Builders smash up concrete driveway after homeowner refuses to pay them for their work

A video shows a group of construction workers smashing up a driveway after the homeowner allegedly refused to pay for the work.

The homeowner from Australia watched as the newly laid concrete was left pock-marked following the row last year.

Tradesperson Jesse Crowe from Logan in Queensland took a pickaxe to the driveway after he and his team had laid it for the customer.

Crowe had negotiated a fee of AU $6,000 (around US $4,012) for the job with the homeowner Viola.

This consisted of laying a new surface on a driveway which was attached to the side of her home.

Viola had initially paid AU $2,500 ($1670) for the work, but after getting a dispute with Crowe over the quality of the job and the removal of debris she allegedly refused to pay the remaining AU $3,500 ($2,340).

Both Viola and Crowe were subsequently interviewed by 7News following the incident.

The workers smashed up the driveway. (7News)

In her interview Viola claimed that Crowe had threatened her after she made a complaint about the driveway.

She told the outlet: "[They said] 'you pay now, now or we will smash the concrete'."

Viola added that the workers had 'refused to finish the job', and that if they had then she would have paid.

She said: "They did what they wanted, not what I wanted."

When he understood that he would not be getting the rest of the money for the job, Crowe took matters into his own hands.

The builder posted a video on social media which showed 'what happens when you don't pay for works carried out at your place.'

Viola shared that she not been happy with the work. (7News)

In the clip Crowe and a co-worker can be seen hacking at the freshly-laid driveway with pickaxes.

Meanwhile, a voice from behind the camera said: "You should have paid. And it's going to cost more to get it all dug up, taken away and poured again.

"Didn't want to pay? This is what happened."

Crowe later told 7News that he had not 'liked' destroying his work, saying he was just 'tired of being ripped off'.

He said: "I take pride in my work and I love concrete, I love doing it," adding: "I just want to get paid."

Crowe said that he had been in the building trade for a 'long time' and had always been 'doing the right thing by people'.

He added: "They don't want to pay, at the end of the day, what are you going to do?"