All Phase Paving & Excavating LLC.

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The project went well overall. When they tore up the old asphalt, we discovered that the gravel base was of better quality than we thought, so it could stay in place. They guys brought in more gravel to raise the bed back up to where it should have been. (The drive was about 30 years old and had sunk a couple of inches.) They put a 2 inch layer of rough asphalt, then another inch of finish layer on top of the gravel base. They provided some instructions about not driving on it for a couple of days. We did some web research and got more detailed instructions for new asphalt - we want this to last another 30 years, so we're going to baby it for a while. They were amenable to doing other little odd jobs for us, like using their Cat to take stones from an old wall to our backyard and to remove an old cement slab and rocks from where our front steps were. They were also happy to take topsoil removed from one edge of the drive to other places on our property to fill in holes. I would have liked better communication around when they would come to do what. They had planned to just drop off equipment on a Wed evening then do the job on Thurs/Fri. Instead, they came on Wed afternoon ready to remove the old drive. It's a good thing we were home and were able to change our plans for that afternoon. I don't want to ding them too much for communication, because I understand that outdoor work like this depends on the weather. So, maybe these sorts of surprises are just normal. The guys were pleasant and professional. A couple of them smoked while working, but they get points for not leaving butts in the yard. UPDATE: First rain storm, and we have some puddling at the end of the driveway. Nowhere as bad as with the old driveway, but one of the main goals in replacing the pavement was to eliminate all puddles at the end. So, a little disappointing. UPDATE 2: First snow storm, and this driveway is way easier to clear than the old one. No frozen lake at the end. I'm sure we'll have puddles on either side of the end still. UPDATE 3: Spring 2015. The driveway is still quite soft, and parking in the driveway during the day creates car "footprints" in the tar. It's not even that hot yet. We're continuing to baby it, and move the cars off the driveway during the day. It's still a little ridiculous that it's so sensitive.