Originally based in Ireland then emigrating to America in the late 1980's, our Grand father & founder created the company which carried out work in one of the most consumer focused countries in the world. Not only have we proved ourselves to be dedicated to customer satisfaction and quality workmanship in the USA, but we also developed all the latest materials and techniques to ensure the highest standards of asphalt paving and Tarmacing possible. Family owned and operated and will not be beaten in quality of our work. So dont delay Call The Driveway Specialists today for a free estimate. With over 23 years experience in the business we know that intricate detail and customer satisfaction is what gets a job done right the first time. That's Why since 1988 we are a family owned and operated business and always will be. So for the Best job at the Best price contact us for your free estimate today !
Very well! They did a very professional job at a fair price and were easy to communicate with.
Description of Work: Driveways - Asphalt
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Vian S.
11/2022
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
I highly recommend using driveway specialists. Professional team, meticulous work, very friendly, and great customer service. very happy with the result.
Description of Work: installed new driveway
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Blanka V.
10/2022
5.0
concrete driveways, drain pipe
+ 0 more
It was fantastic! Good communication and everything.
Description of Work: They replaced the driveway and installed some French drain.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$20,000
Megan R.
06/2022
1.0
driveway pavers, hardscaping
+ 0 more
Driveway Specialists installed my driveway and patio last year. No issues with the driveway other than some minor property damage. The patio, on the other hand, was/is a nightmare. There were several pretty obvious issues that I had to ARGUE with the owner about to try to get simple things done correctly. Pavers were cut really poorly, patio is not sloped to drain correctly, so we end up with pools of standing water, and overall just an uneven and crappy looking install. Some things never got fixed and I just gave up. Don't believe the "Don't pay until you're satisfied" line they give you either. They were hitting me up for money by the halfway point of my job.
Description of Work: Driveway and patio install
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
4.0
Matthew D.
07/2018
5.0
driveway pavers, hardscaping, patios
+ 1 more
We worked directly with Wayne Small and he was very professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and responsive. The entire project was completed on schedule and within budget. We have no complaints about their work and the cost of the project was very reasonable. The work was done last fall and we continue to be very happy with how the overall project came out. It all looks fantastic!
Description of Work: We hired Driveway Specialist to re-grade, prep, and pave our driveway. The work also included installing a trench drain, cobblestone apron, cobblestone edge, large paver stone patio, and two granite steps leading to the back yard.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Debbi D.
06/2018
1.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
Booked an appt with Wayne for 11AM on June 2. He never showed or called.
Description of Work: New driveway
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from Driveway Specialists Inc
I would like to apologize sincerely for our clerical error. As we are a family run and operated paving business and are working throughout the day and receiving numerous calls, for some reason your appointment wasn’t put on our schedule. As we are contractors we are better working with our Hands/machine installing high-quality beautiful driveways then with a pen. I understand this is a area we must improve on . Again I would like to apologize
STACIE G.
06/2018
3.0
concrete driveways
+ -1 more
We hired Driveway Specialists to do repairs to our driveway and to do a seal coat. I struggled with the rating here. If I were just evaluating them based on the quality of the work, I'd give an A. And the people I dealt with were polite and friendly. But my customer service experience with them was frustrating. I won't go into all the details here, but it boils down to this. They were at times difficult to get a hold of. Also, on ore than one occasion, I was told by them that a job would be done on a particular day or week, only to have them not show up when they said they would and not call or email to let me know or to offer an alternative. It should be a basic expectation that when someone says they're going to do work on Day X, they show up on Day X to work. And if they are unable to fulfill that commitment, they should contact the customer to let them know. On too many occasions, Driveway Specialists failed to meet that basic expectation of customer service. Reading the reviews on Angieslist, it is clear that others have had my experience, but that we are a minority. Most people seemed to have had great experiences with Driveway Specialists. I can confirm the high quality of their finished work . But my customer service experience with them was bad.
Description of Work: Driveway repair and sealcoating
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$2,000
Zachary L.
05/2018
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
It went excellently. They arrived promptly when stated and were both professional and friendly. I even had questions a few weeks later and they promptly came out to the house, reviewed everything and answered all my questions. Highly recommended and would absolutely use again!
Description of Work: We had a gravel driveway with an oil and chip base. They cleared that away, leveled it and replaced with asphalt.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,800
Lori C.
10/2017
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
Great work! All done in one day, as planned. Great communication and follow-up from the owner.
Description of Work: Re-paved a driveway and built it out to be double, so lots of dirt work prior to the paving.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,000
Gregory C.
08/2017
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
The driveway looks fantastic! I would definitely recommend this company again and again..
Description of Work: We needed our old decrepit driveway redone. The Driveway Specialists came and removed all the old asphalt and old sand & dirt and placed down proper underlayment and final asphalt top layer. All in under 5.5hrs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,900
beth C.
07/2017
1.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
Reached out to the Norfolk County branch of this business. The folks taking the calls are professional that's why I was disappointed that I didn't hear back. I called back a week later and told them I never got a response from anyone to schedule an Estimate appointment. When I told the phone person that I guess they don't want my business they were very sorry and that someone should be calling me in 24 hours to schedule a time. I did get a call & email this time made the appointment. When the day came 20 minutes before the appointment I missed a call. I called the # back within a minute and they didn't answer. About 20 minutes later I get a message stating there is a family emergency and they will not be coming today. I'm done.
Description of Work: Needed an Estimate for my driveway to be paved.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
Response from Driveway Specialists Inc
Hi [Member Name Removed], We sincerely apologize about your experience, however we are a small family run business as stated in previous reviews and due to the overwhelming amount of work we have received since the beginning of season, sometimes it is difficult to get around to everyone. We are inundated with calls so much so that one or two can slip under the radar once in a while. We are working on improving this. We rescheduled your appointment as the initial time did not suit you but unfortunately due to a family emergency we had to cancel, our office is closed on the weekend that's why it was such short notice and it was an emergency so advance warning could not be given. We plan to expand at the end of the year as this year has been such a success and our reputation has superseded us. We apologise for any inconvenience this may of caused you and hope you understand that your negative review is very damaging to a family run business when the situation was beyond our control. The Driveway Specialists.
KRISTIN R.
07/2017
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
The project was delayed due to weather and there was very little communication while we were waiting. We were notified the night before the project started. They showed up on time. They finished within 1 day which was faster than the original quote. The driveway looks good.
Description of Work: We had our crushed stone driveway paved with asphalt.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,950
Paul V.
06/2017
5.0
concrete driveways, driveway pavers
+ 0 more
Special thanks to Tommy and Ryan for doing a terrific job sealing my driveway. I appreciate the quality of work and attention to detail. It was great being able to work with great people. Instead of trying to schuyster me into repaving, they made an honest assessment of my driveway and told me that a good seal coating was the solution. FABULOUS WORK!
Description of Work: Driveway sealing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
JENNIFER D.
06/2017
1.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
Unfortunately, after repeated attempts, this company never got back with me about the work I needed done.
Description of Work: Driveway/drain repair.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Hans B.
06/2017
1.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
We agreed on a price and signed a contract in May, to be completed by Jun 25. They were given the freedom to select any date until the end of June, but they never called to schedule the work. After several emails and calls to remind them, they have not responded or explained why they haven't performed the agreed upon work. I was happy during the quoting process, but can't understand how they can run a business like this, nor do I understand why the have a good rating on Angie's List. The don't respond to emails or phone calls; I don't understand why they would bid and agree to do a job, and then not follow through. They have wasted my time, and it has been frustrating.
Description of Work: Fill In Cracks and Re-seal driveway
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
David B.
05/2017
5.0
driveway pavers, hardscaping
+ 0 more
Driveway Specialists could do BOTH of these projects - no juggling schedules and trying to coordinate two different providers - huge plus!! Wayne was responsive and attentive - he was over with an estimate the evening after I called - very quick. After the initial estimate we changed the dimensions of the project and he was quick to update the estimate. We thought it would be weeks to get us on his schedule but he called less than a week after our initial conversation. His guys were onsite the next day. They were respectful, hard working and attentive to what we wanted done. Wayne was onsite each evening to review with us and check the work. I was very impressed with Wayne and his crew - highly recommend them.
Description of Work: We had two projects to be done: 1st we needed to install a paver stone patio both in the back of the house and at a new front entrance. 2nd we needed a new asphalt driveway - rip up the old one, expand from a long tandem driveway to a double wide 4 car space.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
George P.
05/2017
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
Excellent job completed in one day by a hard-working crew. Would definitely hire them again.
Description of Work: New driveway
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from Driveway Specialists Inc
Thank you for your kind review, we appreciate it as we are still a small business, with a huge reputation. We appreciate your patience and are lucky to have you as a customer. Thank you very much. TDS
Frank L.
04/2017
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
They fixed our driveway, including the removal of some big tree roots and pieces of old asphalt. The job was done quickly and looks great.
Description of Work: We had a driveway that was part gravel and part asphalt. The old asphalt was buckled due to the roots of an old tree that has been removed. The work involved getting rid of the old asphalt, tree roots, and gravel, and replacing it all with new gravel.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Steve F.
01/2017
2.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
I got two out of 3 or 4 contractors to say they would come by the house and then provide a quote. It is possible a couple of them did come by but I never heard back from either of them.
Description of Work: Driveway repair
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
2.0
Response from Driveway Specialists Inc
[Member Name Removed], We are currently off-season, thank you for your review. You cannot do any asphalt work when temperatures are below 40, and currently the asphalt plants are closed. We will work better at getting our estimators to be more responsive. Regards, TDS
KATHERINE G.
12/2016
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
I was away on vacation, but I haven't noticed any problems. They even worked around my new septic system access points for me. Dayne said he hand-dug around them. I was thrilled to come home from vacation and be able to drive right onto my new driveway. He did have to come back out to put in the granite curbing and add more dirt around my driveway. He made sure to do all the work before I paid, though I did pay him before he came back to put the curbing in because I trusted him. I'm sorry I'm not able to rate them on punctuality and professionalism, but I'm extremely happy with the work that was done. I would recommend them to anyone.
Description of Work: They redid my driveway, and re-topped a second one and put in a small granite curbing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,200
Ryan T.
11/2016
5.0
driveway pavers
+ -1 more
Excellent. Wayne was great to work with, a good communicator, responsive to our needs. Quality was excellent. Within 48 hours of our driveway job, 3 neighbors had asked who did our driveway, wanting a reference. I highly recommend.
Description of Work: Driveway re-surfacing
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,550
Response from Driveway Specialists Inc
Thank you for your kind review, it was a pleasure to work on your home. We appreciate any recommendations to neighbors, friends and family as quality work speaks for itself. Regards, TDS
Jennifer R.
09/2016
5.0
pavers, gravel, driveway pavers
+ 0 more
As indicated above, the whole project/job went very well.
Description of Work: Owner: Wayne Small Phone: 844 244 4249 (Middlesex County) We needed to have our crumbling concrete and asphalt driveway dug up and rebuilt. We chose this company and Wayne Small after personally interviewing and receiving estimates from 5 different companies. (We also talked to a homeowner is Newton Highlands who hired him recently to do a smaller driveway.) Mr. Small was competitive and slightly lower in his estimate. We are happy with the work done, which was on time, efficient, with good crew of workers under Wayne?s supervision, and also his own work with the machinery. We really like his manner, attitude, precision with information, and overall competence. We definitely recommend him to you with no reservations, and can save you lots of searching to boot!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,800
Response from Driveway Specialists Inc
Thank you for your review! We pride ourselves in our efficiency and experience! Recommend us to your family and friends! Thanks, TDS
Roderick W.
07/2016
5.0
masonry, driveway pavers
+ 0 more
It was my pleasure to work with Wayne. Wayne worked closely with me on the driveway design. He worked closely with his men during the actual construction. He spoke to me before beginning each phase of the project, making sure that he and I were in agreement about what was to be done next. And Wayne worked on schedule. I was thoroughly satisfied in all aspects of the project, and pleased by the result - a great looking driveway.
Description of Work: Remove old asphalt driveway; install asphalt driveway with cobblestone edging and apron
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$8,300
Claire B.
07/2016
5.0
driveway pavers, hardscaping
+ 0 more
Wayne and the team from Driveway Specialists did a great job repaving a very beat up driveway. They completely removed the old, down to the dirt and rebuilt from there. The result looks terrific. Give or take a few $, they were the same price as another quote we received. We picked them because they were also able to repair an old brick walkway and steps, and did a terrific job on that as well. They got the job done quickly and were a complete pleasure to work with.
Description of Work: Repave driveway, re-point brick walkway.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Gregory M.
07/2016
3.0
concrete driveways, driveway pavers
+ 0 more
James came by and provided a well priced estimate and tentative schedule of completion. I accepted the proposal, the estimated time of completion came and went and when I asked for a new time estimate that date too came and went. I'm now being told it would be another 2 weeks or so, but I've heard that before. The weather has been sunny and dry for almost all of the time between proposal acceptance and now, so weather delays are no excuse. I will no longer proceed with Driveway Specialist, reliability is important to me when evaluating companies and Driveway Specialists has not demonstrated that in my opinion.
Description of Work: Driveway paving
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
1.0
$2,600
Response from Driveway Specialists Inc
[Member Name Removed] we apologies once again to you for having to postpone the job back for another 2 weeks, As explained with asphalt there are many many factors that comes in to play when trying to make things run smooth and ensuring our work stays the highest quality for our customers ! Please understand that you are not the only one that has be postponed and not the last to be this year , Because we are one of the top companies out there we are extremely busy and never ever rush any jobs , If this means having to push back jobs over and over we will do this to ensure quality comes first . Thank you for considering us in the first place and we hope you can get the job done sooner rather than later with other companies , If not We would defiantly still honor our word for start date of 2 weeks , James.
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Asphalt Driveways,
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