NR Concrete

NR Concrete (Nelson B. Rego, Fall River, MA) has a long, sharply divided set of reviews spanning 2017 through 2023 across BuildZoom and Houzz, with BuildZoom flagging the profile 'ALERT' and assigning it a score of 0. Several detailed, severe complaints describe abandoned or defective work. In a 2017 review, a customer said the company took a deposit for a Southeastern Massachusetts project in January of that year and disappeared without finishing it, later discovering other customers with the same experience. A separate 2017 review said a finished patio developed several large cracks within about three weeks, alleging no gravel or compaction sand was used before concrete was poured directly on the ground. Another 2017 review alleged concrete was poured directly over grass with a crooked, double-stamped pattern and visible tool marks in the surface. In a 2018 review, a customer said they paid $14,000 for a yard project that was left unfinished, with the contractor avoiding calls and texts for three months. Two more 2018 reviews allege the business operates under other names, including Eli Rego, and that a positive review elsewhere was reposted by the owner under a different name. In a 2023 review, a customer who hired the company for three projects said the concrete wasn't dyed the requested color, the stairs weren't stamped and dyed as agreed, and workers left trash in the yard. Set against this, several reviews describe genuinely positive experiences. In a 2020 review, a customer said Nelson took on a basement-floor and knee-wall project that other companies had turned down, quoting $7,000 less than the only other bid. Other 2020 reviews praised a patio and walkway as beautiful and completed within a few days, calling Nelson upfront and only requiring payment once work was fully finished. A 2018 review praised a stamped-concrete walkway and fire pit as beautiful, crediting the owner's suggestion to use stamped concrete. BuildZoom shows a Rhode Island Residential Contractor license (#27019) with inconsistent status across its own listings — one entry marks it active but expired since August 2007, another marks it inactive and at one point cancelled — and notes this was not independently verified. Given the volume and severity of the complaints describing abandoned jobs, defective concrete, and alleged use of multiple business names, a homeowner considering this business should proceed with real caution, verify current licensing directly, and ask for recent, verifiable references before paying any deposit.