Home Renovation Company in Ottawa, ON

Avoid this guy John Boyd and company Boyd Renovations Ottawa Ontario.

I gave him much money for supplies upfront for a job AND EVEN A SMALL JOB TOO and after 2 months got SHINGLES only after bugging for them. 2750 STILL GONE WONT BRING SUPPLIES OR CASH OR WORK.

He spent the remaining money and no more supplies. a very minimal amount of work was done only after hounding and not very professionally either. NEITHER THE SMALL JOB OR THE BIG ONE DONE.

Used neighbours electricity without consent, left garbage, didn’t do what we agreed on decided to do his way, DIDNT RECOMMEND BEST PROCEDURE EITHER , TINY BIT OF WORK HE DID DO WAS DONE TO MY SPECIFICATIONS AFTER LEARNING FROM OTHERS THE WAY HE WAS GOING TO DO IT WAS IMPROPER AND WOULD RUIN THE NEW ROOF SO THE PRICE WENT UP, HE WANTED MORE MONEY FOR POLES ETC THAT HE NEVER DID GET CHANGED PRICE FROM ORIGINAL QUOTE EVEN BEFORE THIS AND CHANGED AGAIN WHEN I HAD TO CHANGE METHOD TO GET IT DONE RIGHT THINKING THIS IS WHY I HIRED HIM HE WOULD KNOW.... left loose things on roof during bad wind storm, DIDNT RETURN CALLS, left obstacles in front of doorway

ASKED ME TO LEAVE MY HOME OPEN AS I HAVE NO ELECTRIC OUTLET OUTSIDE, AS IF, I DIDNT, BUT I LEFT ELECTRIC CORD HANGING OUT FOR HIM AS HE HAD NO GENERATOR OR WHATEVER . I DID AND HE NEVER SHOWED THRU RAIN SNOW ETC lies, lies lies, never emails paperwork as promised, never shows up, excuses after excuses....DOES NOT PICK UP PHONE CALLS.

I am out the money and no job, no supplies time wasted, and CANT USE SHINGLES COSTING ME 3554. I DO HAVE CUZ WINTER NOW AND MONEY HAS BEEN TIED UP 3 MONTHS, THE OTHER ALMOST 3 GRAND IS SPENT GAVE HIM PLENTY OF CHANCES, HE BLEW THEM, MADE OTHER OPTIONS, NOTHING I NOW HAVE TO GO TO COURT I SINCERELY RECOMMEND YOU BEWARE AND WALK AWAY. DONT GET RIPPED OFF.

after giving these guys LUC LEBLANC and JOHN BOYD a fresh start chance they didnt do the work. we then proceeded to make a new contract. they wanted to do the work 13th to 20th dec 2012. i gave them til 27th incase of bad weather . they didnt show up once. gave me an excuse and partially blamed me for his health issues too, which were probably nonsense anyways, and said i breeched a clause in contract,(so id owe full balance of labour as if job were complete and remaining monies owing to them plus penalties and interest and repair of home at my cost) therefore they'd do it 26th to new yrs, and end date was moot,asking me they we and they werent re telling me, no word since ....and after me even agreeing to new contract and end date with extra week too.

clause was regards me intimidating w talk of court, etc, but was in attempt to intimidate me , several lawyers told me the clause was against the consumer protections act and therefore not enforceable , and u cant tell someone what to say or not say either and no judge will say i am to pay for work not done, also there were other aspects of this consumers protection act i discovered like charging more than 10 percent for estimate change etc . they got a new chance with new contract and still did nothing, wont return funds i paid for supplies and told me what they do with the money is none of my business. i spent countless hours and a week or so making this new contract just to be stalled. i gave them a chance rather than both of us being out but they dont care. they are just saying do what u need to do, one review isnt going to ruin my business but havent considered what this has done to me and my plans.i hope it will warn you and save you the hastles of going thru the same ordeals and lost time efforts and monies. i wouldnt trust them at all i only tried to make new terms because i was under duress to get the job done. i should have known from start because it seemed they knew nothing about calling for a dig locate etc in beginning, like he hadnt a clue for a guy in this business and no truck with name on it. they have ruined it for every honest handyman out there who would need to purchase materials with the consumers money cuz just small business. i have not gotten one email saying i will pay you back or attempt to give a portion, just rude emails and phony surcharges for typing after business hopurs, also uncontionable. i will have to go to court now . they say they had intentions of doing it but i didnt pay for intentions. they try to blame the weather but the weather was fine sept oct nov and even beginning of december and they asked for 13 to 20th themselves and i gave extra week. nothing was done even in regards toi bringing supplies or doing work they could do on the ground many things, and a job they were paid to do deperate fromn the roof in back. they didnt even try period.

these unfair business practices according to consumers protection act will be looked into and they will be taken to court regards what is owing to me. dont let this happen to you!!!!!!