Thomas in Toronto

Darby and his team dug out our basement and did interior waterproofing. He was very helpful from the beginning in explaining the whole process and recommending contractors for other tasks, such as engineers and plumbers, some of whom we went with. We also brought in contractors we found ourselves for other parts of the job (structural carpentry and HVAC) and Darby and team were excellent at coordinating with them. Darby was very patient in explaining all the steps required. All the members of his team were very friendly and we enjoyed their company throughout the job. I was impressed that they did everything by hand, and witnessed myself the precise digging they were able to do. In the end, we now have a dry, waterproof basement with good head room and a very smooth concrete floor.

Paul and team replaced a concrete block wall and a wood beam, with two steel beams supported by steel posts, in our basement dig out/floor lowering project. He was the only contractor that I talked to who could compare and contrast LVL and steel beams (I talked to some masonry companies who do steel, but not LVL). He provided reasonable estimates for several different scenarios, promptly. Paul and his team are amazing structural carpenters. It was quite a complex job involving many other contractors, and a steel company, and Paul and team were excellent at co-ordinating with the others. They did lots of prep work (temporary walls), then the very precise and difficult beam installation (e.g., one was a 30 foot, 700 pound I-beam, with side-mounted floor joists), without incident. After the main work was done, Paul and team came back and properly finalized things, e.g., carefully parging the exterior of the concrete pockets where the beam sits. I was impressed with these finishing touches.