I hired Stephen to build a playhouse for the kids. Didn't really have a complete idea about what I wanted, but had a couple of pictures. Stephen was able to turn the idea into reality and built an amazingly sturdy deck/playhouse that will last a long time. I did not want an el cheapo deck, and I was very impressed with his attention to detail such as the hidden deck screws. i use it more than the kids now.
The copper pipe on the hot water tank had developed a pin hole leak. Saw Ninder's truck across the street working on another job. He came over right away and replaced the copper pipe, and while he was there, drained and bled the boiler heating system. It was hard to work on as the mechanical room is in the crawl space, but he finished the job quickly, used good materials to do the job, and was a nice guy to boot. Recommended.
Formwork for Stairs and Exterior Door installation
I hired Ryan to build concrete forms for a set of front entrance stairs and install a window and couple of exterior doors. He could not have botched it up more eventually walking away after putting in half a footing, poorly installing one door and giving up on a double door. On the one door that he poorly installed, no shims were used to level and plumb the door, he basically just put a screw through the jamb into the 2x4 framing. I'm glad that he couldn't figure out how to install the double door. When you first meet him, he talks about how experienced he is, and how professional of a job he does, and that he has worked on the love it or list it show on tv. At the end, I had to ask him to leave as he was not able to properly complete anything that was tasked. I was surprised that he actually asked to be paid a partial amount, as he did not actually finish any part of the job, but to be rid of him, I figured it was a cheap price to pay. He advertises on craigslist.
Tran is the owner of this company, and I cannot say more about what a professional job he does. It was a complete repaint of a newly renovated rental suite. I was under a tight schedule to get the paint done before the beginning of the month, and Tran really came through and completed the job in a timely fashion, and did an excellent job. The site was left completely clean and I could not be happier with the work.
