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On November 30th, Dave Toler (Essential Consults, Inc.), sales representative for SFSI, announced to our team that he would be retiring this holiday season. Dave was our first remediation consultant and has provided the vision and support to help train, what we believe to be is, the best consulting team in the sinkhole repair and restoration industry. His commitment and care to our customers is evident in the countless testimonials we have received over his many years of service. A selection of those can found below or view all of our customer testimonials.

Above and beyond anything we could say about Dave as a professional, he is a man of integrity and a great friend.  Dave and his longtime executive assistant, Donna Tooley, will be greatly missed.

Sincerely,

Ryan Gummer
President

Jim Alexander
Vice President & General Contractor

“David Toler, Senior Consultant, was the first person from Secure Foundations to greet us. He gave us a resounding welcome. David completely explained the Engineering Report on the condition of our property we received. He also explained the necessary work to be done. David was the voice of Secure Foundations. He kept us completely informed as to what was happening at all times. If we had a problem or question we called David.”

C.E. & Sue H.
 in Ocala, FL


“…From the beginning to the end David Toler was always there for us in such a polite and friendly way.”

Libby and Joseph M.
 in Spring Hill, FL


"Dave Toler is a great asset in representing your company!"

Vic & Marion B. in Hudson, FL

Below is a letter from a satisfied customer to the owners of Secure Foundation Systems, Inc., Ryan Gummer and Jim Alexander. Click here to read more SFSI customer testimonials and access our "Testimonial Book".

"Just a brief but sincere thanks for the fine job your employees performed in remediating the sinkhole damage to my dwelling. Their professional handling of all aspect of the job made a difficult situation much easier to deal with. Job foremen Eddie, Derek & Joe and their guys were all hard working & very conscientious.

Brianna Harker [SFSI Sales Consultant] was simply awesome from start to finish. I could not have asked for a more patient, knowledgeable nor professional partner for this difficult process. She gained my confidence from our first meeting and only increased it as the process progressed to a satisfying end.

If you ever need a satisfied customer referral here I am."

Best Regards,

Jim M.

Ocala, FL

It is such a pleasure to work with the staff and crew members of Secure Foundation Systems Inc., and it is especially gratifying when our customers recognize how much our staff cares about the work that they perform. We recently received the letter below from a satisfied customer in Spring Hill, FL. If you have questions about sinkhole repair, please feel to contact us at 352.671.9191. Our team would love to show you the same level of service as this family and the many other satisfied customers that SFSI has served over the years. Click here to read more SFSI customer testimonials and access our "Testimonial Book".

—Ryan Gummer; President; Secure Foundation Systems, Inc.

Mr. Ryan Gummer,

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the service your team provided over the past couple of months. We took our time in determining which company to use once we learned of the possible sinkhole activity under our home. After screening the companies through our research we decided to use Secure Foundation Systems. Although the experience was stressful, your team members were able to answer our questions and ease our concerns.

From the initial meeting with Brianna, to the dealings with the crew members at our home, we had a very pleasant experience. Everyone was polite, knowledgeable and respectful to the fact that we were still trying to live in the home while the work was being completed.

We believe you have surrounded yourself with a great team and encourage you to continue hiring good people. They are your ambassadors out in the field and can make or break your company! Thank you very much for helping our family during this stressful time.

Sincerely,

Mark & Amy B.
Spring Hill, FL

We recently received a letter from the Niedbala family in Spring Hill discussing how pleased they were with the work of our company. They highlighted their happiness from the start of the repair process when they met with our senior consultant Dave Toler to the physical work that was executed to their property by our crews. It is so nice when we receive letters like this, because it lets us know that we are hitting out marks in all the aspects of a project.

Read more testimonials from satisfied customers, including the Niedbala family's letter.

Dear Mr. Ryan Gummer,

We are taking the time to write this letter to you because so often people write letters because of bad experiences they have.... not the good ones. Well, this is a letter about a GOOD experience that we had.

We wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to your TEAM of professionals that handled the soil stabilization at our home. From the first time we spoke with Dave Toler and his assistant Donna, to our first time meeting your drilling crew and then Reed and the grouting crew.... we were impressed all the way to the end!

We have never seen or talked to such a nice bunch of people. They were all genuine, kind, respectful and hard working. We have heard horror stories from others.....and we were scared. But, your crew was incredible. They made us feel at ease. We were proud to have them at our home. We could not believe how clean they would leave everything at the end of each day!

Thank you so much for taking the time to seek out and retain such good people! Everyone was a pleasure to have at our home. We have 3 children and 2 dogs and many vehicles around our property. They always took the time to make sure all of our belongings were top priority & taken care of!

Keep up the good work Mr. Gummer. You really have a winning team of professionals. We wish you and your company much growth and prosperity. Keep doing what you are doing. Your company will prosper because of it.

Many thanks again for making this a wonderful experience for our entire family.

God Bless you and your family,

Bruce & Carmen N.
Ashley, Caitlyn & Cody
Roxy & Ches
Spring Hill, FL

Over the years we've received a many testimonials from customers who were pleased with the work we've done. As a business owner, it is always gratifying to know when we have met or exceeded someone's expectations, and even more gratifying is the feeling of knowing that their homes are more secure.

Take a minute to read a testimonial from the Harshman family in Ocala, FL. (Click here to download a pdf of the actual letter.)

To whom it may concern:

When we found out we needed a Foundation Construction Company we were determined to pick the best company available. We were not going to settle for an "average" company. Thousands of dollars were involved and we were going to make sure it was well spent.

We set up an analysis format to review a number of companies to simply determine which one was the best. After all, this was our home. In this analysis we considered proper licensing of personnel, personnel itself, demonstration of the work to be done, equipment, means of communication, track record and other considerations.

On a scale of 1 to 10, Secure Foundations scored the highest with a 9. The nearest competitor had a 7. We also had one Company that scored a 5. With this result we chose Secure Foundations to do the job. After Secure Foundations completed the job we reflected on the wisdom of our decision.

David Toler, Senior Consultant, was the first person from Secure Foundations to greet us. He gave us a resounding welcome. David completely explained the Engineering Report on the condition of our property we received. He also explained the necessary work to be done. David was the voice of Secure Foundations. He kept us completely informed as to what was happening at all times. If we had a problem or question we called David.

Jim Alexander, Owner-State Certified General Contractor, was the most knowledgeable person we could find in this area for this construction project. We felt that his expertise was superior. He was excellent in explaining to us the work to be done.

Secure Foundation Systems are staffed throughout with very competent personnel but the two we depended the most on were David and Jim. Secure Foundations lived up to everything they promised including keeping the yard clean on a daily basis.

If you want the very best for your property you should select Secure Foundations. We did and are very proud of the results we received.

C.E. & Sue H.
Ocala, FL

Read more testimonials from satisfied clients.