Five Stars. Wayne with his sons Eugene and Roger and their team did an outstanding job. Easy to work with. The lowest price of multiple quotes. Would hire them again. Highly recommend. read more

Driveway Specialists - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Natick, Massachusetts

Driveway Specialists paved our driveway in Wellesley. They were absolutely wonderful to work with and they did a fantastic job! Highly recommend. read more

After further discussion we decided there was a communication issue with Driveway specialists and took care of the issue. We will do the driveway in the spring. read more

I had written a derogatory review a couple years ago without giving Driveway Specialists a chance to correct the problem. The issue was my walkway. Eugene suggested to rip it up and repave. I was against it. I now realize that Eugene was right. They ripped up the walkway last week and repaved it today. They even made it wider! I am extremely happy with the hard work and workmanship that went into the repaving!!! They are also sealing the walkway and driveway at a later date. Thanks so much for all your expertise and hard work. The best thing to say is that if anyone of my family or friends needed a new driveway, I would recommend Driveway Specialists! read more

Roger and his crew did a fantastic job. We are so pleased!! We highly recommend them.

They resealed my driveway and were supposed to repair a large pothole. I understand this is a small job for them and they wanted to squeeze me in when they were in the area and had a bit of extra time, but it took awhile for them to come. When they did the job it was on an afternoon when it rained hard within an hour of them finishing the reseal, so it turned out poorly. I called and told them the rain really messed it up, and they said "sorry, we did our part, we can't control the weather." They never fixed the pothole despite me calling many times and even stopping and asking them in person when I drove by another job they were doing. They talk a very good game, but I would recommend you NOT pay the final amount until the job is done to your satisfaction. Buyer beware. read more

Beautiful driveway. Looks like a work of art. Beautifully sculpted. Would recommend them to anyone.

My biggest regret was having these guys ripping up my old driveway. First off, they come to you unprepared, what I mean by that is they start by taking wooden boards laying around my yard just to align things properly. Second, the driveway was uneven and when it rained, huge pockets of water or puddles would sit on the driveway. However, they did come out to fix that but it took them over 4 months to do so. The heating machine they used, produced a high amount of heat. When I warned him not to get too close to my new side shingles on the house, he said nothing would happen. Lo and behold, some of my siding started to melt. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that heat and plastic do not mix well. Lastly, I now have a driveway with new and old asphalt which does not look good aesthetically. He said he would come out to lay down black coating to make it look good. That was almost over a year ago. Look somewhere else! read more

Amazing, professional, courteous, thorough, hard working, meticulous! These are a few adjectives for an incredible company which respects its clientele and their surroundings. We hired them for a complete driveway overhaul, and the team was punctual and very thorough with work from initial contact to project completion. They got the necessary permits and kept us informed through the whole process. Without hesitation, if I ever need this kind of work again I will hire Wayne and his crew. Excellent work!! read more

Great job! Not much to say about them that hasn't been said already. I hired Wayne out of the Framingham branch to dig up and repave my driveway. Wayne was great working with the city for a permit and to bring my driveway "up-to-code". Him and his team worked two half days to re-do my driveway. First consisted of dig up and prep and the next was the repaving. They were a well oiled machine, very quick, thorough, and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending him to my friends or using him again in the future. read more

Wayne was very prompt in coming out to give us an estimate, on a Sunday. When we accepted his quote, I was surprised when he said that they take all of their payment when the job is done and we are satisfied. It was a busy time of year, but they actually called and arranged to come earlier than they had first estimate. They were smooth and efficient and the work looked great. I even paid on the spot. But then, we started having drainage issues and huge puddles in the driveway. Wayne came back and, even though he had been paid in full, stated that he would have to come back and re-do a section because he had misread the drainage. They came back and worked until they got it right. Wayne is not only a good paving contractor, he is a man of his word read more

Wayne's team did a great job with our driveway. We had a large section that just needed to be completely torn out and redone, and it looks perfect now. We also had a few smaller potholes that they took are of, even coming back a few weeks later to take care of another one. Overall, I'd recommend them to anyone. read more

We had 3 quotes in to completely remove, regrade, and pave our driveway. Wayne from Driveway Specialists (I think he's from the Framingham Branch) came over and was so honest with me. He no sooner pulled up that he noticed right away our current driveway had been horribly re-coated and against the grade. As a result he knew without me even telling him, that we were getting a good amount of rain water into our garage. The other 2 quotes we had come in were slightly higher than Driveway Specialists and normally I would think going the cheaper route is not the best. But given Wayne's expert knowledge and the detail that he described to me exactly what his team would do to fix the problem, I felt like I was getting the best service for the best price. It's been 5 months since they completed the driveway and with each rain storm we check the garage. No rain water! I would highly recommend this company to anyone. As a side note, some people have posted complaints about call backs or appointments being re-scheduled. Since May we have been doing a ton of work to our house. I've had flooring people come, tree services, fencing, pest control. They are all small businesses and they do the best they can managing their small businesses. Sometimes they don't call back, well don't cry about it! Just call them again. These are skilled tradesmen, they aren't executive professionals. Have realistic expectations. read more

As a long time member of yelp I thought it would be more helpful to our community and other consumers to write this particular review differently given the long lasting nature of the end product and services provided. That said I will include a few things within this review in the following order: 1) My experience of the search process and my conversation with this contractor prior to work being completed. 2) My observations and experience from the construction process. 3) A review of the end product 5days after completion. 4) An updated review of the end product 1 year after completion. So let's get started with #1. Upon looking up contractors I used yelp, google, and a neighbor's referral to get an idea of who was in the area. Surprisingly yelp did not offer many in depth results. (I suppose most yelpers are foodies) In fact this contractor at the time was rated poorly due to another review. However, I decided to include this contractor in my search after seeing numerous positive reviews (about 40 at the time) found on another website and the Better Business Bureau's website. Next I met with one of the owners, Wayne, for a free estimate after coordinating with their call center. During our conversation he was very attentive and explained things very nicely. Please note, prior to this experience I had very little knowledge about paving. I was only armed with what Google and YouTube could teach me. From what I could tell, each contractor seems to just do their own thing as industry standards are undefined or hard to enforce. For example, one contractor may apply 2-3 inches of black top over a 4-6 inch compacted foundation whereas another would apply 3-4 inches of blacktop over a 2-3 inch compacted foundation. After awhile it all starts to sounds the same. Anyway, back to my conversation with Wayne, he very clearly explained the process, their method, the materials he used and took specific notes to what I wanted. When I asked him about the negative review on Yelp, he explained how that review has been both damaging and frustrating as they have reached out to the reviewer and has never received a response. As a member of yelp I can understand how reviews can be posted by anyone so I decided to look closer at the history of reviewer and noticed Susan F had only one review and zero friends. This brought me to the conclusion the review was probably not legitimate or credible. Additionally, Wayne further explained how as a company they take complaints seriously and do everything to fix a problem. Here he pointed me to the BBB's website which illustrated how an issue has occurred in the past and how they resolved the problem. Additionally, Wayne indicated how he is old fashion and values his word and assured me with how his family owned business has successfully lasted over 3 generations by using "a gentlemen's agreement" to resolve any issue should they appear. Finally, he suggested I walk over a few streets to take a look a job they completed a year ago. Upon heading there on my own time, I noticed it had no dips, looked new, and great. It was not long after did I call them back to schedule a date to have the work started during a time when I was home. On to #2. These guys showed up around 8-9am. Throughout the day either owners, Wayne or Jim, were present and available to answer any of my questions or concerns. Whenever, I had a suggestion or concern about the work, they were always very responsive and delivered. From what I could tell the work done was the exact process that Wayne described in our meeting. First they removed my old gravel driveway, then established a foundation by graded and compacting it, applied the hot asphalt, evened it out and tamped the edges. At the end of the day I was impressed with how beautiful my new driveway looked. It was flat, exactly to what we agreed upon and gorgeous. However, Wayne and Jim completely blew me away when they sprayed the hot asphalt with water from a hose and showed me how it was designed and graded to take water away from both the house and edge of the property and down to the street. No matter where the water hit the driveway, it always trailed towards the middle and down towards the street. If you're having a hard time picturing this, imagine my driveway as huge gutter that channels water down to the street even though it looks and feels flat and even. From prior research, I understand this is important as any water that gets under the asphalt or house lessens the life expectancy of either. Lastly, both Wayne and Jim, asked me to follow up with them should I find and issues so they can resolve it. They informed me the driveway will have cured after 3-4 days. #3 So it's been 5 days now and all of the cars have been just been parked on it for the first time. In comparison to gravel this is driveway is awesome. Anyway, it hasn't rained yet so I haven't the special hidden feature in action #4 To be posted by next summer read more

Driveway Specialists - 5 days after installation - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Natick, Massachusetts

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Wayne and his crew were very professional and reliable. His pricing was the most reasonable also.

Note that after 2 phone calls & 2 weeks waiting, finally a response to my inquiry about repairing my asphalt driveway. Never a return phone call, finally a strange email that stated that: "fortunately we are not taking repair work at this time, we only specialize in driveway and parking lot installation." Obviously customer service & timely response is not part of their corporate value system. Does this translate to other areas of customer service? read more

Wayne Helped me with a quote even though I was outside his service area. Very Nice guy, Would trust him with my business.

We called Driveway Specialists along with a few others and Wayne quoted us the best price along with design ideas. His team does excellent work. He's easy to reach, answers the phone and follows thru. The work was done quickly and looks beautiful. read more

Wayne from Framingham was wonderful through the complicated process of installing our new driveway. He was easy to reach and very pleasant to work with.He tore up and installed our new driveway after we got a new walkway. He is very professional and was very helpful trying to figure out the timing .I could not be more pleased! Our driveway came out beautiful .I would not look any further...give him a call!! he's your man!!! read more

Fabulous brother team!! Wayne came to give an estimate. Extremely professionally dressed in a branded polo shirt and all printed material. Explained what had to be done, and very reasonably priced. I hired The Driveway Specialists and now have a beautiful new driveway that water will run away from my house instead of towards it. Cobble stones and stone wall all fixed as well from winter snow plow damage. Thank you Wayne, James and your crew for such a great job!! Ellen read more

These guys are indeed the Driveway Specialists. Me, I'm just a specialist in submitting Yelp reviews only for the businesses I freak out about because they are so amazing. In my two years working as a property manager for a small time landlord in Cambridge, I've encountered a host of contractors: good, bad, and VERY ugly. Wayne Small and his team at Driveway Specialists are right up at the top of my list after their recent outstanding work at a property on Concord Ave. The old drive sits higher than the neighbor's yard. One side of the drive had small craters in it, making it quite dangerous. The retaining wall by the neighbor's yard was buckling, crumbling, and starting to look scary. Wayne impressed me when I met up to discuss with his thoroughness and willingness to explain options and tell me his thoughts on what was the best way to proceed. He answered all my questions and was just a nice guy. Turns out his was my lowest estimate out of three bids. This is by no means because his work is low quality. It is because his suggestions for our situation were on target, no frills, just what needed to be done. Other companies tried to get us to do more than was necessary for this basic triple decker. Despite the straightforward nature of his bid, he proposed to us something FAR better aesthetically than what we had to begin with (asphalt caverns, a very wonky wooden staircase, retaining wall made of concrete blocks)! DS rebuilt the wall out of absolutely beautiful shaped concrete blocks that look almost like stone, and capped them with thick stone. They rebuilt the crummy stairs out of the same blocks and topped them with gorgeous granite. Finally, the asphalt was properly smoothed for better water drainage (no more craters) and looks amazing. I feel like that end of the drive might fit in in Malibu or something post the work. It's a huge makeover, and that's my favorite part of the job. Other things I loved about this team: they were absolutely hard working and really did their utmost to turn the job around as fast as they could, without at all compromising quality. This included Gildar (has been working with Wayne for something like 7 years) and his team working a long day the Saturday before Easter, when it was in the forties. It meant Wayne listened to my tenants' requests on scheduling, showing up with five men first thing Monday after Easter to knock out the rest of the work- in the chilly rain! Dumping our old fence, which had to be removed to access the wall, at a very reasonable cost. Wayne was available to discuss any issues, either by phone or on site, throughout. To prove to you I'm not just an annoyingly positive person, I'll admit there were understandable limitations, as nobody is perfect. It was a little hard to pin down the quote from Wayne initially as he was running from job to job. The team works well with proactive communication because their focus is on getting the job done well, quickly. Ie, don't sit back and expect Wayne to interview you about/fill you in on the ins and outs of every day, give him a call and visit the site to keep up for maximum happiness. Wayne is a phone guy, not an emailer. Basically, I take these things to be signs of a serious contractor who stays busy meeting many requests. All in all we had an incredible experience working with Driveway Specialists. I earned major kudos from my boss, and I told him I could only take half the credit. He still said I got credit for finding them. Hope this review helps others find them! read more

Do yourself a favor and higher these guys! James from Driveway Specialists was an absolute pleasure to work with. He showed up on time, provided a very reasonable estimate, walked me through exactly what would occur, and when the time came for them to do the work, they really delivered. Our driveway is long and steep. Previously it had big divots and was treacherous to drive and walk on. They ripped everything out and put in a brand new driveway. It's not only functional, but gives great curb appeal to our property. Thank goodness I called them - you should too! read more

Very professional! James and his crew were great and cleaned up the area as well! They were very patient with my 3 yr old asking a lot of questions! I would highly recommend. read more

Special thanks to Tommy and Ryan for doing a terrific job sealing my driveway. I appreciate the quality of work and attention to detail. It was great being able to work with great people. Instead of trying to schuyster me into repaving, they made an honest assessment of my driveway and told me that a good seal coating was the solution. FABULOUS WORK! read more

Great job from Wayne and his team. Added a parking pad to our driveway with pavers. Looks fantastic and they continue to give tremendous service. read more

These guys were great, professional, friendly, on time, cleaned up everything and went above and beyond as they had to remove a huge boulder from our driveway, it looks amazing, price is much more competitive then other services in the area, they managed to get 2 other driveways when they were in our neighborhood read more

Wow. I have to say these guys are smooth talkers. They gave me a price of $7,000.00 to install a new driveway. I said it was to much. They said ok $4,000.00. I said sure. How bad could it come out. It looks good but 4 days later after the rain came there is now a 10'x10' puddle right where I park my car. I've been calling them and all they keep saying is we will be out to fix it. Well it's now been 6 months and I stuck with a little pond in my driveway. They also did my neighbors driveway too with similar problems. They also told her they will warranty the work for 2 years. So much for that warranty. Just wish they would fix the puddle. Thanks Susan read more

Wayne and Co. were paving a neighbor's driveway. As I had already been given a description of the process of digging up, regrading, and repaving our driveway by another contractor, I was interested in observing how Wayne's company proceeded on the next-door driveway. They efficiently worked through the process, with attention to the detail of grading the top coating to match all borders with road, sidewalk and garage level. I asked for and received an estimate on redoing our driveway on the spot. Wayne was more than fair and we had a new driveway paved within 36 hours. A Beautiful job!! read more

Do not deal with these people ! They made an appointment , called to say they could come but eight hours later . I changed the appointment to the next day .......the didn't bother to show up . I called ,and they would not respond . NOT a company I would want to do business with . read more

5years later driveway falling apart fines came out first year had it proffesionaly sealcoated twice said he would send out asphalt company rep still waiting three years later wayne was awesome crew was awesome james word is no good bs artist complete driveway replacement gravel binder coat top coat fred s Foxboro ma read more

It was a pleasure to work with this family owned company. They were professional, patient with my questions/concerns, and answered all my e-mails in a very timely way. The owner was on site during construction of the driveway and was very attentive to all the details. I would highly recommend them. read more

Met with the owner James Flynn ,discussed work to be performed, agreed on price and time scheduled for work to begin.Hired to replace 2 driveways side by side. After starting the job weeks late,the crew did good job and worked hard and professional. I paid him cash as soon as the work was completed ,the asphalt looked very clumpy and irregular and discussed some imperfections with the asphalt.including a sunken area that continues to be a huge puddle ,He promised it would be fine . After not being able to park on it for months and even then afterwards I needed to park our cars on plywood. Then shortly after it was developing cracks, I called and emailed , finally he came by and offered to seal coat it for half price . Then after countless calls ,texts and emails he just kept making excuses or that he was coming by but never did.I offered him so many chances to solve the issues and now out of frustration I need to go to court.it has been nearly 2 years and I hate to hurt a small business but they really should have made an attempt to at least meet me face to face. read more

Pleasant and easy to work with. Reasonably priced. Did our driveway and a brick walkway and both turned out beautifully.

They removed and replaced our driveway to our satisfaction. The only problem was pinning them down on when they would start and when finish. I explained that I did not want them to start and then not work through to completion without undue delay or interruptions. They were a couple of days late in showing up to start and several days delayed in putting down the new drive was leaving me with several days of a dirt driveway. There has been a major problem in getting them to come back to correct a problem for which I consider them responsible. Before they started I pointed out to Wayne that there were some cracks in the concrete floor inside my garage that had been caused some years ago when the driveway had ben redone and the contractor had run the heavy roller onto the garage floor. I pointed them out to Wayne and specifically told him that I did not want the roller run into the garage for fear that the cracks would be enlarged and he assured me that the roller would not need to be run into the garage to compress the hot top were it butted up to the concrete. When I inspected to work it was clear from the marks on the the concrete floor that the roller had been run several feet into the garage. I thought that the existing cracks had been enlarged and perhaps extended. He did not dispute that the roller had been run into the garage despite my telling him not to do so, but said there had been no change in the cracks. and that no harm had been done. He finally agreed to do some cosmetic work to fill the cracks. That was two or three weeks ago and he has made three different dates to come by to do the cosmetic work and has not shown uop for any of them - most recently today when he said he would be here at 12:30. It is now 3:45 and still no show or call. I have told him that my wife has just had shoulder replacement surgery and I have to work around her rehab appointments in order to drive her and that Iwant to be here when her comes to do the work. BOTTOM LINE: GOOD JOB ON THE DRIVEWAY -TERRIBLE CISTOMER RELATIONS AND POOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING WHAT HE AGREED WAS THE RESULT OF HIS FAILING TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THE DAAMAGE TO THE GARAGE FLOOR.. read more

Very happy with their work. On time, professional and did a great job. Final bill was right to the penny what they quoted. New driveway looks great! read more

I had 3 quotes, James came on time as scheduled, got the quote back to me same day & was most reasonable of all. When I accepted they started the next day & completed the job in 2 days - small driveway, front and side walks, looks beautiful. Very professional and efficient crew, and very respectful & friendly to my neighbors and all their dogs!!! They did a great job - highly recommend them!!! read more

It almost sounds like Susan F used a entirely different company. The experience I had with The Driveway Specialists was awesome. They are professional, courteous and did the job exactly as described when they visited to give me an estimate. Their estimate was much the same as several others I received. I chose them because of the superior product used compared to other quotes I received. My driveway looks great. I highly recommend them. Thanks James & Wayne. . . read more

I love the Driveway Specialists. They handled all the permits, and did a great job. They were right on time, and they had the job done in one day. My driveway is beautiful now, and it's solid. They put down a thick layer of crush and run, and then they laid down 4" of asphalt. Normally they put down 3", which is normally fine, but I wanted to over engineer this process, so I paid for another inch of asphalt, and they were more than happy to accommodate my request. Their price was competitive. I had checked a few places prior to working with them. I would definitely recommend them to anyone needing a new driveway. read more

Very happy with the service I received from James and his team. Last year we had our driveway done. We had an issue with water and the swale that was fixed but not to our liking. When James found out that we were not happy he came back and offered to re-do the entire driveway at his cost. He even put in a drain to be sure we did not continue to have water run into our garage. End result is fantastic. He really stands by his work and takes an enormous amount of pride in his reputation and team. Hire these guys. They do take the time to listen and get it right. read more