Complaint Review:
Shoreline Paving L.L.C
Shoreline Paving L.L.C paved only .5" thick and we were quoted 2", surface is cracking and breaking up and weeds are growing thru delafield, Wisconsin
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delafield, Wisconsin
United States of America
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910-443-1469
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contracted to pave driveway at 2" thick, actual thickness is only half inch
driveway is breaking up and weeds are growing thru in only two month's time
will not call back or honor warranty
1 Updates & Rebuttals
T. farnsworthy
Milwaukee,Wisconsin,
U.S.A.
Please be more specific
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, March 18, 2010
Can you provide more details? What kind of driveway was this, asphalt or concrete? Was it a new driveway or a re-pave? If a re-pave of existing asphalt, did they grind the original drive and use it as base course?
Min. asphalt profile for a new residential drive should be 3", ideally done in two lifts (2" binder & 1" wear course.) Low-end contractors will do the install in one pass but this can lead to slope & thickness problems. Either way, the asphalt is installed over a min. 8" compacted stone base.
Min. concrete profile for a new drive should be 4" (skimpy) or 5" (more typical.) The ACI has changed its tune on WWM and no longer suggests it for strength. Early-entry saw-cut joints are now the preferred joint method for concrete. A 6" compacted stone base is a minimum.
If an asphalt drive is in poor enough condition to warrant repaving, a simple overlay (whatever thickness) will not suffice, as all the existing cracks will reflect through in a matter of months.