P & P General Contractors Inc.

This is the second project P&P was contracted to do for us. The first was our master bathroom renovation which has already been reviewed in January 2014. The basement renovation was a complete finish including the addition of a full bathroom. We were lucky to have the same on site crew of Mauricio and Andre who's attention to detail was again outstanding. The 4 week project was completed on time, to specifications and without a single cost overrun. The subcontractors worked to Natanel's high expectations and standards. Any challenges or questions we had were addressed immediately. We would recommend P&P Renovations without hesitation and contract them again for any project. Thank you!

We are the original owners of a 27 year old, 2,700 square foot, two storey, 4 bedroom home in the 'Lion's Gate' area of Erin Mills. With the exception of replacing kitchen cabinets and some ceramic flooring in the kitchen and main floor hallways, the house was basically 'as built' in 1986. To say it was ready for a major 'make-over' would be a bit of an understatement.

We decided to make our renovation a two stage process; first we would replace every window as step one - and once that was done we would find the best available contractor to 'rebuild' the interior of our house. Casa Bella did a great job on our windows (previously reviewed) - so now it was time for the serious work.

I spent hours reading reviews on Home Stars, and I narrowed my short list down to three renovation companies serving the Mississauga area. Of the three finalists, I was intrigued by how every review for P & P Painting & Renovations talked so positively about 'Natanael' - so I decided to talk to them first.

I contacted P & P by email and was able to schedule a meeting with Natanael at my house within a week. We met for about 90 minutes to discuss the extent of the renovation project, potential timing etc.

Just based on that initial meeting with Nataneal, I decided not to even check the other two companies out. I knew that we had found the right guy; he was an honest, straight talking, no nonsense man and obviously passionate about his craft. The job was his if the quotation was reasonable.

A week later he was back with the quotation and contract covering the entire project, including a detailed description of the work, the materials, the timing and he budget. basically, we were 'rebuilding' the main floor (except kitchen cabinets & ceramics) and the entire upper floor. Every other piece of flooring was to be replaced with new hardwood, every baseboard, every door, every plumbing fixture, every bathroom sink and vanity, every electrical fixture, a couple of walls were to be moved, replaced, every ceiling was to be 'scraped' / flattened. And the highlight was the new oak staircase to the upper floor. Finally, every wall and ceiling had to be painted.

We shook hands ad the deal was done.

The project had an estimated 8 week time-line - the entire months of June and July of 2013. My wife and I moved out of the house and into a rental condo near Square One.

The initial phase of 'destruction was almost mind-boggling. The interior of our house was basically gutted. I don't remember how many massive dumpsters of trash were hauled away. But then the rebuilding process was under way.

I was truly blessed to get Mauricio as my project manager. Mauricio basically lived at the job site for two months and oversaw ever single detail of the rebuild. Mauricio was made from the same mould as Natanael -- passionate about his work, and never satisfied until he knew that we were satisfied. Mauricio's 'crew' were all hard working tradesmen -- but every single one of them was polite and respectful towards my wife and I; and I was at the job-site almost every day of the project. At the end of every work day, they actually cleaned up the work site. A project like this can be very annoying to the neighbours who didn't get to move away like my wife and I did - but we never got one single complaint about the job site, the noise, the 'dirt' or any of the tradesmen. In fact, a couple of our long time neighbors commented repeatedly about how good the workers were and how tidy the job site always was.

When move-in day finally arrived, my wife and I had a brand new, custom-built home - but we still had the neighbourhood we love and the wonderful neighbors that we have had for so many years. It was a perfect solution!

After settling back in for a while, of course we found some minor things that had to be touched up or fixed; it is absolutely inevitable after a renovation as extensive as we had done. Every little item that we needed or wanted addressed, was handled completely. Mauricio made sure that every detail was to our satisfaction.

Five months after getting our 'new' home, we are still 100% satisfied with the 'investment' that we made - and have never second guessed the decision to do what we did. P & P definitely have our complete confidence - and respect.

About the only part of our house the we didn't have P & P rebuild was our basement. But we have just met with Natanael again this week to take care of that. My ONE 'demand' for any work on our basement was - I had to get Mauricio and his crew to do the work!!

My bathroom was so narrow and tight and the floor was sinking in spots. It was really in need of a fix. I went on Homestars and found P&P Renovations who did a great job for me. Natanael was very prompt with getting back to me, coming out to view the bathroom and then giving me a quote and contract to look over. He estimated two weeks and that was exactly how long they took. Camilo was in charge of my bath renovation and he was a very friendly and happy person who worked hard and did a great job on my project. He called me to discuss certain aspects throughout and get my input. I would not hesitate to use P&P Renovations on any future project and would hope Camilo was in charge again. Thank you for making me LOVE my bathroom. I keep opening the door and looking in as I still cannot believe I have this beautiful bathroom. The price above includes all fixtures etc. which I purchased for the bathroom. I am going to attach pictures. THANKS NATHANAEL!!

After interviewing numerous contractors for a complete renovation of our master bathroom and finishing of our basement, we chose P&P. My husband and I work long hours and are both in positions where customer service is a top priority. From the first contact by email to the completion of the first project this week, the service and attention to detail has been outstanding. Th original quotes were the most detailed we had provided, Natanael met with us based on our schedules to plan and finalize the details. Our site crew - Mauricio and Andre were great, respected our home and cleaned up everyday. They asked questions to clarify expectations and both take pride in their workmanship. We have a few very minor items on the punch list and the glass arrives this week. We are happy that Mauricio and Andre are on the crew that starts the basement project today! With all the horror stories you hear about renovation contractors, we were very leery about taking on these projects - The P&P team made it easy for us and I look forward to posting another positive review after the basement is completed. Thank you!

I’m hired PPrenovations in 2012 to fully renovated my business office. After look more than 15 companies Natanael (PPrenovation owner) give me the proper quote and the confidence to do the job.
The renovation was beautiful and on time, that’s why I called them again to renovate my home basement, this time their exceeded my expectations the basement was completed on time on budget and the quality of the work was excellent. I would recommend P&P to any of my friends or family. Thanks again.

I'm really enjoying my new bathtub. It's exactly was I wanted. Everything was perfect, the work was done on time and they did nothing else but what We asked for. We were planning to sell our home, that's why the renovation, but once we got into our new bath and saw how perfect it was, we decided not too. Thanks P&P Renovations for such a great job and for helped us chance our minds and keep our beautiful home...

I found P & P Renovation after reviewing all the amazing reviews about them. I feel so happy and so satisfied about the job finished and the crew. First I met the owner Nataniel, I realize his knowlegde and experience about renovations. He gave me so many ideas for my design in my kitchen and bathroom, and it was incredible the new look on my kitchen and bathroom.The crew was very professional. They was keeping everything clean and working at the same time having consideration for me cause I had a baby boy. The manager was really worry and he did a great follow up in the daily basic, the job was finish even sooner than it supposed to be. I definitely recomment this company to anyone for being competitive price, experience, great hard working crew and attention to details many thanks to P & P.

I found this company on HomeStars and was impressed with the consistency of the reviews and pictures of work done. The quote fell in line with other comparative quotes. I was also pleased with the owner, Natanael's attention to detail with the quote and contract wording, and felt satisfied that there was a very clear understanding of what we wanted and could expect, and also that we could expect the work to start on the scheduled agreed date and be completed within 15-16 days. A few days prior to the work, Natanael also walked through the specifications carefully with his team, which involved 2 main guys and 1 foreman. (to be respectful to them, I've chosen not to name them). Throughout the actual renovation, the team always arrived on time every day, and were courteous and respectful of my property. The foreman was only present some of the time. The initial stages all went well, demolition, plumbing and electrical, drywall; even the plaster work and painting were done well. However, when we got towards the finishing stages is when I became really disappointed. The key element being the lack of quality of the tile work and from my perspective for a bathroom, the tile work is crucial. One wall edge is not plumb (noticeable since you can see this in contrast to the custom shower door that had to be perfectly plumb), the floor tiles at the door edge are not level, and my main feature shower wall has waves in the alignment. I had them redo the worst sections to try to correct things, but the first attempt to correct them involved them trying to mortar and tile the grout at the same time! The next attempt done mostly by the foreman fixed the worst of the tiles, but short of starting the tilework from scratch the quirks still show. I'm also still trying to clean out the messy grout/mortar/caulking marks that is still covering the reworked sections. As we got close to the finishing stage, I reached out to Natanael to come and see the job since I wanted him to see the tile quality. He told me he was too busy to come out, thought I was pleased with everything, thanked me for my business and asked me to post a review. When I indicated that I had concerns with the tile quality, his response was that it was up to the foreman to sort things out.
Based on the other reviews I've read, I can't tell if I just got unlucky with the crew, or that my job was so small that it was an in-betweener and the crew were just rushing things at the end because over the last 4-5 days of the job they kept saying that they were pushing to finish so that they could start the next job. I want to believe that this was not the norm for them. While most of the work was actually done right, it was the main visuals that were not and that's what I see every time I use this room. Some other items that were fixed after I pointed them out, but I feel I should include: removing silicone caulking they put around the toilet base, and removing painters tape around the electric fitting after replacing the light fitting, neither of which should have been done in the first place.

P & P Renovations is the first contractor that I have totally happy with in regards to quality of work, started and finished in the agreed time frame. They repaired so defects that the house builder missed without any question or charge. We had a small problem after the job was completed and they were there the same day and did the repair without any questions. I have been dealing with contractors for over 40 years and I would give P & P Renovations a 10 out of 10.
Thanks to Natanael and his whole crew

We hired P&P Renovations to finish our basement. They were the lowest quote we got (out of 4) but had great reviews and we were confident they could complete the work. Before beginning construction they replaced and rerouted the central air vents, upgraded the main waterline in to the house from the city and relocated two floor drains and the hot water heater. All of the subcontractors did an outstanding job. They were prompt and courteous. When the infrastructure upgrades were completed and Mario's team began their work they were efficient and extremely neat. They worked quickly and always clean up the space every day before they left, even though we weren't using the space and they would be back to remake the mess the next day. If they came up against anything unforeseen during the day they didn't hesitate to contact us to ask our opinion, rather than deciding for themselves. They were also always happy to pause their work to answer any questions we had. Due to a problem with a supplier the finish date of the work got pushed back. Unfortunately this meant that Mario's team was finishing the work on our job while beginning another job and they weren't available to work on our project full time. In the end we were very happy with the work that got done and would easily recommend P&P.