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Complaint Review: Howard Harrison Paving - Millersville Maryland

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  • Howard Harrison Paving 20 Linda Lane Millersville, Maryland United States of America

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I contracted the company to rebuild my residential driveway. The final contract was to clean entire existing driveway area with power blower, grade existing driveway area with stone/dirt to a uniform flatness and allow for proper drainage. install 8 inches of CR6 compacting stone to a level of 8 inches (this is not a pracatical level of stone), compress it with a "steam roller", clean and edge the finished driveway.

The only work preformed was to power blow some leaves from the area, dump a small amount of CR6, spread it out to cover a path down the existing old driveway and quickly roll over it.

The issue is that the area was never leveled or graded. A small amount of CR6 was spread down the old driveway leaving a thin sparse cover which was several feet from the edges of the marked and visable sides of the old driveway. The small amount of stone is not over 1 inch in height in any part of the driveway and there are many bare spots and patches with no stone on it at all. It is very unlevel since it was not graded before stone was poured. This is not allowing for proper drainage and leading to surrounding properity damage.

The driveway is deterioating rapidly with use.

I have called the company many times and they said they would fix it, but have never come back for any of the appointments made. Now they will not answer or return any of my phone calls.

The contract also carries a 1 year warranty.

The bottom line is that the terms of the contract were never preformed or met, the workmanship, and customer service was bad and it now appears this job never will be resolved.

I believe this may be the same person that is also being reported in the Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia area. The sales pitch and methods of operation are basically identical.

Along with not responding to my calls he would not respond to calls and letters from the BBB. The BBB has downgraded his rating from an A+ to D-. This will remain on record for the next 3 years. They can take no other actions against Harrison but several consumer (victims) in the area are working to have him held accountable for his actions.

If anyone can provide information as to this being the same H Harrison Paving in states outside of Maryland it would help in expediting actions against him. Any information would help.

Thank You.

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#3 Consumer Comment

Mr. Harrison Sr. refunded 100% of my money !!

AUTHOR: AdamK - (United States of America)

POSTED: Thursday, February 23, 2012

  I must admit, ..I am blown away by this whole process (see my other post).  After dealing unsuccessfully with Howard Jr. and preparing a court case against the company, 79 year old Howard Harrison Sr. swooped in a gave me a 100% refund ($3,800.00) for my driveway.  I gave him my word I would return to my posts and share this with the community so that's what I'm doing.  He kept his word, he showed up when he said he would and he did what he said he was going to do.  The check cashed and I'm officially moving on from this whole situation.  The argument could be made that what he did was out of pressure due to an upcoming law suit, but I don't know - perhaps he's just that kind of guy.  In either case, I feel it is terrible that his son puts him in these situations and I consider myself super lucky to have recovered EVERY CENT of my money!   Truly an odd situation.

  If anyone is still having problems with the company, go straight to Howard Sr. @ 410-923-3451 for your best chance at getting a resolution.  (that number is on his business card so it's not private info)

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Howard (loser) Harrison

AUTHOR: AdamK - (United States of America)

POSTED: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

I REALLY would like to get in contact with the other people that were scammed by this joker.  He ripped me off as well and I'm currently preparing a law suit against him.  I will not rest until I see him held accountable for his actions.  If you would be interested in speaking with me I would love to here from you or I could call you as well.  With the other reports I've read online, perhaps even a class action suit may be in order.  This guy is a class "A" BUM !!

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Howard Harrison PavingDriveway and Paving Scam

AUTHOR: Richard - (USA)

POSTED: Tuesday, August 02, 2011

I contracted the company to rebuild my residential driveway. The final contract was to clean the entire existing driveway area with power blower, grade existing driveway area with stone/dirt to a uniform flatness and construct for proper drainage, install 8 inches of CR6 compacting stone to a level of 8 inches and compress it with a roller,then clean and edge the finished driveway. The only work preformed was to power blow some leaves from the area, dump a small amount of CR6, spread it out to cover a path down the existing old driveway and quickly roll over it. The issues are that the area was never leveled or graded. A small amount of CR6 was spread down the old driveway leaving a thin sparse cover which stopped several feet from the edges of the marked and visable sides of the old driveway. The small amount of stone is not over 1 inch thick in any part of the driveway and there are many bare spots and patches with no stone on it at all. It is very unlevel since it was not graded before stone was poured. This is not allowing proper drainage and causing surrounding properity damage. The driveway is deterioating rapidly with use. I have called the company many times and they said they would fix it, but  never come back for any of the appointments made. Now they will not answer or return any of my phone calls. The contract also carries a 1 year warranty. The bottom line is that the terms of the contract were never preformed or met, the workmanship, and customer service was bad and it appears this job never will be finished or the resulting problems resolved by the company. I believe this may be the same person and company that is also being reported running his scams in the Texas, Oklahoma and Georgia areas. The sales pitch and methods of operation are basically identical. He starts out with" I have material left over from a previous job". Along with not responding to my calls Harrison would not respond to calls and letters from the BBB. The BBB has downgraded his rating from an A+ to D-. This will remain on public record for the next 3 years. The BBB can take no other actions against Harrison. Several consumers (victims) in the area are working to have him held accountable for his actions. If anyone can provide information that may help connect this company or Mr. Harrison to the H. Harrison Paving scams in states outside of Maryland would help in expediting actions to stop him. Those in the area, beware. Thank You.  

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