R Smith Paving Contractor
About us
Additional Phone - (610) 384-1557. Since the start of our company in 1955, R. Smith Paving has stayed state of the art with the latest equipment and ongoing employee training to insure the highest quality of work. Whether your needs are residential, commercial or industrial, we have the equipment and skill set to get the job done right. Bottom line is we take great pride in our finished product.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Asphalt Driveways & Parking Lots, Concrete & Curbing, Excavating, Heavy-Duty Seal Coatings, Milling, New Construction, Resurfacing & Repairs, Roadways, Tar & Chip Applications
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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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.
I called this paving company after doing a lot of research, I have hated our driveway since we bought this house 4 years ago. I am the guy that spends 7 months researching tires for my truck before I replaced them.
We had many estimates, and Rich Sr. came out to do the estimate for our property. Rich was beyond knowledgeable about asphalt, taught me a few things I never knew, was very friendly and personable, thanked me for the opportunity to bid on our project, and expressed the desire and hope that we would choose his company.
My research told me that this was a 3rd generation family owned paving company, that did not pick apples in the off season, and that all they do is pave, so I was confident in my choice, let alone the fact that their bid was beyond competitive, especially considering the experience they brought to the table.
There were a few snags during the job from things the previous homeowner had done, but they were handled professionally, and more importantly without any additional costs to my wife and I, for which I was very grateful. From start to finish the job was amazing, I have told al my friends, and we are planning a stamped asphalt patio in the back of our house, I never even knew this process existed.
All in all, this was a fantastic experience, my wife and I could not be happier, and we would recommend this company to anyone and everyone!! Amazing results, a joy to work with, and we could not be more pleased.
If you need a driveway or any other asphalt work, this is the company to hire!Six months later, we began to feel the new section of driveway, on areas of the steep incline portion, and quot;giveand quot; when walked on it, spongy-like, as if there were no support under parts of the asphalt. We didn't know what to think, but thought perhaps it was just and quot;settlingand quot; as the days grew warmer. We took a 'wait and see' attitude. Bad idea. Another month passed and we bagan to notice at the top, and quot;flatand quot; section of the driveway (where we park) 4 areas, a bit larger than a softball, losing stones, and the seam down the center of the driveway was becoming more noticable. At this point, we started getting nervous and called. We left a message with the woman there and advised her about what was happening. She took the message and said someone would call us. We heard nothing back. We called again and left a voicemail. Nothing. Then, before we knew it, we had 11 and quot;spotsand quot; of asphalt up and down the driveway that were breaking down and losing aggragate and now the edges of the driveway were breaking down. We called many times, leaving voicemails, speaking with the same woman, leaving numerous messages. At times she was impatient, sometimes outright rude, then at one point, she apologized for the lack of response and advised that the owner, Big Rich, had been in the hospital, but that his son would stop by to take a look at what was happening and get back to us. Nothing.
We continued to call at least once per month. Eventually, eureka! we were told that Big Rich himself would stop by to look at the driveway. Hope burns eternal. Right, you guessed it - nothing. Our calls began to automatically go into voicemail. Before you knew it, a year had passed, no one ever called us back, no one ever stopped by. Nothing. We considered pursuing them legally, for some sort of recourse, but their pockets are deeper than ours and we suppose they know that, which is why they can do this kind of thing and get away with it. After all of this happened, we researched them on a complaint website and there was another poor sap crying the same blues that we were.
We anticipate that within a year or two, especially with one more winter like 2013-2014, we will have numerous large pot holes, but now a double-wide driveway with more cost to repair. With retirement closing in on us, our plan was to get these expensive home maintenance items completed by experienced, quality contractors, but, as we all know, things don't always go as planned. Going forward, we will use Angie's List before even making that first call!
In closing, I couldn't possibly recommend this company to anyone.
the work was thorough, as promised and were very reasonable with price.
I would highly recommend them to anyone and will use them in the future
I was asked not to write a check until the job was finished, so I would have the opportunity of being entirely satisfied before payment.
An estimate was provided on Friday, 1.6.2012, and both the section of pavement removal and the area of addtional pavement were marked at the time of the estimate in orange spray paint. I was given a written estimate. I was given time, before accepting, to check credentials on the Internet and AngiesList. While the price seemed high compared to others on Angies List, Eddie, my contact, gave reasonable explanations for the price. He gave me his cell phone to call with subsequent questions or concerns if any.
The crew showed up on Monday, mid-morning, and performed the paving, as promised, .The project took 5 hours and was complete by 3 PM.
I paid no money up front, and I paid with a personal check upon completion of the project. I was given a one year guarantee, but a verbal offer to return after that for any problems. I was advised to call for a asphalt-based sealing in 18 months.
The site was left very clean.
The company had a team of at least 7 men, and two brothers, Eddie and Rich, the great-grandchildren of the company founder, were working supervisors.
The team had on-site a small front end loader, the asphalt spreader and a roller, and seemed fully equipped for efficient work The team worked consistently from 1030AM to 2:30 PM.
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