My family and I had the best experience working with Mike L and his crew! We had a few consultations and even got other bids, My family and I agree this was the best company for the job, of re- paving our family Apartments! Not only was Mike and outstanding employee, he was very knowledgeable and made it comfortable and smooth sailing! We couldn't be more thrilled and please with the results! Not only reasonable but made our apartments look fresh and updated! Thank You, Nicole Higuera read more

update: The project that I was told would start last week started this week. I was told 2 people/day would be working here 8 hours/day. I've had 1 working 7 hours. No 2nd person. He is doing fine work. But we are falling further and further behind schedule. Poor communication. Hopefully things will get better soon... read more

I thought the public should know that Watsonville Grading used gasoline to remove stains from our driveway. This is illegal, and it could have started a fire. The stench of gasoline on a hot day forcing all the units to close their windows was not appreciated either. They were hired by our HOA, and the stains are still there. read more

They don't return messages left for them on their website for potential work and I don't chase lame contractors... next!

I highly recommend Watsonville Grading and Excavation for any asphalt job you might have. We had over 20,000 square feet of new asphalt to be installed. Matt came out right away to give me an estimate and came back three weeks later when we were getting ready to finalize the deal on a Sunday because we had some questions. He showed up with a huge crew to do the job when he said he was going to do it. It came out so flat and beautiful that we were able to install a couple pickleball courts on it. His guys are professional clean and fast. read more

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Mike was incredible. The job that he did was exceptional. He is meticulous. The pride in his work showed everyday. He always put in the extra time to make things right, never cutting corners. I am extremely pleased with the quality and final product. Mike Schiro read more

Not Professional. They would make an appt, and not show up, didn't call or text. I called them back to reschedule, and the same situation would occur. After 4 no shows, I called someone else, and had the job done 3 days later. read more

Had a great experience with Matt (owner). They're VERY busy, which I took as a good sign, but also means he can be hard to get on the phone instantly. Once he commits to something though, the end result is great. No corners were cut. Surprisingly, didn't even need half up front and half on completion. Just went out and got the job done in a timely fashion. read more

Professional Paving Service, on time, experienced efficient crew worked very well together, completed job in timely manner and cleaned up all areas prior to leaving work site. I would use again without hesitation, happy to support a local company. Mike read more

I am very pleased with Watsonville Grading. They just finished paving our Private Road and it turned out pretty awesome. Matt is very easy to get a hold of and is very responsive both by phone and email. You won't get a better bang for your buck. I will definitely be recommending Matt and his crew to those I know. read more

This could have been rated 5 stars for our 690 foot long community road project for twelve homes--except for one thing which I'll mention at the end. The good part: First: We got four bids for this job-- two of the four just wanted to pave over the present, very well worn asphalt, who suggested very little preparation for the road base. The other two, including Watsonville Grading/Paving said that they should prepare the base better by grinding and removing some of the old asphalt and grading it properly, which was very uneven in places, and adding some new base rock. We judged that just paving over the old road was not a good idea, and would have resulted in very uneven distribution of asphalt which wouldn't have been the best use of material. So we eliminated two of the bids on that basis. Second-- they bid 30% lower than the other company that also said more prep should be done. During the job I also particularly appreciated the foreman Mike's obvious interest in wanting to do the job right. Third: the job after it was finished was quite satisfactory with no complaints at all with how it turned out. And I liked working with the owner, Matt- who seemed that he wanted to to the job well. But: The reason for four instead of five starts: All four of the bids specified 3 inches of asphalt coverage--which was specified in the contract to be 158 tons of asphalt. But we also added a little more work after the bid which of course increased our cost 10%, and we assumed would therefore slightly increase the number of tons of material. Since I had previous experience with paving companies shorting material, in all four bids the tonnage was specified; also because of my previous experience we specified in the bid that we would be allowed to view the weight receipts from the quarry. So I expected that something close to 158 tons asphalt or more would be actually delivered. We had a minimum of two people monitoring the work and the deliveries. However it did not prove easy to obtain these weight receipts--though with some effort we were shown sheets that added to about 90 tons. Plus we counted another likely 40 tons for four other loads, for a total of 130. We could only verify that about 130 tons was brought in. We were told we would receive the other weight receipts, but they never arrived. So I must conclude, that although the job seemed very nicely done, we only received 82% of the material that we expected NOT COUNTING the small additional work we added to the job. My experience at this point with such road construction (three times in my life) seems to suggest that perhaps ALL companies deliver less than they promise on material--I suppose to get their bid lower. When I mentioned this to someone in a local civil engineering company he said this sounded pretty normal to him. After the road is down, most people won't know the difference anyway, since the extra missing material can't be seen, heard or smelled--but might only affect how long it might last. If we hadn't bothered to check the deliveries we would have rated it 5 stars. But I am disappointed that this seems to be generally the way the road business is done around here. read more

Our road was repaved about a year ago. With the first hard rain we had some puddles that developed after the work was done and some cracks in the berms they placed. Called them more than once to repair the problem. Sent someone out after the third call. He had the wrong material to repair. He left and never heard back from them. It's been two weeks since we seen him. read more

This is a very good company. I had a smaller job - a driveway asphalt repair job that many outfits apparently don't want. (Note to the three other local companies who I made appointments with who didn't bother to show up or reschedule the bid: If you're too busy or only do big jobs, just say so in the first place.) The owner was true to his word, showed up when he said he would, and his crew did a fantastic job on the appointed day for a fair price. Can't ask for more than that! When the rest of my driveway needs replacement, I'll be calling Watsonville Paving. read more

Watsonville Grading & Excavation ~ Excellent company we highly recommend!!! I had them here last Friday (December 15, 2017) to resurface my driveway. Matt and his crew are absolutely the best. Very friendly and they do perfect work. We couldn't be more please with the job they did. read more

The operators were skilled, friendly and attentive. It was easy to discuss plans with Foreman Michael Lauderdale. Although the terrain was difficult, they were careful and did good work. I recommend them read more