ASPHALT SEAL-COATING. Buckeye Surface Maintenance provides customized solutions to property managers and owners for pavement rehabilitation and preservation. These solutions can be applied systematically to a single location, or to many locations throughout your network.
Business highlights
19 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
COMMERCIAL SERVICES: SEAL COATING, CRACK SEALING, STRIPING FOR PARKING LOTS & DRIVES, STENCILING FOR SPACES & TRAFFIC FLOW, POWER WASHING OF EXTERNAL SURFACES, PROFESSIONAL-GRADE SIGNS, PARKING LOT ACCESSORIES. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: DRIVEWAY SEAL COATING, CRACK SEALING, POWER WASHING FOR OUTDOOR DECKS, & EXTERNAL SURFACES.
I have working with Buckeye since 2012, I have found them to be punctual, fair in pricing and performed good work. But this all changed when I challenged their pricing for the minor work this year. Both Nick and owner Eric yelled at me for failing to agree with their economics of doing business. When I returned the quote for just the sealing, their response was thanks but no thanks, we do not want your business. If I had read the previously posted reviews, I would had been informed about their temper. Thank goodness there is always another company.
Description of Work: Sealing and need minor asphalt work
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
5.0
$1,675
DONALD T.
11/2017
3.0
driveway pavers
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Final product was not as was described. Was told cracks would be filled. Response after work was finished was slow - later found out salesman left company. Had them come back and they confirmed crack filler was never actually used. That charge was waived. They were done with seal cost work for the year, but offered to take another look in the spring. Some areas on edges are pulling up.
Description of Work: Seal coating and crack filling Of asphalt driveway.
Boy has this review been a long time coming. In early 2015, we started exploring the cost, etc. of a new asphalt driveway. Based on positive Angie's List reviews, Buckeye was one of the companies we asked to submit a quote in late March 2015. Initially, we actually selected a different company for the job, but when their price increased substantially for reasons that seemed odd to us, we took a second look at Buckeye. They seemed very professional and were pleasant to deal with. They completed the install in one day in early May. All seemed fine until we dealt with torrential rains in late June ... and discovered rainwater was gushing down our driveway, flooding our side door area, and streaming down into our basement. It was a ridiculous mess, and we lost drywall and carpeting that we'd just put down 2 years earlier. We continued to get standing groundwater in our basement with every hard rain - and water in our basement had never been a problem before at all. We realized that it was now obvious our property sloped a bit from the driveway to the house - and the new driveway was pitched so that water angled straight at our basement wall. Buckeye was responsive at first, and sent the owner Eric, out to take a look. He admitted it was not level but insisted that they graded the driveway properly and it was not their fault that our land sloped past that point. He crack sealed a bit, which did absolutely nothing, and refused to take further responsibility, offer any other solution or offer any money back. At one point Eric claimed he could asphalt over a concrete sidewalk strip because that might help; we didn't take him up on it after numerous contractors laughed at the suggestion, saying it would do nothing. Eric also explained he didn't handle drainage so that wouldn't have been his problem. Maybe that was the case, but if this is your profession and you can't even advise as to the grading or suggest that a drain would help?? Ridiculous. How were we supposed to know how a driveway slope would affect water runoff? We were then forced to start exploring waterproofing options. The one commonality that EVERY contractor noted? "Wow, was your driveway graded wrong." Great, thanks - it's abundantly clear now. On top of our $4900 new driveway, we have spent an additional $2860 for a basement sump pump, $400 for drywall repair, and $1025 for new carpet. The $4900 driveway, which was not a small expense for us to begin with, cost $9185 because of the total incompetence of Buckeye Surface Maintenance. We wish we had never bothered with a driveway at all, and believe me, if I thought it would have been worth it, I would have been more than willing to file a suit in small claims court. This was a tough lesson learned, and we could not be more disappointed with the service. So much for that free seal coating in 2016!
Description of Work: Put in a new residential asphalt driveway
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
4.0
$4,900
Stephen S.
11/2015
1.0
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I signed a contract in June to resurface my driveway. I explained that I needed the work performed before a specific date in August. I told them I had another quote, if they could not do the work by my date, that I was not going to sign with them. I had a quote from another company who was more expensive, but could meet my date. They told me they were 2-3 weeks out for performing the work. I signed the contract and I received written confirmation that I was on the schedule for August. When they did not show up in August, I called them several times with no return phone call. When they finally called back, they told me they were delayed because of the rain. They told me that they were scheduling new work for 4 weeks out. I told them I signed over 6 weeks ago, so how could I be 4 weeks out and I have written confirmation via email, that I was on the schedule for August. I was then informed that I was not on the schedule and they would put me on the schedule for September. In September they told me they were 4 weeks behind because of rain and they were scheduling new work 4 weeks out. I told them, that was the same response they gave me in August. They had no response to that statement. At the end of October, I was still not on the schedule. They wanted to know If I wanted to be on the schedule for next year. I said no, and I cancelled the contract. I was led on the entire summer when they had no intention of performing the work this season.
Description of Work: Signed a contract to resurface my driveway
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$2,900
Ray B.
09/2015
5.0
driveway pavers
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The work was preformed as indicated on the quote. It was done on time as indicated. They did exactly what they quoted. Eric did follow up after the job.
Description of Work: Made repairs to the main parking lot. Removed loose debris. Patched several bad spots in the lot.
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
$1,020
Anthony D.
07/2015
1.0
driveway pavers
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The owner, Eric Michalski, basically had no apology for not showing up to do the work and simply blamed his staff. When I told him it costs me money to wait at home he simply stated no one asked me to be there. Now how you could pave a drive without the homeowner home to move vehicles in the drive or what ever is beyond me. Basically told me to stick the contract, and then offered to fight me when I told him he was an a**.
Description of Work: Provider scheduled services to pave and sealcoat drive. Never showed, never called. When I called the owner simply blamed one of his girls for not calling.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$1,800
Dave S.
12/2014
5.0
driveway pavers
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They cleaned driveway and evenly applied a good coat of sealer for less cost than if I did it myself.
Description of Work: Applied sealer on asphalt driveway.
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
$285
William M.
12/2014
5.0
driveway pavers
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They did an excellent job. We have used them several times and they always do a great job.
Description of Work: We hired them to repave 500 ft of an asphalt walking trail.
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
$6,000
Brad R.
04/2014
5.0
driveway pavers
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Job well done, used them on numerous projects including home asphalt installation and sealing, very competent crews, and got the work done on time, and with no additional charges. I would highly recommend!
Description of Work: Job well done, used them on numerous projects including home asphalt installation and sealing, very competent crews, and got the work done on time, and with no additional charges. I would highly recommend!
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
$3,500
Lance V.
03/2014
5.0
driveway pavers
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We were very specific with what we needed to get done. We'd had a citation from the city so we knew we needed at least a 4-inch base and specified that all the materials needed to be hauled away. We were actually out of town when they completed the job, but that worked out well. We came back from our trip and the driveway looked great. Since it was completed in 2011, we had it recoated in 2010 per their recommendation and will do so again in 2014. We notice the driveway shows some vulnerabilities on the edges. This seems like reasonable maintenance to keep it up. It's about $250 to recoat every couple years.
Description of Work: They resurfaced our whole driveway with blacktop.
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
$3,400
DAVE V.
10/2013
5.0
driveway pavers
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Buckeye provided me with a quote, which was e-mailed to me within a few days of calling them. Once I accepted the quote, they gave me an approximate date for seal-coating my driveway, and then later called a couple days before with a specific date and time. They sealed small cracks and seal-coated the driveway (1185 sq ft). There was no mess afterwards, with no "tar" on our garage or house.
Description of Work: Seal-coated my driveway.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$350
Brad R.
09/2013
5.0
driveway pavers
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Showed up on time, on a specified date, great job preparation, removed loose existing material and repaired a number of areas. Appreciated their work this time as well as in the past where they had done other repairs and sealcoating for me. Eric has also installed a complete parking lot at my office and again did a very professional and complete job including striping.
Description of Work: Filled pot holes in commercial lot
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
$1,600
Daniel B.
10/2012
5.0
driveway pavers
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The crew arrived at the promised time and we discussed the job to be done. They measures out the parking spaces according to my instructions and had the lines painted very quickly. I was very pleased with the workers and the job done.
Description of Work: Had parking spaces striped (painted).
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
$375
Cathy E.
09/2012
1.0
driveway pavers
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This was the worse customer service I have ever experienced with a company. I originally set up my appointment for 9/25/12.On around the 17th Tabitha from Buckeye Surface called and asked if I could change my appointment date from the 25th to the 20th of September. I told her the 25th was better but I would go ahead and change it. I had another appointment that I had forgotten about on the 20th so I called on the 19th and left a message for someone to contact me because I wanted to know if I could change the date for the appointment. I did not receive a call back on the 19th. On the morning of the 20th I called them again just to see if they had received my message. A guy I think his name was Mike answered and told me they were not coming out to my home anyway on the 20th AND THEY COULDNT REALLY TELL ME WHEN THEY WOULD BE COMING OUT.HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE IF ANY OTHER CUSTOMERS IN MY AREA NEEDED THEIR DRIVEWAYS DONE FIRST. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COST EFFICIENT JUST TO COME OUT FOR ME I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO SCHEDULED IN MY AREA. I ASKED HIM WHY THIS WASNT TOLD TO ME AT THE START AND WHY IT WASNT ON THE ESTIMATE AND ALSO WHY NO ONE HAD CALLED TO SAY THEY WERE NOT COMING OUT THAT DAY? THE GUY BECAME ANGRY TOLD ME TO GET SOMEONE ELSE TO DO MY DRIVEWAY AND HUNG UP ON ME! I HAD ORIGINALLY SET THIS APPOINTMENT UP AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE 20TH WHICH WAISTED VALUABLE TIME FOR ME I COULD HAVE GONE WITH ANOTHER COMPANY .CUSTOMERS BEWARE THIS COMPANY WILL ONLY COME OUT IF THERE IS A MONETARY GAIN FOR THEMSELVES AND THEY ONLY SERVICE AREAS IN THEIR OWN INTEREST COST WISE EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THEY SERVE YOUR AREA.THIS IS ALSO FALSE ADVERTISING.
Description of Work: My driveway was to be seal coated.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$337
Carrie M.
10/2010
5.0
driveway pavers
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This was the easiest transaction I have ever made! The property is a rental so I appreciated Eric's flexibility. He visited the property and promptly emailed a quote within a day. He offered options for additional work and was honest about the life of my driveway and what steps would be needed to keep it maintained. He didn't oversell the job. I didn't realize that temperatures had to be at least 50 degrees in order for the sealcoat to cure correctly and Eric was honest about the possibility of not getting to the job this year due to weather restrictions. About 10 days later Eric gave me 4 days notice that the driveway would be on his schedule which allowed me ample time to notify my renters. Job was done on time, there seemed to be no mess and my renters were pleased that there was no disruption to their schedule. At the end of the day Eric sent me the invoice and I mailed him a check. The whole experience was pleasant.
Description of Work: Crack sealing and asphalt sealcoating of a driveway
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$425
SUSAN J.
10/2010
5.0
driveway pavers
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The job was completed when there was no driving traffic on the driveway. It was protected from traffic immediately after completion until it was adequately dry. The driveway looks great.
Description of Work: Buckeye Surface Maintenance applied crackfiller and sealed my driveway. They also restriped areas which were previously outlined with paint. I am pleased with the work that was performed and the driveway looks great. A note to new asphalt owners -- your driveway will NEVER look as good as it does the day that it was put in new. You WILL get cracks and settliing. The crackfiller should overlap the cracks so that water will not get into the cracks. The crackfiller WILL stick up higher than the asphalt. That is the nature of asphalt. I have owned an asphalt driveway for 20 years and the maintenance has saved me from having to perform major repairs and replacements.
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
$875
Roger L.
04/2010
5.0
driveway pavers
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Was told how to repair a crack myself (which would save me money) that reappeared two months in driveway after other company resurfaced it. They advised pouring sand into crack first, before using asphalt crack filler, to better fill and stabilize crack. Was advised to call other company about crack, and let them offer to fix it. I felt this was very fair and gracious of Buckeye when they could have slandered them.
Description of Work: Sought advice on resurfacing and sealing driveway after another company did resurfacing work for me. Originally got advice Sept. 2009, and this April 2010. Was given good education on evaluating price and work of other company in a fair manner. I plan to hire them to seal the driveway this May 2010.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Heather K.
09/2009
5.0
driveway pavers
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We had an estimate from Buckeye earlier this year. We called to schedule an apptointment, they said they would be in the area that coming friday. We said fine, they came out while we were at work, did the job (nice job I might add) and sent them a check. Our experience was VERY pleasent. We would HIGHLY recommend them.
Description of Work: Clean debris from drive and cracks. Repair minor cracks with rubberized sealer. Sealcoat drive.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
PHILL C.
09/2009
2.0
driveway pavers
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Whenever I call a contractor I tell them to call ahead of time since I'm not home very often and I want to make sure that I am there. When I called I told him this, but the first time he came without letting me know and I wasn't home. Then he came out another time when I was home and he came out to give me an estimate. I asked him to come back a second time to discuss something else with him and we had an appointment for him to come out on Saturday morning and he didn't show up or call.
Description of Work: I called him to come out and give an estimate for an asphalt driveway sealcoating and repair.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0
LIVESTEEN C.
09/2009
5.0
driveway pavers
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They gave me the most detailed estimate. They came when they said they would come and did what they said they would do. The quality of their work was good and I was satisfied with their service.
Description of Work: They replaced my 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
$1,500
Joyce V.
09/2009
1.0
driveway pavers
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I contracted this company in May, 2009 to have the driveway cracks repaired and resurfaced. They didn't come out to do the actual work until July 14, 2009, even though there were plenty of sunny days in May, June and beginning of July to have me wait this long. When the job was complete on July 14, 2009, (I was not there, I was at work during the job), it was a nightmare! The cracks were filled so thick that there were huge bumps, uneven in the driveway. There was dribbles of tar all over the place, some cracks left undone and my fence gate post had tar all over it and was stuck (tarred!!) in the post hole. I literally had to get a screwdriver and dig out the tar and try to clean off the post in order to lock the gate closed! I immediately called the person who was out supervising the work (Eric), and after I threw a fit on the phone, he did come out that evening. He didn't think it looked bad, even when I pointed out the gate post, and also that I couldn't even open the gate anymore, because the thickness of the asphalt was to high for the fence to clear the ground. (I can't wait until winter when snow is on the ground frozen on top of this mess). Even though he kept saying it didn't look bad, he still pulled out a solvent to clean the tar off of the post and the hole. After very heated exchanges, he finally agreed to take $100.00 of the invoice, (it was originally $500.00), and to come back out to use a blow torch to try to thin out the mess and smooth it out. The owner, Chris, called and said he would come out and supervise the job himself, which was on 7/21/09. Well the driveway is still a huge mess, disgusting. Now when it rains, because of the huge bumps all over, the water ponds everywhere in the driveway until I push it to the drain with a broom because they DID NOT SLOPE THE WORK AND SMOOTH IT TOWARDS THE DRAIN. I never had a problem with all this ponding water before, because it SLOPED TO THE DRAIN!!! I can't put a lounge chair ANYWHERE in the driveway that doesn't sink into a hole, get stuck and than when you try to pry it out, it makes a huge hole. Same thing when you wheel out the grill, ANYTHING you put on the driveway now sinks and makes another hole!! I now have holes everywhere, and my backyard was once enjoyable during the summer months. I did pay their invoice, but I would rather have taken them to court over this horrendous mess they now left me with because I work hard for my money and the job they did is unacceptable! I can't believe that they are a part of Angie's List because I have used many contractors through Angie's List and never had a problem before.
Description of Work: Asphalt driveway crack repair and resurfacing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
2.0
$400
Response from BUCKEYE SURFACE MAINTENANCE
We try our best to treat all customers, especially Angies List customers ,with the utmost respect and professionalism. Sometimes however we come across a customer that can never be pleased. Yes it is true that it took some time to complete the member's driveway but what she failed to explain is that she had specific days that we could complete the work, no weekends, because of her pet and on at least two or three of the scheduled work days it either rained or there was a high threat of rain. The job got completed and she called ranting and yelling that she was not happy with the work. In her inital call to voice her concern she was very rude, unreasonable and very combative. I made an appointment with her to look at the drive and see what the problems were. I came out that same evening and saw that in several spots the crack filler could have been put down a little smoother and some sealer had gotten on to a rod for her gate. I had cleaner with me and i cleaned the sealer off right on the spot.It was during this visit that she began to yell and scream at me. I explained that i was there to try and solve the problem and make her happy but she continued to yell. I them informed her that she needed to calm down and speak to me and not keep yelling at me or i would leave. I then inquired about what we needed to do to make her happy and her awnser was to take something off the bill i asked what amount would make her happy , she said $100 so that is what i did. A few days later we returned to fix the areas she was unhappy with, we repaired the areas in question and felt as if she would now be happy. She was still not happy we crack filled, did some asphalt patching and seal coated her asphalt drive. by crack filling and seal coating we did not change the grade or alter the flow of surface water by any means, her claim that she now has standing water in places she never had we feel is false and greatly overblown. She also fails to mention that when we did the asphalt apron repair at the end of the drive we also DID SOME ASPHALT REPAIRS TO HER FRONT PROCH SIDEWALK AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE The claim that her driveway was ruined and that she can no longer enjoy or use it are outrageous and laughable. In our opinion her diveway has been improved not only from a visual standpoint but also from a maintenance standpoint as well A DISCOUNT OF $100 TWO RETURN TRIPS TO TRY AND FIX THE ALLEDGED PROBLEMS REPAIRS DONE TO THE FRONT WALK AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE I feel we went the extra mile to make the member happy with the work. It is my feeling that no matter what we would have done her mindset would have been the same. We value all of our customers and most importantly Angies List customers
ROHAN R.
12/2008
4.0
driveway pavers
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They did an OK job for us, there was some slightly depressed area that we called them to come out and take a look but we never heard from them again after. Other than that they came out on time and did a good job.
Description of Work: I called this company to come out and resurface my driveway for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
SUSAN J.
10/2008
5.0
driveway pavers
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The salesman (Eric) was polite and responsive. The work was completed in one day and we were able to drive on the asphalt the next day. Buckeye is a small company, and they seem to have good control over the quality of the work.
Description of Work: There was extensive maintenance work done to an asphalt lot. This company removed and replaced some cracked asphalt, crack filled, seal coated and line-striped the asphalt lot.
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
$1,600
William M.
10/2008
5.0
driveway pavers
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The job went very well from start to finish. The company representative was very professional.
Description of Work: Repaired and seal-coated a 3,400-foot long asphalt walking trail for our homeowner's association.
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
Cathy E.
10/2008
5.0
driveway pavers
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Eric was the only person who called me back promptly with an estimate that was reasonable. We set up a date weather permitting and the guys came out early and did a great job on my driveway. I hope to call them again when I need to have my driveway re-done.
Description of Work: Asphalt seal coat applied to driveway, also crack sealant applied. Surface was cleaned before sealer was applied, all debris was removed.
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FAQ
BUCKEYE SURFACE MAINTENANCE is currently rated 4.3 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
BUCKEYE SURFACE MAINTENANCE accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, BUCKEYE SURFACE MAINTENANCE does not offer warranties.
BUCKEYE SURFACE MAINTENANCE offers the following services: COMMERCIAL SERVICES: SEAL COATING, CRACK SEALING, STRIPING FOR PARKING LOTS & DRIVES, STENCILING FOR SPACES & TRAFFIC FLOW, POWER WASHING OF EXTERNAL SURFACES, PROFESSIONAL-GRADE SIGNS, PARKING LOT ACCESSORIES. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: DRIVEWAY SEAL COATING, CRACK SEALING, POWER WASHING FOR OUTDOOR DECKS, & EXTERNAL SURFACES.