Just for balance; they did a really good job in our street. Sure there was the comedy use of different teams for every possible aspect of the job and it did take a while (though nothing like as long as reports here). But...they did a really good job of the finish. There there was paving involved the slabs were laid flat and cut neatly around the post, so much so that the council had to come and relay some of the other paving as it looked so bad in comparison. And their laying of tarmac where needed was really well done - again, far better than the bodge jobs laid by the council's own 'man and shovel'.