1/5 Rachel L. 1 year ago on Google
Sad
to
write
this
but
wish
I
would
have
been
able
to
see
reviews
like
this
prior
to
hiring
Great
Lakes
Asphalt.
We
spoke
to
Glenn
in
2021
about
our
driveway
which
was
in
rough
shape.
He
recommended
a
recap
and
we
decided
to
go
with
him
based
on
his
positive
reviews.
First
off,
the
crew
he
uses
is
a
subcontractor--or
at
the
very
least
does
not
operate
under
"Great
Lakes
Asphalt".
Their
trucks
say
a
different
company
name.
Glenn
is
the
owner
of
Great
Lakes
Asphalt,
but
does
not
do
or
oversee
the
job
himself.
The
day
after
they
did
the
recap,
it
rained
and
our
garage
flooded
about
4'
in
with
sitting
water--they
had
messed
up
the
grade
into
the
garage.
We
immediately
called
and
while
Glenn
was
responsive,
he
was
too
busy
to
fix
it
as
he
was
short
staffed.
We
discussed
a
trenching
option
with
him,
bought
the
trenches
on
our
own
dime
and
he
agreed
to
install
them
when
he
had
time.
Over
a
year
later
his
crew
finally
came
and
they
said
they've
done
these
"so
many
times"
and
were
confident
they
could
install
it.
We
sent
Glenn
as
well
as
the
crew
the
instructions
for
proper
installation
of
the
trench
system.
They
hand
cut
the
line
for
the
trench,
leading
to
it
being
crooked
in
areas
when
it
would
have
been
absurdly
easy
to
lay
a
board
down
as
a
guide
to
cut
a
straight
line.
They
then
pounded
the
trench
in
unevenly,
didn't
even
fully
connect
the
trenching
system
in
many
areas,
did
not
follow
the
instructions
for
the
ground
prep
underneath
the
trench,
did
not
glue/seal
the
trenching
system
together
in
any
way,
and
finally
poured
pea
gravel
in
the
excess
space
around
the
trench.
Unbelievable
disregard
for
the
proper
installation
as
now
when
it
rains,
water
travels
into
the
pea
gravel
and
is
now
exposing
the
slab
to
even
more
water.
This
is
even
worse
than
flooding
into
the
garage.
While
Glenn
did
offer
to
come
back
again,
after
an
incorrect
initial
job
and
a
half-effort
fix
we
have
zero
confidence
that
the
crew
has
any
idea
how
to
do
this
work
and
declined
further
'"fixes".
Despite
having
zero
experience
in
this
area,
we
feel
more
confident
that
we
can
follow
the
directions
for
installing
the
trench
and
get
it
done
properly
than
trusting
Glenn
and
his
crew
to
do
anything
on
our
property
again.
Additionally,
after
just
over
a
year
since
the
initial
job
we
already
have
multiple
cracks
appearing.
The
final
kicker
is
that
our
next
door
neighbors
are
now
having
their
driveway
completely
redone
and
the
very
knowledgable
and
competent
crew
let
us
know
that
our
driveway
should
never
have
been
recapped
(should
have
been
a
full
removal
and
replacement)
and
was
recapped
with
subpar
asphalt
that
their
company
would
never
use
professionally.
Perhaps
Great
Lakes
Asphalt
used
to
do
good
work
but
this
is
not
a
company
worthy
of
your
time
or
money.
Would
not
hire
or
recommend
Great
Lakes
Asphalt
to
anyone.
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