Very happy with Bob Nichols Paving. Bob personally came out just a couple of days after I first enquired and gave me a better estimate than the other two companies I had asked. Bob was very professional and responsive. His team came out the next week and finished my ~900 square foot driveway in less than 2 days. The entire team was extremely professional, clean, and friendly with my kids who loved watching all the equipment. They quickly cleaned up the street and work area, left no trash or mess behind whatsoever. Bob kept me updated throughout the entire process and was quick to answer any questions I had. The driveway looks perfect. Would 100% recommend Bob Nichols to anyone else in the area who needs any paving work done. See before and after pictures. Very happy customer! read more

Bob Nichols Paving - Old cracked/crumbling concrete driveway - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Ijamsville, Maryland

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Yesterday Bob's crew replaced a drainage pipe under my driveway on my farm. Great group of guys. Very polite and respectful crew. Extremely hardworking men, that did an excellent job. I would hire again, in a heartbeat. 12 years ago Bob's crew paved my farm lane and turned my lane into a driveway. Has held up very well. Thanks! read more

Services are great. On time,quality very good. They do work as i was the only customer they have. First class. Mr j chapman

Disappointing. Work was done too quickly and did not set well because of improper paving. Fixes took 2 attempts and made ground unstable. Not reliable. Go somewhere else. read more

Awesome job by Bob Nichols Paving in total replacement of my asphalt driveway and concrete walkway! High quality work with attention to detail and great customer service in communicating each step in the job to make sure everything was the way we wanted it to look. The crew was great to work with and they did a great job cleaning up the site each day. Highly recommend you use them if you have asphalt or concrete work that needs to be done! read more

Arrogant, fair price, ok to fair job but once they get done the warranty expires the next day instead of three years written on contract. He (BOB) Will find reasons to blame it all on you and charge you more, Never will come back to fix problems left open ended. Its been over a year requesting them to fix patches they left unfinished. Stay away as much as possible. read more

If you have work pending with Bob Nicholas Paving, I highly recommend cancelling! We were on his list for driveway contracts and jobs in our neighborhood. When he finally got back to us to let us know when he would be coming, I asked if he would stop by to make sure we were on the same page with the work that needed done. He told me he would stop by in 10-15 minutes (this was yesterday). He never came. I then texted more than an hour later and asked if he was coming still that day. He said he would stop by in the evening. I asked if he could let me know an approximate time so I could be home. He never responded and never came. I reached out today again. He just got back to me. We spoke about the work and he had us down for the wrong job. I asked about the job he had us down for because he said that what we wanted was an upgrade and not the quoted price, and then asked what happened to our meeting yesterday to discuss. He then turned really mean and had a horrible attitude with me and said he doesn't need our work or our trouble and then hung up on me!!! Stay away stay far away! Horrible business ethic and so rude! I would really question this man, his business ethics and reliability!!! read more

Bob and his team repaved our driveway March 19, 2020 and did a wonderful job. He first had to replace a small retaining wall. I asked if he could do that too and it was no problem and it was a done deal. Bob was very helpful from the start of the project, explaining my options and offering his recommendations. Kudos to Bob's team, which was very respectful of personal property and cleaned up completely after the job. Bob Nichols Paving is highly recommended from my personal experience. read more

I received a total of 4 quotes before deciding on Bob Nichols Paving for our house in Potomac. Bob was the only one I felt I could trust with our driveway. We had a very ugly riva rock driveway in an otherwise nice house in Potomac that had not been maintained by the previous owner. Bob was very professional on the first meeting. He was very open about the different options (asphalt vs. a combination of pavers & asphalt). He made suggestions for making the driveway and borders more luxurious, but did not pressure us into upgrading. My husband and I could tell he knew what he was talking about, having built restaurants and worked on a variety of major home improvement for our homes. This business is not your two guys knocking on doors saying they will top coat your driveway, and leave a mess that cracks in one month. This is the REAL deal. He has top of the line equipment and machinery. He gets fresh asphalt while other contractors buy the stuff off of Gude Drive that is recycled from old roads. The guys who work for him know what they are doing. Two of my neighbors had top coating done on their driveways around the time my driveway was laid with pavers and asphalt. Only after this did I realize there is a difference in quality of asphalt. The neighbors driveways started cracking very soon after the weather changed. My asphalt is holding with no crack in sight. The pavers guys worked long and hard, and I can see the difference in work quality because they are holding still despite the many Fed Ex and UPS trucks that pass through several times a day. (I had a paver job done by a general contractor several years back that buckled and shifted even without trucks passing by, so I can tell the difference.) Interestingly enough, Bob's quote was the least expensive from all 4 quotes. But he was the only one who made solid suggestions about certain details while keeping in mind my budget. He was the only one I felt wouldn't stop halfway during the job and ask me for more money than what the estimate asked for (this has happened to me before with many other contractors). I had one contractor call me with a verbal quote, without even bothering to send me something in writing, and it was way above what Bob quoted me. If there is anything I wish I could have changed, or anything negative, it is that when you have your driveway done, you have to keep in mind that the schedule is completely dependent on Mother Nature. Bob does quality work, so he has a schedule. If it rains for 3 days, then your job that was scheduled for next week Monday will most likely be delayed until Thursday. There were many rainy days during the time of our driveway, so there was a delay. Bob was very good about keeping me in the loop about what the schedule was looking like. Even when there was a utility issue that ended up being a random Comcast failure, Bob was very quick to come to our house to address the issue to make sure. In our 20 years of working with the best and the very worst of contractors, Bob is one of the best guys I have worked with. He isn't warm and fuzzy and won't show you pictures of his puppies, but he will give you an honest price, do the job right, have quality-driven guys work on your driveway and make sure your driveway is something worth being proud of. read more

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Bob Nichols and his team did a great job. They expanded and resurfaced our driveway including the extension of the metal pipe on May 2021. Bobby operates a professional company with a great crew. He did our neighbor's driveway several years ago and it still looks great. You are paying for quality and experience and that is important. Expanding your driveway is a job you want done well and many people in our neighborhood have used other cheap companies and their driveways are cracked. My husband and I are very happy with the job Bobby's company did for us. We have received several compliments already from our neighbors. read more

I wanted my small driveway refinished and got a few estimates. Bob was by far the best price. Very courteous also. It took a while to get it done due to all the rain but it looks fantastic. I highly recommend this company. read more

I would not use Bob Nichols again was disappointed in the the customer service aspect I had some complaints about staining that appeared a couple of weeks after the service was accomplished and when I called and after three messages the owner finally called me back and he was very rude very condescending and very accusatory without even listening to what I had to say or when I asked him to come out and take a look at the product he asked me to take a picture which I did and his answer to me was that we must have dropped something on the driveway which was not the case all I asked for was for mister nickels to come out and take a look and give me some advice on what could have been the problem but again he was very arrogant and rude read more

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Very happy with our patio. He showed up on time when he said and he and his crew were very professional. I would highly recommend them.

Don't trust this guy, he is a liar and dishonest. He is rude and unprofessional. He just created a big mess and refused to fix the problems with his work. He is by far the worst contractor I have worked with. DO NOT USE THIS GUY!!!!! read more

When i was planning and budgeting, I had several contractors come to my house and quote me prices and explain the job and most of them just complained how hard the job was and jacked the price up because of it. When I had Bob come out for a quote, he seemed happy to do it and when i tried to explain some nuances in the job he just smiled and said don't worry about it, it ain't nothing we can't do. Bob and his team were outstanding from start to finish! They planned and marked out the area that i wanted a road and did an excellent job, everything that I wanted and more. Very well paved road and their attention to detail on the retainer wall was professional. I went out to watch all their machines working and all Bob Nichols employees were extremely friendly and more importantly they were not cutting corners. They did the job right! I would trust this guy and his team with any road i put in the DMV area. No team can compare. On a side note, i asked them to take out a stump and grade some land in my back house and they did that without any extra charge. This company is on fire! I hope i get to use them again sometime soon! read more

Bob Nichols Paving resurfaced our driveway and they did excellent work. Him and his team were top notch. They were all very professional and they all worked as a team to get the job done. It was a pleasure seeing them work together. I highly recommend Bob Nichols Paving. read more

Bob Nichols Paving - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Ijamsville, Maryland

I had 4 estimates quoted to me. Bob's was right in line with the others. What separated his from every one else, was his professionalism, his detailed quote and his communication. Bob was on site from start to finish and I was very impressed that they finished the job in 1 day. Would absolutely recommended him to my friends. Thanks Bob! read more

My driveway was a mess. They did a fantastic job repairing and repaving. I would highly recommend them!

I received another call from Mr. Nichols last week. He wanted to come fix something the next day, and have a document signed that he had fixed it. When I told him to call my father and mother who are the property owners and the actual clients -and that I was not comfortable meeting nor speaking with him - he asked me would I take down my review then after he had made a (small, not even the problem) repair. I told him that I would certainly update that he had repaired this tiny item one year after the fact. My parents have received no communication, no visit from Mr. Nichols. They were not contacted after the initial complaint ten months ago. They were not contacted after my review was noticed. The repair is not made. read more

Just got my driveway paved by Bob Nichols Paving. Called for an estimate, and the same day Bob was in my driveway telling me exactly what was needed to be done. He answered any question I had and offered a fair price and had the job done quickly. His team came out and got the job done in a timely manner and the finished product looks great. Would recommend anyone looking to pave their driveway to use Bob Nichols Paving read more

I have to give this a bad review because the paving job they did on my driveway curves downward towards my garage which has now lead to flooding into my garage. It seems like they just did the concrete paving over my original one and did not realized the downward hill into my garage. I have e-mailed Bob and have not received any feedback as of yet. If and when this gets resolved I will provide an update. read more

Be prepared for a lengthy review but I didnt want to leave out any details!! I received an estimate from Bob Nichols Paving to remove a portion of my tennis court. Mr Nichols quoted $4200 to remove the asphalt and added $1800 for soil and another $500 to remove the fencing that was left around the space. After beginning the job Mr Nichols contacted us to say that the asphalt was much thicker than he expected and the price would increase. We received a new quote for $13,600. Wouldn't someone experienced in asphalt take a core sample before giving a quote? The asphalt was removed over a period of three days. He increased the # of trucks to remove asphalt, charged for 5 loads of fill and 3 loads of screened top soil. After observing the final job it looked level and the space was filled but since it was late it was difficult to see the condition of the soil. The next day there was a rainfall. When checking to ensure it was draining appropriately we realized that the entire field was full of rocks (@1-2" in diameter, some larger). I contacted Mr. Nichols and he promptly put me on a three-way call with the garden center. He had them review the records and they identified that he did purchase one truckload of 15 yards and one of 17 yards of screened soil. He said he put down what they sold him. I went over to the garden center and asked them about the soil. They explained that the screen is about a quarter inch and that nothing larger than that would get through it. Mr. Nichols also charged me for 3 truckloads of screened soil when I only received 2. He said he missed that and would reimburse me for the 3rd truckload. Mr. Nichols said I would need to take it up with the garden center because he bought screened soil. I took a sample over to file a complaint. I showed them a sample of the soil from my field and they said that was not their screened top soil and said he must have had something else in his truck if that is what was in my field. They said it actually looked like fill dirt. One of the employees noted that there were small pieces of coal in it and said that definitely didnt come from them. I paid a total of $2400 for screened soil but that was not what I received. After contacting Mr. Nichols he came out to my home to look at the work. He told me that he spoke with the Nursery and they said I was lying. He said his job is done, he doesn't have to do anything to correct this situation. I have had other professionals look at the site. They have agreed it is not screened top soil and he continues to argue that it is. He showed me a picture his employees took of the soil - since it was so dry and dusty you aren't even able to tell if there are rocks or not. He also stated that he had to remove more truck loads of asphalt than he had quoted us for. Isnt this a mathematical equation? If he calculated the volume of the space appropriately this wouldn't have been an issue. Maybe that was also the issue with the three loads of top soil - poor math. The end result...he told me he has all the proof he needs and we could take this to court. read more

I recently purchased a single family home and needed to extend my asphalt driveway in order to park my RV behind the house. I had no idea where to start to find a reliable paving company. I found Bob Nichols paving online and decided to call to set up a meeting and get an estimate. Robbie Nichols came out and did a great job of explaining what needed to be done. He also recommended building a retaining wall since their was a slope. His price beat 2 other estimates! I was worried that the job might be done on the cheap, but I was pleasantly surprised when his crew was done. They did an excellent job. I am very pleased with the final product and Robbie was a pleasure working with. I would definitely recommend Bob Nichols paving. They stay busy so you have to be patient, but the final product was worth the wait! read more

I received estimates from 5 different paving contactors and Bob Nichols gave us the best price and more importantly had the best reviews on Yelp. We had a large project and they finished it it one day. Out driveway is about 150 feet long and the asphalt needed major repairs before it could be resurfaced. The drianpipe that runs under the driveway was rusted ans needed to be replaced and we added about 400 sq ft to the driveway. In the new area they removed the grass, put down compacted stone, and a base layer of asphalt to bring the area to the same height as the existing driveway. After digging out all the damaged areas and replacing the drainpipe they put down a new layer of asphalt over the whole driveway. The work looks great! Bob and his team are very hard workers and I highly recommend them for any paving work. Also they have a three year warranty when everyone else only offered one year. read more

Top notch professionals all the way around. I had a total of four quotes before making my decision. I always start grading a contractor from the first moment I make contact with them and their staff. Were they clear in their communication? Did they listen to what I said and any concerns? Did they make reasonable suggestions and explain? Were they responsive to any follow up questions in a timely manner? Bob and his estimator hit on all of those and was very courtesy. Some contractors act like they don't want the job. Anytime you need to repeatedly call someone for an estimate forget it. Bob worked with me in coming up with an estimate while he was on vacation and to me that says something about the dedication he has to his craft. He showed up when he said he would for a final walk through before the final proposal. The crew was efficient and diligent in getting the job done. They installed a new driveway and applied sealing for about 6,000 sf. It looks beautiful. I like the fact that Bob is checking the work onsite and addresses any questions or concerns immediately by phone and text. Will definitely hire again. First class client who found a first class vendor. read more

Bob Nichols Paving - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Ijamsville, Maryland

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Bob and his crew did a great job. Bob communicated well as we negotiated all the weather. He exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend!

I would not recommend doing business with this company. They signed an agreement to have a website done for them. They provided pictures and text that when used they did not like. Then they did not provide new information. After many hours of work provided to them, without any notification whatsoever, they went with another company and are trying to chargeback their deposit. Very unprofessional. read more

This contractor came to finish our driveway and our neighbor's with the understanding that they were going to be inspected by Montgomery County in order to release both our right-of-way bonds. We both made the mistake of paying Bob Nichols right then. A few days later, the Montgomery County inspector failed the work for both driveways. The contractor promised for weeks to come back and finish the job according to code, but he never showed up. Both our permits expired. Beware, this contractor obviously does not know Montgomery County building and right-of-way construction codes and standards - and is completely unreliable. read more

Bob Nichols Paving did an excellent job repairing and resurfacing our drive way. Bob and his crew were very professional and did a great job. His pricing was very reasonable. They did an outstanding job and are very meticulous in everything even the cleanup they did after. He even removed an old stump next to our driveway as a courtesy which was outside what he was contracted for. We will definitely use for all our paving needs! read more

He did not show up for a scheduled meeting. We followed up the next day and he told us off and hung up on us and this was after a contract was already in place. He never completed the work, nor do we want him to now. We've been told by several female friends that he is very disrespectful to women and we found that out first hand. read more

On May 8,2015 I had a small (18'x60') driveway asphalted by Bob Nichols Paving. When I had estimates ranging from $4.00 sq ft down to Bob Nichol's estimate of $1.95 sq ft you can see why I chose Bob Nichol's Paving. The quality of the work is definitely reflected in the price. While I am very disappointed I also accept the old adage "you get what you pay for". When pointing out my issues with Bob his only comment was "there is nothing wrong with it and I got a good job". I am further embarassed that I got two other customers for him before he did mine where in talking to one of them is not satisfied either. Charles E. read more

Bob came to our home and we agreed on price and timing. We signed a contract with him. He said he was going to call the utility company as soon as he left my house and would be at my house on the agreed date. We have never heard from him again despite 3 attempts to contact him. Thank god I didn't give him any money. I am posting this in hopes of saving others from wasting their time. Definitely would NOT recommend this company. read more

Did exactly as they said they were going to do very please with there work our driveway is a quarter of a mile long and I wouldn't have anybody else do the work read more

Didn't show up for our appointment to do a paving estimate or call to say he wasn't coming even though I left a message for him. I didn't bother to call him back because I don't give or do business with people like this. You shouldn't either. read more

called to get and estimate, as soon as i was starting to tell him the dimensions they just hang up? completely rude and bad customer service. read more

We had been wanting our driveway completely re-done and came upon Bob Nichols through a friend. He had a team of 6 workers and completed our driveway in about 6-7 hours. Everyone on his team was nice and worked extremely hard to do their job. They did an excellent job and cleaned up afterwards. We were so pleased with their efficiency and knowledge. And to top it off, the price was great. I highly recommend Bob Nichols. read more

Worst company - person/owner, I ever dealt with after the job was completed! We had our driveway paved and drainage installed in mid October 2013, after the first heavy rain, the drainage channel he installed was too small and our garage flooded. Called Bob to come out to fix it---long story short---after 42 phone calls, 52 text messages, and 21 emails--he came out and told me it's not his fault the drainage channel is too small. We even went through Home Advisor service and they originally agreed that the drainage was too small. Bob Nichols refuses to fix the problem and told us to call his attorney--because he said it not his problem anymore "I got paid" His verbal and written guarantees and warranties are worthless. We have to take legal action. Update: May 22, 2014 - Still no word from Nichols....sent him a video today of water from a 5 minute thunderstorm flooding our garage. Pavement is cracking too --only 6 months old. read more

Terrific service, high quality job, clear communication, and guaranteed as provided by written estimate.

I waited a few months after Bob and his crew paved my driveway to submit this review. Bob paved our driveway in the end of October 2016. His crew was respectful and efficient and the work done was excellent. I would use Bob again and recommend Bob Nichols paving to anyone who asks. I had 4 Quotes on my driveway before deciding to use Bob and his quote was the lowest. Thanks for the great work!! read more

Bob and his pals finished our drive way in one day. While I could not find anything wrong with their work, I guess the drive way will be good during next couple of years since he gave me 4 year warranty in the contract. I think he should pay his workers more $$$ since they worked very hard :) read more