LANDS in Thornhill

My wife and I tackled the job of finishing our basement this past year. We wanted to build a great space for our family. The basement design included a small study, a rec room, a laundry room, a bedroom and a bathroom. We decided not to use a general contractor but to interview and bring in trades that we liked and trusted and received good reviews on homestars or came recommended. We paid particular attention to how they were going to do the job. We also did some of the work ourselves. For the basement we hired John to do the framing and finish carpentry (doors & trim). We also had him do the crown moulding on our main floor and he also brought in our drywaller. He obviously had great reviews on Homestars and his references were great as well. With our basement design we tried to use every inch of space and provide a lot of room for storage which made the framing very important. John's commitment to quality and advice throughout the framing stage were outstanding and were the key to the space turning out as great as it did. The great thing about John was that he would provide great advice on design and workmanship and explain things in detail - but at the end of the day, would always defer to what the client wanted. John is also great about bringing in the right people if he feels they can do a better job. We had a lot of tricky bulkheads in our basement so John brought in a metal framer to come in and do the bulkheads to go along with his framing. The person he brought in was so good we wound up using him for our drywalling, taping, and mudding. John was punctual and worked very hard right through the day. He was on the job from start to finish. The only time he moved on to another job was when we had to call in the next trade and didn't need him until later. We hired John, not becuase his quote was the cheapest (we had a lot of people quote cheaper rates), but because he was most knowledgable and we felt his process was in line with what we knew to be the right way to do the job. I have seen other contractors work and I have to say, you get what you pay for. The price we include in this review is for the work he did himself plus that of the people he brought in (and does not include taxes). My wife and I enjoyed working with John and we would highly recommend him to anyone of our friends. And we would definitely use him again.