I hadn't planned on getting my driveway paved this year but after seeing the work they were doing…read morefor my neighbor and speaking with Patrick Carroll I decided to go ahead with the project. They completed it the same day and it was beautiful. However, when it rained because of the way my driveway sits on a decline I decided the water should be diverted to the side. I called him and left a message. Mr. Carroll called me back and said they would be happy to come back and add a berm to redirect the runoff. He had his crew there a few days later and added the berm. He said he just wanted to make sure I was happy and satisfied with their work which I am very much. It's getting harder to find people who take pride in their work and do a great job like he and his crew did for me. I am very pleased and grateful.

This is my first review I've ever posted. I've never been so disappointed with a job and a…read morebusiness owner. The lack of communication and attention from John Carrol, the owner, to make a job right that they installed incorrectly is infuriating. Job Started 2/21/2023 finished 2/22/2023 PROBLEMS: Hit my metal fence and bent it with stone compactor, bent back in shape by hand, did not offer to replace the section. Cut my fios fiber optic cable We had a big dip in the driveway, it was so deep and that when the poured the asphalt and compacted, the edge came in 6-8 inches because. Its also so deep that after driving on it cars have compacted it more so the driveway dips a few inches again. This part was not done right. John promised the new edges wouldn't be steep because of the way they form the edges. Having paved over several layers of driveway they created a big stepdown to the grass. I have since spend thousands of dollars adding soil to the edges and seeding. This was not expected, John sold the job as if this would not be an issue at all. They drain pipes for me before laying the driveway but after adding soil and reworking the pipes we found them full of water because they were not sloping down hill. I had to take an important section out because it was just holding water. Puddles on Driveway infront of garage - Sent pics to John on 2/24/23, 3/2/23, 4/26/23, 10/31/23, 11/22/23, 12/10/23, 1/13/24, 2/12/24, 2/23/24,2/28/24, 4/2/24, 5/3/24, 5/4/24,5/12/24 John said the puddles are shallow he'll take care of it on 3/2/2023 End of Driveway Crumbling - Sent pics to John on 3/10/23 Water coming in garage because of negative slope - Sent Pics to John on 4/30/23, 5/29/23, 8/25/23, 9/8/23, 9/9/23, 5/12/24 Edges of Driveway cracking off - Sent pics to John 6/8/23 Communication from John John said the puddles are shallow he'll take care of it on 3/2/2023 8/10/23 - Responded he would come look 9/9/23 came to "fix" the problems The fix was using the Asphalt Roller to vibrate and compact a trench in the driveway. This created gouges in the driveway and a bigger puddle and the water still comes in the garage. Because of the surface damage to they sealed the driveway at no cost but I still have the problem 3/15/23 - Johns response - refuted everything about the edges, told me that he did the sealcoat as a favor and that he'd install a French drain at cost 3/20/23 I responded to all of his comments, and I have not heard a word since. Had the driveway been installed sloping away from my house with no puddles from day 1 or had the fix been to rip out the driveway in front of the garage and do it right I would be happy but instead John has not responded since, today is 5/30/24, and I still have water coming in my garage and a giant puddle after every time it rains. 2025 - I've given John countless opportunities to come fix his companies mistakes and they are yet to show up to make it right. Spend the extra money, use a company that stands behind their work and makes their mistakes right.

The chimney for the oil furnace in our historic home in Jefferson…read more needed to be relined with a stainless steel flue. This was a not an insignificant project as the chimney was almost 40' from the basement to the top. Technicians Brandon and Conor were expert at their trade and we were very pleased with the quality of their work. Would highly recommend Monocacy!

My chimney in an historic house needed a complete rebuild. While some of the historic…read morecharacteristics of the fireplace had to change, The Monocacy team when to great lengths to maintain the historical features of the fireplace and chimney. They rebuilt using historic brick and techniques and preserved the look. Very well done!

Beta court is one of the most professional contractors I have dealt with and I deal with a lot of…read morecontractors! I invest in rental properties and needed a retaining wall replaced as well as restructuring of the stairs to a basement apartment. Ricardo patiently worked with me in finding a solution to redoing the stairs that would provide safety as well as aesthetically pleasing. They were punctual, neat and did excellent work. I cannot recommend highly enough.

I had an excellent experience with this company. The workmen were on time, worked safely, rapidly…read moreand cleanly. Ricardo, the owner took the time to figure out and resolve potential drainage problems and ensure the bricks were installed with the correct slant. The workers respected the property and cleaned up every bit of sand and gravel before they left. I wish I had taken a before picture to show the transformation of my backyard from a weed filled nightmare to this lovely patio. The price was very reasonable and once Ricardo gave me a price he stuck to it. The entire job which involved digging up the 20 by 20 space, leveling, grading and installing the bricks took 5 days in extreme 90+degree heat. Can't speak highly enough of this team.

very efficient, quick and very reasonable prices. have recommended this to two of my friends. If…read moreyou need your driveway sealed, this company is worth it.

It's been a month since I had Sam's asphalt, or Sam's Sealcoating, or whatever this group is…read morecalling themselves, resurface my 15,000 square foot parking lot with millings. I prefer to give glaring reviews. On the contrary, I thought about writing this review for a couple of weeks beyond the time I needed to digest just what I got for my $14000.00 bucks. I found "Sam's asphalt" on Facebook Marketplace. I was told if I did it "tomorrow", due to a job having cancelled, the price would be 14,000 bucks for grading and putting down "3" of millings on my parking lot. The quote was based entirely on google earth pictures and my description, as nobody came out to view and then quote the job. I feel I accurately described the state of the lot, as it was, truly in poor appearance and very grey and rough. I explained that I wanted a fresher look that would be durable and hard. Having read a fair amount regarding the use of millings, i was still unsure how it would adhere together. I was told after it was compacted and after about two weeks it would harden, but before then, I shouldn't drive a tractor over it. It was clear based on the description that as the sun beat down on it, the millings would soften and stick together. When the crew arrived on Friday, in fairly reasonable time, the representative and apparent partner, "Sam", remarked he didn't realize this was a paved parking lot. I was taken aback, as this was pretty clear from our conversation, but maybe not so much from Google Earth images. They graded as promised, because I had put several tons of road base over the lot to try to level it. The graded lot looked very good after about three hours of what seemed to be very efficient and well executed grading using a bobcat type of machine. I wasnt particularily happy that they placed the 15 or so existing concrete curbs on the side covered by all of the lime road base they grade of to level it. This could have been avoided by a detailed question and answer conversation ahead of time, so the crew would have been prepared to deal with this. They were unable to finish the job in one day, on Friday. I had been told they would, but it didn't work out that way. I found it unprofessional that Sam asked me for partial payment late in the afternoon on Friday, when he realized they weren't going to finish. The fact that he said he preferred cash, made me very uneasy, having not been prepped for this and also having been in business for 30 years myself. I willingly, went along with part of the partial payment, feeling a bit sympathetic to a small business, that was leaving expensive equipment on my lot over the weekend. It didn't hit me right and things were just not feeling terribly comfortable, by this point. I commented that the amount of millings were no where near 3", to whch Sam replied, they're compressed (with a roller). Aren't all parking lot depths the end result, compressed, I thought? The appearance was a great improvement, so I didn't press an issue that I felt less than comfident to argue. The crew showed up a bit late (understanable), on Monday to resume, as only just over half of the lot was covered. They finished perhaps 6 or 7 hours later, but I felt even more convined they were skimping on the amount of millings. That is my biggest complaint, in fact. I had previously been told by an old timer at PAW materials, that 3-4" of millings would be the right amount to overcoat a lot, due to the strength of adhesion of more than just a thinner amount, which would be more prone to breaking up, over time, even as it hardened. I'm not expert, for sure, but feel pretty certain when you're told youre getting 3" of coverage and only get an average depth of perhaps 1.5 and maybe just a little more in some areas, someone is skimping to conserve high margin, at the cost of an inferior job. I realize I would have paid 4 or 5 times more for hot asphalt. However, that doesn't mean that I got my full investment's worth on what I was offered. I now see that the inner portion of the lot, that was done on Monday, following the first and outer portion of the lot on the prior Friday, has hardened better. that is to say that the outer portion is in my opinion a more oxidized milling batch. In other words, the quality control is to mind lacking and that is a dissapointment. Sam told me that the millings PAW materials sells is "shit" and way to large. Now, I am questioning the voracity and truth of that critical comment, having put my own eyes on that material. I'm not stating that these guys are total scam, but feel that that I should have shopped a little more and not been so eager to accept a deal based on a job cancellation, supposedly. Sam had promised to give me a quote on sealcoating this job of theirs. The fact that he didn't come through with that also make me believe that they or he had prior knowledge that once they were paid, they were gone.

We used Bill Rafferty for stoning our driveway in spring of 2024. He did not show up when he said…read morehe would and then showed up in the rain at night, which surprised us. When he was finished, we paid him for the job only to realize within a few days that we had more water at the end of the driveway then before he started. He guaranteed us he would come back and fix it. It has now been six months. We have contacted him numerous times, saying that he will fix it, but he has never come back. He used our Mayor in our small town as a reference and said he did work for our town. Beware of him and his company, he will take the money and run.

Excellent resurfacing job done by Rafferty Paving! Received an estimate yesterday and the job was…read moredone today! Driveway needed significant repairs at the end of the driveway and I'm very pleased with the end result! I called another local company and even requested a quote from Angie's list and the other company never called back.

This company has scheduling and communication problems. The paving of our parking lot has been…read morechanged twice without any notification. We received no explanation, no phone call, no message, no email, nothing. And now, over a month later, it is still not paved!

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They did an amazing job. Professional and experienced. They were clean and didn't make a mess…read more Highly suggest calling for an estimate!

Immediate response, quick and accurate quote. The work was done in a timely and professional…read moremanner. The driveway looks great. Would highly recommend.