Bryant Renovations Ltd

Bryant Renovations helped me fulfill a 30-year-old promise. In 1984, I bought a beautiful Victorian house in downtown Toronto. The day I moved in, I pointed to the drywall stair guard installed by the previous owners to replace the original hand rails, spindles and newel posts, promising to restore that feature to its original glory. Thirty years later, I got around to this task.

Once the old carpet on the stairs was removed, it was obvious from their poor condition that the complete staircases for this 3-storey house needed to be removed and replaced. What followed was an example of craftsmanship, artistry and master organization!

Stepan oversaw each stage with such care and precision that although the project took a bit longer than we expected, I realized by the end that all had happened in a remarkably short time for the amount of work done.

Peter, the master of stair building, was an artisan who painstakingly ensured that what he installed not only met but exceeded the original craftsmanship of the house. He was so focused on carving, sanding and hand fitting each piece into place that I had to touch his arm to catch his attention for a quick conversation.

Sergio, the restorer of walls, replacer of mouldings, and creator of new mouldings, became almost a part of our family, with his cheerful disposition, constant cleaning up after the day’s work and creativity in solving problems as they arose.

This work happened in the coldest winter in recent memory, so that all of the saw- dusty work had to happen indoors. However, the floor protection, the plastic draping over all entrances to the rest of our home, and the regular clean-up allowed the five of us to continue living here, with the expected modifications to our daily routine.

Of course, there was dust, and the central core of our home was a construction zone for weeks, but the crew were obviously working as hard and fast as they could, while ensuring the highest quality of the final product.

Once into the project, I saw more work that I wanted done, such as hardwood flooring and painting, but each add-on was taken in stride, and the end result is spectacular.

My promise to the house and myself has been fulfilled, and my dream has come true. This Victorian home shines as an example of true craftsmanship, artistry and love of their work that all of the workers for Bryant Renovations have. Thanks, Dennis Bryant, and all members of your crew!

Dear Dennis

I am writing to thank you and your colleagues for the recent complete renovation of my kitchen, and the remainder of the first floor of my house.

It was the largest renovation I have done, and consequently I spent a lot of time researching, planning, and getting estimates from contractors.

It became clear to me that I only really had to get one decision right – the choice of the contractor. If I got that one right, everything else would be fine. Every day when I walk into my beautiful and functional kitchen and living room, I see the proof that I made the right decision when I chose Bryant Renovations.

The project manager, Stepan, and the entire crew, are exceptional. The level of skill, expertise, and pride they bring to their work is outstanding. Everything is now up to code, and their attention to detail produced a beautiful finish. Their consistent courtesy, politeness and respect for the fact that it was my home and not just a job site meant that it was always a pleasure to see them.

Stepan and his crew have a strong sense of responsibility for their work. What could have been the biggest problem of the renovation in fact turned into one of its best features because of the responsible way in which they responded. A subcontractor damaged the new floor in the kitchen. I was concerned about this but uncertain what to do. Without a word from me, Stepan recognized the problem, told me that it was not up to your standards, and offered me several options. The option we took was a significant improvement on my original choice and is one of the great successes of the renovation. You turned a problem not of your own making into a success.

Again, my thanks for the great job. I have started making notes and saving for the next round of work on the second floor. Your company is a keeper, and I look forward to working with you again.

Best

Steven

I want to sincerely thank Bryant Renovations for helping my family begin a path to address overdue repairs and ultimately renovations to our home. We have been burned in the past with frankly, unethical contractors so it has meant so much to find people we can trust. Over the past year, we have had a number of challenges/unknowns to face each step of the way. However, Reid Dennison has been outstanding in his professionalism, his ability to work within our budget, and working with us on manageable solutions. We began with exterior repairs to the second floor back room extension. Reid did a beautiful and thorough job replacing and bolstering the wood as needed, adding insulation, and installing new siding, tiles, and a window pretty much exactly as we requested and discussed. Given this experience, we have since continued onto a careful and deliberate path to the address the interior house repairs and eventual renovation. We have had Reid do demolition on the inside to expose and address pest and water damage in the main floor and basement. He is respectful of our property and is so tidy after each job is done. We have much work ahead of us. It has been stressful as many people can relate to but the work is made significantly less stressful due to the high standards that Bryant Renovations clearly expects of themselves and their respect for their clients. I look forward to working with Reid and Bryant Renovations to help us reach our goals for the home. I would highly recommend Bryant Renovations to anyone who asks!

Linda
Toronto

We hired Bryant Renovations to do a complete renovation of our home and was very pleased with their service. Having to strip the house down essentially to just outside walls was a huge job, but the service remained neat, on budget and in a timely fashion. The work was completed a little behind schedule, but considering there was a city strike at the time the inability to obtain permits was hardly the company’s fault. All in all a fantastic experience.

My son recommended Bryant Renovations to me and I was happy he did! After working with them on multiple occasions I found them to be a first class company. A small disagreement over city regulations led to some frustration, but the issue was remedied and a discount was given as compensation for the aggravation. All work was done in a timely manner within reasonable budget expectations - once again, a first class company.

We hired Bryant Renovations to completely gut and redo our kitchen. In only 6 weeks we had exactly what we wanted. The work was timely and reliable. We were slightly over budget, but this was due to materials we wanted not being available - hardly a reflection of the integrity of the company itself.

I have hired Bryant Renovations for 2 large jobs in the past 10 years, one building a completely new front porch and replacing windows/wood trim, and the other redoing the first floor of our house including a new kitchen, powder room, wood floor, and creating a new side door, window openings and basement access. Overall I was very pleased with the experience. They were very responsive - for example when the new door latch didn't work they quickly arranged the manufacturer service call. Some of their subcontractors were fantastic, while others were merely average and had to re-do some work when I pointed it out. I would have liked to see more consistency in that area. Otherwise, the work was high quality with competitive pricing and all the timeline expectations were met without issue.

We hired Bryant Renovations for construction of a new wooden front porch on our Victorian Semi in High Park. We worked with Trevor, he was very professional and helpful. The porch looked great in the end and the re-paving of our walkway was really efficient in grading the property for proper rainfall drainage. They did a really nice job.

they were very polite, clean and professional. our basement had a leak problem, they were able to fix the weeping tile as well as insulate and drywall. everything was done well and now our basement is warm, cozy and finished.

The best contractor I have ever used. Efficient, attentive, clean. A great job. We have had numerous compliments from friends and visitors, and requests for the company name. It was a relatively complicated job, extremely well done, and completed within the estimated time.