Chris @ Mill Pond in Richmond Hill

The three centre hall staircases (60+ stairs) that run from the basement up to the third floor are not only the centrepieces of our Georgian style home in Heritage Estates, they are now masterpieces thanks to Drew and his team. When we bought the house the railings and spindels were all light brown oak and with the floors it was "a lotta oak". So we decided to do the spindels and risers in off-white with a black high gloss banister on top. Drew and his guys knew what to do... sanding, taping and spraying the spindels with primer. Then on to Farrow & Ball for the high-gloss railing. Anthony used his magical artistic "free-hand" brilliance to do the railing ... and Frank was fabulous in his own regard. Our first railing coat was a high-gloss black-grey and I have to admit we didn't really take to it ... the grey just didn't go. We asked if we could switch to high-gloss black and Drew said "no problem" and he and his team were able to finish it off without any extra fuss or muss with the second coat. They also sanded/painted two large california shutters in our kitchen and finished off the kitchen ceiling and trim. Everything looks great - special thanks for being so cheery each day, your patience with our change and making everything look great!~

Our first tiler didn't show up multiple times and our second tiler didn't have the right saw or blade to cut our glass tiles properly. Onto homestars.com I went and called David based upon his previous experience with glass tile. He answered the phone and said he was booked for a month and a half but still committed to come and see our place to quote on it. Our kitchen contractor had not finished the walls flat so the old tile glue was still covering the walls. It took David half a day to flatten the surface and 2 days to complete our kitchen. He showed up on time every day and stayed late so he could get it done within the time allowed. The quality of his work is outstanding, he was very courteous, professional and cleaned up as he went...and our kitchen looks GREAT!~ Thanks...C

We had purchased a 4,500 sq. ft. house that was lived in for 20 years (without much touch-up) and the last 10 years by 5 adults, 3 dogs and 2 cats. So the walls, ceilings and trim were grubby and marked up. We had spent 2 weeks renovating the main floor by adding a new kitchen, crown moulding, entranceway moulding, wainscotting and 7" baseboard. My wife, twin boys and I were due to move in within 5 days and the original painters we hired never showed up. I hit homestars.ca on a Saturday night at 6:30pm and started calling around. Massimo called me back on his way to a funeral and said he could have his crew there the next morning at 8am. As soon as they arrived Massimo and his team knew what had to be done to make the house new - prep, clean, sand, paint the doors, fill the holes, remove the door handles and electrical plates, spray the ceilings, oil vs. laytex, primer, etc... The job took 5 of them just over 7 days and looking back about half the time was preping and sanding while the rest was coats. They did an equally good job on the newly installed wood trims as on the existing ones (including the doors). More than once they weren't happy with how something turned out after 1-2 coats (it depends on the paint you choose) and ended up applying another coat and/or re-patching/sanding down before apply another coat. What impressed me the most was their courteousy, professionalism and desire to give us their best job no matter what. They treated my house as if it was their own. They worked so hard that some days they left sweating and dazed from the effort and concentration they put out (as if they had just run a marathon). The job they did was beyond excellent - our house looks like new. Massimo and his team didn't just paint. Their passion and caring gave our house a unique feeling that made it a more special place for us to enjoy and call home. Thanks guys!~