BEWARE! Bad blacktop driveway job done & co. trying to hustle me to get paid. Am I wrong??
Just had a paving company paid a large driveway and this was the outcome. Company said this is normal and I’m being unreasonable and that I made the holes in the driveway. Contractor says his co is Black Diamond but see invoice with CATS Paving. I did research on CATS and it’s LOADED with bad experiences just like mine.
I mentioned I’m paying another co to do an inspection and they tried to knock a $1000 off the price after saying I made the holes. I’m a forgiving and honest person but accusing me of sabotage to not pay him….cmon dude. Trying to take the money and run.
Bad unsealed and horribly crooked edges, multiple holes, no tar on existing asphalt to bond new topcoat, wrong drain pipes underneath not deep enough with no 2B stone and blacktop cracking above, many lines 1/2” high, dips and valleys everywhere from spinning out roller going back and forth in one area, ripped up yard, trash junk asphalt dumped on side of driveway, top coat 1/2” thick over old surface, multiple holes from too much diesel used, drain installed 1” above grade so is useless. Unbelievable. He’s had companies with horrific reviews with the same issues I’ve had Sealmasters Excavating and Paving, CATS Paving and now Black Diamond so watch out for who you hire and do a full google search on his full name, phone number and company name.
Consumers beware!
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Wow I’m so sorry that company has to come back and fix
I pave for a living. I would blame both the company and the plant who made the asphalt but definitely more so the company that paved your driveway. It’s a thin coat, was rolled when it was cold and the base was probably poor seeing as there are stress cracks. I would not pay for that
@devinnewell5842
2 ай бұрын
Base dawg......at that..... 🎉🎉🎉
This has to be the most horrible asphalt driveway install i've ever seen. The edges are terrible and seams are so obvious that it makes it so ugly. The crew that did this job took ZERO pride in their work and i would NEVER pay someone for this job. If i had to take them to court i would for sure.
@versaron
20 күн бұрын
Thank god I didn’t pay him a dime. We just used it as a base and put a nice top coat on it. Some had to be ripped out though. Just met my new neighbors that just built their home and his driveway looked horrible. Same co messed up his driveway but he had paid him 100%. Totally terrible what this co is going about doing in the Scranton Pa area. Here’s the company info online dcontrol.com/profile/sealmasters-paving-excavating-llc They are going by seal masters and cats paving. Seems they are changing company names often. www.buildzoom.com/contractor/cats-paving-excavating-llc
It looks like that was just the first layer put down and they’re going to come back and do the second layer… typically they don’t just do one lift on a driveway
I am 4th generation Paving professional. They absolutely have no idea what they was doing. It's called you got footed. Meaning they charge you top dollar and lay as thin as possible to save on material cost. Sobsorry this happened, please do homework before hiring
@aspavingllc8302
Ай бұрын
He definitely didn’t get footed obviously whoever did the driveway did a terrible job of course 100% but I guarantee you the guy who hired him who made this video is probably some kind of contractor probably beat. The guy up on the price didn’t want to spend the money to do the right job and I know for a fact he never paid the guy so he got a free driveway. He probably wanted all kind of extra work done for free. I’m not a gambling man but Im right on point
How much is something like that cost in your area ?
Nice base to put a nice asphalt driveway on top of ! Looks like some Rodney hampton work to me
Forget about it being straight that driveway is a disaster. Beyond repairable. You shouldn't be ok with anything about this driveway. Hire a lawyer. They devalued your property.
That is a horrrible job and I would expect them to fix it. It also looks like the amount of asphalt used was very minimal. I would expect proper edging and everything even.
That's a DISASTER!!!...
Who paved it Freddy flinestone
Looks like SH*T, I would have them rip the whole thing out and redo it!! Completely unacceptable, I would have refused final payment if that is what I got!! I paid 15k to have my driveway done, and it looks top notch, they even came out a couple years later for seal coating. Asphalt is a great driveway option, half the cost of a concrete job, and is fully recyclable option. Keep it clean of debris and seal coat every 4 years. As long as the contractor takes pride in the foundation with proper compaction, and puts down the asphalt the correct way; the driveway can last many many years.
Who was the company ?
So bad job sorry brother how did you handle this problem ?
Happy I don't have these problems
Top seal will not solve all the problems i see.First of all draw a line of curves and cut them out so it looks at least decent, then cut out with circular concrete saw all the holes and places where it is already rumbling and pour in new asphalt and seal edges with thick bitumen so water does not enter joints (ofc compact when patch holes) and on top of bitumen edging throw some quartz sand to prevent stycky effect, also with extra asphalt fill in after preparing missing spots that are not covered, dig out on both sides of asphalt grass 2 feet wide and 4-5 inches deep and put in compacting gravel mixture and go over it with compactor in a way to allow water to go on grass-that will keep your asphalt edges from rumbling and cracking in future and give more support to shoulders...maybe-just maybe after that top coating would give something to how it all looks but unfortunatelly wont help with bumps.Other solution is to force contractor to remove it all under threat of court subpoena or force him to make new minimum 2 inch of smoother asphalt mixture over that one-ofc after prepairing and fixing holes, curves and missing parts.
Look how big those rucks are lol bet it doesn’t look like that the next day 😂
the asphalt was cold and very thin,,,,disgusting
Makes for a good base to just pave 2 inches or less over an it would look great
after 25 yrs paving,,thats the worst i have seen
Its better than a hard gravel rock driveway and easy to fix
I like the how much a month for the rent if you do allow animals
never seen a job like that its like 2 -15yr olds did it and used go karts to compact it ! looks like a $500 job to me
@newslavecity8311
5 ай бұрын
you really need to learn how to write. it took me about 5 minutes to understand what u were trying to say. you should have written : (ive never seen a job like that. it looks like it was done by a couple 15 year old kids......) see how that makes more sense than the soup of a sentence u wrote?
I am in search for a company to put a driveway in my property. This is horrifying to see. This looks like a piss pore DIY attempt from someone who works in an office, or even an elementary school project. Sorry Boss, I would have a meltdown if that was my property.
@versaron
Жыл бұрын
My normal contractor I use was not available but he’s coming to rip it out and do it right. He’s done work for me in past and looks fantastic and super professional. If you need a referral IM me.
probably Went with cheapest bid
That's embarrassing!!
Why did you let them continue after the first day?? Thats one of the worst jobs ive seen!!
Half inch of hot sand mix over it and it will look like a million bucks.
I would make them come dig it up because I doubt they put good base in. Now no room to build up around buildings. Worst job in history
This made me sad
Whoever did this driveway did it wrong they didn't dig up the old driveway, they didn't use a hot base or hot blacktop to pave the driveway they used cold blacktop to pave the driveway.
I can see its a bad job done but even that bad driveway is better than a hard gravel rocks I'd like it and use a bunch of crack filler and seal it if it was mine but our driveway is small so is why i wouldn't care much it all the gravel rocks get kicked in the yard and scooted out so that still being as bad as it is and looks is fixable because most of its done
Yea that's a bad job I wouldn't not pay for that I been in the game for over 10 years it's a lot wrong with his team of works
That looks bad i would get a lawyer
Take a saw to line up the edges to make it look sharp torch the high spots even out and compact fill in low spots and seal coat it 👍
That's horrible
do not pay them a cent
Judging from what a neighbor paid for similar sized driveway, that looks like a $25-30K driveway. Looks like a POS job however. Glad mine is concrete, still in very good shape after 45 yrs and has a 24% grade in the middle.
@slimdude2011
Ай бұрын
Driveway? That looks more like a long road than a driveway. I bet that cost him an arm, leg and a foot.
Get your money back ASAP
I hope you didn't pay them because that's the worst job I have ever seen and I been paving for 35 years it's thin and they rolled it late mix got cold and they must of did it by hand edges are terrible I feel sorry for you because you got scammed and if you paid you got screwed
@pmg2120
Ай бұрын
35 years in the business for me too and I think it’s the worst job I’ve ever seen also. And like yourself I’m sure, I’ve seen a lot of bad jobs done.
Just needs a little dressing. Have someone seal coat it .
@Mike-su8si
2 ай бұрын
No it needs more than sealer needs crack filler atleast and then seal is what i would do if it was mine i still would be happy with that its better than this hard gravel rock driveway i have
Cap it..
Definitely base still bad tho
Not good
duwahduh skateboowad
Worst job I ever seen
worst
Jst have the man seal it pay they guy his money
@justinjoles9206
Жыл бұрын
Will look fantastic if u do that
@pmg2120
Ай бұрын
Might need 2 coats 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂