done right, even though it takes longer."
Here's what a full tear-out and replacement looks like when nobody rushes it.
Cracked, sunken or patched one too many times. A driveway that's past fixing.
Torn out to the base, re-poured with the right mix and finished clean. Done once.
Thinking about going a step further? Ask Erick about a stamped finish.
So that's where we start. And when the concrete's done, you don't have to go find another crew.
We remove the old driveway and pour a new one that drains right and holds up.
Home foundations, garage and shop slabs, and pads for metal buildings, boxed and poured to measurement.
Clean, level, properly finished concrete for the back of the house.
Our top-of-the-line finish. Color, pattern and texture, including built-in pieces like benches and fire pit surrounds.
If we pour your foundation, we can frame what goes on top of it. Same crew, no handoff.
Construction dumpsters sized for tight lots. We drop it, you fill it, we haul it. [Confirm sizes and whether they rent on their own]
The top-of-the-line option
A lot of crews pour stamped concrete one day and color and seal it the next. We don't. The color needs about a week to bond before the surface gets washed, and then another day or two to dry out before sealer goes on. Seal over trapped moisture and it peels. Ours doesn't get sealed until it's ready.
Not sure which of these you need? Send photos and Erick will tell you.
Erick is a second-generation builder who learned the trade next to his dad and never left it.
Erick grew up on framing jobs with his father, who framed houses for 25 years. At 18 he bought his first truck, a 7.3 diesel Ford, borrowed his dad's dump trailer, and spent a year and a half hauling construction trash by hand until he could buy his first five containers. Concrete came next: boxing, pouring and finishing foundations, and then learning what every mix is actually for. The first customers came by word of mouth, from people who trusted his father's work. They kept calling because of his. Today ECR runs its own crew, trucks, equipment and finishing tools, and Erick still looks at every job himself.
"I'll tell them the bad parts and the good parts of what can happen if they do it this way."
"You're a very knowledgeable person for being so young."
When you reach out, Erick is who answers.
ECR: Experience Creates Results. We do it right.
So Erick said so, in front of the homeowner.
A homeowner had a permeable driveway, the kind built so rain drains down through the surface instead of pooling on top. The stones in it were coming loose. The fix on the table was to spray landscaping adhesive over the top and call it done. Cheap, fast, and the stones would stop moving. Erick spoke up. Glue seals the surface. A sealed permeable driveway stops draining, and now the homeowner has a puddle they can't walk through and a driveway that has to come out anyway. The right repair cost more that day. It was also the only one they'd pay for once.
"Do it the right way. It's gonna cost you a couple thousand, but you do it and you forget about it."
The pros and the cons of your site and your plan, before you spend anything.
If the quote is more than you want to spend, we'll show you what to take out to get there. We won't quietly cut corners to hit a number.
If doing it your way means going against code or building something that won't last, we'll tell you, and we'll pass.
Three steps, and you always know which one you're on.
Call, text or fill out the form. Explain what you want done as best you can and send a few photos of the area, so Erick shows up already knowing what he's looking at.
He meets you at the property and lays out the pros and cons of your space and your plan, including the parts you may not want to hear.
No number scribbled on the spot. You get a full written quote by email. If it works for you, we sign a contract and get you on the schedule.
A few details and a couple of photos, and he'll get back to you himself.
Rather talk? Call or text Erick at (252) 717-6090.
Straight answers, the same way he'd give them on your driveway.
Because it covers what the job actually takes: the right mix, the right prep and the time concrete needs to cure. Concrete, labor and time cost what they cost. When a bid is much lower, something is coming out of the job, and you usually find out what after it's poured.
Yes, by changing the scope, not the standard. If the quote is more than you want to spend, Erick will show you what to take out of the job to get there. He won't do the same work for less by cutting corners.
No. Erick walks your site first, then you get a full written quote by email in 3 to 4 days.
New Bern, Greenville and the surrounding area. [Confirm the towns Erick wants listed]
Yes. Tear-out is part of a driveway replacement. [Confirm hauling and disposal are included]
Longer than a lot of crews will tell you, on purpose. The color needs about a week to bond before the surface gets washed, then another day or two to dry out before sealer goes on. [Erick to confirm a typical start-to-finish timeline]
Yes. If we pour your foundation, the same crew can frame what goes on top of it. No handoff to a new contractor.
[Erick to confirm container rental terms and sizes]
We clean up after ourselves, and we'll be honest with you: construction is dirty work, and your yard won't look exactly like it did before we got there. Erick will tell you up front what to expect for your job.
[License number and insurance details from Erick]
Selectively. Most of our focus is homeowners who want the job done right.
Still have questions? Call or text Erick at (252) 717-6090.
You can have it done cheap, or you can have it done right. If you want it done right, start with a conversation. Tell Erick what you're planning, send a few photos, and he'll come look at it himself and tell you exactly what it takes.
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