Dave The Paver Guy

Dave The Paver Guy is an East Falmouth hardscape contractor — patios, walkways, driveways, retaining walls, and drainage work — run by an owner reviewers just call Dave. Eighteen of the twenty reviews on file are five stars, many naming specific projects and calling the work and pricing straightforward. But this profile carries a real split worth reading past the star average: two accounts, about two years apart, describe the same troubling pattern. In a 2023 review, one customer describes hiring Dave to build a retaining wall around a sloped flower bed and calls the crew on-time, clean, and well-communicated. In another 2023 review, a customer running an Airbnb describes a custom drainage fix for a rain-washed-out backyard that solved the problem ahead of a summer of guests. A driveway paving job gets similar marks, with one reviewer calling the price, service, and finished result all strong. But in a July 2023 review, one customer describes paying a $10,000 deposit for a project that was never finished — they estimate about $4,000 of actual work was done before the crew stopped showing up and the property was left in disarray. In an August 2025 review, a second customer independently describes what reads as the identical pattern: a likable, persuasive pitch, a deposit taken, then a crew that works a couple of hours before disappearing. Most of what's on file points to solid, well-reviewed hardscape work — but two separate, detailed accounts describing the same deposit-then-disappear pattern, roughly two years apart, is not something to wave off. If hiring for a larger project, it's worth structuring payment in stages tied to completed work rather than a large upfront deposit, and getting a written contract with a clear timeline.