Ashton Renovations

We worked with Ashton Renovations to redo our kitchen and two bathrooms, along with other projects around the house that weren’t full rooms. Our house is over 100 years old and has no right angles anywhere. We’re very happy with the way things turned out, and would recommend working with Mark and team.

Things we appreciated:

• Mark is a trained designer and had a good feel for our style
• He was able to make strong recommendations for products/finishes
• All of the contractors and suppliers in his network were easy to work with and did quality work
• We were well informed on the price of the original scope and the cost implications of decisions we made along the way
• His level of service remained high right through the very end of the project
• Everyone on his team is respectful and friendly, which seems to be a reflection of how this company operates
• We love our house

Things we learned:

• The homeowner is the most motivated person to get the job completed. Therefore, they can be expected to push the hardest
• Questions are important… if you have a concern, address it right away
• Everyone can contribute to a creative solution to a unique problem

We are more than satisfied with our brand new kitchen- we are thrilled! The end result is far better than what we had imagined. The quality of the workmanship is stellar. Mark steered us to suppliers who gave us just what we wanted. Every single member of the crew was personable, capable and very respectful of our home and our dogs. Mark was able to accommodate our request to do the gutting of the kitchen while we were away which gave us the best possible start to our project. The whole process took longer than we would have liked (just over 4 months) but now that it is finished the wait was worth it. We spent more than we had planned but this was mainly due to our own choices
Mark has a calm demeanour and put us at our ease from the initial visit. This was crucial for us since we had never hired a contractor before. We had always done our own teardown and hired family members for carpentry, etc. In fact, this was the biggest hurdle we had to get over in order to proceed. It was easily done.
We have complete faith in Mark, his brother Chris and the entire crew and recommend them without reservation. Thanks guys!

Ashton Renovations (Mark and Chris) did such a great job with our Kitchen and Dining room renovation. We have, and we will continue to, recommend Ashton Renovations to family and friends.
We had a newborn and a 3 year old, and, for some reason, we thought it a good time to renovate! Mark and Chris took great care in making sure everything went smoothly and managed our demands to move quickly, where possible.
Mark offered us great design advice along the way and took the time to carefully explain our budget and how each decision would affect our budget plan. Chris was always on hand to make sure the quality of work matched their high standards for safety and craftsmanship.
On every job, there is always some unexpected turns (in our case, a decade old exterior wall leak), and while there were tense times, we always trusted their judgement and commitment to doing the job right, the first time.
We plan to invite Ashton Renovations back for a quote on our garage/secondary suite design, if they are interested (and we get the permits ;))

We recently completed a whole house renovation with Ashton Renovations. The core project took approximately 4 months and then a few months for final finishes after we moved back in. We completely gutted the kitchen, bathroom, all the wood floors are new, windows and exterior doors all new on the main, paint throughout, updated plumbing and electrical. The results are outstanding and the quality is excellent.

After interviewing several contractors, we actually lost confidence that we could get this job done within the budget we wanted to spend (and the scope we wanted). Mark's relaxed but organized, flexible and consultative approach to renovation projects restored our confidence, and is what made this a success for us. We liked his approach to project management, and his process/steps right away and helped make it easier for us to understand what to do. I also appreciated having his guidance in materials selection sources that was within our style, quality needs and budget. The whole team is easy to work with, friendly and are passionate about what they do. Having never renovated before, it took a little longer than we anticipated with some delays (unavoidable) - make sure to assume more time than you think and expect some challenges.

We are already planning our basement renovation with Mark and can't wait to get started!

Worked with Mark and his team over a year long process. Fully gut renovated a large condo kitchen and two bathrooms.

During the process Mark was always realistic with budgets and expectations. He was very good at assisting and building on our ideas to make each room better and more functional. In the end the only items that went over budget were when we decided on more expensive material options.

The Ashton team was exceptionally good dealing with our condo building staff and management. They were always aware of keeping the work area and building common areas clean.

I hired Ashton Renovations last year to complete work left incomplete by a previous contractor, so when I needed a contractor again, I went back to Ashton Renovations.

Recently I moved, and did renovations at the same time. Most times, not a good combination, but I had no choice.

The team at Ashton was professional from beginning to end. Mark guided me through the start of the renos just after I’d moved — a very stressful time, for sure. Chris was equally supportive, and the quality of his work is outstanding. They both appreciate and understand client concerns, and do what it takes to address and resolve them.

Working with Ashton is not like any of the stories you hear about contractors — they’re absolutely reliable and committed to providing a quality customer experience. I was relieved to be able to depend on both Mark and Chris.

Five stars (more if I could give them) for Ashton Renovations. I adore my bathroom! I had a one-of-a-kind ceramic sink that I wanted to install, and their design was perfect. A tiny condo bathroom now has a luxe, individual look. Mark returns calls and emails promptly. Every person he sent (plumber, painter, electrician) was competent and friendly. The stone companies he works with, Charisma stone, had beautiful materials. When I had a last-minute change of mind on one of the choices, Mark rolled with it. Kind, mellow and competent. What more can you ask of renovators coming into your small condo space? If you want a cookie-cutter fast job, this isn’t for you. But if you want something individual, that will take time but please your whole soul, Ashton Renovations is the best.

We had a positive experience with our powder room renovation in 2017 and chose Ashton Renovations a second time to demolish and fully renovate our two upstairs full bathrooms. We had the confidence that the workmanship and quality of building materials would meet our needs. We appreciate Mark's knowledge, experience, assertiveness and his assistance in choosing products (e.g., tiles, cabinets, plumbing fixtures). We are very pleased with our two fully renovated bathrooms. Mark and his team are very polite, personable, efficient yet respectful of our home, and effectively communicated and managed expectations with regards to their daily schedules and tasks.

This was our second major kitchen reno with Aston Renovations. There's a reason why we wanted to work with them again. The team is professional, accountable and trustworthy. They provide great recommendations for kitchen design and source quality materials and service providers. We're very happy with the result and glad to have had a chance to work with this team again!

Our experience with Ashton Renovations was overall (very) positive and I would recommend them for general house renovations.

What We Did: Entire basement reno + wall removal + whole house electrical + other

Things that are top of mind when I think about our experience is that Mark Ashton has high integrity and cares very much about the work he completes.

Mark and his crew are also very thoughtful and considerate about the work he completes and he and his staff take time and care to do their jobs thoroughly and properly. This was our first renovation and we have heard and seen numerous jobs that seemed to have been done quickly and in some cases carelessly. So this attention to detail and quality craftsmanship made our first experience a very positive one.

The core Ashton Renovations crew was also exceptionally tidy both during the demo and just in general when working here. Even though we were not living at the house through the renovation, they clearly took great care to leave the place clean and safe each day after working. This was very much appreciated as we were regularly visiting with our child and dog to spend time at the house as well as review the work done. The only exception would be the first set of sub-contracted electricians we used through them who left the house noticeably messier than the Ashton Crew. However, the second set we used on later work were very nice and helpful as we had lots of questions for them and they were working in tight quarters.

I would also say the core team at the time we worked with them were very friendly and courteous which was important as we have a young daughter as well as a dog who were very comfortable with them working in the house.

The only negative thing that occurred during our job was that it took longer to complete than we had anticipated and we felt the communication about the delay could and should have been better communicated. I had expressed this to Mark who acknowledged this and agreed to do a better job both with us and other customers in the future.

All in all, the Mark and his crew did an excellent job on our house and we would definitely recommend them.