Living Space Improvements

Bathroom & Kitchen - Fixtures & Accessories
Whitchurch-stouffville ON L4A 8C1
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Sonia
Sonia
1 review Whitchurch Stouffville, ON
0/10

Kitchen faucet

Bought kitchen faucet 2 months ago and returned. They have not given my money back. And their phone numbers all of a sudden are not working.
Went there to the store in person, and they saw us but will not open the door.
They are false!!!

Approximate cost of services:
$300.00
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Michelle in Toronto
Michelle in Toronto
1 review Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
1/10

Kitchen Reno

Last summer we hired Living Space Improvements (LSI), Stephen and team, to renovate our Kitchen and main floor living area. The project was scheduled to be completed in 4 to 5 weeks time but ended up taking close to 10 weeks total. We were completely DISAPPOINTED and FRUSTRATED with the end results. The unlicensed electrical, plumbing and overall careless workmanship conducted was extremely unprofessional and performed by incompetent staff.

At the beginning of the project Stephen appeared to be very professional and knowledgeable. The quality of the work was in every aspect lacking in preparation, planning, quality control, and quality workmanship. In the end we were left having to spend close to $5000.00 to fix safety and quality errors that were not addressed by the Stephen relating to plumbing and extreme electrical problems. After numerous attempts to contact them via phone, email and text over 2 months we have heard nothing back!

In the beginning we were told by Stephen (and his designer at the time, Kailee) that all work would be performed by licensed and experienced workers. Our timeline went way over and with the aggressive payment plans we were sucked into giving the company thousands of dollars in advance. When we learned that LSI had walked away from other jobs owing clients money here in town (Stouffville) for unfinished or poor work quality, including a supplier (Aurora Marble), we got very nervous and had to monitor the rest of our project extremely closely.

On completion (?), we had to hire an electrical company to fix all of the wiring issues. As our house has some aluminum wiring we monitored the work very closely, especially when Stephen began to use devices not rated for aluminum wires in his connections. Also when issues were brought up directly to him we were told that they were not code issues, but were “wish list issues.”

In the final stages, we discovered that our 24 pot lights were not up to code (IC rated and a fire hazard with our attic insulation), and had to spend close to $4000.00 fixing their incompetent errors. No permits were taken out which LSI claimed they would do when we signed up initially. We worked with a licensed electrical company to monitor the situation and correct their potentially life threatening work once we realized what we had gotten into.

After the install of our new kitchen sink that Stephen himself hooked up, we discovered it was leaking. Stephen then fixed the piping using extreme amounts of silicone which was wrapped in about one entire roll of electrical tape. We had to hire a plumber to come and re-pipe the entire system.

The mudding, taping of the drywall, trim work and painting are poorly done and we will need to have our entire ceiling patched and painted. Stephen made several mistakes cutting the pot lights as he clearly didn’t measure and simply repacked our ceiling holes which are all showing!

When cutting for the floor boards for the vents, the boards were not measured and no standard size of vent would fit. What was supposed to be a 3 by 10 was nearly 6 by 12. We were required to repair this ourselves cutting from cut-offs to insert into the area to properly fit a register in. They also did not put an underlay under the flooring, which almost seems comical now as they have posted “How To” videos on their website recommending a vapour barrier, which is completely misleading with the work they did considering the manufacturer states a barrier is mandatory on their website.

During the renovation period Stephen would disappear days at a time claiming to be sick in the hospital, out of the country, or that he would not come to our house and work for free.

We are in complete SHOCK that they claim to have 20 years experience operating the way they do. We also never received our receipts for half of the reno payments. Finally, we do NOT recommend this company to anyway as it has been a very unpleasant and stressful experienced. They will take your money and run!

Approximate cost of services:
$40,000.00
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daver in Toronto
daver in Toronto
1 review Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON

First Review

0/10

Disappointing, stressful experience!

Workmanship is not what we where shown and what we expected for the money we paid. At first, the owner Stephen Busato comes across as being sincere and knowing what he is talking about, BUT as time goes on you begin to see a different side to him.

We hired Living Space to renovate 2 of our bathrooms. When we realized what a absolute mess they were making of our first bathroom, we fired them before they could start our second room. However, because they took longer to do the work and that we were on their payment schedule, we overpaid them over $5,000. Stephen initially agreed, along with our rep, that they would repay back the money owed to us for work not done. It is now 6 months later, and Stephen will not return any of our messages to get our money.

At our expense, we have since hired another contractor to clean up the mess on the first bathroom, and do the work on the second washroom. (He has done a beautiful job). When he and his tradesmen first looked at the work Stephen and Living Space did, they could not believe the low quality of the work:

- Poor tiling

- Bad grouting

- Very messy kaulking

- Sloppy trim work

- Used the wrong product, and poor installation of the wainscotting on our wall that we wanted

- Bad painting (did not prep the walls or the wainscotting properly)

- Shower floor not slopping correctly

- Ledge for the glass shower door slopes to the glass door, not into the shower a it should

- And to top it off, he removed the mechanism of the force air register and just had the cover in because he made the floor opening to small.

I highly warn anyone thinking of using Stephen and Living Space, DO NOT USE THEM. As all our friends, family and contractors who have seen this mess in our bathroom have said, these people should not be in business.

Approximate cost of services:
$30,000.00
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We offer exclusive designer lines, quality pieces and unique designs to suit your lifestyle. Whether you have an eye for traditional or prefer a contemporary look, we have everything you need to customize your kitchen and bathroom. Offering custom built vanities, showers, and unique plumbing fixtures, any bathroom can be ...
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