R Smith Paving Contractor

I contracted with R. Smith Paving to replace my driveway with blacktop, plus “Belgian block” pavers at the entrance, as is common in the Main Line and my street. He charged $12,250 for the blacktop, which he did well. He charged $6,500 for the block entrance, which was a disaster. Smith used oddly-shaped, mismatched rocks, not like attractive, rectangular blocks common in the region, and the surface is not level with the blacktop, buckled, ugly, like a 300-year old alley. When I complained, he admitted they are not competent to install a block surface typical of region. Smith said that jargon used in the quote says it would be below standard and therefore, he’s not responsible. He then said they would make me happy. He has ignored my daily calls. I would like a $6,500 refund and removal of the blocks so I can hire a competent company.

Quality work, driveway graded/sloped properly. Showed up with 5 or 6 person crew so job was completed quickly, as promised. Very happy with the finished, new driveway surface.

This was a very nice experience. The son of the company owner came out, gave me an estimate, was on-site during the work to inspect, and they sent me a thank you letter after the work was done.

R Smith scheduled the job within a week of receiving the signed quote. They arrived when promised to remove the old driveway and were there the very next day to lay the new one. Very knowledgeable and had plenty of staff to complete the job in a couple of hours. The job turned out very nice and the price was very reasonable based on other quotes received. I would definitely recommend them to anyone, in fact I already have to two other friends looking for driveway work!

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I received estimates from 3 separate paving contractors, then compared how each company handled request/quote. My decision was easy...I trusted R. Smith Paving Contractor of West Chester because I received better communication/information. Richie Smith, Owner, personally and promptly inspected driveway, supplied detailed job quote, and kept me informed of scheduled start date. If I had additional questions, Richie personally and promptly returned my call.

On 8/27/15, at 7:30 a.m., Archie Barlow, Supervisor, along with his "A" team arrived on time, reviewed prep details, timing, and wasted not a minute starting the project. Also, Richie stopped by at 8:00 a.m; he definitely sows the seeds by adding a higher level of "customer care. Richie and Archie were professional, courteous and personable. This company well deserves Five Star rating because they oversee and direct their crew to value their high standards of pride in quality workmanship. The project was completed by 12 noon and job site left very clean.

My driveway is beautiful. I highly recommended R. Smith Paving Contractor.

They are very professional. They did a good job and had it done in two days. Whatever they did, they did well and they came back and checked on it. They will be back this year to check on it and make sure that it's holding up well. They follow thru for a couple of years to make sure it is holding up. They do a lot of the highways and things like that. If they are working on the government roads then I have to wait. Everything was done really well and they even cut back the grass for the driveway for us and they could get nice even lines and the tar and stuff wouldn't get everywhere.