Marios Home Renovations

Basement Renovation
Vaughan ON L6A 1T9
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Slava T.
Slava T.
3 reviews Richmond Hill, ON
0/10

First floor renovation

The most irresponsible contractor I have ever met. He made our first floor (kitchen, dining and living room). I'm not even talking about his work discipline (today he's in, tomorrow he's out without any explanations and so on), he did sanding not covering our furniture. We spent a Sunday's evening clearing our coach and chairs from the dust.

Thank you, Mario, for you "great" work!

Mario,
I can't ignore your reply because it is totally untrue and you know that very well. Besides you are a bad worker you are also a dishonest person. I already sent you email proving that you DID work for me. If you want to bring me to the court then do it.

Mario,

First of all, it absolutely doesn't matter if you worked for me directly or indirectly. You did work in my house and you did it BAD.

Second, even accepting your argument that you did not work for me directly, I have an email where you asking ME and MY WIFE to pay YOU for YOUR work. Why you were asking ME if you said you did not work for ME?

Third, I have emailing saved between me and Art of Interiors where I complained on your undiscipline and negligence.

Forth and the last, you probably forgot that I have a formal contract (hard copy, paper) signed by ME and YOU.

You gave me 24 hours, now you are giving me another 24 hours. I don't understand why. If you want to bring me to the court then just do it.

Approximate cost of services:
$6,000.00
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This is hilarious because our company never worked for you AND WE NEVER DEAL OR SPEAK WITH YOU DIRECTLY , I worked for the company Art of Interiors and they were the ones who told me what to do and what not to do. And by the way we have pictures with the area protected for construction and also we want to remind you that in your house there was a minimum of 4 companies with different trades and we cannot control their actions in your house because they were hired by you or by the general contractor, Art of Interiors. For this reason you cannot blame us for the ‘dust’ or for ‘worst contractor’ because I was not hired by you and also we were not the only one company working in that space. Also you have to know when you have construction in your house because nobody can guaranty that you’re not going to have dust inside the house for the simple reason that your house was heated with forced air and it doesn’t matter how good the working area is closed. But you are supposed to be informed by your general contractor from Art of Interiors. This review should not be on my page since I did what I was told, if you have a problem complain to the Art of Interiors who was in charge of your house. Therefore I suggest you remove this review since our company did not cause the problems or did we deal with you or were hired by you and all the invoice and documentation support and proof is directly to Art of Interiors. Also this project was finished one year and a half ago so we don't understand why you are complaining just now because if the work was so terrible you would have complained right away. Or if we were the ‘worst contractors’ why are you expecting us to finish the job and complain after one year and a half. I will sue you for your bad intentions and denigration of our company proved in this review .

Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Toronto, ON
0/10

Horrible Home Addition

WORST CONTRACTOR EVER! I DO NOT RECOMEND MARIO TO ANYONE! I was very disappointed by the quality of work provided not to mention the fact that our house was robbed while him and his team were on site. Mario kept asking for money and were naive enough to give it to him until we realized that he was playing us. He did not know what he was doing and he hired inexperience workers who did a poor job under poor guidance. We had to FIRE him and hire someone else. On a $230,000 budget for an addition, we ended up paying $150,000 MORE to fix his mistakes.
Here are a few of the major issues I had with this company:
1) There was not one single straight wall built by Mario.
2) None of the 3 washrooms he did were done right. All of them had poor tiling (had to be redone) and he broke the heated floors we wanted installed
3) There was poor electrical work. He could have burnt our house down. The ESA discovered that he brought unlicensed electricians on site!
4) His renovations were not up to code. Before firing Mario I noticed cracks and sagging on two beams he had installed. I got my new contractor to open up the walls and realized that for the support posts Mario used 2x4 instead of 6x8 profiles. Mario decided himself to remove a post from the approved plan. He was dishonest stating that his engineer approved to this change. After firing Mario, I called the city inspector for a full inspection. He failed the beam as it was a structural hazard. Apparently, Mario's engineer was not a licensed engineer and could not have approved anything! He put my family at risk.
5) Workers did not come to work on my house for days. Thus, Mario never met discussed deadlines.
6) On extremely numerous occasions, Mario threatened not to return to work unless weekly payments were received, even though he had not progressed in his work.
7) Mario built a porch, supporting my son’s balcony, with a very poor foundation which showed cracks immediately. This was an obvious hazard.
Horrible experience for my entire family.

Approximate cost of services:
$240,000.00
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Company Response

There’s so much we could say about this homeowner who hides his identity, but to simply put, he neither pays nor has any respect. We had hard time bringing our sub-trades to continue working because of the way they were treated by the homeowner. Moreover, our accounting department record show late payments, bounced payments, and balance due. For this reason, our management decided to have our team exit the premises until the issues are resolved. No contractor would want to experience such homeowner by receiving bouncing cheques, untruthfulness, and furthermore paying for the homeowners’ materials and costs of labor.
We’ve worked with hundreds of homeowners for over 20 years and had never had an individual who was hostile to work with. The person who had no idea to what it takes to build a home addition, and who, after having 95% of his job neatly completed, decided to ridicule our company with false reviews on multiple websites, using multiple false accounts, and inconceivably using his 14-year-old daughter’s name.
Last year our company left the premises after working for three weeks during the holiday season because of not receiving any payments for material or labor. The homeowner furthermore requested extra jobs which were not included in the contract, and did not want to pay for them. What is more, he was not able to decide on his newly developed plans regarding his home addition after numerous disputes with his wife.
Rest assure that our engineer is licensed, as our electricians and plumbers, or else we would not have the approved permits by the city to begin the job. All work has been done according to code, passing city inspections.
We work hard helping homeowners to achieve their goals, but we do not waste our time on projects and individuals who are not following mutual agreements. We started this addition project on September 9/2014 and left the premises on January 9/2015 for payment reasons. Two days later, the homeowner called us, begging us to return and promising to pay on schedule. After these promises, he failed to make any further payments and we left the premises again lastly on January 29/2015.
The homeowner decided to complete the job of laying the floors by himself because he ran out of budget and that was the end of the home addition.
Legal charges will be followed by this message for posting false information, hurting our reputation.

A. Millena in Mississauga
A. Millena in Mississauga
2 reviews Mississauga, ON
10/10

Basement/Bathroom Renovation

Excellent work, competitive price, and professional workmanship. Although most of the time the weather didn't cooperate with them, they still found ways to finish the job at the earliest possible time. . Good job guys!!!

Approximate cost of services:
$22,000.00
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Thank you for your nice review!
Mario

Brian Aspinall from King City
Brian Aspinall from King City
1 review King City, ON
10/10

Basement

We were very pleased with the work Mario did. The job was done on time, to our complete satisfaction, and his price was competitive. He was very professional throughout. We will use his services again.

Approximate cost of services:
$5,300.00
1 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Company Response

Hi
Thank you very much for this nice review and it was a pleasure to work with customer like you We hope to call us again for future projects at your house
Mario

miky from Toronto
miky from Toronto
1 review Toronto, ON
10/10

House paint&hardwood flooring

I decided to call Mario again to paint and install hardwood flooring
in our house.Mario sent his team and they did an excellent job painting and hardwood flooring my house.They always arrived on
time every morning and worked hard to get the job done.The
prep work was very good ,everything was covered and sealed.
They did a good job on patching up the flaws on the ceiling and walls.I would highly recommend Mario's Home Renovation. Thanks Mario

Approximate cost of services:
$32.00
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Cornel Pascal from Vaughan
Cornel Pascal from Vaughan
1 review Vaughan, ON
10/10

Basement renovation

I'm very impressed with the quality of work done by Mario's Home renovation. From the time I got the estimate until the end of project I was able to follow what & how everything was done. I have to say that the project went according to the schedule and within the proposed budget. We are pleased to finally have our basement done according to our ideas and have a large and beautifully finished area to enjoy. I would definitely recommend Mario for your home improvement projects. Thank you.

Approximate cost of services:
$49,000.00
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Thank you for your nice review!

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Mario’s Home Renovation team is ready to undertake new home renovation projects, home additions, complete house remodelings, and custom builds in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. We specialize in high-end residential properties. We're a fully insured and licensed company, and whether it is a new kitchen you desire, a ...
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