Ian and Danielle Aldous from Ottawa

My wife and I have two kids and a very busy lifestyle. All four of us love to cook and hangout in the kitchen. Being Maritimers, we also love to host good old fashion kitchen parties! When we first bought our home we loved everything about it except the kitchen – it was simply too small. After thinking about what we wanted and interviewing different contractors we chose Ottawa General Contractors. They embraced our ideas about what we wanted for our new space and were willing to work with us and involve us in the process. Our favorite part of the renovation process was the OGC process itself. They have a well laid out plan so we can easily see what steps were happening when. We had some unique ideas within our renovation including a flush mount beam to replace a sixteen foot load bearing wall and a built-in see through fireplace. OGC made the incorporation of these features easy. We also enjoyed the flexibility to do some of the work ourselves by handling the demolition of the space and the painting during the construction phase. This was great as it helped us save on costs and allowed us to feel more part of the project. We encounter some hurdles along the way including a two week delay on the delivery of our cabinetry and some in field redesigning to accommodate our desired fireplace but OGC was great at calming our fears and keeping the project moving forward. In the end, we ended up with the space that we had envisioned and were quite pleased with the overall process.