Best of '11 Calgary

These companies made the list of Best of 2011 based on the ratings and reviews from the homeowners that hired them. HomeStars is recognizing these companies for their exemplary work and service.

8.2 ADT Security Services Alarm Systems

ADT Security services, a professional security service, with a year round 24/7 contract and service. They offer an professional sales services and a team to maintain the system. A great service with an excellent program.Sorin Serbanescu from Calgary, Feb 22, 2013

9.5 Appliance Service Centre Appliance Repair

I phoned Tuesday morning about a dryer repair, tech arrived on Wednesday at the time that they set. I was very happy with the service and the reasonable cost. I would highly recommend this company.&#82...

Joan Sulewski from Prince Albert, May 15, 2013

7.6 Trail Appliances Calgary Appliance Retailers

I called to request a technician to come out and change our filters for both our kinetico water softener and drinking water. I also inquired about a replacement part for the canister as it had a crack at the top. Kim Giraudier was more than helpful, set up the appointment, and explained it was ...

Sandee from Calgary, May 14, 2013

8.6 Benner Plumbing & Heating Ltd Bathroom Renovation

I really appreciate Benner Plumbing because they have everything you need for your plumbing. They have the product when no one else does. They are very willing to explain how things work and how to do a tricky job. They are very professional and never pushy.Keith Wood in Calgary, Feb 26, 2013

9.3 PLANiT Builders Builders

I had to make a minor service request for my basement and Patrick took the time out of his very busy day to complete it. He was very professional and did not hesitate to get down and dirty to get the job done. As always, he was a pleasure to deal with and left me completely satisfied with his w...

michelle in Calgary, May 14, 2013

8.5 Home Depot - Calgary South Building Supplies and Hardware

We bought new windows and a front door from Home Depot. They installed it successfully in a couple hours. Everything worked out well, although a tad pricey. No problems since the installation and very pleased with the quality of the product.Hayley from Calgary, Feb 21, 2013

9.9 Get Fresh Carpet Cleaning Carpet & Rug Cleaning & Repairing

We first met Fresh Carpet Cleaning after we had new carpet installed by Kensington Floors. They came to our house to deal with some marks on the carpet that were left from the manufacturing of the carpet. The Professional Carpet Stain Removing Product took the stain out immediately! As a bonus...

Margaret Purdy from Erskine, May 20, 2013

7.5 End Of The Roll Carpet & Rug Retailers

The sales people were lovely, but the installer was awful. A completely empty house and attached garage and he chose to do his cutting on my new hardwood floor area - sawdust everywhere. Ebo was his name.&#82...

Lorraine from Edmonton, Mar 21, 2013

7.8 Memory Express Computer Repairs and Support

We had a computer crash in our home and needed to see if the files saved could be recovered. We called geeks on the way first, they came out, charged an atrocious price and then informed us that nothing could be done. A friends recommended Memory Express so we took the computer there and droppe...

Sofia from Calgary, Mar 19, 2013

10 Calgary Countertops Countertops

FANTASTIC job done on our kitchen counters.We have lots of counter space so the job was a big one. It was a long day and Tim worked extremely hard and got it all done. We are very impressed and most definitely will recommend this type of counter. It looks GREAT Margaret Green from Rocky Mountain House, May 08, 2013

8.5 Mr Rooter Calgary Drainage Contractors

I called Mr Rooter when my renters shower was clogged and wouldn't drain. Initially it looked like a simple fix but my house is fairly old and the drain isn’t a modern pee trap. When Mr Rooter was unable to snake it because of this it looked like they would need to replace the drain by removing ...

JDJ, Apr 04, 2013

8 Rona Home & Garden Drapery & Curtains

We had several yard improvements to accomplish, mostly all the polish stuff. They were great for advice, best price. a few things we overbought it was wrong, took them back. Great helpful staff, guided us back on track a few times.Mark in Calgary, Jan 17, 2013

I researched Damien on Home Stars and saw all the amazing reviews he had received. His website said he was booked for at least 3 weeks and I was worried because my allergies were extremely bad after just moving into my new house a few months prior. I called and left a message. He called the next ...

Lanny from Cochrane, Apr 10, 2013

9.9 Masterpiece Hardwood Flooring Ltd. Floor Laying & Refinishing

I found Todd right here in Home Stars. I was planning on having quite a bit of renovation done to my home, which included the kitchen, hardwood flooring, and tiling. The hardwood flooring was to be the biggest job and I wanted the perfect contractor for it. I did my homework and got 3 quotes ju...

Claire from Calgary, Apr 14, 2013

8.6 Deerfoot Carpet & Flooring Inc Floor Retailers

I recently had Deerfoot Carpet & Flooring replace the carpet in my rental property that was damaged by a tenant's dog. Paul Murdoch was very helpful, and I found the pricing extremely competitive and fair. They only installed what I asked, and helped me find an economical carpet. Moreover, when a...

Erin McDonald from Calgary, Apr 04, 2013

7.4 Ikea - Calgary Furniture

The stockholm collection is a great product, have had it for years. Espescially love the self closing drawers in this collection. My only complaint is the assembly of the hutch, took far too long and the instructions were not very clear.Nadja Lehmann in Calgary, Jul 12, 2012

9.4 Golden Acre Garden Centres Garden Centres

Loved the selection, variety and warrenty program. Staff was very knowledgable and helpful in helping me make my selections as well as how to care for my new trees. It was very relaxing viewing all the beautiful flowers, and a great selection of decorations too, the cup of hot chocolate was a b...

Elizabeth Paradis in Calgary, Feb 21, 2013

9.7 Wallace Fleming & Associates General Contractors

We had a large reno completed. Attention to detail was paramount. Trades were very friendly and we were comfortable inviting into our home with 2 small children. We had some miscommunications which were the root cause of delays. We are very happy with the work completed but think there's room for...

Ryan/Kelly from Calgary, Mar 28, 2013

9.8 Arctic Wolf Heating inc Heating & Air Conditioning

Our furnace quite running on the weekend during the winter . As the unit is quite old I opened the front panel discovered that the pilot was not burning and would not remain burning upon being re-lit . I suspected the thermocouple has failed. I Called Robin at Arctic Wolf who came to the hous...

Kevin from Calgary, Dec 16, 2012

9.7 Accurate Home Inspection Calgary Home Inspection

Really happy with our inspection and the way it was conducted. Extremely professional and knowledgeable inspector who also had great interpersonal skills in communication. We would certainly recommend this Company to our friends and collegues and to the wider world who want great value for money ...

Lucy from Calgary, May 12, 2013

9.9 Almac Landscapes Ltd Landscape Contractors & Designers

This is the second major project done by Almac at our house. We get raves from every one who sees it. One thing we liked was that everyone at our site were the same people that worked on our back yard out door room several years ago (not a sunk brick or out of place stone from that project after ...

Randy IRvine from Calgary, Dec 04, 2012

9.8 Kodiak Mountain Stone Masonry & Bricklaying

My wife and I are do-it-your-selfers. We purchased some ready-stack (Walnut) Kodiak Mountain Stone product to put up on the wall behind our wood-burning stove. We had never done anything like this before, but we were able to find all the information we needed on the website (www.kodiakmountain.co...

Mike Atwood in Lethbridge, May 14, 2011

This is the third mattress I've purchased from Halstead. Hola what a difference in quality from the "big box" manufacturers!! Martin was personable, knowledgeable and delivered the mattress to my home personally at 9:30 in the evening - he'd promised it would be ready for my trip to the Shuswap...

Alex from Calgary, May 22, 2013

9.7 Impact Zone Moving & Storage

I am a first time home owner and Kim from Impact Zone did an amazing job . He was very friendly and he and his movers did an awesome job getting everything to there rightful places in the new house . I would and will recommend his company to all my friends and family.Mike from Calgary, Apr 20, 2013

8.3 Harding's Painting Paint & Wallpaper Contractors

Our home needed a complete refreshening. We invited several painters to give us quotes to paint all interior walls, trim, ceilings and our cabinets. We were most satisfied with the quote and the assurance of quality given to us by Stan at Harding's Painting. The project only took a week and wi...

Gwen in Calgary, Mar 21, 2013

9.3 Totem Building Supplies Paint & Wallpaper Retailers

The staff at Totem are without a doubt friendly and above all knowledgeable. I felt like I had a personal shopper with me who was able to direct me to the right products and make informed decisions on the items I needed for my bathroom. The entire shopping trip was productive and the prices wer...

Corinne in Calgary, Jan 17, 2013

8.7 Pete The Plumber Plumbing

My hot water tank was 10 years old and I figured it was time to replace it before it started leaking. Pete the Plumber had done various other work for me and I was always very satisfied. Matt did an awesome job installing my new tank and patiently explained how everything worked. I will defini...

Heidi Riad from Calgary, May 15, 2013

10 KCP Energy Renewable Energy

Geoff was excellent to work with. He was very thorough, he was great about answering all of our questions and explaining things in a way that we could understand even the technical elements. I was able to have open conversations with him about what we needed and he would make recommendations an...

Kathy Stankievech in Calgary, Apr 11, 2012

Done Right Roofing did an outstanding job on replacing my roof! Everything was exceptional & we felt very well taken care of. If you can believe this, my neighbours were so impressed the job was done in 1 day, I wish you had left a lawn sign on my lawn for at least a week! The crew was respec...

Vera. A from Calgary, May 23, 2013

Was very pleased with the product and service we recieved..Very helpful,friendly and professional advice and the installation was superb.Would highly reccomend to both family and friends.Definately a 10 out of 10.Deb from Calgary, May 04, 2013

9.8 ATB Irrigation Sprinkler Systems

Will never recommend them. Very poor service. A couple of sprinklers they replaced start leaking a year later and they did not come back to repair it after repeated calls. Couldn't run my system for last season and have to hire someone else to do the same job and pay all over again. Harjinder Sarwara from Calgary, May 12, 2013

10 The Granite Guys Tile & Stone Contractors

Recently my sink collapsed from the countertop frame (quartz), so I called The Granite Guys from a random Google search. The guys came within one day with tools in hand. Spotted the problem, noted what needed to be done, and got to it. I appreciated their service immensely, especially since t...

Thomas from Calgary, May 22, 2013

9.9 MAXgreen Windows and Doors Ltd. Windows & Doors

I contacted three company's to provide a quote. From the very first meeting with Jayme at Ply Gem to selection and quoting with Adam at MaxGreen I was impressed with their professionalism. Our windows required a custom color which was matched exactly; we also watnted to re-install custom blinds...

Vicki Gustafson from Calgary, May 15, 2013

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