Asphalt & Paving Contractor - Akron, OH
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Lisa S.
Looks way worse than it did before
Lisa S.
A scam company. Put something like ink on the driveway and it washed away in one day, looks wise than it did before and no one will answer my calls or return a message.
Nicole M.
Mike Riley ( the “owner”) verbally assaulted me when I questioned him about a noticeable dip he left in our driveway apron. Upon arriving at our residence he didn’t even acknowledge my presence. I had my baby boy in my arms and waved but only his assistant was pleasant back to me and greeted me, I should have known then and there something was off. He came to our home in the middle of a rainstorm and talked about the job to his associate in front of me, but not to me: " its going to rain for another hour, I'm just going to lay it anyway, I'm not waiting around". I didn't know he was the owner so I spoke to his associate ( who was older, and kinder. I assumed he was the father) and asked " can you lay asphalt in the rain like this?" The associate replied " yeah, as long as it doesn't start pooling we're okay". So the rain gets worse, and my son and I watch from the porch as this man shovels lumps of asphalt around that's cooled considerably from the storm while sitting there getting wet. After the roller was done and the assistant went back down to the neighbors house with the roller again (they were also getting their apron done too), I asked the man collecting tools ( mike Riley) if he was finished already? He replied " yes". Yet from the porch I noticed that the asphalt was really wavy, uneven and pooling rain considerably in the upper right hand corner. There was a 3x5 ft indent there and It didn't match up evenly with the road. So I asked " is there anyway you can pack more up in the this corner, see where the rain is pooling? Because it’s not up top the road so it will be hard to drive over." He explains "look lady, I was paid too do a 2 inch overlay and that's what I did". I explained however that regardless " shouldn't it be even on both sides through, and meet the street ?" and this is where he went off, 3 inches from my face, yelling at me with his finger in my face while I'm holding my infant child. He Screams that " I was out there in the rain, killing myself to get the job done and I did, I work for a living unlike you; I was paid to do a job and I did it, now go get my check!!!". He said that I was a woman so I didn't know anything about asphalt, (he said that because I was home with my son, he apparently thought I didn't work, but i do and explained that I do) he said I probably have a job that I " sit on my ass and do nothing." At this point, I was furious, and could see that speaking to him was usless, I told him I was done speaking with him and went to talk to his associate who was over at the neighbors home. He didn’t like that so he jumped in the asphalt truck and almost ran me off the road that I was on while I was holding my son and continued screaming and insulting me!!!Now afraid for my safety and my sons , I ignored him and hoped the associate would help me and I could deal/ speak with him instead. I didn't feel safe speaking to this man ( Mike Riley) but The associate I went to speak with said " I'm sorry miss but he's the owner, I cant do anything about it". So I went to go home and he continued to approach me and demanded that I go and write him a check. immediately. I have never in my life been treated like this or spoken to like that. Never ever ever use his services. He's abusive, he's rude, and he does a horrrrrriiibbbllle job. He got asphalt on the cement part of our driveway, it looks sloppy, and lumpy. Its backed up into a hump at the front of the driveway and then too thin where its supposed to meet the road and its wavy!! probably because this idiot did it in the middle of a downpour. I’ve had multiple people tell me it looks real rough , the neighbor who also had it done by this man looks just as bad. People have asked where on earth I hired this guy from because they'd like to avoid him, and then when I tell him what he's done and said, they're all appalled. If you knew me, you'd know id never provoke something like this or even complain typically unless the job was really BAD. Its real bad folks stay clear of this guy.
Address
1668 Merriman Rd
Akron, OH 44313