Ollie Renovations Inc.

I bought a large rundown 3-storey home in the Beach that was a rundown triplex. Ollie Renovations was hired and they worked with my architect and me to return the home into a fabulous single-family home, keeping the style of the home reflective of its early 1900 era while also modernizing the interior to my liking and putting an addition on the rear. As a designer my taste is discerning and my expectation on quality and finishing is high. I cannot say enough great things about Oliver and his team. They did the job in 8 months and it was gutted to the joists and brick, the basement was also dug down. Oliver was reachable, dependable, flexible, accommodating, and extremely knowledgeable, from the home inspection to every aspect of the renovation: permits, structure, insulation, windows, heating and cooling, electrical and plumbing, masonry, decks, porches, etc etc. While he also uses sub-trades he really knows his stuff. He and his team were quality oriented and did things by the book. I liked that he asked/gave us options before just plunging ahead on many things. He also renovated my 3-car garage and built an amazing deck and custom planters on it, making sure it was structurally sound by working with an engineer. From the outside to the inside of the house I can honestly say I have one of the nicest homes in the Beach and a lot of that has to do with Ollie Renovations Inc. Stay on them for scheduling/budgets updates and make sure you are clear on what might cost extra and how much before you ask for it and give them the go-ahead. I also recommend you get a detailed understanding of the entire renovation process upfront, what happens when, etc so you can be prepared to prioritize your life around a massive reno. Other than that, it was an excellent experience and I love my house. Highly recommend Oliver.

My wife and I were looking for a contractor to handle the complete renovations to our modest 100yr old. home. We required electrical, framing, insulation, water heater, drywall, tile work, general woodwork around finishing...the works! Work began and was off to smooth sailing, requests we're made and handled (based on attention to detail and the small things), but shortly thereafter focus was lacking and requests were either ignored or reinterpreted and executed with little or no care.

We were very clear about our expectations and really hit it off, only to find ourselves in a very uncomfortable situation, where we began to compromise and settle to just get them out ASAP.

In the end we are left with uneven walls, electrical outlets that are not installed, a not so hidden closet (complete with a large frame around it!), uneven tiles in the laundry room, water stained tiles in the bathroom, incomplete detail work around door frames, unnecessary trim around our stairs to get around sealing a small gap, a closet that is essentially a trapezoid in shape and who's left and right edges don't line up, an access panel to a water main 2.5 ft from the valve, loose pieces of pipe left behind the frame, etc.

Only upon refusing to pay the remaining balance was there any genuine interest. Which we also limited (repairs) as our trust on their doing the job to our expectations was a huge concern.

Lesson learned. With certain individuals there is no such thing as too much repetition (even at the cost of one sanity). When they keep repeating "it's only a basement" the care balloon burst in our face.

Now we are left with an unsatisfactory renovation and have to get a handyman in to fix all the issues.

Ugh!