All Forum Posts by: Bart Mastin

Does anyone know how I can make wholesalers stop cold calling me?
I am on "do not call registry" and they just keep calling after repeated requests to be removed.
I have had to turn off my ringers.
Is there some main source where all these people are buying lists?
I have asked a couple how they got my number and they just say "it is public information".
I tell them I am on "do not call" and that they are violating it and then they hang up in my face.

Does anyone know how to make them stop calling?

I get about 20 calls a day and they won't stop calling me after repeated requests.

My numbers are on "do not call registry" and they violate it.

It has become flat out harassment and I have had to just turn the ringers off on my cell and landline.

It is like a bunch of people keep going to the same class and keep getting sold the same list.

Sweep, scrub, and mop floor.
Put on 4 coats of Home Depot Behr Premium Wet-Look Sealer $31.98 per gallon in Atlanta

I had a similar problem. Mine was caused by tree roots. I thought the prices for replacement and partial replacement were outrageous. It looks like you don't have any tree roots to worry about. I hired a hardscape/landscape guy. He pulled out the driveway pieces that wobbled a lot when driven over and put crusher run gravel in voids. I think I had him put landscape fabric down before he put in the gravel to stop weeds from growing up thru the gravel. The crusher run gravel is a mix of powder and gravel and compacts well when you drive over it to help keep water out. He may have also put some #57 gravel in there too but I don't remember. The guy you hire should know what will work best. Have the hardscape guy drive over it while he is putting it down so it will compress and he can add more if necessary. I put river gravel over the top for cosmetics but that gets caught in tire tread so you probably don't want to do that.

On the really big pieces where there was a raised edge(similar to the break closer to your carport), I took an angle grinder with a diamond blade and smoothed out the edge. This eliminated the trip hazard and made it smoother for car to drive over. You could probably hire a handyman to do this.

Lessons learned: I would have probably left some of the bigger pieces that were removed even if they wobbled a little when driven over.

The hardscape guy had never done anything like this so we did not know if it would work. We were pleased with the results when I test drove over it and there have not been any complaints about it from the new tenants. You may have to explain to your hardscape guy what you want done, but they have all the necessary equipment and don't charge as much as "driveway experts".

The crusher run gravel will probably have to be replenished every couple of years.

My quotes were $5K minimum for driveway repair also and the hardscape guy charged me $650.00 and that included some dirt and grading work around the house.

Hope this helps. -bart