Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
About us
A family owned and operated company with the primary employees being my wife and I. This concept ensures the best quality at a lower cost to you. We do employ a few other people to market and some labor help. Our employees work closely with us. We accept cash and checks, no longer credit cards due to the extra charges we were going to have to raise cost or remove this option. We do not bill either this also was beginning to require extra expenses. keeping your cost down. Payment is requested at time of service. Although you do not have to pay until you are satisfied with our level of service.
Business highlights
15 years of experience
Services we offer
Primarily a blacktop sealcoating company, we are changing our name by next year. We are going to be called Central Ohio Services. We are going to be offering nearly all out door services except lawn mowing. Most recently we will be doing a lot of aerating and leaf removal.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Reviews
4.4121 Reviews
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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| 69% | ||
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Showing 1-25 of 121 reviews
Mark J.
May 2019
They were very professional and the work is beautiful.
Alana M.
Dec 2018
They were prompt getting back to me, punctual, polite and creative in finding a way to divert rainfall away from the back door, an area that had been sinking in the previous driveway.
Mark W.
Sep 2018
Ok, no problems
Nancy G.
Aug 2018
Everything went very well, as usual. I've used this company for several years for all of the above work and they have always done a very good, professional job.
Roy W.
Jul 2018
They started the job but never came back to finish. I have already paid them in full. They came in and put down the concrete. They were supposed to come back and finish but they keep telling me they have other jobs to do. They will not come back and now are not answering any of my calls.
Inga S.
Dec 2017
Not Well. The work was done while I was away for a few days. When I cam home. a downspout was knocked off and there were several areas where cracks had not been filled in. I contacted the company and sent them pictures but never received a reply. About three weeks after the job was done, the blacktop started to peel in several places, leaving bare spaces. I again contacted the company and sent them pictures, but again, I received no reply. I got these people through one of Angie's List Special offers and expected better than this.
Response from Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
"Let me start off by saying we are very disappointed in this review. Before we had even started this job we had informed and demonstrated large pieces of sealer that had been caked on in the past nearly a half inch thick literally flaking from her driveway. I picked up a piece while she was standing there and handed it to her. I then explained to her that the very heavy layers of sealer applied in the past WILL continue to flake off even after we seal. She had seemed rather understanding of what I was telling her at the time. We explain to our customers the importance of not over sealing their driveways. You should not apply 2 coats every year.. You should only need 1 coat every 1 to 2 years when done properly with high grade materials such as brewer cote. Which is what we use. The next thing was her driveway was much larger than the deal she had purchased. While talking about that she made us feel bad for her talking about how she is a retired widow and cannot afford much, While at the same time started also talking about crack fill and how she could not afford that either. So being the nice guys that we are we gave her a discount on the sealing and over half off on her crack filling service. We also explained to her that the crack fill is only for the major cracks and can only do so much for the ones that are 2 or 3 inches wide. Again she seemed very understanding. So since she seemed to comprehend that her driveway was a disaster and we will do our best to help her get through for the time being. We decided to go ahead and help her out for much less than we should have on a driveway that should be torn out an replaced. Saying that we did not reply is complete lie. We had a few conversations about this with her. The first call she had made was that we broke her down spout (which isn't even on the driveway and would take a fraction of a minute to put back in place) and that her neighbor is a general contractor and that he had told her we had sealed the driveway too fast because it takes him hours to do one. Although while we were there this neighbor had explained to us that she is very cheap and likes to pay very little for anything. We had shown up a week or 2 prior to do her driveway and she had specifically asked us to come when she would not be in town. Turns out she travels a lot and the neighbor had explained how she had recently gone to china to see the great wall, She was enjoying another vacation while we were doing her driveway. Yet I felt bad for her and gave her money off her services. Then she puts up a horrible review. After her we will not seal driveways that have been ruined by other sealer companies nor will we crack fill cracks over an inch wide. To give you an idea of how much of a discount she had received her driveway should have been over $200 for sealing and then at a minimum $75 for crack filling. Her driveway is well over 100 ft long. She should honestly be ashamed of herself for posting this review! We are not "these people" either we have names. What kind of world is this when you call us these people and we respond with by calling you this lady ? Long story short nice house nice car going on vacations to places like the Great China Wall then ripping guys like us off with your stories of how broke you are while you are going to be on vacation during the time we are doing your driveway. Then go on to threaten a bad review if we do not make your cracks disappear and your old ruined driveway look new again? Oh and fix your down spout that appears to have fallen off?"
Bill S.
Nov 2017
Great service. Asked if we had a car in garage that we needed to get out.
Response from Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
"Thank you"
Donald W.
Nov 2017
They did a good job
Response from Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
"Always love working in Reynoldsburg great people"
DEBBIE Q.
Nov 2017
excellent work
Mark J.
Oct 2017
Very well.....
Response from Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
"Thank you hope to hear from you in the future."
Christopher R.
Oct 2017
The company might be a good company but I feel like they may have gotten swamped by "The Big Deal" they offered. Their initial email had a non-existent date that they would be at my house (dates and days mixed up). They responded promptly to my request for clarification. They sealed the driveway in April and by August, there were patches in what they sealed. When I contacted the company (Aug 16), they said they would be out that week to check on it. I reached out again on Aug 26 after not hearing anything. They said they would be out Aug 30. They said "We are assuming there was a large amount of dirt there prior to us sealing it so we will reseal just that one area", which was a disappointing response as there wasn't and even if there was, the deal said "Removing any dirt and debris from driveway prior to sealing". I was also disappointed that, when I said I was disappointed in the initial job and that it didn't seem like they weed wacked the first time, the response I got back was "We weedeat down your driveway and blow it off we do not wash your driveway off that is your responsibility so like I said I will come out and fix the problem there's no need to insult my company." The response did not feel professional. When they came back, the sealing was not to the edge, but I did receive a polite and detailed response to my question of why it was not (due to dirt creeping onto my driveway).
Response from Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
"Customers driveway was below the level of the surrounding ground. A large portion of his driveway had a layer of mud and dirt that had grass and weeds rooted into it. When he had contacted us he started playing word games with my employees who are not hired to play games so they are not normally good at that! I had to get involved and attempt to sort out the linguistic mess that was created to the best of my ability to still never regain it's true simplicity. Your yard and flower bed are at a higher level than your driveway. I think we gained somewhere around a foot of driveway moving back the dirt framing this driveway."
James G.
Sep 2017
It went fine other than I emailed them not to seal the drive on the the day that they chose because I would have to drive on it. They did it that day and I had to drive on it before it dried. In their defense they may not have gotten the email in time. I would still hire them again, they do great work.
Response from Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
"Sorry about the miscommunication. Hope to hear from you in the future. Mention this message and I will extend a discount to you."
David F.
Sep 2017
The job was done well and as expected.
Response from Central Ohio Blacktop and Services
"Thank you"
Robert J.
Aug 2017
Work lacked quality. I called and left a voicemail and received no return call.
Michael F.
Aug 2017
The guys were quick, and did a good job on the edges.
Hridayesh G.
Aug 2017
Good as expected.
Sue C.
Aug 2017
They came when they said they would, were knowledgeable and provided some good information.
Tom K.
Aug 2017
it went well, but unable to contact to find out when service was to be provided.
Tammy B.
Aug 2017
A little confusing because of the deal on Angie's list. Expected more for additional costs paid over the deal price for cracks in driveway.
Nikki M.
Aug 2017
They did a great job
Matthew W.
Aug 2017
Everything worked out perfect. Would use them again.
Tom P.
Jul 2017
Went well after several weather-related delays (rain). Work was performed and customer is satisfied. Will hire again.
Caroline R.
Jul 2017
I had a lot of difficulty reaching anyone in the office after their initial e-mail to me. I e-mailed back several times with no response. They did a good job on the driveway but it cost a lot more than I had anticipated. Read the fine print about size of driveway covered by "big deals"!
Susan V.
Jul 2017
Well, I gave them over two months notice to come in a particular date. Was told to text them two weeks prior to date and they will come. When I texted them I simply received a nesssge that they could not find on that date. No apology or anything. They gave me a new day and proceeded not to show up or call on that day. Received a call from an employee the next day. Let them come, turns it the owner was there as well and when I asked him why they could not fulfill that date and that I gave them all that notice he laughed. I said I dint think it was that funny and he simply walked to his car. He sat there and allowed his employee clused the desk. Then I had a potential problem with job and I called them and the call was answered but no one spoke. So I called back and left message and asked them to call back and I never receive a call or any help. Terrible communication and customer relationship skills at head of company. Understand mistakes happen, etc and really just appreciate when an owner takes responsibility and apologizes. His employee was very nice and tried to compensate and that was appreciated. All in all, Not a good experience.
Karen P.
Jul 2017
I was extremely pleased with the result.
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FAQ
Central Ohio Blacktop and Services is currently rated 4.4 overall out of 5.
Yes, Central Ohio Blacktop and Services offers free project estimates.
No, Central Ohio Blacktop and Services does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Central Ohio Blacktop and Services does not offer a senior discount.
No, Central Ohio Blacktop and Services does not offer emergency services.
No, Central Ohio Blacktop and Services does not offer warranties.