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Over a period of five summers, Shanks Plumbing completely renovated our North Toronto house from top to bottom. They did a beautiful job. Dave gave estimates that always tallied up with invoices. He is extremely knowledgeable about house construction from the bottom up with decades of experience. He is honest, up front, and runs a really good operation. Each stage of the work was always completed to our satisfaction. His workers are excellent. Steve did the bathrooms as well as some of the other work. He is the best trades person we have ever had in our house. Steve is extremely skilled and hardworking - not to mention considerate and thoughtful at being in someone elses home. home. Dave had a designer work with us, Laura Gellatly, who did a beautiful job designing the kitchen. She also picked colours for all the rooms in the house as well as handling reupholstering, ordering new furniture, and new carpeting. Bruce did a great job on the electrical work. Franks painters were terrific and did a beautiful job. Dave provided an excellent drain expert, Trevor, to replace drains and the backup valve. And he had an excellent carpenter who made beautiful custom made cabinetry in the kitchen and living room based on Lauras specifications. It has been a lengthy process, but we have been so lucky to have Dave to handle everything. I have heard some pretty scary stories about home renovations where the final bill far exceeded the initial estimate or where the work wasnt completely finished or was badly done. The homeowner ended up having to pay even more to have it finished or redone. But our experience was the exact opposite of that. we are living in a brand new beautiful house. Our reno was in good hands from beginning to end with Dave.

We had Shanks completely regut our upstairs bathroom and create a new one. Dave gave us an initial estimate which matched what we paid at the end. Dave made excellent recommendations about layout, and provided us with quality plumbing fixtures and cabinetry. Steve did the renovation work. Steve is personable, very responsible (no concerns about having him in our home for a lengthy project), and pays exacting attention to all details of his fine work. Both Dave and Steve steered us clear of some unwise ideas I had, with excellent advice as to what would work instead. The bathroom is just beautiful. I highly recommend Dave and Steve as quality renovators.