McNeil And Son Paving

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On Wednesday, December 5, either the owner or another company representative came to our door. After a rather strong sales pitch, it was agreed that workmen would return during the afternoon and do some grading on our driveway, at a cost of $400. When the crew came complete with grader and various trucks and rolling equipment, someone again came to the door with the recommendation that a steep part of the driveway be done with a tar and chip surface to stop the water damage that occurs in hard rains. My husband agreed, but when he went out to check on the work the tar and chip surface had been extended much farther than had been discussed. The company continued to extend the area covered, after the representative insisted that it needed to be done and that the price would be reasonable because ?he had some tar left from another job on the truck.? The tar left on the truck was also given as a reason for not allowing time to completely discuss the decision. Bottom line, the work ended up costing $6,000. There was never a contract, only a brief list of the work performed made after the fact. When the cost was figured on a square foot basis, my husband disputed the length used, and brought out the property plat to show that the driveway couldn?t be as long as the measurement used in the computation. The bill was reduced at that point from $7,000 to $6,000, and the offer was made to also do the surfacing on the parking area?indicating that there certainly was a lot left on the truck after the last job. My husband declined that, but the gravel has already been scraped from it as part of the grading. The workmen were instructed to put dirt left over from the grading into the low part of the fenced pasture. Instead, they just shoved it off the road onto a grassy area next to the road ? and they did not move it even when they were asked to. Although the dirt is not a huge amount, moving it would be an undertaking for us, as we are older people. After we looked over the job the following day, we wrote a letter questioning the business practices as well as the job done, and asking that the owner call to discuss it. This was because we really have no expertise in this area, but just doubted that a good job had been done. Grass was showing through in spots, and deer jumping into the road went straight through to the dirt. The gravel cover was very sparse. The owner did not get back in touch. There was a very hard rain at the end of January, and there was a fair amount of erosion in the very lightly applied surface. The creek ran over the pipe and across the road, and it is very obvious the cover is not going to hold up.