Aydin Benjamin and Associates Inc.

I had a very bad experience with Jeremy. He took advantage of me and my family and promised to complete the project for a very good price. Ultimately he took my money, and delivered nothing. He is not to be trusted. I asked for my money back and he refused, would not return calls and told multiple lies. He is a con-man.

I loved the professionalism and above all, I'm very happy with the final product which was finished before due. I was impressed with their ability to stay on budget even though I asked for a few changes in mid project. I would gladly hire this company for any of my future construction and renovation needs.

******** BEWARE ******** NOT TO BE TRUSTED ******** HE IS NOT RELIABLE******

We received a quote from Jeremy Kawlaecki from Aydin and Benjamin INC for a series of planned renovations in our home. To start the project, Jeremy asked for 60% of the total quote as a deposit (our first mistake). Upon receiving the funds, he promised that work would commence immediately. To our surprise, two weeks into the renovation, not one thing was completed after multiple promises and missed appointments.

Calls and emails went unanswered and he was unable to provide a timeline for completion. Three weeks into the renovation, we asked for our money back and he told us that the $40,000 deposit had already been spent on materials. We called his suppliers only to discover that this was a lie. The following week, without consulting us, Jeremy took a vacation down south with our deposit. Upon his return, we scheduled a meeting to try and come to a resolution. Based on his unprofessionalism, lack of communication and poor execution, we terminated the contract and asked for our deposit back. He agreed to pay us back and issued us a post dated cheque. It of coursed did not clear due to insufficient funds. We have filed a criminal fraud complaint with the police and have taken him to small claims court.

******* DO NOT USE HIM ******** HE WILL PROMISE YOU THE WORLD AND DELIVER NOTHING *********

We paid a 60% deposit being a first time home buyer and it being my first reno job I provided him with a check for 10000. 12 weeks in now and we are still weeks away from a completion. Out of that 10 grand he paid a demo guy 1000.00 who never did complete the job. I was told it was because he needed more money and Jeremy wouldn't pay him. 9 weeks and many excuses later we find out we need to pay the carpenter before he will do the work because Jeremy hasn't paid him for jobs in the past. Needless to say Jeremy has spent our 10000 and no longer has the money to pay the carpenter. At this point we realize he is looking for trades to do work with payment later. He clearly doesn't have the money to pay them. He never paid the bill as of yet for Hersey (garbage bin) He manages to find a plumber (Hurst plumbing) who does do the work but after talking with them we know they haven't been paid,. We then pay the electrician as well. Now we are at the drywall stage. Remember we have now not only paid him $10000 but have paid out $5000 on his behalf. Our contract says at drywall stage we will pay him 20% more. Whats laughable about this is he thought even though we paid his trades and he has paid no one other than for a partial demo he is entitled to another sum of money and is very proud of the work done so far. Needles to say words are exchanged and he wont work for free which were his words! Do your homework before hiring this guy and dont pay him a cent until he's done work because you will be with the list of individuals who he still owes money for work done. Jack of all trades and good at none. Renderings were promised .. permits ... we received nothing!Permits were to be included no permits were ever done. His business is not even registered and he has no gst number. This was verified with Revenue Canada. So in my opinion he's a nobody pretending to be a somebody!