DMI Paving and Sealcoating

Raymond Applebaum owns this company and the companies listed below.

Why would someone own eight companies that operate in the same counties throughout Florida and bid against each other?

The answer, when a customer calls one of his companies for a estimate that person will also send quotes from Raymond's other companies. In doing this Mr. Applebaum can artificially inflate bid prices and keep other local contractors from having a fair chance to bid on the job.

Here is a list of the companies owned by Raymond Applebaum : AAA Driveway Maintenance - All Dade Driveway Maintenance - All Florida Sealcoat - Driveway Maintenance Inc - AAA Asphalt Maintenance - ABC Precise Asphalt Maintenance - Adel Construction - Applebaum and Associates South.

You can visit the Florida incorporation website and look up these companies by name going back to 1995. You will find Raymond Applebaum's name along with other registered agents names used more than once for his corporations.

First of all this company goes by two names I contacted them under Driveway maintenance inc but there information now comes out as ALL-DADE DRIVEWAY MAINTENANCE. I called them over 2 months ago asking for an estimate I was told they would call me back to arrange a meeting so I can explain what I wanted done. No one ever called but I did leave them with the address of my building and my email, phone number, office address, cell phone number, fax, and a brief description of what I wanted done. Once I followed up with them several weeks later a very rude lady came on the phone and told me that on Feb 19 they sent me an estimate via fax and to my address two things that I never received! I asked how they gave me a quote without meeting me and without knowing what I wanted done? The lady said that I told them i wanted striping for my building done, but that was not all I wanted. when I asked the lady why no one contacted me she said "we are very busy the people go by when they can and give a quote we don’t always have time to meet with the client" I asked how then did they know what I wanted done ? She continued to get very irate with me till I finally I said im no longer interested in your service please don’t bother sending me a quote.

About 10 min later the gentlemen who was supposed to have gone to my property called and was once again very rude in the message he left telling me that he called me several times on a specific day and I never answered. I know VERY well that’s not true because I had several company’s come out to give me quotes and the day they claimed to have come by and called me, I was there ALL day until 6 pm and they never showed or called. Furthermore, if they did send me the quote why did I or my secretary never receive it? I normally don’t right reviews if no service was done but just the fact that they were so rude over an obvious mistake and blatant lies on there part made me want to warn others against this company. Also, now that I see they obviously have several names makes me think they are not a reliable company.