Donnie's Driveway Sealing & Patch Work

Donnie's was easy to work with. We received several estimates and Donnie's was right in the middle. They contacted us before coming out and the new 2" overlay was very well done. Others in our neighborhood had a different company do theirs, and ours looks much better. The transition with the road is very important and they made it look great. We waited until this summer to get it sealed. They worked with us on the schedule, and arranged to come out. Since the weather was impacting everyone, I knew we would have a wait, however, they were able to fit us in around their first date. We were very pleased with the outcome. Our driveway looks brand new! They were easy to contact via phone and text messaging, arrived when promised, and did a wonderful job. The sealing was around $550.00 while the 2" topping was around $5300.00. We have a large driveway.

They showed up on time and performed the job quickly, efficiently, and cleanly. When I called afterwards to say that there was a small spot that they had missed, they came quickly to repair it.

What a horrible experience...during the estimate process they were very professional and easy to work with that is the end of the good part. Trying to get scheduled was 3 months out then it was a constant delay and finally they began over a month past the original date. After the new driveway was installed we questione the wavy look and rough texture and was told this was normal and would even out after it cured. They never fixed it after year it looks awful and they said after the sealant was applied it would make it better...it didnt. Don't expect a great job on the driveway if you use them. They are great at talking but not supporting. Funny thing the guys who put the sealant done (who by the way work for Donnies Driveway) asked who did it as it looked bad...when we told them Donnies he quit talking...that should tell you how bad it looks. The sad part is we had another quote $5k less but felt good about choosing Donnies because of his reputation and number of completed jobs...too bad most are commercial. So don't walk but run far away from this vendor.

Donnie did a driveway re-sealing less than a year ago and gave me a verbal (non-written) one year guarantee. Less than a year later, a section of the driveway began deteriorating beyond where it was when he did the work. When I called him on it, he tried to sell me a $14,000 total re-paving of my entire driveway. He would not stand behind his guarantee, and told me that patching the problem area was impossible. I absolutely would not recommend this company. 

I called Donnie's on about 25 October to get an estimate.  I had seen signs in Pulaski, where I live, in recent years indicating that the sealing work had been don by Donnie's.  The workmanship seemed good and the areas sealed seemed neat and tidy.  When I called I was told someone would be out for the estimate 4 days later.  4 days later, near the end of the day, I called and asked where the person, who was to inspect and provide the estimate of my driveway, was.  After a short wait I was informed that the driveway had been inspected, though I was not contacted, and the cost would be $360.00.  That is a relatively standard price in our area, so I accepted and was told that they were about 4 weeks behind and I would be contacted with a date prior to the application.
On about 6 September I was called and asked if 11 September would be a good day for the application.  Since I am retired and since the weather was forecast to be dry that day I said that would be fine.
On 11 September the truck and crew arrived early in the morning (about 9:30) and I spoke to the person in charge about some smalll cracks I thought would need special attention.  They covered all overspray areas with plastic, ensured the grass along the edge was trimmed away from spray, and used a large, industrial blower to clear all debris from the driveway.  They then applied the sealer, adding additional sealer in the areas of the minor cracks.  In all the work took about 45 minutes, and appears to be a neat and complete sealing job.  Directions for care were provided with the invoice.
The single complaint I have with the provider is the same complaint I have with most providers in this area, and that is the lack of communication.  The work that was done and the attitude of the workers was excellent.