In the spring, as we were giving consideration to the home projects that we would undertake this summer, we were approached by several paving companies with respect to repaving the driveway. We discussed this with several neighbours and after what we thought was careful research, 3 of us chose to go with Stone Ridge Paving. We should have known that something was wrong the day we signed the contract.
The company had advertised a discount of $100 off of a minimum $1,000 job. Interestingly enough, the quote for our driveway was $1,000 so we expected the discount. When it came time to sign the contract however, we were told that the salesman that had posted the advertisement had made a mistake and that the minimum that they would bill was $1,000. One of our neighbours was very upset and almost cancelled the job but we all opted to go with Stone Ridge because of what we believed was excellent quality work. Unfortunately, we were wrong.
We followed the company's direction and parked on the street for five nights following the paving. We then parked on the driveway for three nights before going on vacation for two weeks. When we returned from vacation, it was hot, before that the temperature had been below seasonal. To my surprise, when I got out of my vehicle, I noticed that the asphalt under the tires had lifted and adhered to the tire. The next day we called Stone Ridge and told them about the problem. Rather than addressing our concerns, they played the blame game. We had not parked carefully enough, the weather was too warm, we didn't understand the nature of asphalt and we should call the company that makes the asphalt, the problem had nothing to do with them.
The bottom line: The company's advertisement was false, the quality of the asphalt was average at best, and the customer service was dismissive and demeaning. Under no circumstances would we ever recommend Stone Ridge Paving.