Henry from Vaughan

The numerous positive reviews have convinced me to hire this contractor last year to build the driveway borders, interlock walkway, patio and install the armour stone culvert support, overall a fairly large project. In a couple of days, seeing how the work proceeds, I started developing an uncertain feeling about the quality of work. We’ve noticed that this team of students were cutting the corners in many occasions but unfortunately it was too late to retreat. As an example, when the interlock edging was missed at the patio and I was told that the dirt would hold the stone I have finally realized that it had been a gross mistake hiring this contractor. Plus, at some locations, they left the unfilled gaps between pavers, so I had to fill them himself. As anticipated, the first winter has brought unpleasant results. Because of the improperly built base water has lifted and displaced the half of the walkway pavers. The armour stone, which was installed to support the culvert, started moving aside affecting the newly paved asphalt and the whole structure looked rather ugly (although it wasn’t pretty in the first place). As to the written warranty, we didn’t have a chance to experience it but, with their attitude and lack of skills and resourcefulness, I wouldn’t trust this contractor to fix things anyway. However one thing, which this contractor is doing effectively, is selling. One full star is given in this review, as the patio and borders still hold. To compare, four years ago, we completed the similar project at the previous house and the quality of work was exemplary while the price was lower. Update: after one year, the grass starts growing between interlock pavers of the driveway borders one more time telling about the "quality" of work.

Connected with William in advance knowing their are busy during the season. I can tell the following: Excellent timely communications Pleasant attitude of William and his team Good understanding of needs Timely completion, no delays Excellent quality of work, right grading and material. We had another contractor who has installed the interlock borders. William and team arrived as soon as they've finished, no delays despite the busy season. Highly recommended.

I've read good reviews about this company and expected the same described quality. Here is the story: Individuals praised in previous reviews have not been present. There were two folks, recent newcomers to Canada. They tried their best I had to assume. However, no experience was observed. The speed of work was rather slow. For example, while one person organized items inside the truck the other was watching him and commenting instead of carrying other items. Since the fees were based on the hours the picture didn’t look encouraging. Twenty pounds pieces have been carried by two people. They were obviously taking their time. I was helping while being twice faster than movers. There were some scratches on the walls and furniture but I didn’t pay much attention to this. The style of work was obviously from another world. Basically, the efficiency wasn’t there.

The work included driveway, walkway and porch with natural stone steps. We’ve met a number of contractors to obtain quotes and define who we feel more comfortable with to proceed. All of them were present on the Home Stars and had decent references. Some of them offered a lower price however suggesting the cheaper material. The M.E. guys had been the last before we’ve made a decision. The cost was at the higher end and the selected material was pricy but we hoped that the quality would be adequate. I can tell that Eitan behaved the way customers usually prefer. He listened, wasn’t too talkative and made a couple of useful recommendations. Besides, M.E. has addressed our time constraints by completing the work on time. Some touch-ups were done later and it wasn’t a problem to us. The work quality fully met our expectations and excellent reviews on the Home Stars are fully justified based on our experience. All work has been accomplished by mostly one person (thank you, Corey) in a very professional manner. Corey has also made some suggestions on the material and overall design. At the end, the driveway looked more expensive than the house itself. If you decide to hire M.E. Contracting I’d suggest listening to their recommendations. They deserve a full 10 rating.

Hired Avalon because of the good reviews. Had to experience multiple problems, such as: Date changes Multiple visits for various reasons: incorrect size, deficient sink cutout, wrong color installed. In addition, we couldn't get the right color because out of six colors chosen at the Avalon website none was available. We had no choice but to have one countertop made of the piece found at the Avalon shop, which was our only option, although undesirable. Many colors presented on the Avalon website are non-existent, as our experience has shown. There were other small deficiencies. Conclusion: although the price was competitive and attitude rather polite, contractor has created a lot of hussle and the quality was below expected. You get what you paid for. Do I recommend? Not really.