Peter in Toronto

During the big storm of 2013 I had a bit of a leak through an old chimney stub. Contacted Diamond to do stub removal and they were on of the few companies to contact me back and give me a worthwhile quote for what I know is a small project. Jeff and team came by and did the job perfectly. Gave me good overview of job, removed the stub, insulated the hole, covered the stub with plywood, sealed all around, covered the location with shingles and cleaned up the site. Quality job for a great price ... very knowledgeable contractor.

Ok ... so this is my second batch of windows with Ambia! Ambia did my entire second floor earlier this year and I was going to wait, but I decided to finish off my main floor windows as well. Once again Mike, Frank and his team came out gave me a great quote and then installed all 8 windows professionally and cleaned up beautifully. They were on time, courteous and professional ... another great job by Ambia!

I decided to do four second floor windows this year which were bleeding heat in the winter quite badly as they are the original windows in the house and were quite old. As such I did a bunch of research on HomeStars for applicable companies. I originally talked to some friends but their suggestions had low ranking on HomeStars and with the BBB. Furthermore after investigating the manufacturers I found the products themselves to be lacking. (I actually called one and gave him the measurements of my windows and he said it would cost $$ per square foot, I asked him for a full quote based on my measurements and he wanted me to do the math. I asked him whether it was my job or his to give a quote to which he responded he was too busy and couldn't help me!) After short listing a few companies on HomeStars - I met with Mike of Ambia. He impressed me with his honesty and knowledge - also his pricing was much better than some other providers by 20% or more. I wanted to see the actual windows themselves so he met me at VinylBilt and we went through the showroom - the windows met my specs: all the thermal bells and whistles as well as metal clamps (not plastic like other) and triple weather seal. (One word of advice: see the windows you get a quote for - some other companies quote you on cheap version then to upgrade costs quite a bit more.) Furthermore, VinylBilt has a lot of custom colours and a lifetime wararanty. Also one other thing I like about Ambia is they use installers who are WindowWise certified - so the installation is guaranteed as well. (One funny thing to note as I met another company who's manufacturer prices were higher and who had VinylBilt windows in the showroom as a competitive comparison - but they had like a 5 year old version of the windows without the recessed handles, the tripple seal and with plastic clamps - meet with several windows manufacturers if you want to learn the differences!) In any case I picked Ambia/VinylBilt for my windows. After placing the order with Mike I got contacted by the installer (Frank) who came by for a second site visit and set the date for the install. Joe, Nick and Frank came by and started work at 8AM - and were extremely clean, personable, professional and did a fantastic job of removing my old windows, installing the new, capping everything beautifully and cleaning up. I could not have asked for a better job - I would highly suggest using Ambia for any windows job you have - I have a few more windows to do in the future and will definitely use these guys! Thanks Ambia!

While cleaning out my attic I put my foot through my plaster ceiling and made a nice 2ft by 2ft hole. Contacted Paul - several other companies never even called me back. Very courteous and professional and knowledgable. He came filled in the gap and after a day of drying came back to finish the job. Very good prices. He also gave me some great home management advice. Thanks Paul!!!

Excellent job by Afforable insulation!! Got a quote from Afforadable insulation which was just a bit higher than others, but from talking with Jason and his team these guys really know what they are doing and thats worth it. They gave me great advice on how to manage my attic ventilation properly and what to look out for They blew in the insulation without making a mess , sealed up the access hatch beautifully and cleaned up after. Thanks Syd and Rod for a job well done. Would highly suggest them!

Previous owners of home had a bathroom fan venting directly into the attic which can be a problem maker. After contacting several roofing companies which either did not contact me back, or would never give me a firm date on the fix due to the relatively small nature of the job, I contacted Fixer on the Roof. Has a comparable firm quote on Sunday and by Tuesday they came by to put the roof vent in. Arthur, did a great job - and gave my entire roof a good lookover with minor touch-ups done for free! Thanks!

I needed alot of tuckpointing done on my house which was missing sections of mortar in several area and I contacted Red Robin after seeing their reviews online. They came early and began work but after talking with the workers I discovered that they mixed the wrong mortar due to a mixup. They quickly removed the mortar from a few areas of repair, mixed up a fresh batch of the softer mortar for my older house and completed the work. After they finished I noticed they missed a section because the workers wrongly thought there was a power cable close to the area - it was a cable line. I notified Red Robin and a manager came by to complete the job - it is this attention to detail and 100% satisfaction guarantee that I really appreciate. A job well done and I would highly recommend Red Robin.