My neighbour and I contacted Ampac paving last fall to have a temporary driveway put in (we share the lane that leads to our two separate driveways)until this Spring when we could have them both paved once renovations were complete. My husband and I paid the company in full and my neighbour (the smarter of the two of us) partially paid. Ampac came just as Giles the sales guy said they would and they proceeded to level and grade the driveways. Ampac applied one layer of gravel on the driveway, gently packed it down and left. There we had it our dirt driveway. The layer of crushed gravel was so thin we immediately started sinking into it. We called Giles and he promised a second layer of gravel before winter, this being October I thought we would be fine as it was getting cold outside. November and December came and went with no gravel. Our calls were not being returned and Giles said he had done all he could do and that it was up to the owner Mike and he politely gave us his number. I finally got in touch with Mike through Giles in April when we were unable to get in/out of our driveway. Delivery people were getting stuck and we were bottoming out. When Mike finally came to see our driveway he had the good sense not to attempt to drive on it and he parked in the neighbours drive. He began by telling me yes it's awful but he has no trucks on the road and couldn't do anything for one month. I explained this was not acceptable and we had paid him in full. When asked why he didn't complete the job in the fall his response was they were busy with other jobs (my guess.....they hadn't paid him yet). I then explained yes this is a temporary driveway but we need to pave it this spring and are you not interested in this business? He then said well I have a small truck on the road and they would come the next day and patch it. Well they came all right! Basically they filled the two deepest holes with gravel and left. Sloppy job and terrible customer service. Needless to say they will not be getting our paving business.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $2,700.00