My wife and I hired the owner of AJ Upgrades in Courtice and gave him a deposit of $1425 to buy the products to sand and stain the upper half of our deck. Altogether he applied a 1st coat of stripper to 400 sq/ft of 600 sq/ft. Then the excuses came, for over a month. Dog got sick, kids got sick, father got sick, all while promising to finish the job. Then he backs out and promises that he'll return $1200 to us. This now left the job in our hands to finish it before the cold weather. Despite many attempts to contact him, no replies or return of our money. Our advice is to stay away from dealing with AJ Upgrades. Ron Daniels. 8 Brand Court, Ajax