We hired Poor Paul's to repair our 600-ft road base driveway after it washed out in the recent heavy rains. When the road was originally built, there wasn't much attention given to managing storm water -- the water ran down the driveway from the county road at the top of the hill, and the swollen creek came over the driveway because there was only one culvert, and washed big ruts into the driveway and carried the road base into the creek bed. It was a mess! James from Poor Paul's came right over the same afternoon we called, and was very enthusiastic about how they could add ditches to redirect the water away from the road and add more culverts, as well as packing down the road base so it would last. He claimed they could do the job in one day, and gave us a discount on his initial estimate to jump into a gap in their schedule immediately, which was great for us, since until the road could be repaired we would be walking the 600 ft from the county road to the house! We had only gotten one other bid and were planning to get a third, but James' bid was lower then the other one, and we were impressed with his proposal and eager to get the job done, so we said yes, let's do it! Poor Paul's is a family-owned business, and the whole family showed up the next day to do the job -- including several brothers and cousins -- with a bobcat, paver, and roller. The brother on the bobcat (Brian) turned out to be an obsessive artist with the tractor, spending all day sculpting the land around the road to direct the water, and laying the culverts. It was convenient that it had just rained (again) the night before, so he could watch the runoff follow his new ditches down the hill and get everything just right. Brian was nothing short of amazing. He did a fantastic job on the water management features -- going well beyond what James had promised -- and even promptly moved one of the culverts when we pointed out that it was laid too high and wouldn't catch the water properly. Then he sprinted back and forth in the bobcat spreading road base, trying to get the job done, while another brother packed it down with the roller. They ended up spending most of the next day finishing the job, and then ran out of road base near the end, because they had used more than they expected around the culverts. The end of the driveway near the house got shortchanged, so before we paid them the balance, we asked them to come back with one final load of road base to get that part done to specifications. They did it right away, packing all of the road base down carefully with the roller, although the road base was a little dry, so we weren't entirely convinced that it would be solid. Overall, though, they had clearly worked very hard to do an excellent job for us. We couldn't afford to pave the whole length, but we did have them lay asphalt on the section over the culverts. They did a good job on that, too, though again not quite as quickly as James' initial boast of getting it all done in one day! We waited until after the first rain to write this review, so we could see how the water management features performed and whether the road was hardened enough to withstand the storm water. It was so satisfying to see the water run down the ditches to either side of our new road, and the creek run through the new culverts, rather than washing the road base away! The road is still a little soft (maybe it did need a bit more moisture or more packing with the roller to be really solid), and you can see where we drove over it on the first rainy day, but it survived, and the fact that Brian did such an outstanding job digging the ditches and building berms makes us hopeful that this new road will outlast the old one by many years, even if the creek rises to the level it did in the recent "flash flood." We would recommend Poor Paul's especially for building roads where there is a need for tractor work to redirect water away from the road on a slope or crossing a wet-weather creek. They did a great job on all aspects of the work they did for us -- they were knowledgeable, friendly, prompt, skillful, experienced, used professional equipment, did a better job than they specified (especially on the tractor work), corrected problems immediately, and finished quickly, even when the job turned out to take longer and use more materials than they had originally estimated. We hope to hire them soon to pave the rest of the length of the driveway! read more

I had my initial asphalt job on 10/3/2025, within a month of Poor Paul's job they have been out 3 times due to poor quality of work. I have had several chips on sealer, sealer coming off on car tires. Initially they were responsive now they have ghosted. Learn from my mistake and stay far away from Poor Paul's services. read more

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Poor Paul recently applied an asphalt emulsion sealant to our subdivision roads. The product was specified to cure in 24 hours. It did not and up to 6 days later vehicles were tracking the sealant onto the concrete driveways. I talked with Joshua Swartz at Poor Paul's and he was defensive and took no accountability for the issues that went wrong. It will be costly to remove this from my driveway, and it should have not happened. read more

This company did everything they said that they would. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for paving they were prompt - polite and answered any questions or concerns I had . Very very professional Thank you for the great service read more

Poor Pauls Paving - The driveway that this company completed to perfection - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Austin, Texas

We have almost 275,000 square feet of parking lot that needed seal coat and striping for our fairly busy commercial office building complex, Josh met us and provided us with a fair priced proposal. Josh was a master of scheduling the work between 2 phases while dodging the weather. Josh communicated clearly and his team arrived on time. The work was expertly and professionally performed within the window of opportunities that minimized the impact to our clients. The fresh seal coat and the fresh striping and curb paint really look impressive. I recommend Poor Paul Paving for anyone's project. They really did a good job. read more

Disappointed with response after work done 8months ago. The new driveway was eroding in places. They promised to come out and review before the warranty was over and fix any issues but did not and instead gave ridiculous excuses. Work was average at best. I dont recommend. read more

Poor Pauls Paving - Driveway done by Poor Paul's - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Josh with Poor Paul's Paving did our driveway for a new construction in Dripping Springs. The job was complicated due to the amount of limestone that needed to be removed in order to build us a smooth road. He and his crew were amazing, they were there when they told us they would be every day, and the end result was a beautiful, smooth road. Their pricing was competitive and their work was so professional. I highly recommend them! read more

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Josh from Poor Paul's Paving did an excellent job on our new parking lot. We had new sidewalks, ribbon curbing, and a front porch poured in concrete also. Josh and his crew were accommodating and on time! We would definitely recommend them if you're considering asphalt or concrete work. read more

Poor Pauls Paving - Church, driveway, sidewalks - Masonry/Concrete Near Me - Austin, Texas

They offered the best value. The work was done as quickly as the weather allowed and it looks great.

After looking at the reviews for Poor Paul's Driveway's I'm not sure what happened. My sister & I both had our driveways redone by Poor Paul. We should have been worried after the came back a few months later and said they needed to seal it for an additional cost ( assumed they had sealed it when they put it in.) it looked great for the first few months but then it started cracking & the edges began falling off. They will not return our calls & when my sister did reach James, he spoke rudely to her & said he was no longer working for the company. Issue has not been resolved after the nine months since installation. Recommendation:Find someone else read more

I just had a long gravel road made at my farm by Poor Pauls Paving. The experience start to finish was great. James listened to what I wanted, made great suggestions to improve on the layout and then he and his crew worked to make it happen. The job came in on time and at the agreed upon price. The results substantially exceeded my expectations. When I have more road work Poor Pauls will be my go to contractor. read more

Great results and easy to work with. I had quotes from a few different options for my driveway. Poor Paul's paving came out and quickly and was easy to work with. Their quotes were very competitive. The work was done when they said it would be and everything went well. I am looking to use them for an expansion to my driveway in a few months as well. I highly recommend these guys. read more

We shopped around for awhile trying to find someone to seal our drive way, but I'm so glad we found Poor Paul's Paving. They did great work at a fair price and there was not one hassle. I recommend them to anyone looking for driveway work. read more

I had Poor Paul's Paving chip and seal my driveway. One of their workers had the vibrating motor on the roller as he drove across our driveway. It cracked it in numerous spots. One of the brother argued with me, the other said he saw it. Instead of ripping up the driveway I elected to trade off with a little extra repair on the driveway. They did a horrible job and rolled it once. I called them to have them fix it and they said they'd be out in two weeks. They were a no show and now they won't take our calls or respond to text messages. I would shop around before trusting these guys! read more

First, let me say that Paul himself was very nice and helpful when I called to see about having about 70 feet of asphalt driveway patched. He told me that they were working in the area and someone would come by on Saturday to get me a real bid. I waited until Wednesday for the bid and then called again. THIS time, I spoke to James(?) who was very rude about Paul being old, forgetting things, leaving James to pick up the pieces, etc, etc. Then he curtly told me that they had a THREE thousand FIVE hundred (made sure I heard that you know) dollar prep fee so yes, they could patch my driveway but it would be $3500. I said that it sounded like he didn't want to do the job. Yes ma'am. I wanted to suggest that they take out the "no job too small" part on the website. Very unprofessional. If your job isn't going to be worth his time or he's having a bad day, take your chances. read more

Poor Paul's jacked up his price from his initial estimate TWICE! He kept saying he wasn't going to have enough material to finish and I didn't have any choice but to pay him. I would never work with him again. He may quote you a "poor mans' price but don't expect him to honor it. Do yourself a favor and find someone else!! read more

I have been working with these guys for some time now and all I can say is that Josh is a true professional. He will tell you the truth even if its not what you want to hear and every time he tells me he is going to do something he does it. Keep up the great work guys! read more

Poor Paul's grated my gravel driveway and laid new asphalt. I worked with James and asked about how thin it looked, he said it was at least 2 inches thick. After about a month, I noticed the original gravel starting to show through the asphalt, at two months I had them come out and take a look, they said it needed seal coating. This after they said it shouldn't need seal coating for at least two years and quoted me another price to sealcoat, saying it is half price. I negotiated for them to come out and do it under warranty and they said they would be out within the next 30 days. Now cactus is growing through the asphalt and it is crumbling, it has been two and a half months and they won't take nor return my calls. No, do not trust these guys, I now believe they are a scam. read more

I had Poor Paul's Paving out to bid an asphalt repair on a trench left behind by a plumbing line that had been laid through my parking lot. The bid came in lower than the other two companies I had out, so I accepted Poor Paul's bid. The work was completed the next day and the amount quoted was the amount charged. I would recommend this company. read more

We hired Poor Paul's Paving to pave our driveway. We originally had tar and chip that some other company had done and it washed away so it was mostly mud when it rained. We spoke with James and Josh they were very friendly, professional, and seemed very confident in there business and that they could get the job done in a fast reasonable time. And they did just that! They were at the job early in the morning to late in the evening to get the job done! We love our new asphalt driveway! our cars now stay clean and we no longer have to deal with mud! I would definitely recommend this business! read more