I pride myself on my professionalism, as well as my ability to complete every job to the homeowner's total satisfaction. I never leave a job unfinished, or a homeowner not 100% satisfied with my level of service - Call today!
"Jobs was done perfectly "
alan p on April 2025
I pride myself on my professionalism, as well as my ability to complete every job to the homeowner's total satisfaction. I never leave a job unfinished, or a homeowner not 100% satisfied with my level of service - Call today!
"Jobs was done perfectly "
alan p on April 2025
Better Business Bureau Accredited firm with an A+ Rating. 2017 Connecticut Better Business Bureau Marketplace Excellence Awards NOMINEE for SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. Established in 1998, R.A.M. Contracting, Inc. is Robertson Michaud company specializing in Custom Projects. We are based in Connecticut and are one of the most highly regarded companies for our craftsmanship, attention to detail and customer service. Fully licensed, insured and bondable. We service Federal, Industrial, Commercial and Select Residential clientele. Registered with the United States Government Systems for Award Management (SAMS), State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and Vermont Office Of Professional Regulation. We are an Environmental Protection Agency Lead Safe Certified Firm. Please provide details about your project in the Homeowner Description. Leads without any description will not be accepted. For more information please call us at 860-413-2263. We are available 7 days a week.
"Very responsive, clear and professional. Gave me information I needed and then some."
Vivian Z on July 2018
Better Business Bureau Accredited firm with an A+ Rating. 2017 Connecticut Better Business Bureau Marketplace Excellence Awards NOMINEE for SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. Established in 1998, R.A.M. Contracting, Inc. is Robertson Michaud company specializing in Custom Projects. We are based in Connecticut and are one of the most highly regarded companies for our craftsmanship, attention to detail and customer service. Fully licensed, insured and bondable. We service Federal, Industrial, Commercial and Select Residential clientele. Registered with the United States Government Systems for Award Management (SAMS), State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection and Vermont Office Of Professional Regulation. We are an Environmental Protection Agency Lead Safe Certified Firm. Please provide details about your project in the Homeowner Description. Leads without any description will not be accepted. For more information please call us at 860-413-2263. We are available 7 days a week.
"Very responsive, clear and professional. Gave me information I needed and then some."
Vivian Z on July 2018
Howrigan Family Excavation and Trucking is owned and operated by local Connor Howrigan who is passionate about quality service unparallel to others. We service Lamoille, Franklin and Chittenden counties, offering excavation services that include but are not limited too; ditching/driveway repair/install, site prep, septic installation/repair, landscaping, pond/drainage installation and repair. Free estimates.
Howrigan Family Excavation and Trucking is owned and operated by local Connor Howrigan who is passionate about quality service unparallel to others. We service Lamoille, Franklin and Chittenden counties, offering excavation services that include but are not limited too; ditching/driveway repair/install, site prep, septic installation/repair, landscaping, pond/drainage installation and repair. Free estimates.
Fortin's Construction handles all things concrete from foundations to finished floors to countertops and stamped patios. We also specialize in epoxy floors. We are a Veteran owned & operated company. We proudly offer Military discounts available! We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and doing the job right the first time. Call or text us today for an estimate.
"This is a very professional and high quality company. They completed the countertops in two days. The epoxy had a flaw from the manufacturer and they come back immediately and re surfaced it. The counters look like glass. The price was reasonable. We are very happy with the result. The only negative is they could have done a better job cleaning up."
Phil B on January 2025
Fortin's Construction handles all things concrete from foundations to finished floors to countertops and stamped patios. We also specialize in epoxy floors. We are a Veteran owned & operated company. We proudly offer Military discounts available! We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and doing the job right the first time. Call or text us today for an estimate.
"This is a very professional and high quality company. They completed the countertops in two days. The epoxy had a flaw from the manufacturer and they come back immediately and re surfaced it. The counters look like glass. The price was reasonable. We are very happy with the result. The only negative is they could have done a better job cleaning up."
Phil B on January 2025
All-Terior Solutions, LLC provides a wide array of handyman services.
All-Terior Solutions, LLC provides a wide array of handyman services.
WARMZONE is a national company designs and sells radiant snow removal systems for heated driveways and walkways, radiant floor heating and roof deicing. We have a trained staff of professionals that will learn about your project requirements and perscribe the best solution possible to heat your driveway or home. We have a network of subcontractors across the United States. Our consultations and designs are free and we have one of the largest selection of proven products to choose from. Call or email us to receive a free quote.
"They were absolutely wonderful. Will sure recommend them"
jorge d on April 2018
WARMZONE is a national company designs and sells radiant snow removal systems for heated driveways and walkways, radiant floor heating and roof deicing. We have a trained staff of professionals that will learn about your project requirements and perscribe the best solution possible to heat your driveway or home. We have a network of subcontractors across the United States. Our consultations and designs are free and we have one of the largest selection of proven products to choose from. Call or email us to receive a free quote.
"They were absolutely wonderful. Will sure recommend them"
jorge d on April 2018
We are a growing company and If we can't fix it, it shouldn't be fixed! We do things the correct way, taking pride in our work. We have over 30 years of experience, so we have seen just about everything! Our services range from fixing your Sink, to remodeling your entire home! We specialize in both commercial and residential. For faster service please call or text 802-324-7467
"This was the most money we have ever paid anyone to do anything...ever. The Sheridans had our trust throughout the entire process. They gave an affordable quote and did awesome work. They cleaned up during each stage of the project and always communicated well with me about timing and issues that came up. Our garage dimensions were awkward and not a perfect rectangle by any means - these guys had to craft a kit of workarounds for irregular shapes and curves. Todd and Luke are good human beings with positive attitudes, and care about their integrity and their work. I hope to use them in the future."
Sawyer J on January 2020
We are a growing company and If we can't fix it, it shouldn't be fixed! We do things the correct way, taking pride in our work. We have over 30 years of experience, so we have seen just about everything! Our services range from fixing your Sink, to remodeling your entire home! We specialize in both commercial and residential. For faster service please call or text 802-324-7467
"This was the most money we have ever paid anyone to do anything...ever. The Sheridans had our trust throughout the entire process. They gave an affordable quote and did awesome work. They cleaned up during each stage of the project and always communicated well with me about timing and issues that came up. Our garage dimensions were awkward and not a perfect rectangle by any means - these guys had to craft a kit of workarounds for irregular shapes and curves. Todd and Luke are good human beings with positive attitudes, and care about their integrity and their work. I hope to use them in the future."
Sawyer J on January 2020
Family owned & operated.
Family owned & operated.
Custom stone work done with pride. Owner actually does the work.
Custom stone work done with pride. Owner actually does the work.
If you’re looking for an experienced paving maintenance contractor, roofing contractor, or snow removal service in northern or central Vermont, you’ve come to the right place. Central Vermont Construction has 24 years of experience installing and maintaining driveways, parking lots and roofing for homeowners, businesses and condo associations. Our focus on quality and our attention to detail set us apart from others in our industry. What often impresses folks the most is our rapid response to customer inquiries.
"The company's website says it's BBB accredited and claims it has an A+ rating. The company has an F rating and is not accredited. [*** Link removed ***] Get a contract from this company as the owners make things up after they mess things up and add to their estimate in the middle of a project and it's hit or miss whether the company sends workers who know what they're doing. I hired this contractor for a paving job August 2022. He did a good job, although it ended up $4000 more than the $8000 quote. So I asked him to do another job. He forgot about me and in October 2022 I called to remind him and he promised he'd get a crew there before winter kicked in. The owner sent an employee to do the job. The employee didn't have enough workers, so he brought another worker from the company who was inexperienced and a friend who had never done paving before. The supervisor said he usually wasn't allowed to use the paving machinery. He said the owners operated the big machines, but they had gone to Florida for the winter. (The owner told me at the prior job that he and his wife operated the machinery as they didn't trust the employees to do so.) The supervisor let one of the workers operate the machine to train him and he dumped too much pavement, some on the town sidewalk and to correct it, the workers pushed the pavement toward the center of the driveway and created a hump where the driveway used to be flat. The owner had told me that they would remove gravel before paving, so that the pavement was even with the remaining gravel driveway. The owner said his workers would spread the removed gravel on the remaining gravel section of the drive and regrade it as part of the job The workers merely laid the pavement down on the existing gravel drive without removing any. There is now a hump in the middle of the pavement and a 3 to 4 inch drop to the gravel driveway and the pavement is 3 or 4 inches higher than the lawn and gravel driveway. Potholes have developed where the cars drop down from pavement to gravel. The hump makes the vehicles drop harder. It's bad enough that it could damage struts on a vehicle. Guess I have a free speed hump. :) I called and texted the owner, Mike Hamel, in November 2022 and he said the drop to the gravel driveway is normal. I know it is not as I've had a driveway that was part pavement and gravel before. Also plenty of VT roads go from pavement to gravel and there isn't a 3 or 4 inch different in height and a drop. Owner didn't respond from November 2022 to March 2023. The owner responded to me on March 08, 2023 and said that he had not been checking messages, because he was taking care of some serious issues and says when the snow thawed he intended to come and look at the issue. May. Texted the owner and owner said he was still in Florida and that I was "on his list" when he returned. June 28th. Texted the owner as I hadn't heard from him. Owner wrote that he had looked at it and that it was a little high at the sidewalk but was fine. He said that the only solution was to pave the rest of the drive. Which is not what he told me when I hired him. He is going to do nothing other than let me pay him to correct his mess. I've downloaded photos of his other work from his Facebook page and drives he's done are not raised like mine, the majority being slightly lower than the adjacent lawns or transition to gravel or the street. June 30. Had another driveway guy and a general contractor look at the paving job and both say done wrong and way too high. Unfortunately, no contract but I do have people to testify not done to industry standards, if I should choose to file a small claim or file with the State's Attorney for Consumer Affairs. But the least I can do is to let people know what can happen if they hire this contractor. You may get great work or you may be seriously disappointed. And the owner will justify anything so he does not have to bear the expense to fix something."
Sharon Z on July 2023
If you’re looking for an experienced paving maintenance contractor, roofing contractor, or snow removal service in northern or central Vermont, you’ve come to the right place. Central Vermont Construction has 24 years of experience installing and maintaining driveways, parking lots and roofing for homeowners, businesses and condo associations. Our focus on quality and our attention to detail set us apart from others in our industry. What often impresses folks the most is our rapid response to customer inquiries.
"The company's website says it's BBB accredited and claims it has an A+ rating. The company has an F rating and is not accredited. [*** Link removed ***] Get a contract from this company as the owners make things up after they mess things up and add to their estimate in the middle of a project and it's hit or miss whether the company sends workers who know what they're doing. I hired this contractor for a paving job August 2022. He did a good job, although it ended up $4000 more than the $8000 quote. So I asked him to do another job. He forgot about me and in October 2022 I called to remind him and he promised he'd get a crew there before winter kicked in. The owner sent an employee to do the job. The employee didn't have enough workers, so he brought another worker from the company who was inexperienced and a friend who had never done paving before. The supervisor said he usually wasn't allowed to use the paving machinery. He said the owners operated the big machines, but they had gone to Florida for the winter. (The owner told me at the prior job that he and his wife operated the machinery as they didn't trust the employees to do so.) The supervisor let one of the workers operate the machine to train him and he dumped too much pavement, some on the town sidewalk and to correct it, the workers pushed the pavement toward the center of the driveway and created a hump where the driveway used to be flat. The owner had told me that they would remove gravel before paving, so that the pavement was even with the remaining gravel driveway. The owner said his workers would spread the removed gravel on the remaining gravel section of the drive and regrade it as part of the job The workers merely laid the pavement down on the existing gravel drive without removing any. There is now a hump in the middle of the pavement and a 3 to 4 inch drop to the gravel driveway and the pavement is 3 or 4 inches higher than the lawn and gravel driveway. Potholes have developed where the cars drop down from pavement to gravel. The hump makes the vehicles drop harder. It's bad enough that it could damage struts on a vehicle. Guess I have a free speed hump. :) I called and texted the owner, Mike Hamel, in November 2022 and he said the drop to the gravel driveway is normal. I know it is not as I've had a driveway that was part pavement and gravel before. Also plenty of VT roads go from pavement to gravel and there isn't a 3 or 4 inch different in height and a drop. Owner didn't respond from November 2022 to March 2023. The owner responded to me on March 08, 2023 and said that he had not been checking messages, because he was taking care of some serious issues and says when the snow thawed he intended to come and look at the issue. May. Texted the owner and owner said he was still in Florida and that I was "on his list" when he returned. June 28th. Texted the owner as I hadn't heard from him. Owner wrote that he had looked at it and that it was a little high at the sidewalk but was fine. He said that the only solution was to pave the rest of the drive. Which is not what he told me when I hired him. He is going to do nothing other than let me pay him to correct his mess. I've downloaded photos of his other work from his Facebook page and drives he's done are not raised like mine, the majority being slightly lower than the adjacent lawns or transition to gravel or the street. June 30. Had another driveway guy and a general contractor look at the paving job and both say done wrong and way too high. Unfortunately, no contract but I do have people to testify not done to industry standards, if I should choose to file a small claim or file with the State's Attorney for Consumer Affairs. But the least I can do is to let people know what can happen if they hire this contractor. You may get great work or you may be seriously disappointed. And the owner will justify anything so he does not have to bear the expense to fix something."
Sharon Z on July 2023
The depth of decomposed granite depends on the load the surface will support. For a vehicle driveway, install decomposed granite six inches deep. For pedestrian areas, use three inches, and for decorative surfaces, one inch will suffice. Heavier loads require thicker layers to ensure stability, drainage, and longevity, while lighter uses can maintain their appearance with less material.
One cubic yard of decomposed granite covers 54 square feet when laid to a six-inch depth. This conversion is derived by dividing the volume in cubic feet by the depth in feet. The calculation is fundamental for project planning because it converts three-dimensional volume into the two-dimensional area of coverage. Due to potential settling and compaction after installation, pros recommend an extra 15% to ensure the installed layer meets precise design requirements and maintains robust stability over time.
Determining whether a base layer is necessary for decomposed granite installation requires careful assessment of your project needs. A base layer of crushed rock or gravel provides essential support, improved drainage, and enhanced stability. Utilizing a solid base improves the overall structure by absorbing weight, reducing erosion, and extending the life of the surface. Additionally, a properly compacted base layer minimizes shifting and settling, ensuring that the decomposed granite remains evenly distributed and effective over time.