Eric

Great company. Quoted me to build a large deck. Their pricing was competitive, and the owner and his crew were knowledgeable, respectful, polite and finished the project on time. The bill received was the same as the quote, which is very important to me. I do recommend Sawdust and Stone.

Stay away from this contractor! I received a quote from Fernando to excavate my driveway by 12 inches deep, and replace it by 12 inches of compacted gravel at 97%. When I came home, the base looked mint for a couple of days before starting to sagg. I called a couple of experts and had the work site drilled for samples. Turns out CFJ paving flattened out the old base, but never digged more than one inch, and of course did not even compact the old gravel. After confronting Fernando several times - who kept changing his stories (first they replaced my gravel, and then he admitted reusing my gravel...) CFJ paving ended up asking me for the full amount. After contacting BBB they agreed not to ask for the invoice. Do not trust CFJ paving. Do not hesitate to contact me if you are building a case against CFJ paving, I will be happy to share my experience.

This was a nightmare. Do not trust Dave B! I ordered 42 custom windows from Dans. Dave promised they would be installed in 6 to 8 weeks max. Timeline was very important for this project. The windows took almost a year to be installed, although they were in stock since the 6th week! This company take much more jobs than it can handle, and locks customers with an advance of 50%, which covers more than the price of the materials. The installation was so poorly done that I had to hire another company to fix the problems which was in total more costly than hiring a honest company. Dave did not return my calls. Finally, the quality of Dan's windows is significantly below other manufacturers, which costs are not much more expensive than Dan's. Avoid this dis-honest company!

This was a nightmare! I had Dans Windows and Doors replacing 42 of my windows. I met with Dave B. Who seemed very nice at the time, and promised the windows would be replaced in 6 to 8 weeks. It took almost a year to have the work partially completed. The job was so poorly done I had to have another guy finishing the work. Despite my calls and emails, Dave did not respond to my inquiries to have the windows fixed, and he even admitted that they book more than what they can process. And as we have to pay 50% upfront, it more than covers the price of the windows. When I pay 20K, I expect the company to be somewhat on time, and do a good job. But this was a nightmare.

Mike's services were fantastic, and saved me a lot of money & trouble. As a real estate investor, I am regularly in contact with various home inspectors from Kitchener-Waterloo, and have rarely been impressed by the service received. Mike performed the inspection on a rental property that I was looking to purchased, and did a fantastic work. He went past and beyond the services I was expecting, and did not stop until he reviewed every square inch of the property. He not only had the finest tools to perform various tests, but his extensive knowledge of the building code and construction saved me three costly repairs that would have summed up to around $70K. I also received a very complete, clean and detailed written report, with pictures, diagrams and illustrations that were very useful to negociate the deal. I will keep on working with Mike for future investments, and will not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for a great, knowledgeable and experienced home inspector.

I had Student Works paint the outside of my house las summer. It was an aweful experience. They did a horrible prep work (if any), and the painting is now pealing off after one year. Besides, they never finished the third floor as some spot were "too difficult to reach", and left refused to finish the contract... which resulted in me having to hire a new painting company to finish the work. I do not recommend them to anyone.