Terri

It's hard to believe how quickly Ali's team painted our whole house, (all the interior walls, and some ceilings and doors.) A lot of the walls were textured stucco, and they did an excellent job. They worked as a team of 4 on the first day, and then just 2 of them came for another half day of work, so they got it done in a day and a half. They were pleasant to have at the home, and were careful with our furniture and floors. They did precise work and got full coverage over some very dark colours of previous paint. I would be happy to hire them again for another job.

Nice guys to have work at our house, and they did a great job. They managed to get the windows spotless inside and out, on our 3 storey house, and I felt absolutely comfortable with them working inside our home. They power washed our front bricks, to remove the dead remnants of ivy which we'd pulled down years ago. As an extra kindness, they cleaned our front door and surrounding glass work, and our porch lights. With their help, our house had good curb appeal when we put it on the market a few days later.

Appointment bookings and courtesy calls were friendly, efficient. Technician, Jim, was punctual, helpful, professional. Returned, at no charge, to solve a complex problem, and dealt efficiently with TSSA approvals and paperwork.

Dave and his team specialize in waterproofing, so they really knew what they were doing, and they worked quickly. They finished our job (exterior waterproofing on 1/2 of a large century house) in less than 3 days. They're familiar with different types of foundations, from century-old rubble or stone block foundations to newer poured concrete foundations. They also know the soils and subsoil types across the greater Hamilton area. Dave's quote was competitive, and his team did a great job, were pleasant, helpful and professional.

Mike was a pleasant, professional person to have working around the house. He got right to work, didn't waste time, and got the job done in just 2 days. It would have taken ME more than a week to do. It looked great when finished, and the house sold to the first family that came to view it.

I chose Rankin Home Inspection because their sample report online was more detailed than most, and the report contained actual photos taken on site of potential problems in difficult-to-access areas of the home. These photos would allow us to communicate clearly when it came time to have repairs done. I accompanied Bryce on the inspection and asked him questions and took notes on nearly everything he examined. He was pleasant, welcomed my questions and took time to give clear answers. One example of how he arrived at one of his findings will best illustrate the detail of his observation and follow-through in his analysis: Bryce noticed that a pillar supporting the roof of the front porch was slightly tilted inwards. He probed the bricks that were supported by the pillar, and found one of the bricks was loose. Temporarily removing the brick and exploring behind it with a flashlight revealed rotten wood in the frame of the roof (evidence of prolonged roof leakage), and a soot-like coating on interior surfaces, (suggesting fire damage.) The covered porch, and second floor balcony above the porch would need major repairs or replacement. Other disappointing findings (such as knob and tube, poor patching of chimney flashings, pinholes in the main sewage stack) led me to tell Bryce, just one hour into the inspection, that my husband and I would probably withdraw our offer to purchase. Bryce offered me the option to speak with my husband, make a decision, and if we decided not to buy the home, to end the inspection right then, and he would charge us a reduced fee for a partial report. We've had four home inspections on a variety of homes, as our family has relocated within Ontario. And the inspection done for us by Bryce Rankin last week was the most meticulous, helpful and informative of them all. I can't imagine buying another home in this region, without first getting a report by Bryce.