Continental Brothers Construction Inc.

Excellent service!

We are beyond satisfied with the completion of our basement. Continental Brothers Construction Inc. has fulfilled their promise to have our basement completed by Christmas and needless to say they have exceeded our expectations in every aspect!

We would highly recommend Continental Brothers Construction Inc. to anyone who is looking for professional, reliable, friendly, artistic and punctual contractors. They were an absolute pleasure to work with and we hope to use them again in the near future.

Thank you Continental Brothers Construction Inc....we cannot wait to enjoy our new space!

Mary and Domenic

The most important thing that you’ll want to know:
1. YES, we would recommend Victor M. & Continental Brothers to family & friends and
2. YES, we would use them again to finish basements in any of our future homes.

Overall, we are very happy.

We went from an unfinished basement in a 4-year old detached home to a 950 sq ft stunning finished basement. It has a 3-piece bathroom (shower, toilet, vanity), den with lovely frosted glass French Doors and the rest is an open concept floorplan, which is what we wanted.

Timing:
The job took about 8-calendar weeks from the start time to end time. However, 1-week was lost while we did spray foam insulation (done via a separate Company that I already wrote a review on) and 1-week while we were out of town. Thus, about 6-working weeks for Victor & team.
The 6-weeks was the time estimate that Victor provided when he did our quote so the job did not have any time delays and potentially, more importantly, we did not have any cost overruns. We paid what was quoted. That seems to be quite rare as we see reviews from others where customers need to pay contractors extra compared to the quoted price.

Personnel & Leadership:
Victor is the owner of the Company and is the person that does the quote, does the work, Project manages the team & sub-trades, and more importantly, is your “go to” person for questions and comments.

Communication:
Victor was always open for communication. As Type-A personalities, we liked how he would ask us for input on a daily basis for certain decisions. We appreciated that even though the work day was done and the rest of the workers had left for home that Victor would stay behind and wait for us to get home after work to walk us through what had been done, check-in with us to see if we had questions and ask us for any further input.

Flexibility:
Victor was flexible with us. Although his quote includes insulation and laminate flooring, we wanted to do spray foam insulation and vinyl plank flooring instead. Victor was able to work with the different materials and was able to work with the timeline needs for the separate spray foam company. The quote includes the bathroom exhaust vent and Victor installed a different vent for us that I had selected instead of his standard exhaust vent.

Pricing & all-inclusive Quote:
One of the reasons why we picked Victor was that his quote was all-inclusive. So we did not have to worry about [or pay for] extra materials, parts, labour, etc. For example, it included a high-efficiency American Standard Toilet and Moen bathroom hardware. We recognized those brands so we were comfortable with them. We did not want inferior products. We were able to select the styles that we wanted. Further examples of the all-inclusive quote are that it includes LED potlights, all the porcelain tiling including grout [some other basement quotes we received charged extra for grout! Or extra costs to upgrade from ceramic to porcelain], doors including all door hardware [we had one basement quote that required us to purchase our own door jambs, which we didn’t even know what that was until we Googled it. That was very surprising for us].
Payment terms are very favourable. Most contractors’ quotes needed an upfront payment as high as 50% of the quoted price. Victor’s payment terms are weekly once the job starts. For example, if the job is $100 after HST tax for 10 weeks, then you pay $10 a week on Friday each week.

Extras:
In addition, without any delays to the quoted timeline, Victor & team were willing to do extra minor stuff and repairs/maintenance around the house. We offered to pay extra for the extra work, but since they were minor, they were kind enough to do it for free. Please understand that if you ask for extra work to be done that is more significant, then you should expect to pay as that’s only fair. At least it will be at a reasonable extra rate/charge.

Minor Constructive Feedback:
If anything, the only minor constructive feedback that we have, especially as non-smokers, was that we did not appreciate members of Victor’s team smoking outside on our property and occasionally leaving cigarette butts on the ground or in our compost bin [cigarette butts are NOT compostable in our area]. It should be noted that Victor does NOT smoke. And especially impressive was that once we raised the issue to Victor, he personally went out and picked up the cigarette butts left by his team. That is such a gross & dirty task, that I really appreciated that he did that to ensure that he addressed our concerns.

Feeback from Friends & Family:
Everyone that has seen the new basement so far has really been impressed by both the overall look and quality construction & materials.

I've attached some before and after photos. Apologies that Homestars does not let me rotate photos.

A great plastering job made the walls look new again. Victor responded quickly and the job was done with skill and experience. Pleasant to deal with and finished the job quickly.

We had spent a lot of time looking for a contractor to complete our basement. When we first met Victor of Continental Brothers, he seemed to be honest and his quote came in at a reasonable price and his payment terms was fair. His team started the job on time as agreed and the estimate in regard to how long the job would take was accurate. Overall, we were very impressed with his team. Victor, Hugh, Tony and Benny did an awesome job. When they started framing the layout, they saw a better vision for the basement and recommended a different layout that maximized the use of the space. We made a lot of changes along the way and with each change they gracefully adapted and modified what they were doing to accommodate our requests. They also kept making suggestions to improve upon what we envisioned. They treated our renovation as though they were doing their own basement. They really cared about our satisfaction, provided advice on colours and styling to ensure that we will enjoy the space once completed. Hugh was amazing – his response was always “no problem, we’ll make it happen”. Benny’s work ethic was outstanding. Very rarely do you come across someone dedicated to doing outstanding quality work as he is. The service provided was excellent. We could tell that our happiness was Victor’s number one priority. He also provided a lot of extras – such as installing lights upstairs, repairing our garage door and making other needed repairs around our home. We are so pleased with how our basement turned out and are happy that we chose Continental Brother’s Construction. If you are looking for contractors who are honest, do good quality work and are a pleasure to work with – call these guys.

Victor and his team did a wonderful job on our basement renovation and at a price that was within our budget. They treated the project as if they were working on one of their own homes. Their attention to detail and experience in what they do resulted in us truly maximizing the space in our basement. We are very pleased and are excited to start enjoying the space.

Victor, Hung and team were very easy to deal with and worked with me to build our basement. We loved the suggested and the final outcome speaks for itself. Thanks for helping us build our dream basement!

If we can give a rating of more than 100 stars for Continental Brothers Construction Inc., we would definitely do so! This company was referred by a very satisfied homeowner that Continental Brothers completed last summer. Our basement renovation is our major investment, by far. We have never met a contractor who is not just committed but very passionate about perfection and customer satisfaction. The payment terms is fair and manageable. There were major obstacles along the way and with collaboration of ideas between us, Victor and Hung, these obstacles became opportunities for innovative solutions! Overall, the end result is of great quality - we are extremely happy. We look forward to work with Continental Brothers Construction in our next project and highly recommend Victor, Hung and their team to all of our friends and family for any future renovation needs.

These guys were great! I have already recommended them. They are professional and know their stuff. They got the job done quickly in 5 days, faster than I thought they'd be. They drywalled the entire basement walls. They job was $3500 like they quoted. They were kind enough to also help me with mudding of two small plumbing areas.

The finished product was outstanding. Murillo and his crew were craftsmen in the art of taping and finishing the drywall. They worked diligently. No imperfections whatsoever. Excellence in all aspects of the job.

Victor and team was great to work with and met our expectations. We did not have an end design in mind when we started but the team was very flexible in accommodating changes as work proceeded from stage to stage. After we selected our paint and tile colors Victor would share his opinion about the selection and would share options to ensure we are comfortable before the point of no return. He was responsive to all my calls and text even on the weekend. The work was completed in a timely manner and the quality was excellent. I highly recommend Continental Brothers Constructions.