DMJ Asphalt Inc

Very good experience. Not the least expensive but did a very good job. Rep asked to meet with me beforehand to understand our needs, so provided exactly the detailed quote we needed. Had best warranty of several companies contacted. Rep was friendly and knowledgeable. Estimated 3 weeks before installation and that's what it was. Company called one day before installation as promised. Arrived a bit earlier that day than anticipated but not a problem. Base was prepared well, and they worked carefully around underground sprinkler system. Returned one week later to lay asphalt, again called day before. Result was very good with proper drainage.

We received quotes from several asphalt and concrete companies before we decided to go with DMJ. We paid our down payment but didn't want the driveway put in until some other house work was finished (roofing, siding....). The other house work ran into a few glitches and we ended up not having the driveway done until 3 months later. DMJ remained patient with us and didn't change the original quote (which included a special for that month). It looks great.

They were prompt with their appointment and hope to work it into the budget next year.

From start to finish, DMJ was always prompt, courteous and professional. We are very pleased with their work.

The estimate was very thorough and we signed the contract the same day. Despite the weather they did an excellent job on the base and top coat. The crew asked questions about our preferences and gave suggestions to make the job perfect. When they were done they actually cleaned the street in front of the driveway!

During the replacement of our driveway DMJ damaged our new retaining wall adjacent to the driveway. DMJ and their insurance company refused to admit their fault and repair the wall. We refused to complete payment until they fix the problem. They have since put a lien on our house and are taking us to court. Please stay away from this disreputable company to avoid similar problems.

Good responsiveness, knowledgeable sales representative, they were thorough.

They came promptly and did a great job for a very reasonable price.

They tore it out in the morning and did something to it, then let it sit. They came back the next day to finish it. I was very pleased and already recommended them to one of my friends! There was minor misunderstanding, but their work made up for it.

GREAT EXPERIENCE OVERALL! SHAWN H WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT DRIVEWAYS AND WAS VERY HELPFUL IN INFORMING US ABOUT ALL THE ASPECTS OF ASPHALT. DMJ WAS VERY PROMPT WITH THE TEAR OUT, BUT DUE TO RAIN DELAYS, IT TOOK 8 WEEKS TO HAVE THE NEW DRIVEWAY LAID. IT'S LAID NOW AND THEY DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB!

SHAWN CAME ON TIME TO MEET ME AND CONSIDER THIS LONG, OLD DRIVEWAY. HE LISTENED TO MY CONCERNS AND DISCUSSED SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE TESTED THE SOIL/GRAVEL AND THE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. HE CAME BACK ANOTHER DAY TO MEASURE THE AREA AS OUR DISCUSSION USED UP ALL THE TIME ALLOTTED. HE WAS BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND CONSIDERATE OF MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE LOOK OF THE PROJECT, WHICH I APPRECIATED. THE ESTIMATE CAME IN THE MAIL IN A WEEK.

THE COMPANY'S REP HAD HANDS ON EXPERIENCE REGARDING WORK NEEDED, AND EXPLAINED IN DETAIL WHAT WORK IS NEEDED AND WHY. HE GAVE US PRACTICAL INFORMATION WITH AN ABSENCE OF PRESSURE. HE WAS UP-FRONT ABOUT LETTING US KNOW THAT, BECAUSE OF WET WEATHER, THE WORK WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL NEXT SEASON, BUT CONTRACTED WITH US AT THIS YEAR'S PRICE. WE APPRECIATED HIS HONESTY. THE WORK CARRIES A 5-YEAR WARRANTY.

HE WAS GREAT. VERY REASONABLE. I DIDN'T USE HIM BECAUSE I WANTED TO USE 1 CONTRACTOR TO DO BOTH OF MY JOBS. I WOULD HIRE HIM IN THE FUTURE.

ESTIMATOR SHAWN WAS PROFESSIONAL AND INFORMATIVE. THE OFFICE STAFF WAS ALWAYS PLEASANT AND WILLING TO HELP WHEN I WOULD CALL. I HAD SEVERAL OTHER LOWER BIDS BUT WORK DIDN'T INCLUDE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MATERIALS. THERE'S A $200 DISCOUNT IF YOUR WORK CAN BE SCHEDULED WHEN THERE IS WORK IN THE AREA--AN OPTION I CHOSE SINCE I WASN'T IN A HURRY TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. I WAS HERE WHEN THEY DID THE WORK. EXCELLENT JOB.

THE ESTIMATE WAS PERFORMED VERY PROMPTLY, BUT THEN WE DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM THEM FOR A WEEK, AT WHICH POINT I CALLED & GOT THE SCHEDULE. ONLY LATER DID WE RECEIVE A CERTIFIED LETTER WITH DETAILS ABOUT THE PROCESS, INCLUDING 7-10 DAYS NEEDED FOR SCHEDULING. TEAR-OFF STARTED EARLY- WITHOUT KNOCKING ON THE DOOR FIRST (AS THE SCHEDULE SAID), SO WE HAD TO HAVE THEM STOP SO WE COULD GET OUR CARS OUT. OTHERWISE, THE TEAR-OUT WAS FINE. THEY CALLED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE PAVING & WANTED TO CHECK FOR THE BALANCE DUE LEFT IN THE DOOR FOR THEM SINCE NO ONE WOULD BE HOME. WE DID IT, BUT IT SEEMED ODD THAT THEY NEEDED IT RIGHT THEN & THERE. ACTUAL WORK LOOKS GOOD, BUT THE DRAINAGE FROM THE YARD IS WORSE BECAUSE THE ASPHALT IS HIGHER THAN THE CONCRETE APRON OF OUR GARAGE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THEY COULD HAVE GONE OVER THE WORK WITH US AFTERWARD.

THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL. THE END PRODUCT IS VERY GOOD!

THE SALES REP WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HELPFUL, AND WAS ABLE TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN THE PRODUCT AND PROCESS AND HELP US REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE BUYING. THEY WERE SOMEWHAT INFLEXIBLE WHEN IT CAME TIME TO TEAR OUT THE OLD DRIVEWAY. WE SAID THE DAY THEY PICKED WAS NOT CONVENIENT, AND THEY CALLED REPEATEDLY TO TRY TO COME THAT DAY (WHICH THEY DID). THE WET WEATHER THIS SPRING DELAYED THE PAVING, BUT THE WORK WAS DONE WELL. THE CLEAN-UP CREW SCOURED THE NEW CONCRETE APRON SO HARD WHILE CLEANING UP THAT THEY REMOVED THE CURE AND SEAL ON THE CONCRETE (AND I WILL HAVE TO RE-APPLY IT). THE PROBLEMS WERE RELATIVELY MINOR, HOWEVER. OVERALL, VERY PLEASED WITH THE SERVICE.

THE GUYS WERE GREAT. TOOK THE TIME TO REALLY DO A GRAT JOB. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK THEY DID. TOLD US IS IT RAINED THEY WOULD HAVE TO DELAY US, BUT KEPT IN CONTACT WITH US AND CALLED US THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY DID THE JOB. THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE HERE BETWEEN 2:00-4:00 AND WERE HERE AT 4:00. I MUST SAY THAT I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK THAT THEY DID. A BIG THANK YOU TO ANGIES LIST!

YOU CAN SAFELY IGNORE ANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS COMPANY ON THIS WEBSITE. TAKE THIS FROM A PROFESSIONAL REMODELING CONTRACTOR, THESE PEOPLE ARE A++. FROM THE SALESMAN TO THE DISPATCHER TO THE PREP CREW AND ASPHALT INSTALLERS, I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU WILL FIND A BETTER ASPHALT COMPANY HERE IN THE TWIN CITIES. IF YOU DO, CALL ME. ERIC GUSTAFSON 763.557.0268 WWW.GUSTAFSONREMODELING.COM THIS COMPANY WORKS LIKE I DO. THEIR SALESMAN WAS THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE OUT A PICK AXE AND CHECK THE EXISTING CONDITION OF THE DRIVEWAY. THUS, HE COULD TELL THAT THE EXISTING CLASS 5 WAS INADEQUATE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DON, WHO PREPARED THE DRIVEWAY ALONG WITH HIS CREW, REALLY KNOWS HIS STUFF. WHEN HE WAS DONE WITH THE RECYCLE BASE SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS THOUGHT THAT WAS THE FINISHED DRIVEWAY! DAVE, THE CREW CHIEF FOR THE ASPHALT INSTALLERS, HAS AN INCREDIBLE EYE FOR ACCURACY AND COMMUNICATES WELL WITH THE REST OF THE CREW WHO, BY THE WAY, WORKED HARD TO GET ANOTHER QUALITY JOB DONE FAST.

THE DAY OF THE SCHEDULED ESTIMATE, NO ONE SHOWED UP. THERE WAS NO MESSAGE EITHER. THE NEXT DAY, I CALLED THEM, AND GOT LOTS OF APOLOGIES. THE CLAIM WAS THAT THEY TRIED TO LEAVE A MESSAGE, BUT COULDN'T. I CALLED HOME AND LEFT MYSELF A MESSAGE TO VERIFY THAT THE ANSWERING MACHINE WAS WORKING. A NEW APPOINTMENT WAS MADE, WHICH WAS KEPT. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT WARN ME ABOUT PUTTING ASPHALT OVER A SPOT WE HAD JUST HAD A TREE REMOVED, WHICH WAS RISKY, AS ANOTHER COMPANY POINTED OUT. THEIR PRICE WAS ALSO A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE COMPANY WE CHOSE TO WORK WITH (EARTH WIZARDS).

ESTIMATE WAS WITHIN OUR PRICE RANGE BUT ABOUT $400 HIGHER THAN ANOTHER COMPANY OF APPARENT SIMILAR QUALITY. WE CHOSE THE OTHER COMPANY THIS TIME.

MY APPOINTMENT WAS CONVENIENT AND VERY PROFESSIONAL. THE WORK TO BE DONE WAS EXPLAINED IN DETAIL. ALL OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THE WARRANTY WAS MAILED TO ME AND SPELLED OUT CLEARLY WHAT WAS COVERED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED WHEN PROMISED. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE WORKMANSHIP AND CARE TAKEN TO NOT DAMAGE THE PLANTS IN THE GARDEN DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE PAVED AREA. I CONSIDER THE PRICE WAS WORTH THE QUALITY OF WORK DONE.

CALLED TO RECEIVE AN ESTIMATE AND HAD TO TAKE A TIME THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO LEAVE WORK EARLY. ESTIMATOR NO-SHOWED AND DID NOT CALL TO SAY WHY OR RE-SCHEDULE. A CALL TO THE OFFICE RESULTED IN EXCUSES OF ''WE DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU'' AND ''WE'VE BEEN HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS''. IF THERE ARE COMPUTER PROBLEMS, HOW ABOUT THE OLD-FASHIONED PAPER AND PENCIL? ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.

THE COMPANY DID A GOOD JOB JUST LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD. I WILL PASS ON THEIR PHONE NUMBER TO ANY BODY WHO WOULD LIKE IT. THE PRICE WAS IN THE BALL PARK. THE SERVICE WAS GREAT.

ON SEPTEMBER 1, I CALLED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD OCCUR ON SEPTEMBER 13 OR 14. THE RECEPTIONIST WAS VERY RUDE. THE RECEPTIONIST TOLD ME THAT NOTHING THE ESTIMATOR HAD TOLD ME WAS BINDING. I HAD PLANNED LANDSCAPING AROUND THE DATE OF THE DRIVEWAY INSTALLATION. THIS WAS VERY DISRUPTIVE.