Sonoma Contracting

We initially contacted Mike for a quote a couple of years ago because of the positive reviews on Homestars. Not only was he a genuinely nice guy, his quote was extremely competitive. When we had saved enough money to get started, we contacted him again along with 2 other contractors. He honoured his original quote with a few additional requests on our part. Within a month, the work started.

We live in an old house (built in 1920) in the West end of Toronto. The scope of work included the demo of the existing DIY reno that the previous owners had done; digging up the concrete basement to replace all of the drains; spray foam insulation; adding a bathroom, laundry room, bedroom, furnace room and living area.

We had a few issues trying to finalize the layout given some beam/height restrictions but Mike was very patient with us. We also had a few scope change requests (decided to replace our furnace and upgrade some of the materials); he was very reasonable and did not charge a premium for out of scope items as some contractors do. On the flip side, there were a couple of things included in his scope that we decided not to do which were credited to us without us even needing to ask.

The quality of work was outstanding. Their trades people were very pleasant to deal with as well.

In terms of timelines, the project was estimated at about 8 weeks and it took about 10; some of the delays were a result of the change requests that we had made so completely our own doing.

Mike was always very approachable and reachable throughout the project. No significant issues came up during the reno which is surprising given that it’s an old home.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Mike and the Sonoma contracting team.