If you are considering having asphalt or concrete work done at your home, business or church, look at some of the scams that unfortunately are happening in our area.

Scam: If someone comes to your door and says he has left over asphalt and wants to do your job at a discount rate.

Fact: Asphalt is kept at a temperature of 130 degrees on a paving machine that keeps it hot from the asphalt plant, once asphalt starts to cool, it is no longer usable. It has to be dumped and recycled.

Scam: If some says that they have been rained out from their job on I-85 and are doing driveways today.

Fact: One who is geared up to do highway work would not be going door to door soliciting your residential work.

Scam: Boast that they own their own asphalt plant and sell everyone else their asphalt, so they are cheaper than others

Fact: Companies that own their own asphalt plant do not advertise this way and typically do a lot of highway work

Regardless of who does your work, be aware of the following:

Make sure whoever does your work has a permanent address and the number they give you is not a cellular phone that can be easily changed after your job is completed.

The base of your drive is very important; existing stone is not suitable. New Drives need to be graded out with a base of crusher-run stone and this stone should be compacted before asphalt is applied.