Peterson Bros Sealcoating

Peterson Bros Sealcoating is a Manchester, New Hampshire-based company offering residential and commercial sealcoating, paving, crack filling, and asphalt patching. New Hampshire has no statewide contractor registration for this trade, so nothing should be read into the absence of one here. Read together with the many detailed positive reviews, several parts of the written record raise real concerns worth weighing carefully. The company holds an F rating from the Better Business Bureau, with six complaints on file (the BBB listing does not detail what they concern). Separately, at least two reviews years apart each independently describe the business having operated under a different name with the same individuals involved: a 2021 review describes being unable to reach PaveCo NH to complete promised work, stating that Ben and Jimmy Peterson, the same people behind Peterson Bros, appeared to have disappeared from that name and resurfaced at the same address under the new one; a 2023 review separately describes dissatisfaction with both Peterson Bros Sealcoating and All-Tar Paving LLC, which the reviewer says are run by the same individuals. Multiple other reviews describe a pattern of promised return visits to fix problems that did not happen, including one written into the service agreement itself, and one 2024 review describes a job left unfinished and being unable to reach anyone afterward as the seal deteriorated. A separate 2024 review described being approached at the door with an offer to use leftover asphalt from a neighbor's job, a sales approach that resembles a known pattern in predatory paving offers. A 2023 review also described missed sections of a walkway and edges left incomplete. Set against that, the volume of detailed, recent positive reviews is substantial. Many reviewers, including several repeat and multi-year customers, describe Ben, and other crew members including Pete, as responsive, fairly priced, and thorough — filling cracks, protecting edges and shoulders, and completing driveways quickly and cleanly, with several specifically returning for a second or third sealcoat. Recent activity has been strong, with 13 reviews in the last six months, none negative in that window. The company holds a 4.7-star average from 106 Google reviews, and 4.5 stars from 8 reviews each on Angi and HomeAdvisor. Given the combination of the BBB F rating with complaints on file, multiple independent allegations that the business has operated under other names, and a recurring pattern of promised fixes and callbacks not materializing, homeowners should weigh the strong recent review volume against these specific, documented concerns — get any promise to return and fix an issue in writing, confirm exactly which company name is on the contract and invoice, and ask directly about the company's history under other names before booking, especially for larger paving jobs rather than a routine sealcoat.