Nortown Paving & Construction Inc

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY FOR ANY CONCRETE WORK! We were pleased with the initial services provided! Silvano gave us a good estimate with a reasonable price. They removed 2 retaining walls, some 2x2 concrete pads and the old driveway. Formed the new construction and said that they would be there the next day. It rained a couple of days but on the third day I got a call saying that they would be there the next day. The paving crew did a great job but the concrete walkway up the side of my house was a different story. The first rainfall after the work was done flooded my garage to the point where I had to remove 3 feet of drywall and studs along the entire inside wall where the concrete path was poured. I had to remove the downspout that they cemented in to the storm drain and redirect it to my driveway drain. The rainwater from the downspout was backing up because it was plugged with concrete. I can't prove that the drain tile was messed up by them but my garage never flooded previously or since. My main concern though was the cracking and pitting of the concrete as soon as the warm weather appeared. The following was one of 5 emails sent to Nortown Paving before they came to inspect it.
" I hosed down my walkway this morning and saw another crack, that makes three so far. The
attached pictures are self-explanatory.
As you see, there are also pictures of the excessive slant in the center of the walkway. It starts off
with the new concrete mating to my backyard concrete with a runoff slope of ½ inch over 48 inches
which is acceptable, then it changes to a slope of over 2 inches over 48 inches around midpoint and
finally ends up back to ½ inch over 48 inches at the sidewalk. My mother in-law lost her balance
with her walker around the midpoint . I knew it felt odd when my wife and I walked on it, but after
the incident with my mother in-law and a few comments from our friends, we know it’s just not
right. As you know, the main reason for the walkway was to give safe easy access to the backyard
and to direct water away from the house. Anyway, I’m still waiting to hear back from you with a
date/time to schedule your inspection and offer a solution."
This went on for many weeks then one day the owner called me and said that I didn't know what I was talking about and it was a bad winter for concrete. It's funny though how the new sidewalks don't crack using the same material without re bar reinforcement and that a new concrete walkway on a neighbors house that was put in about the same time as mine had no cracks or pitting either
Anyway it's been over three weeks since two of the brothers showed up and said that they would contact me in a week or so to fill the cracks (which will come back every year) and repair the chipping on the surface. During the winter I used the no salt as they advised but only salted the driveway with it so that wasn't the cause of the chipping.
The walkway looks like crap with 3 cracks and pitting and all for just under 7 thousand dollars.It wouldn't have been so bad if they just owned up to it instead of ignoring my calls. AFTER 5 MONTHS AND STILL NO CONTACT OR REPAIR. AVOID THIS COMPANY AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS.

Silvano and his team at Nortown were very professional and knowledgeable regarding the work to be completed. There were certain restrictions with my project that we had to work around but they were flexible and provided solutions that worked. I obtained multiple quotes and Nortown was very competitive. Would recommend.

We hired Nortown Paving to repave our driveway in May and add jumbo soldier stones around the entire perimeter. I can tell you that their service was second to none and an experience I rarely found within the contstruction/landscaping industry. From my first meeting with Silvano, I felt comfortable right away in knowing that he was truly an expert in his field and more importantly, he listened carefully and cared about what I wanted. I was further taken by Nortown's motto that you don't pay anything until all of the work was completed and that I was satisfied, now when do you ever hear that? Our driveway alone was 2,400 square feet and with the soldier stones added, this was not a small job so I was very impressed by the level of confidence he exerted within his company, a family owned business. All of the work was carried out exactly according to schedule and on the few days when his team came, there were 9 professional staff who worked incredibly in sync at a swift pace which was very impressive to watch. Our neighbors admired the quality of workmanship exemplified and many were interested in contacting Nortown for their future driveway needs afterwards. I was so impressed with their quality of work that I decided to have them also lay new sod on our property, covering over 4,000 square feet of space, again, that work was done seamlessly, on time and to my high satisfaction. I researched thoroughly on Homestars before finding Nortown and was a bit skeptical despite its countless 10 score ratings; I have to admit that I now understand why that is the case as I am confident that anyone hiring these folks will be super glad they did, as was I and many others. Thanks for all your help Silvano, it was a pleasure doing busines with you.

The job done on our front walkway and driveway was amazing! We really appreciated the effort and hard work that was put into it from the crew and the oversee and transaction with Marc. Everything was done so beautifully but quickly. The whole crew worked so hard and were done in two days! The neighbors were so impressed that they kept coming by to tell us they liked it and that it looks so good. Also, we think it changes the way our house looks...so much better!

We were VERY pleased with the services provided! Marc gave us competitive estimates ( and we had many! ). He was very professional, polite and not pushy at all. His idea for the design of the walkway was great! He even gave us some landscaping tips! They removed the old asphalt and walkway and completed the new ones in less than 3 weeks. We were impressed this, knowing neighbors had waited months for their driveways to be completed by other companies! The crew did a great job of leaving the place tidy. We have received many compliments on the new look for our 40 year old home!

We were very impressed and satisfied with Nortown's above and beyond work. Mark helped us place cement stairs when he came by for a quote on his own time, and they took away a huge pile of ashphalt for us. The paving job was done the same day as removal, and was well graded. Very personable, good communication, on time, trustworthy company. Mark obviously takes pride in the family business, and comes through to satisfy the customer. A+++

We have an old house and we had to redo the driveway and the front stairs , I check on the internet to look for some advise and I found homestars.
They were very good to explain us what they have to do and what materials are using and what can happened(they had to rip the old stairs from the house) .We got some estimates from 3 or 4 companies but the best price by far it was from Nortown Paving .Usually the contactors start working afer 9 am, but not this guys-7am they were working , in a couple of hours they remove the old stairs and the old driveway, and after a couple of days they finish the job.We pay the money after they start working, no money before starting working!!!! .
Sorry for the late review, we did the job 2 years ago, but we dont have any crack in cement or in the driveway.
Thank you again for the great job.

Mark came over at the end of August and the minute he walked on the property I knew I'd be satisfied with the work I wanted done. Our original driveway was done in the mid-70's and was all cracked with weeds growing thru it. It was at the point that I was mowing the lawn and the driveway. Anyways, Mark came over did his thing,and quoted me a great price. I have a neighbor who doesn't like downspout extensions so when it rains the rain drains onto our driveway and enters the garage foundation. My wife and I did what we could with bagged asphalt but when I showed this to Mark he added this problem area to the estimate and well, I accepted his estimate and ask him to do the work. Because of circumstances beyond Mark and my control the work was finally finished at the end of Sept. What a beautiful job! Everything is smooth, the rain water from the neighbors downspout runs down the driveway and doesn't collect, I couldn't have asked for a better job. I took Mark to a neighbor who is so happy with the work done at his house by Norton Paving that he still talks about how beautiful his driveway looks! Mark, Nortown crew, thank you very much for a job well done.

Mark and his team did a great job replacing an existing flagstone patio with Brussels block (approx 350 sq ft). The work was completed over one week (1 day for the base, 1 day for the stone installation). Mark also went the extra mile and moved the flagstone into our garage for storage. Thanks again Mark!

A really big job and Nortown Paving was up for it. We were looking at redoing our driveway and about everything around the house to update the very old look. Mark from Nortown came to give me a quote the same day, was patient and offered great advice. He even drew a basic plan of the work for me. Mark’s crew generally stayed within the established deadlines, quickly fixed work that was not to our liking, did not cut corners, did not go over the budget and worked rather cleanly without breaking anything. Overall a great job and the first Contractor I did not have much to complain about – rare! Strongly recommend!