General Contractor in Toronto, ON

Insist on terms to protect yourself. Don't ever give advance for materials or deposit. If he has money the supplies will prevent him from finishing the job and you will have to get the materials yourself. I like this guy but personally he's screwed up enough times that I can't take a chance on him any longer.

We found Up Front Renovations Inc. through www.HandyCanadaian.com and hired them to renovate our basement in May 2009. The job involved demolition, new electrical wiring, new dry walls, new flooring (engineered hardwood and tiles in laundry room), pot lights, new doors and painting. The project went smoothly from beginning to end and was finished on time despite of some unexpected complications resulting from previous work done by others in the basement. Both Marlon and Tony are highly organized, really take pride in their work and we were very pleased with the workmanship. The quotation / contract was very comprehensive and the pricing was competitive. They responded to all our calls, e-mails and requests promptly. The crew kept the site as clean as possible and even worked weekends to complete the job on time. We received detailed updates from Tony at the end of each work day including valuable advices regarding various aspects of the project. Overall we are very happy with the work done by Marlon, Tony and their crew and will definitely use their services for our future renovation projects.

My husband and I just completed phase 1 of a major renovation with Marlon Galea and the Up Front Renovations Inc.team. Without hesitation I can say that this was the most positive experience with results far beyond our highest expectations. We were incredibly apprehensive about finding a contractor to do our addition, waterproofing and 2nd entrance creation in anticipation of the 2nd phase (basement reno and finishing). Previous experiences had made us so wary and had actually delayed the work for months even though it was totally necessary. From the first meeting with Marlon (6th contractor to come in), I began to feel at ease and confident that he would do the very best job with our family's safety and happiness as most important. We will be having them back later this year to move on to the next phase of the work and couldn't be happier. The project felt like a total collaboration between us and the entire team. We met with Marlon and his project manager as often and at any time we needed and as a result there were no unpleasant surprises or frustrations on either side. The expertise of the team is obvious when we look at the quality of the finished product particularly in terms of the challenge of tying in the new with the old (house is 95 years old).