Joe's Paving Co Inc

Everything went well. The cracks are opening up two years later.

I called and described the work.  They checked it out and came back with an estimate with options the next day.  I called to schedule and they were available and came two days later.  They spent about a half day and got the whole thing done to my satisfaction.  I'm very pleased and will definitely use them again should the need arise.

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Everything went smoothly on time.

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The estimator (Nick Kuehl) came within a day or two, arrived on time, and presented a proposal in a professional manner. The work crew was friendly and efficient. They did exactly as they promised.
The price was not cheap, but fair.
I certainly would use them again, and recommend them to friends.

Provider was extremely proficient in field of expertise.  Pricing was competitve, work crew was professional, prompt and through. Provider completed job within stated time frame.  Unfortunately had problems after the completion of job.  Provider failed to pay company they used for coldmilling and pulverization.  So in turn we were sent a notice of intent to lien, it took alot of follow-up to have this situation cleared.  The owner of Joe's Paving gave us the "run around" in the beginning of the process, initially directing us to his wife (co-owner) who supposedly was in charge of handiling situations such as this, she in turn would direct us back to her husband and on went the "back and forth" wasting of time.  Finally after many follow-up calls to both the provider and the company who submitted the lien this situation was resolved.
Unfortunately, we were pleased with the work that was done, but very disatisfied of the way the lien circumstance was handled overall. I understand how situations can arise and miscommunication can take place, but I felt that from the beginning we were not dealt with in an honest manner,  Because of this I would not reccomend Joe's Paving to another potential customer.

They called me back when they said they will call and they did come by.

Very smoothly, very well from the first call to the finish.  They contacted us when they said they would.  They were on time for the initial site visit.  Their estimate was very reasonable.  On the day the work was done they were on site at the agreed-upon time.  They went right to work with proper equipment that appeared to be well-maintained.  The crew of 7 men worked very well together and seemed competent at what they were doing.  When they finished, everything was cleaned up in a very reasonable amount of time.  They were considerate of our wishes such as protecting a commemorative wishing well within the area.  All the men were polite and friendly to us.  Their work at our house was noticed by a county worker who came to our house the next day asking about them because he is needing similar work done and he was impressed by the job done at our house.

Went well getting bid and setting up start date. Renters were told they would have to stay off of driveway for 24 hours. After that renter drove over one particularly deep pocket and it sunk and was still wet. It never really dried. Also cracks through berm was not filled. We contacted and sent pictures to Nick and he had these issues resolved. Renters stayed off the repaired pocket for 48 hours and it's fine now.

I called sean and left a meesage. he got back to me within the hour and I explained the situation. He came out and gave me a quote to give to my landlord.  He wasnt the cheapest but they had a better vibe compared to the other companies that came out.
They made an appt to repair after they got the go-ahead and I wasnt there to see what happened but the next day I was driving on a new driveway and my car wasnt off roading like it was before. I never thought I would ever look for a concrete person but it was very easy.

great, I did not deal with Joes paving and was not here, but I understand that the job went quite well

Sean returned my initial call immediately and was subsequently
professional and prompt throughout the whole process. He answered any
and all questions I had before the process began. Once the work began it
was done quickly and efficiently in about 2.5 days (at the request of
my tenants to complete the sealing work in two days instead of one to
keep part of the parking lot open).
The lot looks great and is
holding up well so far. Sean met me for a walk around the property after
the work was completed to assure quality. I am thoroughly impressed with the work.
I also know other businesses who have used Joe's Paving Co and had similar glowing reviews.

From the time I called them they came out immediately and gave me my estimate. they worked with me so the job could be done at a time convenient to me. the crew showed up exactly on time and they did an excellent job. After they were finished I realized the exit gate would not close due to the height of the asphalt on the edge so I called and they returned immediately. I would most definitely use them again.

Everything good except did not get the lein release from supplier untill one month after payment.

We solicited three bids for the project.  Joe's Paving was the lowest bid.

When picking up the rock from their vendor there was an error and more rock than ordered was provided to Joe's paving.  They applied the excess rock, almost double our original expectation, at no additional cost to us.  At a minimum it must have increased their labor cost to spread the rock.

As it turned out the amount of gallonage set aside for our job turned out not to be sufficient.  The access road was "rougher" than anticipated.  The project was completed the first thing the following morning and again at no increase in cost to us.

An area of about 40 square feet part way up the access road had extensive cracks and the area was patched with asphalt concrete.  This was not part of the bid and was included at no cost to us.

I've had work performed by painters, electricians, plumbers, roofers and carpenters.  Joe's Paving was superior in every way to any other contractor with whom I have previously dealt.

I would unreservedly recommend them.

I made a call into Joe's Paving a few months ago.  The person who answered the phone told me he would come out during the week to give me an estimate.  However, he never showed.  I decided to give Joe's Asphalt another try a few months later.  Sean, the owner, was extrememly apologetic and prompt.  He went out that week and gave me the estimate.  I felt the estimate was too high.  Sean spoke directly with me and worked with me to get the price I was happiest with.  The job was completed within one week of the estimate.  Once the job was complete, Sean contacted me to make sure I was satisfied with the job.  The job was well down.  I am very happy with Joe's Paving and would highly recommend this business.

*********This is an update (20 Apr 2012):
On Feb 24th, 2012, I contacted Sean at Joe's paving to inform him of some ponding we are experiencing.  I also wanted to schedule the seal coating.  I followed up on March 21st and again on April 9th.  Each time Sean tells me he his super busy, but that he will get back with me.  As of today, I have still not been contacted by Sean.  This is a disappointment considering the wonderful service we initially received.  I will not recommend Joe's paving any longer as they do not stand by their work; nor have they been timely in responding to my concerns.

Original Report:
Excellent.  Everything went exactly as planned....except some over spray of tack coating which could have been avoided with some prep work on the part of Joe's.

I had 4 quotes, Joe's was not the least cost; but after meeting with Rudy (prepared initial estimate), and then Sean, I can say they both explained in detail, how the work would be performed to ensure existing drainage and grades would be maintained!  On the day of the work, I met with Randy and the job supervisor, we reviewed the project, discussed the importance of not negatively affecting existing drainage patterns; I then went to work.....and when I came home; what a pleasant surprise!  Other than the tack over spray, which I have yet to deal with, I have no complaints!

Rudy from Joe's Paving CO. did an estimate for us and it was reasonable but his drawing I found out later he turned in was a little different than what we had talked about. That was later corrected. The second company's estimate said it was cement and not asphalt which caused me some confusion and did not know how to proceed. Had a third estimate about 2 weeks later and it was confirmed indeed  it was asphalt. All the last two estimates were much higher. Called back Sean (one of the owners) and asked if they could do the job. Sean said by then he was very busy. He knew my time  was limited because I had to leave town in a few days. Sean assured me he would work me in the schedule so it was done before I left. They came very early on the day they said, ground down 1 and 1/2 inches 17 ft of unstable and grooved  asphalt as they had agreed. The new asphalt  at he entrance matched the level of the rest of the driveway and sloped properly. They left the job sight area clean. Even a member of the committee that over sees the park said it looked very good and asked if I would recommend  this company to do more driveways in the park and said yes.

Overall, I was very happy with the repairs by Joe's paving. They went above and beyond and ended up doing much more than we originally agreed. My driveway is 25 years old and not so well built in the first place, so it's due for a complete redo ($10k job), but I figured I'd do one more round of repairs to pospone the big expense.

I got offers from 4 different contractors for either the patch work or a complete redo. Out of the 3 contractors who promised to excavate (as opposed to just laying new asphalt on top of bad sub base), Joe's Paving had the best price. We contracted Joe's paving to repair the private main road as well, so that probably helped me with my driveway job pricing though.

Sean the owner made the initial estimate and bid for the work, and he was great to work with. He had a good engineering eye for grading and drainage issues and made some good proposals on what to fix if I want to completely redo the driveway. I ended up going with just repairs to the existing driveway ($2k as opposed to $10k), but they still built a small asphalt ditch at no extra cost as a quick and easy help for my drainage problem.

The asphalt crew arrived at quite a short notice as some other job had been cancelled, but I understand it's very expensive to keep the crew and machines idle. They had a crew of 10+ workers and got both the main road and my driveway repaired in one day. Sean stopped by a couple of times during the day to oversee the crew, and to tell them to fix a couple of more things with my driveway. All and all, Sean and the crew went above and beyond what was on the original bid, and ended up fixing many small areas we didn't even originally discuss.

I realize my driveway is already on extended time and eventually needs to be completely removed and redone. With the repairs exceeding my expectations, I'm hoping to get 5 more years out of it as opposed to the 3 years I was initially hoping for. Based on my experiences with the repairs, Joe's Paving will be the first on my list when the time comes to redo the driveway.

This work was done in Borrego Springs so the cost reflects transportation from San Diego. Work of a similar size in town should be cheaper. Joe's Paving got back to me in a couple of days after my initial phone inquiry. An estimator had visited our property and a drawing was submitted with a contract. This was done by email. I called to find out when the work could be done and he said the next day!! I said fine and was able to sign and date the contract, scan it, and email back to him that day. I drove out to our property that day to be there the next morning to observe the work. Two trucks towing a backhoe/grader and a roller arrived at 8:00 AM as planned and four workers started grading. A dump truck came half-hour later with the gravel. Then about an hour later another truck came with the hot asphalt mix. The grader spread this out then workers did more by hand. They rollered it with a moderate size CAT machine and by 11:00 AM using four workers and two other trucks and drivers they were done! It looked great and I was impressed. This company has the equipment and man-power to do a good job.