COUNTRYSIDE PAVING CO INC

There are many other paving companies and I suggest you use any of them besides this guy! I had one major concern and that was the grading and to have the water flow to a drain. Every time I questioned anything I would get a degrading laugh and he would say “trust your paver” or “I can’t teach you 30 years of paving” or some other condescending answer. I had it in the contract and he looked me in the eye and shook my hand and said he would fix the driveway if the water did not go to the drain. The first rain, major water pooling on one side (up to 4"). Within 6 months there were holes developing from “chipmunks” … must not have been 3” asphalt then. It took 10+ calls and 6 months for him to even come look at it. He says he will fix it after major arguments and listening to his content profanities. Then I get ghosted for another 6 months and after 10+ calls, etc. he finally comes out again. He says he will fix it after more arguments and then goes back on his word. He is a really awful guy and his yelling, threats and anger can't be missed. BTW ... he will charge you and extra $800 BS "dumping charge" no matter what type of driveway you have. I wouldn't trust this guy or company to pull my weeds! Use anyone else. I have pictures, contracts, his lame alternative contract, phone calls, video, etc. I meant to put this up a long time ago and I have so much more I could say and I will if you contact me directly at [email protected] and send me your phone number.

Zero Stars! Worst Experience EVER! My driveway looked worse after and the owner threaten me on my own property! It was this past August 2021 when Countryside Paving Inc completed its paving and resealing project. I was on a work call when the owner, Mr. P rang my doorbell to tell me he and his team had finished the project. I asked if I could finish up the call and look at the work afterward. He said no problem but wanted me to pay him for the rest of the project and some additional work they had to do which I was not expecting. Being mid-call - I was caught off guard and wrote him a check to get back to work. After looking at the driveway, the brand new curbs the landscaper has just put in were sprayed sealer and one looked burnt from the tape Mr. P put down. That week I had to follow up with Mr. P a few times to get this corrected. Not even a month later I noticed the resealed driveway was starting to peel. I immediately texted Mr. P since he had texted me a few times during the project and this seemed to be his preferred way of communicating. He ignored my message. I followed up weeks later and got nothing. I gave it some time and then noticed in January that it was getting worse. I sent Mr. P some pictures and asked him again to come to look at it. He finally responded and said he would be there that week. Two weeks later, nothing from Mr. P. I texted him again and he told me it's just dirt. I responded and said that I do not think it's dirt, instead I think it is the sealer pealing. He texted back and said he would take a look when the weather was warmer. When spring came, I asked Mr. P when he would be able to come and take a look at the driveway. He did not respond. So I figure I should reach out to the office instead. I left a few voicemails to see when Mr. P could come to address the sealer peeling issue. I was calling the office the following week and Mr. P picked up. He was very short and rude on the call and said he would get there when he gets there. I followed up again the next week and to my surprise, Mr. P showed up unannounced Tuesday 3/22/22. I show Mr. P all the different areas that are peeling and he tries to tell me it's my gutters overflowing causing some of it. I disagree and he then goes on to say, “oh so you have been a professional paver for the last 40 years”. I say no but I know my gutters are not overflowing. When we looked at other areas of the driveway that are nowhere near the gutter, he tells me it is just dirt again. I again disagree and he responds "oh yeah you are the professional." We keep talking and I ask Mr. P how he wants to fix this and he said he will let me know. He said if he reseals the driveway they would need to power wash the entire thing first. I asked him why he didn't do that in the beginning and he simply responded that he was not sure. I told him that I would not pay for the resealing which he said okay but told me that I would have to pay for the power washing. I told him that I would like him to either reseal the driveway correctly or give me my money back. Mr. P then says he would give me half my money back. I kindly responded and said he has three options, reseal, give me all of my money back, or I will post my experience on social. He then lunges towards me and gets right up in my face and threatens me with "if you go to ******* social, you and I are going to have a real ******* problem." I stepped back and told him not to threaten me. He then walked off and said he or his lawyer would be in touch. His real-estate lawyer then contacted me via email to try and find a resolution. Mr. P offered to redo the work, however, after he threatened me I did not want him back on my property. Instead,  I asked for a refund for the sealing project so I could have a professional do it right. Mr. P refused and here I am writing a review. I strongly encourage no one to do business with this company, it has been a horror.

Countryside did a great job paving my new driveway i would recommend to anyone looking for paving

PSA for anyone looking to have their driveway done: stay far, far away from Countryside Paving out of Bernardsville. I'll admit that they did a great job on my driveway, but the customer service is absolutely outrageous. They required a 50% deposit just to add us to their job list, which is likely industry standard. However, we then waited 2 months to get a confirmed date, during which we were rescheduled, pushed back, etc etc to the point that it started to feel like they were never doing the job. Fast forward, we finally got our driveway paved - after being harassed by Tony to ensure we would be home so he could get his payment same day (he was literally asking us when we would be home down to the hour). They didn't pave the garbage pad as we asked. We pointed this out several times before the paving to ensure they did it, and on the day of the paving after we realized they didn't pave it. The owner, Tony, assured us he would make it right by delivering stone for use to use in place of the paved garbage pad. He even asked us to prep the space and make sure it was weeded/put down filter paper. That was on July 29th (today is 9/24). We still don't have stone. I have been in contact with both Tony, the owner, and Jim, the salesman/estimator, and neither will commit to delivering the stone. Tony blames Jim and Jim blames Tony. Apparently they don't like each other very much and here we are stuck in the middle. Save yourself the time, frustration, and childishness and go with one of the several other paving companies in town.

Great! Super responsive and very helpful.

The provide very good service!  They are professional and arrived early to get the work done.

They were fantastic on a difficult driveway to plow.

The driveway was sloped just the opposite, towards my house. To be fair, the rain water does not collect anywhere for any long periods of time. Tony did send his guys back to add a berm here and there, to prevent the water from entering my garage. This seems to work OK. Water still drains towards my house though. Also, I gave Tony $100 to give as a tip for his guys. He told me he keeps the tips and puts all of them towards a Christmas party for his people. His guys said "What Christmas party?"

work was very good

Good price, excellent work.

They did a good job, even though some of the sides are crumbling slightly. The price is high for my size driveway. I give a B for the original cost. "Please read the extra fees they could attach to the final bill that is in the contract." We not only got hit once with extra fees but again weeks later after the job was complete. Therefore the C. We then get an estimate in the mail to seal the driveway for over $1,000, way over priced compared to another estimate to seal for $545.

The service turned out really well.

They just did the work. I just spoke with him. He was okay. I did not see them. When I got home, they had been here and gone. The quality was good. They came quickly. I would use them again.

I must first make it clear that the company eventually did make good on its work, and I am satisfied with the final result. I gave the company a D because of all the difficulty I had in getting to that point.
I found the company on Angie's List. They had very good reports, so I felt comfortable using them. I initially contacted the company in early September of 2011 asking for an estimate. I needed to have my asphalt driveway repaired or replaced, and I wanted a 10 foot X 27 foot extension added to the rear of the driveway to allow for turning while backing
out of the garage (the driveway is perpendicular to the garage) and for parking additional vehicles. I also wanted an additional estimate for having the new driveway lined with Belgian blocks.
The owner, Tony, and I played phone tag for close to two weeks. When we finally did connect, he told me he didn't need me to be home for him to work up an estimate. I couldn't understand why we had spent two weeks trying to reach each other when he could have given me an estimate all along.
I happened to be home when Tony evaluated the driveway. He was professional, knowledgeable and courteous. He carefully explained the process and answered all my questions. Tony said that the driveway could not be repaired, but had to be replaced. Given the condition of the driveway, this is what I expected. He also said he could not tell how many older driveways were still beneath my current one. He warned me that his estimate would allow for the removal of the visible driveway, but if there were more, the price would be higher because of the cost for additional trucks and the extra disposal fees he would incur.
I finally received an estimate of $7,250 with $3,500 required as a deposit. I received a separate estimate of $6000 for the Belgian blocks, which I decided not to accept. Because of the delays in obtaining an estimate, work could not begin until early October.
When Tony’s crew removed the old driveway and prepared for paving, it was discovered that there were two driveways under the current one. This raised the final price to $8000. Before the paving date, I walked on the compressed gravel and noticed that the portion of the new extension nearest the garage seemed to be less compacted than the other
areas. I told this to Tony and he assured me that the gravel would be rolled again just before it was paved, which should solve the problem.
About two weeks after the job, following a rain, there was a quarter-inch deep puddle covering nearly half of the extension where I had pointed out to Tony that the gravel was not sufficiently compacted. I took close-up and full-view photos with a ruler in the frame to indicate scale and water depth. I emailed them to Tony’s company and asked that the defect be corrected. I was told Tony would be out to look at the problem.
After a week, I contacted the company again asking when I could expect Tony. I was told Tony was very busy with end-of-year work, but he would be out to look at the problem. I said I was becoming concerned that we would lose the weather and I would have to deal with a quarter-inch layer of ice the size of a car, right where I park my mini-van. I was also concerned that the driveway needed to be sealed before winter, but I didn’t want to go to the expense, only to have a portion of the driveway removed. I was told Tony would do his best, but he that may just have to take care of it in the Spring.
I made it through the winter by using lots of salt. Then, in March 2012, I contacted Tony’s office again. I was told the quarries don’t open until April, but in any event, Tony had to wait until it rained to see the extent of the problem. I reminded the secretary of the photos I had sent. She said Tony had indeed seen the photos, but could not make sense of them. Then I asked why Tony couldn’t use the same hose he had used during paving to spray enough water on the driveway to see the problem. I was told she would ask Tony and that he would get back to me.
After two more weeks I said if someone didn’t come out within one week, I would call the BBB, post my photos on-line and write an “Fand quot; review on Angie’s List. Tony came out in a few days and used the hose. He was quick to acknowledge the problem, and made arrangements to have the matter addressed. The weather didn’t cooperate, but as soon as the rain stopped, Tony’s crew came and removed the defective portion of the driveway. A few days after that, they repaved and did an excellent job of blending the replacement piece with the adjoining driveway.
I am now satisfied with the result, but I will not use Countryside Paving again, nor would I recommend them.
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I used yellow electric power cords to clearly outline the area to be stoned and paved, which the contractor saw when estimating the job and again upon contract signing. I left the power cords in place until the workers began the job, and looked to see if they properly remarked the ground (they sprayed orange paint directly on the ground so that the power cords could be removed). After confirming that the markouts where correct, I left the workers alone to complete the job.
The work proceeded in a workmanlike manner, was completed rapidly, and looked very nice. At the end of the job, Mr. Padovano (Countryside President) returned to collect the final payment. (He was present at the start of the job but left after giving instructions to his men. He returned after the asphalt was down and performed some of the rolling task). He said that he had to leave asap since his truck was causing a traffic problem on the road, and did so.
After he left, I walked the driveway and realized that, although the work that was done looked great, the driveway was not widened to the contracted and previously marked width, and was short by as much as 3 feet. I called Mr. Padovano the next morning and explained that he didn't increase the driveway to the agreed to size. When I asked why they didn't build to the area marked, Mr. Padovano said that the (sprayed) markouts were guides they use, and are not where the driveway is built to (????). His immediate reaction was that he couldn't go back and fix it now, and that I shouldn't have waited to tell him until then. I told him that I didn't realize that he expected me to watch his men and direct them to do the job that he agreed to do. After three phone conversations and one in person discussion, he said that it would not be fair for him to come back and fix it at his own expense...so the job remains paid in full yet uncompleted as contracted for.

They came when they said they would come and were efficient in doing the work. It was dry when they said it would be dry, even though we had more rain than expected in the days that followed. In any case, their work was still fine.

The job went very well; no surprises. Since this was a replacement driveway, they were able to coming in around 8:30 in the morning and complete the job shortly after lunch. They did exactly what they said they'd do and were clean and efficient.

Called Countryside Paving based on a recommendation from a good friend, coupled with two very favorable reviews on Angies' ListSecretary took my query and passed it to Tony (President of Countryside), who called me later the same day and arranged to come over and spec the job.This bid was one of four, and by far the most reasonable.Countryside altered their work schedule to satisfy some and quot;away from homeand quot; committments we had, without batting an eye. All pre-work meetings were scheduled and completed on time.The demolition and new base projects were completed in one day. The new asphalt was put down and finished on the second day...exactly as scheduled.During the job, Tony was a constant presence. These was no and quot;Here are my workers...see you later...and quot; In fact, Tony and his equipment operators moved a few rocks and leveled a mound I was planning on doing myself, again, without batting an eye (or charging anything extra). I think they really like showing off their skills on the equipment!

Upon contacting Countryside Paving for an estimate of work the phone call was returned within 24 hours. An evaluation of the job was completed the next day. A very detailed proposal was prepared and mailed to me with an extensive list of references. After reviewing the proposal I decided to proceed with Countryside Paving. Within 10 days of accepting their proposal the work commenced and was completed beautifully within 2 days. Tony Padovano, Owner, kept me informed of work all along the way. I knew exactly what to expect and when to expect it. He even left me a brochure on how to care for the new driveway so that it will remain in good shape over the next 10 years. I was very impressed with how Tony runs his business and the quality of the work that was performed. I have already given his name to a neighbor who is also interested in replacing a driveway. I will continue to recommend Countryside Paving to anyone I know who needs paving work done. This company is great!

They did neat and tidy work. They showed up in the afternoon and removed the old driveway and base and installed a new base and compacted it. They explained that the old base had to be removed since it was so old the original sand method is not used anymore. Once this was done we could still use the driveway until they came to finish it. The next time they came out and completed all the grading. I had a special request that they honored while grading due to some water issues in my neighborhood. Following that they lay the asphalt and and rolled it. There was practically nothing to clean up once they were complete. I received a booklet on the care of the new driveway as well as a verbal instructions from Tony. They were friendly, fast and efficient. I would do business with them again. Note that once it is down you can not drive on it for about 4 days so plan accordingly. Overall it was 2 afternoons over a 1 week period. (smaller job)

I had received other bids and one of them was close to $20,000. Everything about this company was excellent and professional. They came precisely when they said they would for the estimate. Everything was done in a formal manner. Without asking, they supplied about 20 references. I called about five of the references, all of which gave positive reports. When I contracted with them, I had some questions and they came back to answer them. They arrived to do the job, they came exactly when they said they would and the job was completed in the time frame they said it would take. The owner was on site to supervise most of the time. They gave me a little brochure on how to take care of the driveway. They left everything in order. There was no mess.