5Martin5 in Toronto

We hired Solomon to carry out some repairs to our porch. There were mortar joints that needed repair and the capstone had cracked, needing replacement. We also wanted the milkbox bricked up. We are very happy with the result. Our porch looks great with the bad mortar joints repaired. The brick used to fill in the milkbox is closer than I thought would be possible; it is an 80 year-old house, after all. The best part is the capstone material Solomon sourced for us: big, thick limestone that really accentuates the house. He came when he said he would, honoured his quote and the job was left clean and tidy. There is more brick work to be done as we progress with our renovations, and Solomon will be our first call.

We called Osvath because we noticed their signs at plenty of jobs around the neighbourhood. It tuns out that they are based a few blocks from us and we like to hire locally. They quoted our roof in March of 2011. Both Andy Osvath and his son Jake came and surveyed the job and the work was done at Easter of 2011. They showed up when they said they would and were on the job for the three days they predicted (not counting rain delays - they can't control that...). They left the site clean and tidy at the end of each day. The aluminum work was done in two short days. It is also complete, tidy and has, to my eye, spruced up the look of the house. I was impressed with their work and, importantly, their attention to safety. They were harnessed and roped while on our roof. Attention to safety shows a level of professionalism that is reflected in the finished product. This is something that I have noticed some contractors ignore and have seen roofers prancing around without safety lines. The work has been in place for seven months now and there is no problem at all. The whole thing was stress-free for us. They weren't the cheapest, but they weren't the most expensive. The price was fair and we got a good job.