Bayden Homes

Bayden was very professional from first visit to last. Great craftsmanship, friendly crew, called if were delayed, came in very close to original estimate. Would not hesitate to use Bayden again.
Melody

Just want to write a quick thank you to Bayden
Darryl, thank you & entire crews to make my house a beautiful home.
I am very pleased with end result and appreciate all the deficiencies fixed. All trades do a good jobs on addressing the deficiencies. Shane, kimjo & especially Ivan, he is doing above & beyond & appreciate Lior's running around & coordinate the trades. Wonderful team & appreciate the relationship.

Bayden Build & Renovate came highly recommended. We were very pleased with their work. Darryl Frankfort was wonderful to deal with as was his whole team. Everyone was professional, showed up when promised, did quality work. They provided not only renovation skills but design ideas as well which was very helpful. We felt very comfortable having them in our home. We now plan on having them do a basement renovation.

We were very pleased with the outcome of our project with Bayden Build and Renovate. Our Project Manager, Lior, was beyond dedicated to the project and the renovation was completed on schedule. The quote was accurate and Darryl was very accommodating to our changes. Deficiencies were fixed in a timely manner. We look forward to working with Darryl, Lior, and crew in the future.

We contracted Darryl to plan and organize the completion of our home renovation based on the comprehensive approach he proposed. After a month and a half Darryl delivered what was to be his comprehensive plan, which amounted to no more than a basic, incomplete quote. He didn’t deliver on a great number of the terms of our contract. Despite that we were all but committed to working with him through the fulfillment of his (now unusable) project plan, we were forced to walk away. In the end, Darryl was unprofessional, under-informed, and dishonorable. If you have doubts and haven’t signed a deal, do yourself a favour and walk away.

Built around 1895, the two semi detached homes in Cabbagetown have had many owners. The one half was purchased in 1999 and the other half in 2007.

Over the years, the original structures of both homes were modified. The ground floor layout of one was changed in the early 1910’s to create a powder room for a previous owner, who was wheelchair bound due to polio. The front porch was demolished in 1972 and, after a roof fire in 1978, the 3rd floor was renovated with the original bay windows replaced with a more modern style. The other had new bay windows, smaller than the originals, installed in the 50’s but the interior remained unchanged throughout the years.

With the help of local Architect Monica Kuhn and contractor Bayden Build and Renovate, restoration of the two homes started in April 2010, focusing on returning them to their former glory. Even though the same family now owns both properties, the intent is to keep them separate but ‘visually joined’. With the prominent position of the building, particular care was taken to ensure the proper restoration of the front façade and restoring the balance between the left and right sides of the building that had been lost since the 1957.

Darryl Frankfort (Bayden) was very professional, put up with a very difficult client (one local and the other in another country) and delivered an amazing end product. He came highly recommended and we will gladly pass that recommendation on to any prospective clients.

Just wanted to write a quick review on Bayden, saying that they are a great company.
Bayden built my house and they have done a great job.
From meeting time lines,design,budget and service.
strongly recommend.

Conscientious, honest, forthcoming, dedicated, detail-oriented and hardworking. These are the adjectives to describe Darryl Frankfort. He is a professional through and through, and very service oriented, which I like a lot. I've worked with a few contractors in the past, and they make appointments and don't show or reschedule last minute. Not the case with Darryl and his team of tradespeople. Within a couple of days of deciding to work together, he had all of his trades inside the house, taking measurements, in this whirlwind of preparation. I was really impressed. I highly recommend Darryl to anyone thinking of renovating.