All American Driveways Paving & Concrete

I spoke to Rich right after the Angie's list popped up. He was going to stop by at 2 PM on April 9th, Tuesday the day he called me. He never showed up and 2 day later he sent message that they don't do seal coating work for the new customers. They should note on the internet or has to tell on the phone. No show and 2 days later this kind of notification is customer insulting. Very bad business practice.

Excellent. Very fast and very efficient!

Great. Fast, neat and nice friendly workers. Drive way looks wonderful.

The crew arrived right on time. Got right to work, and were done in a few hours. I'm very happy with the end result.

Jim was neat, prompt, and clean and provided helpful suggestion regarding my repaving.

Excellent! Estimate was Reasonable (Thanks Angie's List For The Coupon) Workers showed up on time, did an exceptional job, ripping up and installing new blacktop. Jim Cavanagh was a true Gentleman to work with. They had all the equipment necessary for a Truly Professional Job. I Would Highly recommend them, and would use them again!

Called Jim and he came out the same day. He gave me a fair proposal to remove and replace existing asphalt driveway and replace a broken pipe under the driveway from one of the roof drains. He scheduled me quickly and came when promised. Completed all the work in 2 consecutive days. Looks great. Water drains properly away from the house. No standing water after heavy rains. Could not ask for a better job. His crew was great. Very respectful of my home. You won't be disappointed!! I would definitely hire again. Based on the great job, I don't think I will need them for many years.

Did an excellent job. Had issue with water under my driveway, which they corrected.

great - customer service was excellent

Great. On time arrival and completion. Driveway is approx 2,000 Sq Ft

Superb. This is far better than any BMW dealer. Dave, the owner, uses ex-BMW dealer technicians. All that for much less. Couldn't be any better

I have a fairly large driveway that was totally repaved just three years ago. The area that needed work totaled roughly a third of the entire driveway. I had called many paving contractors and was able to speak to a small percentage of those called. Bottom line is that no one wanted the job because it was too small in their mind. Failing all leads from friends, yellow pages etc, I turned to Angie's List. I refined the list of contractors to those in my area, came up with a list of six, and began calling them one by one. I left messages for the first two or three and on the next call, Jim answered himself. We talked for a few minutes and I outlined the job. He said he would be in the area that day and would come by -- which he did. He said he might be able to do the job in a week or two and I was shocked. I had gone months trying to cajole (ie, beg) contractors to give me an estimate -- let alone do the job -- and here was someone saying he would be by in a week or two. After a week went by, Jim called and said he would be able to do the job in a few days. He wanted to meet in-person first to go over the job. When I said that I leave for work early, he said, "no problem, i'll meet you at 6:30 tomorrow." Not only did we meet at my house the following morning, he was early. we went over the job; he said it would be done that day -- and it was. The repaved portion of the driveway meshes seamlessly with the old. It's perfect. Any time I needed to reach him -- when I forgot a few things (invisible fence line for the dog) -- he answered his phone. From start to finish, he was terrific. Very nice man who does excellent work. The kind I appreciate as a homeowner and look forward to recommending.

Pros: Jim showed up both times right on time and brought measuring equipment with him. He's very knowledgeable. I like the list of addresses referencing his work & the insurance COI he provided. Insurance capacity looked good and included the necessary workmen's comp & auto liability. That's a start. Cons: SCOPE & PRICE: I have a 40' long driveway + apron which is 18' wide near the garage which funnels down to 12' wide at the entrance, apron & curb cut. The existing asphalt driveway is raised and cracked in many parts caused by roots of nearby trees. I wanted to widen the driveway overall to 20' x 40' with asphalt, pour new lower concrete sidewalk slabs for a better pitch & pour new concrete apron & curb cut. Finished driveway would be plain asphalt, NO perks like Belgian pavers or any specialty items. The original quote I received was for simply removing and replacing the asphalt driveway as-is. That quote was 2-3 X more expensive than other competitive quotes. However, the quote had nothing to do with the my project scope. I called Jim back in the fall with permits now in-hand to re-evaluate his numbers and to price my actual scope. While Jim's a nice guy, he clearly didn't want to be hassled with my job. His quote jumped to almost $10,000 but he didn't want to be hassled with DPW inspections for curb cut, removal of dirt etc. His quote was at almost $10,000 and he's asking where on my property can he dump the excavated dirt. Guess I'll keep looking. Wish some of these AL reviewers would post some pictures of the work.

Jim was very good at getting back to me when I originally called. We played phone tag but eventually spoke. I described roughly what I needed done driveway replacement and stair repair or possible replacement. He was very pleasant and seemed reliable. I told him I had found him on Angie's list. We agreed on a time he would come - between 8:30 and 10 AM two day later. he never showed and has not called since. I can understand that emergencies arise but the failure to call and let a customer know is entirely unacceptable and unprofessional.

Jim the owner was very prompt in responding with a cost estimate. He personally supervised the work. His crew was very good and neat. Work was done on the scheduled day. Very happy with the work.

We called him and left a message. He called us back and we told him about what we wanted. He said he would call us back on Monday, but it's been 2 weeks and we have not heard from him.

Called for an estimate and Jim was very responsive and quoted a fair price for removing the old driveway and replacing it with new asphalt and stone sides. Jim communicates well and was very flexible in scheduling this job around my hectic work schedule. His crew is great! They came around 7:45 a.m. and finished the job by 3 p.m. They also ripped out some deep rooted bushes for me with their equipment! Saved me hours of manual labor! I feel the paver walkway was quoted a bit high ($1000) but decided to go with them to get it all done at once in the same day.

READ THIS FIRST - UPDATED AFTER 6 MONTHS Totally professional and customer oriented. Excellent, quality work done on schedule with great care to clean up. Worked closely to ensure what was completed perfectly matched the requirement. Shared weight slips for virgin asphalt and ensured plenty of stone base was properly installed and compacted. Have received many compliments on the work. Also, most reasonable bid. UPDATE: FOLLOWED ALL DIRECTIONS AFTER INSTALLATION, STAYED OFF DRIVEWAY FOR NOT 3 DAYS, BUT 5 DAYS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FULLY CURED. WITHIN 6 MONTHS SECTIONS HAVE BEGUN TO DETERIORATE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE QUALITY OF THE ASPHALT, THAT IT HAD TOO MUCH STONE. WAS ASKED IF I TURN MY WHEEL WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE ON THE DRIVEWAY WHICH I BELIEVE IS ITS PURPOSE. I HAVE LOOSE STONES EVERYWHERE, VISITORS COMMENT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER TWO MONTHS FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. VERY DISAPOINTED. WILL UPDATE THIS REVIEW WHEN FINALLY FIXED. I WISH I COULD UPLOAD PICTURES SO YOU COULD SEE FOR YOURSELF. A COMPETITOR HAD THE MOTTO, " THE BITTERNESS OF POOR QUALITY LASTS FAR LONGER THAN THE SWEETNESS OF A LOW PRICE". I HOPE THIS ISNT THE CASE HERE. JIM HAS ASSURRED ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT HE WILL FIX IT, BUT IT HASNT HAPPENED YET, AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING MUCH WORSE CAUSING ME TO GIVE MY NEIGHBORS AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATUS.

I wasn't so comfortable that way when he finished the job. He haven't finished completely the job and he said that he finished. I'm not satisfied with All American. He said that they have to give me a seal coat and he never did it. When I called him back, he told me that he didn't do coat sealer. I told him, "Listen, you told me that you'd call me back to do it." That means that he didn't finish the job. I'm planning to send him a letter to go back to finish the job. It's going to be a year. He told me to call him in May, and I called him in May and he didn't pick up the phone because he knew that it was me. Then, when I spoke to him, he didn't want to be responsible to finish my job. Everything looks cool. Everything looks good before, but the paving being loosing a lot when it rains. It's loosing a lot like a stone. I don't know what's wrong with that. I had to get him especially for that to go and fix for me. The price was fair, good but I'd rather pay a bit more that they do a good job and they don't go to me and say they may have to do again next year. I'm going to be losing money. I want to be doing it for longer, stay longer and do a good job.

All American Driveways does not do concrete curbs, which is what the town requires that we do before selling my Mom's rental house. Jim suggested that I call the town to ask them who they use for their curbs, an excellent idea which hadn't occurred to me. I rated him a "B" on professionalism, because he got a bit wound up when I told him what town it was ... BUT I was laughing a lot, as my dealings with this town have been very challenging as well. In addition to reading the great reviews on Angie's List, I'd heard great things about his company from a prior customer. I was disappointed that he would not be able to do the curbing job.

Jim and his team did an excellent job. Driveway needed to be regraded and straightened which they did nicely. The pathway from the side of the house to the rear was expertly placed so that it curved to the rear of the house ending at the backyard patio to which they added a new step per Jim's recommendation. Heavy rains the last few days have left no puddles or flooding as was the case with my old driveway. Neighbors who have seen the work have all remarked how impressed they were with the job.

THey showed up exactly at the time promised. They worked and finshed the job as promised. The finished product was perfect.

Jims' team arrived bright and early Tuesday, 7/15 and removed the existing driveway. They then proceeded to fill the driveway with stone. The team came back on Friday (7/18) at 7:45 am to compact the stone and lay the asphalt. The job was completed by 10AM. Very fast work and no troubles from anyone. I highly recommend All American Driveway of Oradell NJ.

I haven’t decided if I’m going to do the job but they were good too. They were going to rip off the driveway completely and install a new asphalt driveway. He was good and perfect. I just need to prioritize a couple of things then I’m going to call them back.

The paving job was done professionally. Left for the work in the morning and when I came back it was all done. All debris was cleaned up and driveways blocked for protection. The existing driveway had a sunken spot that was quite large that was backfilled as well. Overall, very satisfied. Will refer them to two of my neighbors.