Gecko Projects Ltd

I did my homework on contractors and Derrick/Gecko beat the majority of their competitors on price, and were a pleasure to deal with the entire way through the construction process. We had a difficult yard slope to deal with but Derrick stepped up and honoured his quote despite his costs going up to account for building the foundation properly. Construction was slower than expected due to the additional concrete work but Derrick kept up great communication throughout.

The changes I requested during construction were accurately priced and he was able to complete those extras within the revised time frame. He even did me a huge favour by leaving me some additional left over material so I could match my kid's play house siding/shingles to the new garage! I highly recommend using Gecko if you're looking for a decent contractor. His own forces crews are super fast (2 days to erect, shingle, and side my garage) and his concrete sub-contractor was square to within 1/8" on a 26' deep garage. That's a level of craftsmanship and professionalism not often seen in many builders. My only downside is he doesn't do basement renos, leaving me to go find someone else when I'd rather hire him again for that future work.

After getting a few quotes and meeting with some companies, I decided to have Gecko build a 20x22 garage on a rental property in Calgary. I was not disappointed as owner Derrick was great to work with right from the quote stage through to completion. His communication was really excellent, as the tenant and I were both kept up to date on the process.

As the weather was cooperative, the concrete pour date was moved up and project completion, including City inspections, took place within 4-1/2 weeks. This was 3 weeks ahead of the contracted date.

I would not hesitate to recommend Derrick and Gecko Projects if you are in need of a garage AND you want peace of mind!

Derrick was fantastic to work with on this project. I'm a bit of a car guy and I was somewhat specific as to what I wanted. Derrick is a true professional and a master at what he does, always gets back to you promptly with answers to any questions, always followed through on his commitments to me and was always on schedule. His costing was absolutely fair and actually slightly less than competitive quotes I received. The garage he built for me is fantastic, triple wide, heated, insulated and looks awesome. A pleasure to do business with you.

We saw how great the reviews were for this company, so despite the fact that they were a little bit more expensive, we decided to use them, and we are SO thankful we did. Derrick Potter was fantastic at responding to our calls and e-mails right away, and he always kept us in the loop as to what was going on or what we could expect. He gave us timelines for when each part would be completed and he stuck to every timeline, our garage was built very quickly and the quality is fantastic, we have no complaints. Overall great experience, I would definitely recommend Gecko Projects Ltd.

Having a recent bad experience with one of local companies, it took a careful consideration hiring Gecko Projects team to work on the garage. And I must say that I am pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. Derrick, just like many point out, is a friendly professional - very easy to deal with and he does go above and beyond.
Initially my garage was scheduled to start around August 28 of 2015, but for some reasons my project was moved ahead of its schedule and first week of July I'm already parking in the garage.
The first thing that stands out is the quality of work - nothing is out of line and the structure looks professional.
Derrick will definitely listen to the wishes, but still recommends to do some things certain way and explains the reasons behind it.
The pad was poured about a month before the start date, and since that was already done - it took about 3-4 days of work to complete everything including roof and siding - impressive.

Once the job was done, the site was left clean.

The City's Inspection was also completed without any issues.

Overall I'm very pleased with the job done and it was worth every penny spent.

I definitely recommend Derrick and his crew for an affordable and high quality garage job in Calgary area.

At any time when you hire a contractor to perform construction at your home, you start to think how stressful this will be. I have to say that Derrick and the Gecko team were the first contractors that I worked with where I had no stress or worries throughout the whole project. They have a clearly defined process for construction jobs from start to finish. They define the requirements with you, come in and perform the work to requirements in a timely manner, clean up when they leave, and leave your property in a better state than when they first came on site. We are very impressed with Gecko's professionalism and workmanship - which is nothing short of exceptional.

I am so pleased with my new garage built by Gecko Projects. Right from the very beginning, when I had Derrick come over to provide a quote, he saw right away that I was dealing with some problems that had occurred with the concrete pad that had been poured for the garage last year. He quickly became engaged in wanting to know what happened and provided suggestions on how to rectify the problems. He went out of his way to help whenever he could, followed up and wanted to know how things were progressing and this was before I had signed the contract with him! When it was time to start building the garage Derrick and his crew showed up when he said they would. As promised the garage went up in 2 days and I was parking in it on the 3rd day. Derrick went above and beyond my expectations and even helped out with a couple of extra items. In short, I'm thrilled with the end product and Derrick has restored my faith in contractors. There are good guys out there and Derrick is one of them! I think this goes without saying that I would strongly recommend Derrick to anyone who is in the new garage market.

Derrick is awesome. We're lucky that we found him! He takes the lead on communicating and with contractors in Calgary, this is rare. Very happy with the process and have actually enjoyed working with him! Always goes the extra mile and let me say, I've dealt with my fair share of contractors and he's the best.

Derrick and his team did an amazing job. By far the best contractor we have ever dealt with, I would strongly recommend Gecko Projects. Fantastic Customer Service, extremely professional, respectful, fast and very responsive. We are delighted with our new garage and it was a really great experience working with Gecko Projects. We waited until the snow melted and the ground was ready for the concrete but once the team started the garage was built in 2 days! It was awesome to watch them work. We really appreciated how respectful they were not just to us and our property but also to our neighbours and their properties.

Derrick helped us with the Development Permit application and submitted the application on our behalf. He was extremely supportive and very knowledgeable on the whole process. Our Development Permit was initially rejected and Derrick helped us with the appeal process. We were successful in our appeal thanks to Derrick!

We will definitely use Gecko Projects again when the time comes. I just wish they also did home renovations!

We wanted a garage, and weren't looking forward to finding a competent company that could do the job the way we wanted. After reading internet reviews and talking with 2 other garage companies we chose Gecko Projects. We are extremely happy with our garage Derrick and his great crew built for us. We were at the mercy of Calgary spring weather, but with good communication with Derrick, with almost daily updates on scheduling, they had the concrete poured and the garage up in no time. The 3 city inspectors, that were required for this project, all commented on the workmanship, done properly, neat and tidy. I am the envy of my friends with that garage door and belt drive garage door opener. I would highly reccommend Derrick and his crew at Gecko Projects. Thanks again