Less than a month after Puslinch, Ont. A woman came home to find strangers paving her driveway without her prior consent, she told CTV News the job will have to be repaired.
“We had a few days of rain,” Tammy Corrigan explained Sunday. “Our driveway slopes toward [our neighbour’s] house and headed to the back of our garage where it would flood. We can’t put a litter box on it. It sinks into bad asphalt. Weeds are sprouting up and tearing up the asphalt as we speak.”
Corrigan said a man named “Peter” from Unique Paving & Masonry came to her door on June 10. He offered to pave her driveway at a discounted price, but she declined his offer.
Corrigan called him “a pushy guy, very nice, very manipulative.”
Photo of a man named “Peter” who the police want to speak to about an unwanted paving incident. (Courtesy: OPP)
The next morning, she arrived home to find a crew working on her driveway.
“We pulled up up the road and saw a couple of workers driving asphalt with wheelbarrows down our driveway,” she said.
With the job already half done, she said “Peter” told her he would take $500 off the $7,500 bill.
Corrigan told CTV News in June that she wasn’t about to pay for a job she never wanted.
She also said the company promised to repair her driveway for free, but Corrigan has been unable to get through to anyone.
Tammy Corrigan’s Alley in Puslinch, Ontario. on July 3, 2022 (Tyler Kellaher/CTV Kitchener)
CTV News contacted Unique Paving & Masonry after speaking with Corrigan in June. An unnamed employee said it was a “misunderstanding” and they had a verbal agreement, adding that “we don’t just show up and do this randomly.” The company did not respond to additional requests for an interview or statement on the matter.
The Ontario Provincial Police are also trying to speak to “Peter”.
On Friday, they posted his photo on Twitter in hopes that someone could help identify him.
“We believe this may be a targeted scam and we are currently investigating it as a criminal matter,” said Const. Jacob Unger.
The OPP have also been unable to contact anyone at Unique Paving & Masonry.
They said if convicted it would be a very unique form of fraud because of the amount of work involved, how it could affect the home and the price.
“This is not a $500 or even $1,000 scam,” said Const. Unger. “They wanted $7,500.
“I feel angrier than I was initially,” Corrigan said. “I’ve heard from a number of people that this has happened to them as well.”
Now she will have to pay out of pocket to repair her driveway.
“[At] After all, it’s costing us money,” Corrigan said. “I can guarantee that we will not be able to find this team to bring criminal charges.”
Anyone who can identify “Peter” or has a similar experience is asked to contact the Wellington County OPP.
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