Kate L.

Dounia has done excellent work over the years painting two houses I was preparing for rental: she is professional, reliable, delivers high quality workmanship at a reasonable rate, and she has a remarkable eye for colour. I was extremely happy to discover she was able to do another small job quite recently; brightening a dingy basement bedroom/nursery in our lower level apartment. She can transform any space it seems; she gets the job done quickly and efficiently, and is a pleasure to work with.

Robert from Templar was the first person to contact me when I put in the request to Homestars for removal of asbestos wrapping around pipes in our basement. Due to our schedule, they were the last company of three to actually come and give us a quote, but they were the most impressive. David arrived promptly and took a thorough look at the job. He explained the process in detail, clarified the technical terms and procedures, gave me clear answers to my safety questions, and was the only one to say we would need to leave the equipment running over night, and to include the air test certificate in the quote as a matter of course. For all this they quoted a slightly higher price than the other companies, but it was well worth it to us. We had our daughter and 8 month old baby in the house, and needed reassurance and smooth implementation. We had confidence in the team, and the actual experience was all that was promised. They came on time, did the job thoroughly in the timeframe they quoted, and the following day they waited until the air test came out negative for asbestos before returning to remove the equipment. Robert and David were both excellent at keeping in communication, even after 'office hours'. We would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for a reliable, efficient and friendly experience with a difficult and slightly worriesome job.