We had Dave and the crew rip up and repave the driveway and remove, reset, and clean the patio and…read morewalkway pavers. They did a fantastic job. The patio looks like new, the driveway is smooth and clean. They are a pleasure to work with, a nice group of guys. If they couldn't make it to the house that day they would call. I got three quotes for the job, Empire's quote was competitive. I would say that it is clearly important to Dave that the job is done to his high standard. I would highly recommend Empire Paving & Masonry.

Work: Asphalt driveway, Belgium blocks, and circular short wall…read more It was a pleasure to work with Seamus, David and their team. I have a long driveway with a circular on top. As this would be a fairly extensive project, I took 8 different bids and asked many questions about how each would complete the job. I also researched the final 3 to make sure they would do a good job based on their online reviews. At the end, I decided to go with Empire not because they were the cheapest, but because I was convinced that they would do the best job. This is important as I'd like my driveway to last a long time. Empire wasn't able to get started right away because they are booked solid. This is a good sign, but that means you need to plan ahead. Seamus was able to slot me in for a week since I'm considered a small project. Then covid happened... At this point, we all try to be reasonable and I told Seamus to let me know when they would be allowed to work again. Seamus is a good communicator and called the week before they could start. Given that they would be outside and in masks, this is a home improvement project that can still go ahead. Every day, Seamus, David and the team would come to my home at 8am and work till about 5pm. They wore face coverings and maintained social distance when possible. They also picked up each day. They did a great job on everything. It's been a month later and I've walked the driveway several times and still very pleased. I would highly recommend Empire.

Honesty and integrity is a rare commodity these days and when you find a company like Castro…read moreStoneWorks it makes everything fall into places. My messy property transformed into a country club within couple of weeks. Highly recommend them.

Just to get it out of the way as early as i can my experience with Castro Stoneworks was…read moreexceptional. With that said i met Carlos Castro after another masonry company backed out of the work at my house .I reached out to a friend for a referral and he gave me Carlos's cell phone number and website Once i saw the website i thought no way is this company coming to my house to install an 800 sq feet patio and walkway. His work on his website is very telling about Carlos and his company. His worked is based in the Hamptons mostly. Need i say more. I decided to reach out to Carlos and he showed up at my house on time and dressed in a professional manner. I told him of my thoughts on my walkway and patio and he spoke with me in detail about the work and made me feel very comfortable. I asked Carlos about some ideas I had and we went thru each one. He measured and took his time like this was big job. I was impressed right then. I received a very reasonable quote a few days later in a PDF format in my email. Once i looked t the price i knew i would be using Castro Stoneworks. His prices were on par with the big companies. Carlos told me when he could start the job and its completion. In the mean time he sent me to all County Block to check out the stone color i wanted because Carlos told me its better to see the stone in person .He was right big difference. I settled on Toffee Onyx Lite. The day came for the work and Carlos and his crew were at the house at 7:30 AM. I was greeted by all the workers with a "Good Morning". That was just the start. Carlos walked with me thru the project. He stayed and answered all my questions. One of the best parts of the job was his brother Roy who was the foreman of the crew. He answered my questions s he worked. Roy and his crew installed pop up drains on my walkway that are connected to my gutters so rain would not interfere with the brick. The crew also installed a pipe under my walkway to a small island in front of the house. This is to be used for future lighting or Irrigation. What a great idea. Carlos did all this without extra charge. Carlos was at my house for the five mornings the crew worked on the house. The crew worked from 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM for all the days they were at my house. Carlos ordered the brick and the border from All County Block and it was there on time the first day. when the crew was ready for the concrete again it was there on time with no delays. I cant tell you how important that is to me to have work constantly being done and supplies being on time. The job was completed in the five days he said it would be. I could not be happier with the work, the crew and Carlos himself. If you are doing any type of masonry you have to give Castro Stoneworks a call. Carlos and his crew are very experienced in all phases of brick work. Carlos is a very humble person and easy to speak with. He has multiple crews working different jobs so your work will get done sooner than later. His crew and his brother Roy were extremely pleasant to speak with and did a wonderful job for me. I could not ask for anything more.The compliments i have received on the patio and walkway are so positive. One happy customer. I will be recommending your company to friends and family and will have you back to do work in the future. Thank you Carlos and Castro Stoneworks for a job well done.

I would steer clear of this company. They replaced our driveway and it looked great at the time,…read morebut the work did not hold up. Cracks started appearing prematurely, and within a couple of years it looked horrible. We needed to get the work totally redone, and it was then obvious that significant corners had been cut in doing the original work. Unfortunately, most reviews of driveway repaving are written right after the work is done, when everything is shiny and new. I wish I had known then what I know now, but the least I can do is warn others not to use JL Pavers.

Jose replaced our blacktop driveway with beautiful pavers.The work was outstanding. That was about…read more5 years ago. We need additional masonry work, so I called Jose (who moved from Mt Vernon, NY to Stamford, CT). He sent two crews to evaluate our job, stating that the estimate would be emailed. That was over 5 weeks ago, we never received any proposal. Very disappointed. Unless you have a large, expensive job, don't other with them, they will not bother.

I have used Paul's Painting several times now. They are very professional, clean up excellent and…read morevery accommodating. I am very pleased with the workmanship and would highly recommend the company.