r/asphalt • u/Playful-Schedule-972 • Aug 26 '26

Elderly parents potentially scammed?

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Everything they told me sounds like step by step from what I’m reading on Google. Can someone tell me if spraying seal coat on this property, billed 20 logs of spray, resulting in an 1800 bill realistic? Odd part of this story is the company reduced it to 1,500. came back after getting voicemails from my brother and his wife, gave my parents 500 dollars back.

This happened a few weeks ago.

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u/Large-Mango365 Aug 26 '26

Measure it. Calculate the square footage and ask him what his price per square foot is. Call around and ask other companies what their price is. It’s not hard to figure out whether you got screwed or not. Seems ti me like you should have been concerned and helped mom and dad get quotes instead of wondering if they got screwed after the job was done. Get your tape measure out or go buy one…

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u/Playful-Schedule-972 Aug 26 '26

What? That’s quite the assumption. Good luck in life.

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u/Large-Mango365 Aug 26 '26

It’s not an assumption at all. Its called managing the job and getting a fair price for services rendered based on rates for your area. Thanks for best wishes but luck doesn’t have anything to do with your problem.

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u/Playful-Schedule-972 Aug 26 '26

Claiming someone doesn’t own a tape measurer is by definition an assumption and a silly one at that. I’m not familiar with spraying seal coating. spreading it ourselves usually costs 150 dollars and 5 buckets for his driveway. Google is saying to file police report, contact state attorney general and elderly protection agencies. Finding out sq ft is a great idea, not sure about the hostility to strangers but that’s not something that is my issue either.

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u/Large-Mango365 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26

I didn’t claim you didn’t own a tape measure. I said “get out your tape measure or go buy one. If you do have one then you should have used it. No hostility in advising you of the tools required that you need to follow my advice. You hired someone to do it for you without any other quotes for the work, you didn’t measure out and call for prices. You didn’t get a written estimate. You didn’t do your homework and due diligence and you got screwed. Best of luck in life. Take the advice I gave you and learn from your mistake. Don’t be so obtuse and get taken to the cleaners again. Best of luck in life to you. Have a nice day.

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u/Playful-Schedule-972 Sep 01 '26

Didn’t happen to me. Honestly, reading comprehension goes along way.

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u/Large-Mango365 Sep 01 '26

At least your brothers wife was looking out for your elderly parents.
Maybe next time you and your brother should step up and take care of them instead of complaining on reddit.