Falcon Contracting

When we moved into our house in 2014, we knew that there was work that we wanted to do. The previous owners had already undergone a major renovation in 2009, gutting the ground floor and upstairs, but the basement was left unfinished and was a blank slate for us to deal with.

We asked the previous owners who they had used to do the work and they immediately came back and gave us John's contact details, along with a glowing recommendation. As we were living in John's work, we could see the quality (it's fantastic) and so we forged ahead with preparing for our renovation.

When we contacted John, he immediately made himself available and met us to discuss what work we'd like to have done. This ended up being a rather large project, including a full basement underpin, a full width basement extension at the rear, adding a separate basement entrance and constructing a full width two storey extension at the rear of the house. In terms of interior work, we planned to build a new master bedroom at the rear of the house in the extension with its own ensuite, and a sunroom/breakfast room on the ground floor with a powder room.

Throughout the planning and construction process, John always made himself available to answer our questions, and was careful to explain to us everything that was going on to ensure that we knew what to expect. When he gave dates for things to happen by, they were correct. Acquiring the minor variance for the planned work was a breeze!

When we were about to start construction, John's timeline was the best we had received from anyone (3 months). In fact, another contractor laughed at us and told us there was no way that it could happen in that amount of time, and that we'd be lucky to be done in 6!

During construction John and his men were true professionals. As we were still living in the house, they were very careful to ensure minimal disruption whilst they worked, despite the project being so invasive. They arrived punctually every day and left the work site tidy at the end of each day. Additionally, John was on-site every day either working or supervising, and with his attention to detail, no issues went unnoticed. He is meticulous.

With such a huge project on such an old house, it's impossible to have no unexpected issues. However, John moved mountains to ensure that the impact financially would be either minimal or non existent. Additionally, he ensured that we still stayed on schedule; when issues arose which impacted the work schedule, such as unexpected sewage work that needed to be done by the city, John was able to organise the work around it without causing any delays.

All in all, we have no hesitation in recommending John for any work that might need doing. He has extensive knowledge, great professionalism, and is one of the friendliest people we have met. He is fair, honest and gets things done. We are glad we chose him, and we are already planning future projects to bring him in for.