Kev and Emma re-did about half of my condo last summer. It was a total gut of the kitchen, fireplace, half of the living room, as well as finishing my ensuite bathroom and updating the baseboards, ceilings, light fixtures, switches, and baseboards throughout the whole house.
Before meeting Kev and Emma, I had actually given up on being able to do the reno that i wanted. I had spoken with 3 contractors previously, all of whom were well known names in Calgary, known for their contemporary/modern flair which is what I wanted. These guys came to my house, for about 30 minutes, looked around briefly and sent me a quote which caused my eyes to bulge. I had given up on my reno, until i saw some favorable reviews on here. Kev came over, and spent nearly 3 hours with me, walking around my home, taking measurements, discussing options, and what my ideas were regarding the new kitchen and living room design. It was blown away at how honest and easy he was to deal with.
Then I thought he'd abandoned me.
It took about a 3 and half weeks to get a quote back from Kev. Turns out, he had spec'd the cabinets i wanted (extremely high gloss, white laqured flat panels) to a number of cabinet companies and wasn't happy with the prices. So he was actually working on finding me a solution that would REDUCE my costs and still give me the product i want. At this point, i knew I had found a contractor that I was going to work with.
Kev ended up doing my kitchen, bathroom, living room, a large window, refinisheing ALL my hardwood, new baseboards, new ceilings, and a new fireplace for LESS than some other people in town had quoted me for JUST the kitchen.
It wasn't all roses -- some of his sub trades were quite messy, and didn't stick to the timeline as well as they could have. But overall, a 6 week job was an 8 week job. Which isn't too bad, considering.
Many times, Kev did work that most other contractors would have said was "unforseen" and would have charged more for. He spend two extra days moving a duct that we didn't know was there so that the kitchen would be perfect. He kept to the budget and to the quote exquisitely. I was never surprised with extra charges.
Kev's quality and attention to detail was fantastic. He often obsessed over minor things which if he had not pointed out, i would NEVER have noticed. There is another posted here saying he didn't pay attention to details, which i find hard to believe.
I would recommend him to anyone, and in fact, he's doing work for my neighbour right now.