Stay away from this contractor!
I received a quote from Fernando to excavate my driveway by 12 inches deep, and replace it by 12 inches of compacted gravel at 97%. When I came home, the base looked mint for a couple of days before starting to sagg. I called a couple of experts and had the work site drilled for samples. Turns out CFJ paving flattened out the old base, but never digged more than one inch, and of course did not even compact the old gravel. After confronting Fernando several times - who kept changing his stories (first they replaced my gravel, and then he admitted reusing my gravel...) CFJ paving ended up asking me for the full amount. After contacting BBB they agreed not to ask for the invoice. Do not trust CFJ paving. Do not hesitate to contact me if you are building a case against CFJ paving, I will be happy to share my experience.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $6,000.00
- Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
- Ask to your local landscaping company for the names of the good contractors that they trust. They usually know well the contractors.
- Company Response
I would like to personally apologize to all our clients especially those new to the tri-cities due to this specific review. It wasn't up until this year that we were made aware of this.
Eric Jedidi, who owns The WoodStone Real Estate Company, hired CFJ Paving Ltd. to do numerous tasks on his property. We dug the backyard and supplied stone dust for patio stones so Eric could put down his stones. We removed and dumped trees and debris from his backyard. We dug in front of his home and we supplied Eric with topsoil for his front yard so he could seed it. The property was flat. It looks amazing now.
As to the driveway, we had truck loads of gravel dumped there and compacted, not to mention all kinds of labor and machinery costs invested to accomplish the task. Probably not much gravel left there now, since he didn't pave. Weather conditions here in Canada have a way of washing gravel away.
CFJ Paving Ltd. provided Eric with a step by step estimate with approximate measures. We have many verbal and electronic conversations on file with Eric relating to the work on his property.
Fernando Oliveira went on site numerous times to speak to a very angry Eric. Eric contacted the BBB and tried to put in a claim. Eric threatened to use the company he worked for at the time to put CFJ Paving Ltd. out of business.
When I contacted Eric this year requesting he take his post downs as well as submit a public apology through the same forums he used to slander Fernando Oliveira and CFJ Paving Ltd, he threatened us yet again.
He threatened me verbally, he would put CFJ Paving Ltd. out of business via the network he is currently working for. This particular conversation we have on text. May I add that he refused to pay us then and he refused to pay us now.
Dear reader this is being dealt with accordingly. To slander someone's reputation and character when payment for services hasn't been rendered is illegal. Eric did not allow us to complete our work. He stopped it half way and refused to pay. We only asked him to pay for services rendered up until that point in order to recover our expenses, not the full amount.
Once again, CFJ Paving Ltd. apologizes to all the HomeStars users and Google users who come across this review. CFJ Paving Ltd. is a paver you can count on. Thank you for taking the time to read this.