Diversified Contractors

After nearly 30 years of maintaining a gravel drive I decided to replaced it with an asphalt one. This would make walking on it, taking the trash to the curb and removing snow much easier. Also I did not have to worry about the detrimental effects of using using salt on the drive compared to concrete. Prior experience with a concrete driveway (cracks, chipping, etc) led me to choose asphalt. Even with periodic resealing it seemed to me to be the best alternative. I received estimates from other companies on Angies List and for the work to be done Diversified Contractors offered the best deal. The work involved removing some of gravel to ensure that the base was a sufficient depth for the new asphalt and adding gravel where necessary. I also changed the configuration of the driveway to attach to my street's cul de sac instead of directly to the street in front of my house. This required additional excavation and dirt to be brought in. The driveway slopes down from the street to the house and I had problems with the original driveway and washing. Consequently, I had Diversified install a 30 foot drain at the base of the driveway to handle heavy rain runoff. The work was scheduled, subject to weather, and diversified crews arrived on schedule. Because the drain was set in concrete to provide a better buffer against the hot asphalt it was installed prior to the drive and allowed to cure for a week. The excavating was started on schedule and the driveway was completed in the three day period they estimated. The concrete work on the drain was, in my opinion, excellent. The asphalt driveway work was also excellent. It drains perfectly to the drain or to the sides of the driveway without washing out any dirt. Diversified also hauled in fresh dirt (much better than the rock and dust on my lot) on the sides of the drive and seeded it. I was very impressed with the efficiency and professionalism of the crews that did the work. They were polite and friendly and cleaned up any debris from the construction.