Conference 7.286::home_work

 A very strong recommendation for:

     Nashoba Paving
     29 Quarry Road
     Acton, MA
     617-264-0044

 Last summer they paved our driveway in Groton, Mass.  They did an outstanding
 job at a very reasonable price.  The work was completed on schedule with
 a minimum of hassles.  A very professional outfit.

 P.S. -- Make sure to get in touch with them early in the year.  They
         get booked up quickly.  We got an estimate in early March,
         but they could not schedule us sooner than late May.


  Joe Marconis

    Peoples in Gardner is the Rolls Royce paving contractor in that
    area.   They dig down about 2 feet, fill with gravel, and then put
    two coats of asphalt down.   Two of my neighbors have had Peoples
    do the work.   The others (not Peoples) just scraped the surface,
    leveled it, and put the asphalt down.   I'll make bets on which
    driveways will last the longest.

    Re: .6  Rolls Royce's cost BIG Bucks! Do you really need it? I am
    told that Public Interstates cost the government over $500 per running
    FOOT and they are rated at over 50 tons (so I am told). Military
    tanks could drive across and not harm it! My comment is this:
    	How many military tanks are you going to have parked in your
        driveway? 8-)
    Seriously, 4-6 inches of properly installed stone under 3 or so
    inches of blacktop are more than sufficient for homes.
    
    I just had Nashoba Paving come out and give me an estimate (in Shirley)
    for my driveway. 98' X 16' with a stone base as described. Also,
    an existing 98' X 8' driveway would be removed. Their estimate:
    $2800. Seemed very reasonable and they supplied a signed, written
    estimate including material list and diagrams. very professional.
    
    I am now considering just having the additional 8 feet added to
    the existing driveway. They tell me it will 'WORK OK', even if it
    will be obviously two pieces. Doing so eliminates the need to remove
    the existing driveway. Their estimate for this 'add-on' was: $1000.
    (They also indicated that if I could wait till another job was going
    to be done in the area, they could probably knock-off $200-$300
    from that number!)
    
    Choices, Choices, Choices...
    
    Mark

    I had my driveway done last year by TriState PAving Amherst, N.H..
    They removed my existing driveway(crushed stone) laid done 4" of
    cement dust and then 3" of blacktop and 1"1/2 of finished blacktop.
    
    They were on time did a great job and they guarantee there work
    against cracking for a year.
    
    Don
    

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BEAUTY::SMICK "Van Smick"                            23 lines  17-APR-1986 08:57
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    Rich,
    
    I had my driveway enlarged last fall to make room for two cars.
    Here are a couple of pointers:
    
    1. Get estimates from a number of contractors -- I had estimates
       of $750 to $390 for a 10' by 15' addition!
    2. Ask them for references from 2 to 3 years ago -- as driveway
       problems don't show up in the first year or two.
    3. Your cost is going to depend on (a) the area and (b) any preparation
       they have to do.  In my case they had to dig out some of the
       topsoil (too soft to use) and fill with gravel.
    
    I went with Tom Proia in Bilerica 617-663-6338.  He was the $390
    estimate and he had excellent references.  I don't know if he will
    go to Townsend or not ......
    
    I know that the addition was worth it for me -- I hate having to
    move cars in order to go to work!!
    
    Hope this helps
    VCS
    

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WITNES::SCHUETTE                                      6 lines  17-AUG-1987 14:25
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    I recently had a driveway put in by Tom Proia (663-6338) out of
    Billerica.  He did an excellent job, was the cheapest of three
    estimates ($2,390 for approximately 1500 square feet - including
    the paving of the garage).  There was minimal grading done, and 
    six inches of gravel,2" of binder and 1.5 inches of top were put
    down.  It looks great, he is very neat and VERY professional.

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STONED::WOODWARD "Dan Woodward DTN 296-6789"         24 lines  30-APR-1986 20:32
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Rich,
    	A strong recommendation for :
    
    			R.K. HEALY PAVING
    			WESTFORD MA.
    
    			692-6705 ask for Dick
    
    	I used to work with Dick and his son Brian, they run a top-quality
    operation and insist on quality. I dont hesitate to recommend them
    to friends . You wont find them in the yellow pages as they rely
    on word-of-mouth to get new work ( they don't have any trouble getting
    it either) . Has been in the business over 20 years and they will
    you give you a quality job for a fair price.
    
    	As far as price goes , as .1 said it depends on sqare footage,
    nature of job, and how much excavation/fill is required -
          If  you do give them a call fell free to tell Dick that 
    "dan sent ya".
    
    	Dan Woodward
    	ex-hot-top-engineer 
    	
        

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HPSCAD::GODSELL                                       6 lines  25-FEB-1987 21:37
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    Hi Tim,  Marshall Garfield paved my driveway in Southboro.
    His number is 872-2888 (I think he advertises in the Middlesex 
    News).  He's very hardw-working and did a good job.
    
    	Sue
    

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SYSENG::MORGAN                                        9 lines  11-MAR-1987 09:03
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    Nashoba Paving Co. in Acton.  High quality at a reasonable cost.  They
    did our driveway 3 years ago.  Of the seven contractors I had look
    at the job, they were willing to put down the most tar (1.5" binder, 
    1.5" topcoat), for the least amount of money.

    They came in and did the grading.  I then installed the railroad
    ties, and they finished the job.
    
    					Steve

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EXODUS::MAJEWSKI                                     10 lines  14-APR-1987 12:22
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    I live in Litchfield, New Hampshire.  
    
    Last fall I had the driveway at my 1 1/2 year old home paved by
    Peter's Paving in Hudson, NH.  I placed a note in the CONSUMERS
    notesfile with my recommendation.  
    
    Approximately 3 +/- years ago, Peter's Paving also paved the
    driveway at the house in Hudson, NH I owned with another person.
    
    Vivianne Majewski

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DECSIM::DEMBA                                        14 lines   6-MAY-1987 09:28
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    Try Grady & Sons in Clinton, MA. They are going to do our driveway
    in July sometime (if it ever stops raining). Mike Grady will put
    six inches of gravel, two inches of binder (base) and one inch of
    top coat for $5500 on a 410 foot section of driveway. That works
    out to $1.34 a square foot.
    
    They are in the paving business but will do anything else that you
    may need a backhoe, etc for.

    He has done work for me before, and I have never had any problems.
    
    If I remember correctly. the telephone number is 385-2292.
    
    Steve

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JOULE::CONNELL "It's mine! mine! all mine!"           9 lines   1-JUN-1987 14:42
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>    If I remember correctly. the telephone number is 385-2292.
    
 Well, you were close, Steve.  The number is 365-2292.  I don't know who the
lady was I talked to, but she was very nice! 8^)

Thanks for the Grady pointer...				--Mike

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LDP::BUSCH                                           14 lines   6-JUL-1987 12:54
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    I just had my 26' by 85' driveway completely redone (took out the
    old surface, dug down a foot or so, filled with bank gravel or crushed
    rock or whatever they call it to a depth of 6" to 12" as necessary
    to get the right grade and surfaced with 2" of binder and 2" of
    fine surface paving) for $4500 by Vinnie DelDuca of Northboro. It
    took about three days and I'm very pleased with the results as well
    as with the way the crew worked. The biggest problem they are faced
    with nowadays is what to do with the old hard-top they remove. It
    has to be recycled by a processing plant since it is classified
    as a hazardous waste, and many plants have as much of it as they
    need and don't want to accept any more. BTW, DelDuca's phone number
    is 617-393-3037. (No, I'm not affilliated in any way.)
    
    Dave Busch

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ULTRA::PRIBORSKY "Tony Priborsky"                     7 lines  11-MAY-1987 14:16
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    Try Peoples in Gardner.   On a neignbor's driveway they dug down
    about 1 foot, hauled away three dumptruck loads of old dirt and
    gravel.  They then filled that region with in with sand and gravel,
    packed it to no end, and topped over it.   It cost more than the
    others, but certainly looks like it will hold up better.   Better
    hurry though, another neighbor just got a quote and they are scheduled
    for September.

    
    I had Marco Lucente pave my drivway 2 years ago. SUPER job!
    He put 10 inches crushed gravel down and let it settle for
    a week and then came back with 2 inch base coat and 1 inch
    top coat. I had a few quotes and his price was on the high
    side but very reasonable considering the quality of the work.
    
    He is from Worcester and his number is 756-7835.
    
    Len DiPinto
    

    
    	I just had my driveway paved by Healy, mentioned earlier in
    this note. They did a super job, I am very pleased.
    
    	I had Tom Prioa do the first estimate, he came in the lowest
    because he was going to resurface the driveway rather then remove
    the existing (in very bad shape) driveway. Tom didn't think it was
    necessary to remove the current driveway.
    
    	I had two other estimates who told me that the existing driveway
    must be removed or will get have hills and valleys (like the existing
    one) in a matter of a few years. The two other companies said they
    would not take the job if I just wanted to resurface, since it wouln't
    be doing the job right.
    
    	I'm sure Tom does a good job but I'm surprised that he saw no
    need to remove the existing driveway.

    Linda
    

	re .1/.7 and .12

	Nashoba Paving (in Acton) and Tom Proia (in Billerica) do not do 
	jobs in Dunstable, Ma. 

	I called both firms based on references herein... Nashoba Paving,
	i.e., the contractor himself I presume, was very polite in saying
	that he doesn't [usually] work out this far.  However, he offered me
	some phone advice in terms of approximate cost based on a brief
	description of the area [size] and work to be done, which by the
	way, HE asked me about.  In addition, he said that if I don't find
	any other contractor to tdo the job, to call him back, and he 'help
	me out'. 

	Tom Proia's firm simply said they don't work out here. 

	-don

	You might try VERN BAY CO in Tewksbury -- 658-3463... 
	my father-in-law, who lives in Wilmington, recommended him to me.

	Vern Bay (I think that's the owner's name as well) re-paved his (my
	dad-in-law's) driveway a couple,few years ago.  In addition, this
	company originally paved many driveways on that street 20+ years ago.

	Btw, I didn't contact him myself because I'd already hired another
	contractor -- Merrimack Paving in Dracut. (see the following reply
	for my separate recommendation for them.)

	-don

    I just had my driveway paved by Merrimack Valley Paving Co., a small
    outfit in Dracut, Ma.  I highly recommend them to others... 

		    Merrimack Valley Paving Co, 
			(508)957-5173
			52 Wagon Wheel Rd
			Dracut, Ma

    They did an excellent job (by my standards)... the driveway looks great!..
    in regards to workmanship, they took extra care to ensure that it has good
    drainage, including adding a small 'lip' at the end to prevent water from
    the street flowing into the driveway. They also dug up all weeds that were
    growing through the existing base, and then added more base gravel. 

    In addition, the two co-owners -- Ted Leoustakos and Rudy Fugera (sp??) --
    were very professional...  They were very responsive in doing the
    estimate; they got the job done in the estimated time -- actually ahead of
    time(*); and, most importantly to me, they took time to explain every
    aspect of their process, readily answering all my questions, and advised
    me on how to maintain the driveway to make it last longer.  Lastly, they
    guarantee their work 'indefinitely' as long as I maintain it properly. 

	* after I officially contracted them, they came three days earlier 
	  than scheduled... so, finished a day early.  :-)

    -don

    
                      < B. Poitras Trucking >
    
    Brian's business locates in Tyngsboro, and he does paving in the
    surrounding areas. He is associated with Paquette Paving in Dracut which
    is in business for 20 years. He does good, honest work with a very
    reasonable rate. Call him at 649-7705. He will take any order large
    or small.
    
    He also delivers sand, gravel, loam.
    
    Regards,
    -Grace
    

    I am extremely happy with the work that was done on my driveway
    and want to share my good fortune with others who are, like I was, 
    worried about finding just the right person for the job.
    
        company:           D.L.B. PAVING
    
        area covered:      greater Nashua/Manchester area on both sides
                           of the river

        type of work:      complete design, preparation (grading, etc.)
                           and/or paving - any size job
    
	mailing address:   17 Charles Bancroft Hwy.
                           Litchfield, NH 03051
    
        phone:	           (603) 883-5250    this is the answering service
                           (603) 882-8072    printed on company letterhead
    
                           In any case, leave messages for Dana.  He will
                           call you back.

        Contact any time during the winter for design, etc. and any
        time after April 1 for jobs that can start toward the end of April,
        weather permitting.

    This is a relatively new company with very experienced people. 
    They are trying to build up a good reputation in the area, and are
    working hard to satisfy their customers.  (No, I have no association
    with them other than being a satisfied customer, myself.)
    
    I called around to a lot of paving companies trying to find one
    that would also help me solve some water drainage problems (old
    driveway sloped down from the street to the house and newly added
    garage).  Finally, Continental Paving told me the job was too small
    for them but referred me to one of its employees who handles smaller
    jobs, part-time.  
    
    Well, the initial contact was a bit difficult to make but persistance
    paid off.  Dana came out, listened (I mean REALLY listened) to my
    goals and concerns about drainage, etc.  We exchanged a number of
    ideas and it was quickly clear to me that he knew what compromises
    to make in the design to ensure that I got the best overall solution
    to my problem.  
    
    We set a tentative schedule (limited to weekends, at this time of
    year) and he ensured that everything fell into place correctly.  Two 
    final points are worth mentioning.  
    
    First, I was on-site during both the grading work and the paving.
    This allowed us to adjust the specifics of the design at the last
    minute with immediate mutual agreement.  At their suggestion, they 
    did things like extend the pavement at the top to go in front of 
    the mailbox and at the bottom to line a drainage area and reduce 
    erosion.  
    
    Second, Dana assembled a friendly, experienced crew that worked
    well together.  I am mentioning this only because it was so noticable
    and I am certain it contributed to the excellent final result.

    Bob

    We just had our driveway paved by Nashoba Paving and are very pleased
    with the results!  We have over 5000 sq. ft. of driveway because it
    is common with our neighbor, so it was a fairly large job.  My husband,
    who is a Construction Project Manager for Grossman's and has paving
    jobs done all the time, was very pleased with the work that Nashoba
    did and felt that it was one of the best paving jobs that he has seen.

    We found them to be very easy to deal with and highly reliable.  
    We were told that work would start at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, 
    and the crew arrived by 7:50 and started working (both days).  They
    did the grading on the first day, and the paving on the second day.  

    We got 3 quotes on the driveway, and Nashoba was in the middle, but there
    was only about $100 difference between them and the low-bidder.  However,
    they had better equipment for the job that we wanted done (a vibratory
    roller comes to mind), and had other glowing recommendations in this 
    file, so we went with them, and are very glad that we did.

    Another satisfied Nashoba Paving customer.

I would like to second Note 2019.42's recommendation of DLB Paving.  I had made
initial contact with Dana back in the spring, but I wasn't ready to pave then.
Then, after getting estimates from DLB and several other pavers in the area this
fall, I went with DLB.  Not only because he came in with the next to the lowest
bid, but he seemed very sincere and quality minded.  I only witnessed the pre-
work (putting in more crushed gravel and grading it), but he came in and did
a base coat and a final coat, and thus far it looks great, and is holding up
very well.

I understand he's working full time at it now (he was working at Continental
full time and his company [DLB] on weekends), so I'm sure his scheduling will
improve tremendously.

Steve

Last year we had our driveway paved by Harry Peters of Peters paving.  They 
did an excellent job.  We got in their queue late in the season, and Harry 
advised us that it would probably be too cold to get a good finish on the top 
coat of the driveway.  He recommended that we just get the base coat, and then 
get the finish coat the next summer.  We did that, and it now looks great.  He 
also honored the price he had given us a year earlier when we finally had him
do the top coat, even though we had extended the driveway a little bit in a
couple of corners and the top coat was actually covering a larger area. 

In addition, Harry is a really nice guy.  I enjoyed talking with him while he 
did the layout and the work, he gave my 4-year-old son a ride on the 
steamroller, etc.

Harry Peters
Peters Paving
Hudson, NH
883-6989

Merrimack Valey Paving Co.
52 Wagon Wheel Rd.
Dracut, Ma. 01826
(508) 957-5173
    
    
    These people have done my driveway, my father's, and my in-law's.  all
    of us are completely satisfied.  They did great work and had the best
    price estimate I could get.
    
    Chris D.

    I echo your sentiments about Harry Peters. He's very honest, very
    professional, and very friendly. I'd use him again or recommend him 
    in an instant. Our written estimate was $1600 and that's exactly what
    we paid more than 6 weeks later when the job was done. Our driveway was
    done back in early April and so far it still looks terrific. 
    
    Two things I liked about Harry's work that I didn't like about most
    other contractors was that he completely removed the old asphalt and
    installed and compacted crushed stone, and he used a device to "cut"
    the asphalt at the street so my driveway would butt up against the
    street and not overlap it. 
    
    Our neighbor had a new driveway installed last summer and it was laid
    over the existing asphalt (which was a mess) and it was overlapped at
    the street level. It's been only one year and his driveway is starting
    to buckle already and it's chipping at the street level. The company
    who did his driveway came over to give me an estimate on mine at the
    time and they wanted $2000. I told him I wasn't crazy about his
    methodology of laying new asphalt over the old and his comment was
    that it made no difference whatsoever and that he "guaranteed" his
    driveways for 15-20 years. Ahem, ahem. I'm glad we went with Peters
    Paving.
    
    Mike

    Has anyone had any paving done by Savigny Bros. in Fitchburg ?
    
    Thanks,
    Mike

    I recently had Nashoba Paving in Acton do some repair work on
    my driveway.  They were excellent.  They were professional.  I
    did pay them half in advance as they requested while the other
    half was billed to me.  Very satisfied.  I recommend them to 
    anyone.
    
    Richard Portner
    249-4969
    ESMAIL::PORTNER
    

I just had part of my driveway paved and the other part
rolled and covered with hard pack (the driveway is over
600' long).  Donald Baird gave me the best price and
demonstrated a superior knowledge of paving issues.  The
job was done incredibly neatly.

Baird Paving
Jaffrey NH
(603) 532-6650

    I'm thinking of having my driveway paved and would like recommendations
    of local pavers. I live in the worcester MA area.
    
    Thanks for any help
    

    
    
    
    I'm getting quotes on paving my driveway in Stow. Does anyone have
    experience with:
    
    	Lazaro (Acton)
    	Shoemaker and Jennings (Concord)
    	Paul Smith (Hopkinton)
    	Davis Brothers (Hudson)
    	Nashoba (Acton) (many good references in this note)
    
    If there's something you don't want to post here, please send mail.
    
    Thanks,
    Andrea

    We had ours paved by Davis Bros. several years ago, they did a good
    job, showed up on time.  I have no complaints.
    
    Judie
    
    

    
    Does anyone have any experiences with Metro Paving? (Maynard area)

    Does anyone know any good paving contractor in the Medford, Mass ( and
    surrounding ) area ? I want to re-coat my existing driveway and also
    enlarge it. 
    
    Thanks
    Ken Cheng
    

    
    I had 2 paving contracter came in this week end. Tom Prola & son of
    Billerica, and Century Paving in Malden. 
    
    Tom's estimate is about $2100 for the following job :
    
    	. dig about 384 sf new area ( grass, already level )
    	. put 4 inches of gravel in new area
    	. put 2 inches of binder in new area ( flush with existing driveway )
    	. put 2 inches of finish hot top on both new area and existing
    	  driveway
    
    Centry Paying is $1000, less than 1/2 of Tom Prola's estimate. The only 
    different was that Centry Paving didn't mention about putting the 2 inches
    of binder on new area before putting the 2 inches of hot top. So I assume 
    he won't use the binder. My question is, What is the binder for ? Is it 
    really required on new area ? Is it worth the extra $1100 ?
    
    Anybody has experience with Centry Paving in Malden ?
    Thanks
    

    I had Tom put in an extension of my driveway last fall. I had 3 bids
    and all fell within $100 of each other. I was very satisfied with Toms
    work.
     The Binder is important for new work. The Binder is a rough coat of
    asphalt (read cheap) that helps by increasing the thickness of the
    finished driveway (2" binder + 2" finished). If you go with only the
    2" finished driveway, I'll bet you will have problems especially if
    a heavy truck were backed into the driveway.
    
    I'd call Century paving to make sure that their quote was for the 2+2
    driveway, or have them quote for it.
    
    Doug

    I had Tom do work for me a few years ago too.
    Small job of just putting a berm at the top of a driveway to keep 
    water from the street running down into my house but out of all the
    estimates and descriptions of what each contractor would do (3), his
    sounded best.  
    
    Is the name Prola or Proia??
    -TB

	 Has anyone had any work done by City Line Paving in
	 Fitchburg ?

    	I am looking for recommendations/criticism of paving contractors in the
        Charlton MA area, Good or Bad. Don't be afraid to contact me off
        line!  

    	Thanks
    	Rich 

    	JUPITR::NEAL
        DTN 237-3078

    
    Rich,
    
    You're welcome to come and inspect the job that TOWNE paving
    did for me.  I think you'll like what you see, and what it
    cost me.
    
    Pop in my office.
    
    Fred

Does anyone have any info on Keith Maynard from Ashby ??

We need some repair work done on our common driveway and are taking
estimates now. I've already gotten estimates from Baird paving and
from Affordable paving (ya right !) I called Healy from Westford
and Nashoba from Acton and they don't do Ashby ....

Randy



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    Rich,
    
    You're welcome to come and inspect the job that TOWNE paving
    did for me.  I think you'll like what you see, and what it
    cost me.
    
    Pop in my office.
    
    Fred

  -1  ????    whats up ?

how come when I type REPLY it puts me into the last reply in EDITS ??

this never happened before .... 

Randy

    We used Dwyer Paving to do our driveway in Nashua.  We got a decent
    price and the driveway is waranteed for 10 years against cracks.
    We are happy with the work even though Dwyer was a bit slow to get
    it done.
    
    Originally we were going to go with DLB paving but we could never get
    him to schedule us.  After not returning our calls we switched to
    Dwyer.
    
    - Cathy
    

    I'm looking for some Paving Contractor (driveway) referrals.  I live in
    Westford, MA and prefer someone local.  If you can't post the replies
    in this file just send them directly to me.  I would appreciate it.
    
    Thanx .... d.  GROOVE::DADDIECO

    Try NASHOBA PAVING in Acton...I hear they are excellent!!
    		Dave

This belongs in 2024.

    I'm looking for recommendations either positive or negative on a paving
    company located in Chelmsford, MA - Allied Paving Co.
    
    Anyone deal with them in the last few years?  
    
    Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
    
    Thanx ... Dan

    I recently had my drivewsay re-paved and I highly recommend the following
    company. My driveway came out excellent and the price was the most 
    reasonable I could find after investigating and getting many quotes. 
    
    Contact: Charlie Gray 
     Holden MA. - (508)869-2496
    
    He is very busy. you may want to call during the evening.
    
     Tell him that Steven O'Loughlin and the Thomas's recommened him.

             
       I had seven estimates on my driveway and checked out a few of the
   jobs that they had done. I ended up going with the middle man and was 
   very pleased with his work. I have a 135' X  12' that tapers out to 16'
   at the very end. I also have a turn around on the side that is 17'
   x 20'. 
          He gave me a T base that was 2-3" thick and a top coat that was
   supose to be 2-3" as well but ended up being more like 5" to 6". My
   drive is very steep at on point and the spreader got stuck. This guy
   backed the spreader up and redid the entire driveway.

    If you need some work done I would highly recommend Larry Sorensen
   of "SORENSEN PAVING"  
           
       508-835-4620      354 Worcester Street WestBoylston 
       ---------------------------------------------------

      P.S. If you would like to check out his work drop me a line and I
         will give you directions to my Home.

Anyone have anything to say about Stan's Paving,  DLB Paving, or Hudson Paving?
Good and bad comments are appreciated.  

Thanks

George Pagliarulo
VMSSPT::PAGLIARULO
881-1000

    
    We are having our driveway (300' of it, anyway) paved by A. Thibodeau
    Paving out of Milford, NH, I believe.  I had previously gotten quotes
    from DLB Paving and Hudson Paving (not Stan's).  Both of those quotes
    were much higher priced than Thibodeau's.  The job is not complete yet
    (they just started yesterday) but the prepwork - regrading, compacting,
    gravel,etc - looks great so far.

RE: -.2

George, 

I had Harry Peters - Peters Paving, Hudson, NH  did my driveway and it
looks great. He is one of the few Paving contractors that actually cut the road
and match your driveway to the level of the road. This eliminates the chances
of a snowplow, plowing up the end of your driveway. 
 
His phone # is 603-883-6989.

David HUi   
                        

How long ago did you have it done?  The number is now disconnected. Too bad,
he has several good recommendations in here.

	So far I have estimates of $8000 and $13000.  The low is from Stan's
Paving.  Anyone use these guys.  I heard 1 questionable report on them.  Feel
free to send me private email.  Hudson paving is coming next week.

	Apparently knit-pak (or RAP, Recycled Asphalt Product) as it is
sometimes called is recycled asphalt that is packed down.  I still have
quesitons about it's durability but this is the way I will go on the road.  It
cuts the price of the job in 1/2.  It also provides a good base for finsh paving
later on.

George

RE:-.1

How long ago did you have it done?  The number is now disconnected. Too bad,
he has several good recommendations in here.

I had it done last year in a hot July day. For a 24'X 35' driveway, it cost 
~$2,400 for what I remenber. This include the following from what I remember

1. Digging out my driveway 10-12"
2. 6-8" of crush stones and rolling it.
3. Cut the end of the driveway.
4. 2 1/2" of rough asphalt. Roll
5. 1 1/2" of fine asphalt. Roll

Can't remember the exct thickness but I am pretty sure it was 4" of asphalt
overall.

Dave  

    Anyone have any information on Surburban or B&M paving in NH?
    
    Thanks,
    Sue

        Positive  experiences  with  B&M  Paving  -  they  did  a  good
        conscientious job for  me  and  my neighbour.  If you talk with
        them, please say hi to Marcel for me.
        
        Andy Fraser
        

    We had Suburban Paving 2 years ago and were very happy with them.
    I would highly recommend them.
    
    Nancy

    
    Thanks for the replies.  We got a quote from Surburban, and we're 
    waiting for a quote from B&M.  We also got a quote from DLB, but they
    were about $600. higher, quoting the same job.  
    
    Sue

    
    I just had my driveway paved ... They left in mailbox, a offer to 
    sealcoat(?) my driveway to make it last!
    
    Is this a good idea ?
    
    Thanks in advance!

Not if they did a good job in the first place.

			Steve

Where are B&M and Suburban?  They are not in the Nashua book and I'm interested
in getting an estimate from them.

Thanks, 
George

    B&M and Surburban are located in Manchester.  I don't have their
    numbers here.
    
    Sue

    
     I had my driveway paved this week by Tom Proia of Bilerica.
    He did a very good job, removing what was left of my existing
    driveway and preparing the surface for two inches of rough coat
    and two inches of finish asphalt.
     He was punctual and informative and left the job site cleaner 
    than he found it.
     The price was more than reasonable as well.
    BTW, I live in Wilmington, Ma.
    
    Bob

Anyone have any information on Tate Brothers Paving - good or bad?

Thanks,

George

    We are looking for recommendations for pavers in the Nashua, NH area.
    
    For the folks who have had work done by Peter's Paving, Tate Brothers,
    and Stan's Paving - when did you have the work done and are you 
    satisfied with the results?
    
    I've seen many recommendations entered right after the job was done.
    I'm interested to hear if people are still satisfied with the work
    after a number of years.
    
    Thanks - Sharon
    
    If you wish to send me mail, I'm located at either WMOENG::NEUVONEN
    or WMOIS::NEUVONEN.

	I just had Tate Brothers complete my driveway and I am very happy with 
them.  It was a big job involving excavating, putting down a gravel base and
paving a 450X10 ft entrance road and a 22X66' parking area.  They also put in a
450' drainage ditch, stone and pipe.  The work looks great, they were fast and 
took a lot of time.  Except for the rain they showed up when they were supposed
to.  They are also flexible on their payment terms.

George

>>                   <<< Note 2024.56 by VMSSPT::PAGLIARULO >>>
>>                           -< Tate Brothers Paving >-

I second Tate Brothers Paving.  They just did my driveway and it came out
great.  I was very concerned about the water run-off and it was critical to
get the grade right to keep the water away from the house.  They tested
the water flow between coats just to be sure!

One part of my walkway did collapse this past weekend (1 week after the
job.) but that was due to some hidden settling from all the rain that 
weekend.  I have a new foundation.  They said they would come and fix it for
no charge.

I'm also still waiting for the bill.  They don't have *any* of my money
yet for a $2000 job.

Garry

    
    WMOIS::COPPOLA_M
    DTN: 241-4181
    Node: wmois::coppola_m
    
    	Looking for recommendations in Winchendon, Mass area.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Michelle
    

Recommendation for WASYLAK Paving of Dracut
Contact Jack Wasylak at (508) 453-4423

Excellent job installing new paved walkway, patio area and 
extending our existing driveway.  

Job also including digging out cement sidewalk.

Mary Kulis

I haven't found any references good or bad concerning Rice Paving in Westford.

Any (un)satisfied customers out there?

P.S.  Send me mail if you don't want to post your thoughts.

Thanks.

Jim

    
    
    I am looking for RECENT references for local (Hudson, NH) paving
    contractors to repair/topcoat (seal?) a fairly long driveway.
    
    Thanks
    
    Val verge

At least they did as of last fall when I was shopping around. Believe it was 5%

						Trace

> At least they did as of last fall when I was shopping around.
> Believe it was 5%

	5%!?  I've died and gone to heaven :-)

	The sad part is alot of people really think they are getting
	a discount to begin with.  Remember, all contractors are
	alike ....

    I've only seen one reference to A. Thibodeau in Milford NH.  Does
    anyone else have experience with him?
    
    Arnie and his wife came out this Sat. to give me an estimate.  They
    were very professional and polite.  I don't have the exact dimensions
    of the driveway but it's approximately 150' long, 10' wide with an area
    at least twice that width in front of the garages.
    
    He estimated $5400 to take out the existing driveway (in very bad
    shape; including rocks, roots, checking for clay and replacing drainage
    pipe, if necessary, in washed stone), pave with 1 1/2" base coat and 1
    1/2" finish coat.  He recommended that I seal it 6 months later and
    then do so every 3 or so years.
    
    I've also tried, repeatedly, to get ahold of Gill Paving/Milford,
    Shattuck Paving/Milford and Chuck Bennett/New Boston.  Does anyone have
    any experiences with them.  Also, does the price/work that Arnie quoted
    me sound reasonable.
    
    Any info/pointers would be greatly appreciated as this is my first
    experience!
    
    Martha