Second Story Addition - Permit Drawings, Committee of Adjustments & Engineering
My project involved a second story addition to a bungalow in East York. I hired Jason's firm after a bad experience with another. I probably called about 10 architects that I found on homestars before hiring Jason, but went with his team through a referral from a neighbour. At the time, my Committee drawings were about halfway complete.
Jason completed my drawings for the Committee of Adjustments in about a week (we were successful and received the variance), and it did not take him long to complete my full permit drawings.
Jason is good to work with - a quality that is important when people like me (with limited experience doing construction) are involved in a project of this magnitude. He is timely, knowledgeable and patient. I found his ability to provide a rough cost for different options (e.g. 36" stairs vs. custom 42" stairs) to be particularly useful.
As far as cost, I would peg Jason as being roughly in the middle of all of the people that I contacted. I should say, however, when taking into account the fact that he attends on site for structural inspections - it really is good value for the money.
I have and will continue to recommend Jason and his team to friends.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $6,000.00
- What could this company do to improve their services?
- Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
- Company Response
It was a pleasure to work with you, we are happy that you C of A application and approval went smoothly, and you can get on to the build stage without delay. We look forward to being on site to help you though the build process, especially during the structural inspections with the city.