CG in East York

I had work done last summer, and just getting around to writing reviews. One of the principals operated his own company under another name several years ago. I lost track of him as a result of a move, and had always liked his work. I was so happy to find that he is still "in the biz" with Lepard. They know their business, and take the time to explain what they are doing and why. I really appreciated that they trimmed the trees (cedars, actually) on the neighbour's side. The neighbour commented on how clean everything was left. I will be using them again this year, and recommend their services to my friends.

I am writing about work completed July 2009. I wanted to see how the eavestrough performed over winter in order to write a complete review. I opted for the Alu-Rex leafguard system as my neighbour has two large Manitoba maple trees, and I have had to clean my eavestroughs numerous times during the year. After installation of the seamless eavestrough, there was one small leak where the eavestrough was fitted around my chimney. North Shore responded within 24 hours of my call and sealed the leak. The leafguard system has saved me a lot of time and energy and performs as promised. I also opted for the rain barrel. You could save some money by purchasing your own rain barrel, as I have seen them advertised for less than I paid North Shore (but then I didn't have to cart it home from the store). The installation plan wasn't fully explained to me, so I tried to save a few bucks by not having the overflow/by-pass eavestrough attached to the downspout leading to the rain barrel. This was a mistake. If you have a rain barrel, it must be fully drained over winter, or the water will freeze, expand and crack the barrel. The by-pass would have saved me the trouble of trying to keep the rain barrel empty as the snow melted from my roof. I will see if I can get a retrofit this year. I was thoroughly pleased with both the product and workmanship provided by North Shore Eavestroughing. I highly recommend them.