Aguiar Pavers

Fantastic!
I have done a lot of remodeling work on this property and this was the most pleasant experience with a contractor I have ever had.
When we requested a bid for service the owner of the company came by our home right away and right on time and surveyed the property. He came up with several ideas that provide improvements we hadn’t thought of and have been great additions to the property — all of which were done at no extra cost. The bid was significantly lower than competing bids I received. The owner invited me to come to his showroom in Bellevue to pick out materials so I didn’t have to choose the pavers based on pictures in a catalog but could actually see the materials being proposed.
Work was scheduled around our needs and began right on time. The crews were professional and friendly and really hustled. They didn’t just work hard they worked with obvious energy and pride. Most days the owner was on-​site and supervised.
As the job was finishing up there were a few things where I thought revisions were required. We asked for the perimeter to be revised in one area to accommodate easier storage of our waste bins. We also requested a revision to the front stoop. Even though the work had already been done on both of these areas, the requests for revisions were pleasantly accepted with «Of course — no problem!» and the work was changed with no additional expense. Although it was never covered in the proposal, after work started I mentioned that I might want to run electrical lines under the pavers. The owner told me he had assumed I might want to do so some time in the future and was going to run conduit under the drive to allow wires to be run later at any time.
The owner noticed that our old drive was creating some runoff problems on the side of our house so he proposed a drain and tied it into our downspout drainage system at one corner of the drive. We have had significant rain since the pavers were installed and all our drainage problems have been eliminated.
Every day the job-​site was left immaculate. The work was completed ahead of schedule and every detail of the work was executed perfectly with great attention to quality and detail.
And the final result is even better than I thought it would be. Not only do the pavers look amazing, but the design makes the rest of our landscaping look instantly much nicer. An unexpected result of the work is that the pavers are brighter than the former blacktop so they bounce a lot of light around our lot and make the whole tree covered property much brighter.
I am already thinking about hiring this team to make some additional changes to the back of our house.
Hire them! You will enjoy the experience and love the results.

We moved into a new house, new construction and wanted a paver patio of about 600 square feet installed. After some initial scheduling conflicts, these guys made everything right and came out to do an incredible job. We love the patio and it turned out better than we imagined. Marcos came out and sat on the patio with me for some time to be sure I was satisfied, which I was. The crew was polite, respectful, and cleaned up after the work each day. We are already looking at other areas of the yard we can improve with Aguiar and I would definitely recommend them to others (already have).
Alan and Stephanie

Excellent job. While my project was relatively small (installing artificial grass in two areas, about 10×11 and 10×12), they put every effort into doing it right. The crew was hard-​working and attentive to detail. They dismantled part of my sprinkler system to ensure it wasn’t broken while the maneuvered around it, and replaced everything when complete. Swept up and cleaned up after the job, and made sure the load was secure before departing (I’m a motorcycle rider, so I am sensitive to details like that). Great job, guys — I’m happy to recommend you to others.

We engaged Aguiar pavers to install pavers in our backyard. Wesley came out to measure our backyard and then provided a verbal quote which I decided was agreeable. I asked him for the contract to be emailed to me so we can confirm the price and begin work. Despite numerous requests, Wesley never sent me the contract.
A date was set for the demolition work to begin, and I waited at home for Wesley to come with the contract so we can sign it and begin work. I specifically said I could only be available in the morning but not the afternoon. No one came in the morning. In the afternoon, while at work, I received a call saying that the demolition contractor had arrived and was ready to begin the job. I told him that while I’m okay with starting the work, the contract was not signed, so the risk was with them. They agreed.
A few days later, with my backyard mostly destroyed, Wesley finally showed up. He didn’t have a contract, but instead started working out numbers again. The new price came out to being about a thousand dollars more than the verbally agreed price. I asked him why. He said that he had omitted a part of the work in the initial quote. However, he never said sorry nor took responsibility. (When it turned out that the samples that were delivered to our place were the wrong ones, he simply said that that was an error by the guy who brought it over. He spoke as if mistakes were always others’ fault. Never his.)
When I asked him how we can accept such sudden price increases, he said that if I didn’t like it, we could call off the deal and I wouldn’t have to pay for the work already done. So I agreed to that offer.
But while walking out, he suddenly turned around and said, «Teaches me a lesson to do business with people like you.» (We’re Asian.) Then he said that he has changed his mind and would send me a bill for the demolition work already done, and threatened to put a lien on my house if I didn’t pay it. He indeed got his office to do that later that day.
Of course, there was no contract signed, and he was once again reneging on agreed terms. So there are no grounds at all to his claims.
Do not hire Aguiar Pavers. They were irresponsible, unethical and kept changing their terms as if there were no rules or laws regarding such things.

I suggest you do not do business with these people, and particularly their subcontractors, Gilirani Pavers Plus, or you may be very, very sorry.
I hired Aguiar to replace my old concrete pool deck with pavers. In the process of doing this, they caused a major problem and walked away.
Their subcontractors (Gilirani Pavers Plus) punctured the line circulating water to and from the pool, but instead of reporting and fixing the problem, they simply paved it over. Of course, the pool level dropped and the water no longer circulated due to the break in the line.
I had to hire a leak detection company (nearly $ 600) to find the leak, which was located right where Gilirani Pavers had installed a drain, and then a leak repair company to dig all the pavers and fix the leak. This was in June. I finally received compensation from Liberty Mutual Insurance, insurers of Gilirani Pavers Plus, in October.
Initially, I repeatedly called Aguiar with messages about the problem with no response. They appear to have all calls routed to voice mail so reaching anyone was impossible. Next, I emailed with a description of the problem they had caused, an outline of what I expected them to do and by when, and a documented
invoice for costs incurred to fix their mess. I heard nothing once more, finally going to their insurance company, which denied my claim and sent it to Liberty Mutual Insurance, the insurer of subcontractor, Gilirani Pavers Plus. (See my review of Gilirani Pavers Plus for details of what THAT experience was like.)
They also failed to communicate with and supervise their subcontractors
to ensure they did not cover over a skimmer area that I had repeatedly told
them should be left open. Since I needed to replace my pool skimmer, I instructed both my Aguiar contact and the crew person who spoke English that the crew should leave a large area around the skimmer open after removing the concrete so that the new skimmer could be installed and then I would make arrangements for them to return to install the pavers. It would be ridiculous to pave over the old skimmer and then tear up the paving almost immediately to install the new one.
But the crew paved everything right over. The people who came to install the new
skimmer had to tear up all the pavers, leaving a hole for the paving to be replaced.
My contact said they would come back to replace the pavers; however Mr. Aguiar, refused, saying to me in person «we’ve done enough for you.» Nothing was done
to pave the holes until I filed a claim against them.
If you have problems with their work, Aguiar will not step up and take responsibility, they will stonewall you, they will offer neither help nor apology. Your repeated calls to them will not be returned, your e-​mails will be ignored.
Aguiar’s unprofessional attitude is: «not my problem,» and you’re on your own. They failed to supervise their subs, who somehow thought they could cover up the damage they caused and no one would notice that the water could no longer circulate or the water level was several feet down.
These people pose as stand-​up, professional guys, but do not be deceived. They most decidedly are not.

Don’t bother to look any further than AGUIAR when you are looking for paving work. These guys are THE REAL DEAL. Same day bid, great ideas to build on, thorough bid that demonstrates a complete understanding of the work being done, and very competitive. The work was started on time and completed on time. And when I found a few areas that I felt could be a little different they kept coming back to fix it until I was completely satisfied with the job. I’d also like to mention that there was a small issue with a glass table top. It was an accident but Wesley immediately took full responsibility and made me whole. I have referred Wesley and the team to several of my friends and now my neighbors are checking him out. If you want a professional bid, timely job at a fair/​competitive price Call AGUIAR PAVERS!

My husband and I decided to put pavers in our driveway, along with a retaining wall, to protect our historic 150 year old Western White Pine. We figured that by putting pavers down, this tree would get the water it needed through the pavers. We met with the owner, Wesley Aguiar, at our home to show him exactly what we wanted and we went to his office a few days later to tell him again. He drew a picture for us and explained that he would stay 6 feet away from the tree and build the retaining wall around the tree and next to our neighbors property which has a 4 feet grade difference. The second day his crew started work, I came home from work and saw that his crew went right up to the tree, cut one 15 inch root and two 12 inch roots. We have had arborists come to our home and evaluate the tree. It is 130 feet high and we have to cut it down because they killed it. Not only did his crew do this, but they went so close to the neighbors fence, the mud is starting to fall away from the cement footings that their fence posts are in and I’m afraid with all our rain, that we will have a mud slide on our hands too. When we called Wesley to let him know what happened, he told us that his workers did it and he wasn’t responsible. We’ve had to get an attorney. We have a large mound of dirt in our driveway, and tree we have to cut down (which will take a crane and at least 2 days, not including the expense of doing this) and mud sliding down the four foot embankment by our neighbors and large craters in our driveway from the large roots they removed. This has gone on now four months. We only hope to get this settled and never have to see or hear about this company again. Such an ironic situation: Trying to save our 150 year old tree.

Incredible job replacing our driveway, walkway, and porch. Not the cheapest bid, but close, and Wesley seemed knowledgeable and easy to work with. He and his crew did exactly what I wanted, and he had some suggestions for improvements which were spot on. He told me he could do the whole job in 3 days, where another company said 7 – 10 days. Then, he was able to start earlier than we had planned, and finished the job in 2 days! The driveway is gorgeous. He just finished it yesterday and I’ve already had several neighbors and even people driving by stop to ask who did it. I’m a little hesitant to post this review, cause I want them available to do my patio!

These guys were great! Wesley came and did a professional and competitive bid and he and his crew did a great job. We had a small, torn up deck and patio and he created a beautiful, functional space for or family to enjoy and that really enhanced our property. The few issues that arose he was able to handle and we are happy with the job he did. On top of that, he was able to start right away and had the job done in a week.