I would recommend Crowhurst Design to anyone looking for renovation drawings. I was extremely impressed by their speed,service and quality of work. This is the only area of the reno so far that went according to (or even faster than) the schedule. Very reasonable rates as well!

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Thank you very much Rob. Good luck with the renovation.

As a contractor, getting permits can be a difficult but necessary task. However, with Gordon... that task has always been easy and allowed me to provide professional services to my clients. There is a lot to know about the Ontario Building Code and what each municipality will accept... and Gordon has always been able to have an answer and get my permits passed. Plus, he designs permit drawings in a way that make it practical, efficient, and well built, so my staff have an easier time providing top quality to my clients. I would highly recommend Gordon's services to anyone!

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Thank you Bill; I will be looking forward to doing more work for you and Adam. Judging by the meticulous and artistic deck drawings you both give me for review, I am sure your workmanship is exactly the same. Nothing else would make any sense. I would highly recommend your company!

We found Gordon on the internet and from the start he was very helpful and friendly. We were in a rush to get our drawinngs back as we are to trying to get our senior in-laws to move in and he had them done in a week. He was fast, reliable and did a wonderful job on the drawings. Because I have no idea about construction he also explained everything as we went along as well as made sure we had all the safety features like smoke detectors in the drawings. I would definitely use Crowhurst Designs again or recommend them to anyone who might need these services.

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Hi Rob & Jen, Thank you for taking the time to write a great review. Good luck with the project. If you or the contractors have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.

I was looking for someone to review and stamp completed drawings for a permit application. I came across Gordon at Crowhurst Designs on the internet and he was very pleasant to work with. I had worked in the US for several years, there were areas of the OBC that I was not extremely familiar with. Gordon review all of my drawings and helped my understand what was required in Ontario for permits. He was very thorough and always responded promptly! He is extremely knowledgeable about the building code and the construction process and I would recommend him to anyone who needs architectural drawings done!

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Hi "Sam", I enjoyed working with you as well and look forward to doing more projects together. I also will be recommending your Interior Design Service.

I was looking to have a garage designed. It was 24 X 24 on concrete slap. The garage has 2 single car garage doors in the front as well as single car garage door on the back. Crowhurst design was professional through the entire process. We did not live in the same city however that did not make a difference as Gordon was always available for questions. I would recommend this company to any with a small or large project. You will not be dissappointed.

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Thanks Lisa. I am glad everything worked out for you.

As part of our condo renovation we needed to remove three partition walls. This required us to obtain a building permit from the City of Toronto building department. We took our hand drawn drawings to City Hall along with forms we had filled out. According to the City of Toronto website it looked like we could fast track our permit. This was not the case and we were told that since it was a condo in a large buiding we required architectural drawings. We contacted Gordon at Crowhurst Design. He responded quickly by coming to our condo, reviewing our requirements and was able to provide us with the drawings and also the paperwork we required within a short time frame. We then submitted these to City Hall and got our building permit. Gordon was easy to work with and was very responsive to our needs.

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Thanks and I hope you enjoy your new condo.

Gordon provided us with drawings that were presented to the city of Toronto so we could get structural and plumbing permits for our basement renovation (excavation, underpinning & waterproofing). Years earlier we engaged the help of an architect who did full drawings of all the elevations in our house. Gordon was able to use that CAD file and modify the basement elevation to our needs thereby saving the cost and effort of issuing all new drawings. Gordon is very easy to work with. He visited our property to take the initial measurments and to understand our wish list and came back quickly with results. We enjoyed working together over a web conference to modify the final copy. Our permits were issued without hesitation due to the accuracy and detail on Gordon's drawings. I may still engage the help of a decorator/designer before we do the final finishes like the room sizes and orientation of the bathroom etc. Our basement space was difficult to visualize when it was damp, dark and dirty. I have already recommended Gordon to a realtor in our neighbourhood.

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Thank you very much Melanie. Of course, you being so easy to please made my job much simpler. :)

Gord was always reliable and upfront in all his dealings with me. He didn't promise anything he could not deliver. As a matter of fact he always went way beyond what I hired him to do. I highly recommend Gord and Crowhurst Design.

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Thank you very much for your kind words and good luck with your new business!