J Stefan Contracting

Over two years ago paid half the price as agreed to get my driveway done, but it never happened. Due to the pandemic I was patient but enough is enough. I've been trying ever since to get my money back. I decided to leave a bad review to see if I'll finally get their attention and get my money back.

It is rare that I find a contractor as good as this one. I was blown away by all aspects of their work and their attention to detail. The J Stefan crew is awesome, friendly and hard working. They came on time and their price was very fair. They completed a wide range of services from creating a drainage culvert, paving, spreading loam and digging up tree stumps. It is hard to find a company that can "do it all" and do it all WELL, but this one meets those qualifications! I highly recommend J Stefan Contracting.

Sign the contract on the 20th of March and dropped off a deposit of half the money 2100 and was told they could possibly be out that next week Then after that 2 weeks later and it just went on and on to the point where they would not even respond back

Very professional and courteous until I contacted them about problems with the work. I was supposed to have 2-1/2 of compacted asphalt when complete. Less that a year later I have weeds popping up through the pavement and its clear the pavement was less than an inch thick.

The work started a bit late but it was well worth the wait. They removed the asphalt from my patio and put pavers down. It looks beautiful! I highly recommend them. They know what they are doing and did a great job. Quite professional. We may have them pave our driveway as well.

Excellent! Quick, thorough, 100% quality job! Owner and his people are top quality service providers! We worked with them in fall and now late spring. Changed our minds, added things continuously, moved things. He was always very professional, courteous and did what we wanted. Gave good advice when needed and helped a around with making area as we wanted. Will use them again!

Amazing! Jeremy and his crew worked solidly for a week and finished the first phase of our work which included the patio, steps down hill, walkways and driveway. The perched beach and steps into the lake were done in a timely manner when DES allowed work to be done in the lake area.

Everything went exceedingly well, especially for the size of the job. The crew was timely, professional, and completed the driveway within a few days. Due to the scope of the project, there were a couple of overages to the estimate, but they were very clear and upfront in explaining what was happening at every step. We are completely satisfied with the quality of work, and would definitely hire this company again.

It went very well. Good communication, fast response to questions. Made suggestions that saved money. Driveway with storm drain is easy to keep ice and snow free.

Work started within few days of contract signing and was completed within one calendar week. Majority of work was done by 2 masons. Their supervisor also helped out every now and then. Rebuild was an improvement over previous wall, in being mortared, flat-topped and redesigned (style of the two short end walls were made to harmonize with each other). We also liked the work with the flat-top, which masons acid-treated on the final days of the project to bring out the varied colors of the rocks.

Very disappointed in our residential driveway paving. Even the day after the driveway looked very coarse. A year later and tons of rocks have come up and even some weeds through the footpath. They never responded when we emailed asking if they could come out and seal coat. We had another provider do the seal coating. He said they never poured on the top coat and we have only binder, hence all the rocks and gravel.

Took a little longer than estimated to start the job, but it looks great. Very prompt responses and answered all questions. They went out of their way to make it look right without charging more.

They are very good, they gave me some options in pricing but there's one thing that's not right, I called them to address the problem and they said that they will fix it. They came back last April, they just filled it with more dirt instead of putting screen on it to prevent the problem. But over all, they are good, they are fast and I will recommend them to others.

Jeremie came out the same day we called and gave us a recommendation and a solution to our problem. The next week his crew was delivering materials and getting ready to install our new drains and asphalt driveway for the following day. The work commenced as planned, however, the grade was so steep that they had to do most of the prep work by hand and all the asphalt installation by hand. My wife and I thought that was difficult enough, but they did all this during the hottest two days of the summer. Great job during very trying circumstances. We love our new driveway. Thank you so much, Roy and Diane

Jeremy and Eric are very knowledgeable, they got the job done. I don't know how to answer this question, "Was money paid or were services performed?" Money was paid for the services performed. Fun guys to work with.

Very pleased with the project from J Stefan Contracting. Communication before, during and after the project was excellent, and the quality of work was also very good and very fairly priced. Will do business again.

Perfect! they were very meticulous with the prep work and through the entire project. very professional. I would definitely hire again for other projects.

Everything went great! We love the new driveway! Maybe the best I've seen. We let Jeremy design it because we wern't sure what would look good and so glad we left it in his hands! You couldn't do better with anyone else!

Unfortunately, the work was very poor. On the day they paved, they dug up a section of newly laid asphalt that they were not pleased with and patched it instead of starting over. It is obvious where the patch is, less than one year later and there are cracks around the patch as well as cracks where 90 degree turns in the driveway shape were made. The asphalt surface is loosing in some areas where the material can be swept away. My only hope is to rubber seal the cracks and seal the whole driveway heavily to try to make it last. I'm not one to take recourse against contractors but I will give this review and recommend you use someone else. And yes, communications were very uncomfortable and unprofessional at times.

The work performed was done well. Due to the time of year and several days of rain, the contractor had many projects being crammed in before cold weather hit leading to delays. It was done well in the end.

Great! Was done very quickly after it was scheduled, and completed in two days. Price was reasonable and quality was great.

Workers did a good job on the driveway. Communication with owner was challenging, causing a surprise arrival to do the job, some complication with neighbors, and he snuck back and took 1/2 the cobblestones that I told him from the beginning I was planning on keeping. All that aside we are happy with the driveway improvement.

Everyone at J. Stephan Contracting was great to work with. We got a response very quickly for our initial quote and any questions during the project were addressed very timely and in a professional manner. We had a large retaining wall and fence installed and it took just over a week. The crew was always accommodating to allow us access in and out of the garage (work was next to the driveway), the worked hard and stayed focused on the task while here. If they had adjustments in their schedule based on other projects they would let us know. The end result looks amazing and we continue to get compliments on it. We made some additions to the project as we went and cost estimates and timelines were provided quickly. J. Stephan Contracting also had great follow through - they did everything they said they were going to do; that goes a long way these days!

we got four quotes and j stefans was the most reasonable in terms of the approach to the work and the price. we will definitely be using them again, the work turned out phenomenal and the crew were really hard, skilled workers. we’ve gotten comments on how great the steps look. they even put down loam and seed on our lawn after getting the trucks and excavators on there. and they put the extra fill leftover in some low spots on our property as a bonus. we did have some problems communicating with the crew, they didn’t speak english, however, the supervisors and jeremy himself were great, handling any questions we had. just plan to call them if you need anything while work is done.

They did a terrific job. Quality materials. Neat and precise. Excellent edging. Owner on site. Would definitely hire again.