Shaji Palal in North york

We spoke to numerous contractors both listed and not listed on HomeStars and decided on Aiad as he was very personable, appeared trustworthy, addressed all our concerns and had a very reasonable price. He is also one of the few that uses the PUCC system for water drainage as opposed to the older EIFS system that uses adhesive ribbons. From what we've read, the older systems do not drain water effectively and can cause mould which was why the PUCC system was invented. Aiad and his team were very accommodating, showed up early every morning, stayed late and worked hard every day. They were done in 5 days while our neighbours down the street who used someone else are still not finished 3 months later. Cosmopolitan also did a good job of cleaning up the stucco after sanding (styrofoam flies everywhere) especially in our neighbours yard. Aiad was very focused on ensuring that the house looked great and we received many compliments from our neighbours afterwards who liked the look and were impressed on how efficiently they completed the job. It's like we have a new house. I would highly recommend Cosmopolitan to anyone looking to install EIFS stucco.

Our kitchen sink was leaking water underneath as it flowed down the drain such that we needed to place a pan under the drain pipe to catch the leaked water as it flowed. Also, the hot water tap in the 2 piece bathroom on the main floor was leaking underneath causing the pipes to rattle in the whole house when it was on. Lastly, the upstairs bathroom tub drain was completely clogged. We got quotes from 3 Homestar past and present winners including Strong. The other two are large, national, corporate entities whereas Strong is smaller. Strong was 70% less than the first quote, 30% less than the second. We were actually about to go with the second until Strong came in. For the bathroom sink issue, one charged more than it would cost to just buy a whole new vanity and the other said it would be too difficult and to just replace the whole vanity. Strong replaced just the faucet saving us hundreds. The plumber showed up with all the parts ready and what was initially going to be an estimate turned into us going ahead on the spot. Great work, nice guy, good price, cleaned up after the jobs and a 1 year warranty. What else you could ask for?

Not sure what happened with the two other customers but my experience was excellent. The person who answered the phone was quite cordial and helpful. The technician was waiting at the house before I even got home. I was worried that it would be an exhaustive and expensive repair where the whole drum and parts would have to be removed but luckily the technician found the issue ( a clothing item was stuck under the drum) and removed it without having to take the whole thing apart. He saved us a bunch of $$$.

We requested quotes from three vendors on Homestars for which 2 called us back. We settled on Trane for a furnace based on product reviews and research which lead us to Button's, and the other vendor. Button's sales person, Pete, was extremely knowledgeable in HVAC having been in the business for many years and having also been an time installer many moons ago. I think he could talk for hours on all aspects of HVAC from the 60's through to today. The other vendor was not nearly as knowledgeable and didn't seem to know Trane all that well. Button's installers were great. They were always on time and were accurate down to the hour as to when they would be done. They could have easily done the bare minimum but ensured everything was done properly and then went above and beyond by fixing non essential items that were done improperly by the previous installers. They cleaned up everything afterwards and they even repositioned some of the drop down tiles that were out of place because of what I had done. They also submitted the OPA forms for us so that all we had to do was enter basic info on the OPA site for which Button's sent us the link. Their price was inline with the other vendor and cheaper than our incumbent. Not sure what else you could ask for?

I sent a request out to various mouldings and trim companies and Unique was the first one to respond to me. Richard from Unique has installed crown moulding, casings and baseboards for our entire main floor (living, dining, family room, hallway). Richard was very responsive to the many requests that we had, showed up early each day and worked straight through - I'm not sure he even took a break! We had very specific requests on the type of mouldings we wanted and how we wanted them installed and Richard was extremely accommodating and met all our objectives. Although he is a little more expensive than others we talked to, he only took payment *after* the work was done and we had piece of mind in knowing that he would complete the job and not leave us hanging as many contractors have been known to do. Most of all, the work looks great!