Drive Design LLC
About us
- Full Service Asphalt - Paving - Sealcoating & Repair - Concrete Sidewalks and Driveways - Pressure Washing (Hot & Cold)
Business highlights
Services we offer
Asphalt Paving and Repair, Concrete Flatwork & Driveways, Delivery and Installation of Stone and Gravel, Excavation, Pressure Washing (Hot & Cold), Road Base, Road Work, Sealcoating, Utility Cuts
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
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As early as March, 2014, the 12ft x 12ft section where JD Williams laid new asphalt began to peel off.. that is, the newly laid asphalt began to crack and peel apart into pieces. I have been asking JD to come back and repair this section...that is, to stand behind the quality of his work. I have an email trail from March 2014 to December, 2014, asking him to come over and repair. JD kept promising to come and fix his work...but obviously, after 10+ months of chasing after him, he's not a man of his word and will not stand behind his work. I strongly do NOT recommend JD Williams nor his company for any work.
I didn't hear back from JD for two months, stating he had a bunch of other jobs to get done and the weather would prevent him from doing further work on the driveway. Four months after initially contacting JD to complete the work on our driveway, JD came out to complete the job. JD gave me a 24 hour notice indicating he would be coming by to complete the job and to get the rest of his money. Several weeks earlier, JD informed me that his original estimate was for a "cash" service, and that he would be required to charge me additional money if I wanted to write him a check. Nowhere on his original estimate was there notification that he required cash only. So, 24 hours notice, JD indicated he needed several thousand dollars in cash to complete services.
JD completed the work, he was at our house for about 6 hours, which was very subpar. Pieces of our driveway continue to come up, grass is growing through the asphalt he laid. The biggest issue I have is when he laid asphalt over one of our sprinkler heads in our front yard. I sent him pictures of the water coming up from underneath the asphalt, requesting a suggestion on a repair. I've had zero contact from him. He has no intention of fixing any of his mistakes.
I've had a terrible experience with this contractor. I wouldn't recommend his services to anyone, ever. He worked on our house for about a total of 10 hours, and charged us 4000 dollars. He indicated the "real" cost would have been 4800$, but he was giving me a "discount".
Poor communication, horribly overpriced, and awful workmanship.
"I told [Member Name Removed] about the sprinkler head as soon as we dug it up (it was buried about 4 inches under the ground from where he had told me to lay new asphalt) and that I could not cover that area in asphalt unless he capped off sprinkler. He told me that the sprinkler system was off and would not be used again and to go ahead and installed the driveway addition quickly, as he needed it done as soon as possible. He did send me a picture and I had to laugh he decided to use the sprinkler system after all...I told him no big deal I would come back out and just need to dig it up and cap off that 1 sprinkler head and told him I would have to charge him an additional fee to come back out, he was not happy but I can't do work for free...I even stayed on the phone with him and gave him a step by step instructions on how to fix it and where to buy materials to make repairs. All of the other items he talked about in his review are just plain NOT TRUE we were out fast and did some nice work considering the bad shape his driveway was in, he wanted me to do a lot of work but wanted the cheap version, hard to please people like this, if you want a lot of solid work you have to pay for it. We did his neighbors driveway and many other customers in the immediate area with zero complaints,"
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