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At Distinctive Excavating & Concrete Services we treat every job like it's our property-No shortcuts!

09/04/2026

We would like to take a moment and share some progress on our Campau Lake job! This week the team began phase 2 on our job by removing the existing driveway that had multiple settling issues including water running backwards and concrete lifting that never fixed the issues. We removed the existing concrete that ranged from 3” to 5” thick and also enough foam that could fill a full size trash can. On top of this we removed enough concrete buried underneath the existing driveway to pour a new 20’x20’ concrete pad and 1 abandoned partially collapsed septic tank. Next we removed 10 to 12” inches of fluff sand and brought in 35 yards of crushed concrete for the new base! We will also be regrading the side yard once the new driveway is in. We will start pouring the driveway back Tuesday with new steps and doing our checker board broom finish on the driveway. All the concrete will be 5” thick with number 4 fiberglass rebar 2’ on center on 1.5” rebar chairs with all expansion being caulked 28 days later! We would like to personally thank our team for the hard work this week between the heat and the rain and our customers for putting the faith in our company! Also would like thank Justin Bultsma for always getting us taken care of with the trucking and materials and Airport sand and landscape supply for taking care of us!

08/31/2026

Last week seemed like we were located everywhere in michigan! Monday and Wednesday last week we were in Novi helping a contractor and then spent the rest of the week moving equipment, cleaning our job site trailer out.

08/20/2026

We are definitely in that fall time where days get longer and we cant say enough about our team always striving for the very best for our customers! This week they cleaned up our Caledonia which included bringing in fresh top soil and seed with fertilizer! Then we were able to get 3 of our jobs all of the expansion caulked! Also was able to get a driveway section repair and poured! Next week our team will be in Novi and then heading to the East Side of the state to get a family dollar sidewalk replaced. Then we will be starting phase 2 of our Campau Lake job started and also starting a major pool construction in Grand Rapids!

08/17/2026

Today our team was able to our Caledonia job wrapped! Which included 8’x14’ patio with a new step 6’4x16”x7.5” with form a liner, then we wrapped up the front garage apron, with a new area to store trash cans and the ac on the side! Everything included 12 mil v***r barrier due to the water table, 8” of pea stone for the base and number 4 fiberglass rebar 2’ on center on 1.5” rebar chairs! We will be back tomorrow to strip the forms, clean everything with fresh top soil, seed and fertilizer!

08/13/2026

This week between dodging rain and storms we were able to prep for a new 8’x14’ patio with a 6’3x16”x7.5” step and also were able to get the garage apron including a little pad along the garage prepped! On this job due to the springs and water table we excavated down 14” for everything and the installed 9” of pea stone for the base. Monday morning we will finish the expansion with cap, v***r barrier and rebar. This site was actually one of our first big job our company did which included a new 37’x10”x9’ retaining wall and patio with a fire pit ring! No better feeling for a business owner than having return customers! Huge thanks to Sam John with Waste Recovery Systems Inc. for getting us a hydro vac truck last minute, Justin Bultsma for the topsoil delivery and Airport aggregate and landscape supply for the pea stone delivery!

07/30/2026

We have completed the lower area for our customer on Campau lake! This job included the homeowner removing 2’ of peat moss for a 60’x15’ patio which included 28’x15’ at 5” thick and the remaining 32’x15’ at 6” thick with 7 sono tubes set at 10”x16” where the new supports will be going for there! We brought in 56 yards of pea stone due to the high water table. We also excavated for a new trench drain in front of the lower garage and also removed a section of garage floor that was 27’x6’3 due to another company lifting it twice but never did anything for the issue they were having. Every has a minimum of 10” of pea stone for the base, a 12 mil v***r barrier due to the moisture and number 4 fiberglass rebar 1’ on center on 2” rebar chairs, also buried both down spouts with 4” scheduled 40 pvc pipe. Everything has a coat of cure & seal sealer on it and 28 days later we will caulk all the hard expansion and put a final of sealer on everything. We also brought in 12 yards of screened top soil to back fill and next week we will take sand from the driveway to bring up grade in the back and then the customer can spread a few inches of top soil on everything. Next week will start on replacing the driveways! We would like to thank so many companies that help make this possible from trucking materials, to our concrete supply stores, our good friend lance always taking care of our pumping needs and Consumers Concrete for always the great service. Here is a picture of before the homeowner started removing the deck and existing patio. Also that checker board broom finish on the patio🙌🏻

07/28/2026

Today was a great day for our team! We were able to get the first 27’ of our patio and the garage floor section replaced! The first 27’ of patio is 5” thick with concrete and number 4 fiberglass rebar 2’ on center on 1.5” rebar chairs and the garage is also 5” thick with number 3 fiberglass rebar 2’ on center! Tomorrow we will be pouring the remaining 32 feet of patio as this one has 7- 12”x12” sonotubes buried where the deck will be going! And then tomorrow afternoon we will be pouring the 43’x4’6 apron and trench drain! We were also able to run to 2 of our other cascade jobs and spread seed and fertilizer!

07/24/2026

We could not be more proud of our team! This week no matter what they have made it happen on our Campau Lake job! This week we have had 58 yards of pea stone brought in to bring up grade and dry things up! Monday we will be in to install the v***r barrier that will be in the garage and outdoor patio that is 59’x15 at 6 inches and sono tubes where deck posts will be. We will also be installing number 4 fiberglass rebar 1’ on center on 2” rebar chairs for patio and trench drain area and number 4 fiberglass rebar 2’ on center on 1.5” rebar chairs for the garage floor! We will pour half the patio at 7 am on Tuesday, then pour the garage floor at noon on Tuesday, then Wednesday we will pour the last patio section and the trench drain area! Our team was able to tie in 2 downspouts and run them out with 4” scheduled 40 pvc pipe!

07/23/2026

Things are moving right along on our Campau lake jobsite! In the last 3 days we have brought in 50 yards of pea stone and removed additionally 8 yards of peat moss that was the original base! The home owner helped us by removing the first 16 inches of old base. In the last 3 days we have been grading which includes on average 16 inches of pea stone for the 59’x15’ patio. Then we removed 25’x5’6 section of lower garage floor that another company tried lifting it with foam but never worked out very well. Tomorrow our team will be forming the trench drain in front of the garage with a small apron, put up expansion and get everything ready to start pouring Tuesday next week!

07/21/2026

The last 2 days our team has been busy getting jobs completed! Yesterday started with a 10’x28’ garage apron because in 2 short weeks they will be replacing the streets and driveways with new asphalt! Then we headed to our lake front job to start prepping it for a new patio 60’x15’, lower garage floor section replacement and a trench drain! Today we started bringing the patio up to grade with 35 yards of peastone! Plus the boss ( my wife ) made some supply runs for our company to keep us on schedule!

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8087 Division Avenue S
Grand Rapids, MI
49548

Website

http://www.distinctcrete.com/

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