Rob Ferguson in Toronto

Our house was overdue for new shingles and when we got home from a trip, we noticed a leak in our bedroom ceiling. I had called a few roofers but after a couple of days no one had come to do an urgent repair and give us an estimate for the whole job. On Sunday morning, Mother's Day, I woke up early and went on Homestars seeking help. The first person to call was Amir. He came at dinnertime after a long day on another job with one of his crew members, did a patch and gave me an estimate for the whole job. His price was very competitive and we had him back a week later to re-do the house and garage roof. Neighbours marvelled at how efficient they were, and how spotless the clean-up job was. Our roof looks great. Amir dropped by 10 days later on a courtesy call to double-check everything was OK. He is the real deal, he believes in old-fashioned customer service. Highly recommended.

After three days of waking up to find a small but alarming and swarming mass of ants under my living room i called Joe Bruno of Snap Pest Control on Canada Day.I found his company on the web and it was one of the few offering 24/7 service. He was kind enough to squeeze me in that afternoon before heading north to join his family at a cottage. Within 10 minutes he diagnosed where the ants were coming in and sprayed ant-killing dust in all the right places. I hate calling people without a personal referral but in this case I hit the jackpot and would not hesitate to recommend Joe and his company to anyone needing help with any pests from insects to raccoons. Thank you Joe for the great service and the great conversation that followed on my deck over a cold drink. It was a quick job and Joe wouldn't take any money, so i gave him two of my best bottles of wine. Next time i have trouble, Joe will get the call.