About True Grade Concrete
True Grade Concrete of Lake County is a residential concrete contractor based in Mentor, Ohio, founded in 2026 and built around the four things homeowners complain about most in local concrete reviews: water pooling from bad grading, damaged lawns and decks, hostile owners, and no follow-up. Crews have 5+ years of hands-on experience. Insured, with a one-year come-back guarantee.
Insured · Written quote in 48 hours · Tear-out included · 1-year come-back guarantee
Why We Started
Read a hundred concrete reviews in Lake County and the same four complaints come up: the new driveway holds water, the crew tore up the lawn or the deck, the owner got hostile when the homeowner pushed back, and nobody came back to fix anything. None of those are concrete problems. They are grading, care, temperament, and follow-up problems.
True Grade exists to be the contractor those reviews were wishing for. We string-line every grade, mat every lawn, put every number in writing, and come back for a year if something is off. The name is the promise: grade is the one thing we refuse to get wrong.
Meet The Owner
Who Pours Your Concrete
The owner is a concrete technician first and a business owner second: years of flatwork, foundations, and finishing before True Grade existed. The crews on your job have 5+ years of hands-on concrete experience, carry their own equipment and insurance, and follow the spec on the How We Pour page. The owner quotes every job personally and answers the phone.
Four Things We Do On Every Job
These are the four things Lake County homeowners complain about most in reviews of other concrete contractors. We built the company around doing the opposite.
Graded To Drain
We string-line every pour and pitch it away from your house. Then we walk it with you before we leave.
Property Protected
Plywood and mats under every piece of equipment. Decks, lawns, and neighbors' driveways covered before we start.
Written Quote, Small Deposit
Itemized quote in writing within 48 hours. A modest deposit, not half the job up front. No surprises on the invoice.
We Come Back
If something is not right after the cure, one call brings us back. No argument, no runaround.