Barreca Blacktop Sealcoating

They have been doing my driveway for 9 years now and have been excellent.

This company worked on my next door neighbor’s driveway. While repairing a section that had loose asphalt and gravel, immediately next to my lawn, they carelessly dumped the loose debris on my grass. I discovered this days later as I was mowing the lawn.
They were so sloppy that they left several tops from crack sealer on my lawn as well.
I wonder if the owner of this company would like it if I came to his house and did the same things to his lawn.
This kind of thoughtlessness, and carelessness gives you a true picture of the quality of the work they would perform if you hired them.

First scheduled for Friday, May 27^th. planned on leaving for the weekend afterward so no parking problem. They were a no show — no notification.
When I called I was told by a young lady that I had been rescheduled for June 7^th, and I had been sent an email notification — I had not received any notification.
Today is June 7^th. I checked their website, and was thereby informed they would be at my house in the morning. I made arrangements for my cars so they would not be left out in the street. It didn’t matter, again they were a no show — no notification.
When I then called to cancel, I was just told «Ok, we’ll take you off the schedule».
That’s it. No «Sorry», no explanation, NOTHING!

Barreca has sealed multiple business parking lots for my company. I have worked with them directly and been very happy. They have accommodated all of our customer needs by splitting the parking lots in half so as to not impede traffic. Their prices have been fair and the work has been great. I personally enjoy working with down to earth companies that are not big corporate America types. Anyone, who likes working with hard working individuals that don’t beat around the bush choose Barreca. We have communicated exclusively via email which has made my job even easier.

They do a good job for the price. They came at 5 pm and it rained for the next 2 days. The sealcoat had washed off in some places. When I called, I told them they could spot fix it, but they redid the whole thing. There were 3 sunny days after, and my driveway looks much better!

Their proposal/​contract in the mail says they will seal all major cracks. Before hiring them I confirmed over the phone sealing cracks means they fill them. Needless to say they seal coated my driveway, but never filled and sealed the cracks. I still have unfilled cracks. I could of paid a guy to do the same seal coat only job for a $ 100.00 vs. $ 195.00. I called to complain and the next available crew to come to inspect my driveway was a week out… Seriously!!! I will never use these guys again.

I have been using them for many years and never had a problem, they fill in the cracks and do a great seal coat job. I highly recommend them.
Ed

I was referred to this company by my neighbor. Hopefully they gave him a nice referral discount. The team doing the work on my driveway did a great job. I definitely am going to ask for them next year. My only issue was the gentleman scheduling the appointment tried to get me to pay $ 50 more than I actually did. I would say try not to over-​charge your customers from the beginning and they are more likely to refer you. Even with that bump, I will continue to use you guys for years to come.

This company sent a promo flyer to us. I scheduled seal coating online. Very easy to do and best rates around. They had to reschedule once due to weather. Phyllis in the office was great and the three guys who came to do the labor were very nice and polite. They did a great job. I recommend them.

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Came out last spring and sealcoated the driveway. Shortly after this we began observing yellow tinted streaks in the sealcoat which began to crack or wash off. Barrera came out and re-​did the driveway. For the rest of the summer our driveway became a tarpit, with tar sticking to chairs when sitting in the driveway. As spring 2015 came, the sealcoat again cracked off in large sections, only this time revealing the water damage that was hiding underneath, ultimately destroying portions of our driveway and leaving craters that have only grown deeper
I am not a cranky customer– I am someone who had their driveway destroyed by this company. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! However, if they would had returned my calls from LAST SUMMER when asking how to rectify… I could had left a better review.

Thank you Barreca for doing a great job again on my driveway seal coating. It looks fantastic!
Marsha Vaughn, Gurnee, IL

Just moved into a new house and needed the driveway sealed pronto. Called my uncle who recommended Barreca. He’s been using them for the last 6 years and says they do a great job. They came out Monday and sealed the driveway. I could not be happier! They did a fantastic job and the price, under $ 100, can not be beat! Found my new seal coating company!

Barreca sealcoated a drain in front of my garage, & last week when it rained my garage flooded! I called the next morning & in a very kind voice told them what happened. The «gentleman» who answered the phone (presumably the Owner) didn’t get any of my information & angrily replied: «YEA THAT DRAIN MUST HAVE BEEN CLOGGED BEFORE, NICE TRY LADY!» He hung up on me after he said it. I have pictures of the covered drain, & will be sharing this information with everyone in my neighborhood who uses them. Bad business practice! F rating to the Management here at Barreca Blacktop Sealcoating.

Terrible. Stay away. Used them once. Never again. They did a very sloppy job, spilled seal coat on many spots on the sidewalk and grass, did not fill in our cracks well and were four hours later than our promised time frame. When I called to complain, the owner/​manager, Dave was rude, condescending, and obviously non caring. I guess his business is so good he doesn’t have to care about customer service!

Please listen to this. 1) I am one of those people that contractors dread doing work for because I expect perfection and will only settle for perfection. I have seen many driveways done that my 11yo could have done better. I used Barreca Blacktop to seal my driveway and spoke to Phyllis whom is very nice. She took my concerns about my paver bricks and new concrete. Cruz, Jose and Joule showed up to do the work which I walked them around on areas of concern with my driveway. Cruz spoke very good English thankfully. I watch and witnessed in amazement the attention to detail this crew had. I have not 1 complaint. They were not only the cheapest price around but also the most skilled in my opinion. I have now found my permanent sealcoating company for my driveway, all my families and my clients that I will now be introducing Barreca to. I will be calling them in fall to do my driveway again which they stated is at a 50% discount.
Please, do not think twice about using Barreca and just do it.
Sincerely,
Mark Davis

We have used Barreca for the past 6 years. We have been very happy with their
work and their fees are reasonable. We recommend them to every one.

I have been using Barreca’s services for over 15 years. After watching them seal my 200 foot driveway today, I feel it is time to say what a splendid job they do – from filling the smallest cracks with fine sand, to topping that with thick asphalt, to covering the entire drive with a quality sealcoat. I recommend them highly.