Catalyst General Contracting

Solid company. I've known of them for a while, and they certainly delivered on what I needed. Greatly appreciated their work. Very professional and friendly. I will certainly use them again.

Can't say enough positive things about Catalyst and their team! We had worked with a local contractor 3 years prior and weren't thrilled with their quality and thus were nervous. We hired them to turn our unfinished walkout basement into an apartment creating a legal duplex in Kitchener. We had several quotes from other contractors, including contractors who had done several duplexes in the past. We decided to go with Catalyst based upon their customer service. Communication was extremely important to us as we had recently moved and started new jobs 1.5 hrs away and could only come to the site 1/week. Unlike the other contractors we had quote for us who took 3-4 business days to answer our questions about their quotes, Catalyst presented the quote in person, with warranty, customer reviews, WSIB and Insurance certificates. They responded within the business day to other questions we had come up before we hired them. During our reno they kept us updated almost daily about progress, responded to our texts and phone calls, usually within a few hours! Unfortunately, as to be expected with every reno we had some unexpected things pop up such as finding asbestos and our air conditioner was recommended to be replaced as we had redone the HVAC for the entire house. Catalyst provided us with options and helped us price out solutions. Overall they stuck to our tight timeline to have tenants in April 1st and came in on budget. The finish product looked amazing and our house reappraised for significantly more than we were expecting! About a week after we had paid them in full our tenant called around 7am to say she had water in the utility room. Since we lived so far away we were concerned it could turn into a major issue quickly and thus called Catalyst who had done the work. They returned our call immediately and sent out one of their team to investigate the problem and bring shop vacs and dehumidifiers. They were onsite by 8am and had the problem fixed before we arrived from our 1.5hr drive. The problem was extremely minor our tenant had done an excessive amount of laundry and the dryer vent had become disconnected causing condensation to accumulate on our utility room which was mopped up with a towel. They re- taped and bracketed the dryer venting to prevent the issue from occurring again. We were a little embarrassed to have had them come out for what turned out to be such a minor issue but thankful for their response as we lived so far away. They stand behind their 2 year warranty. We hope to work with Catalyst again if/when we but our 3rd income property.

Sincerely Ryan & Sarah V.

The Catalyst team was professional, polite and responsive.

This is the second time that I have worked with Catalyst, they finished our basement a couple years ago and they did such a great job that there was no question who we would call when we decided to renovate our main floor and kitchen.

All the Catalyst folks and sub-contractors they arrange were great to work with, it was clear that they knew their trade and took great care to produce quality work.

Throughout the entire renovation they communicated timelines and deadlines when a decision was needed from us effectively. In addition to communicating effectively to us they were always ready to listen to our input to ensure that we were getting exactly what we wanted at the end of the day.

Last but not least, the project was completed within the original timeline and budget quoted. I would highly recommend Catalyst to anyone and would not hesitate to work with them again for any future work I need.

We have been very pleased with the project. It was completed on-time, on-budget, and with an excellent standard of quality. We highly recommend Catalyst.

From start to finish, the guys from Catalyst were professional, trustworthy, quality conscious and easy to work with. They listened to our needs and responded in a timely manner with good solutions. Everyone was also always polite and well mannered. We first had them do our basement and when that went so well, right after we had them do a full demolition of the bathroom upstairs and the final outcome was wonderful. I am quite happy to recommend Andrew and Brady and their crew.

Catalyst Contracting was professional,on time and on budget for our home improvement. The entire staff worked quickly and neatly to get our house back to us as soon as possible. I would recommend them wholeheartedly for your home improvement. We would not hesitate to use them again should the need arise.

Catalyst recently completed a renovation of our main floor and second floor including tiling, flooring, bathroom, plastering,electrical and plumbing. It was an extensive project. They completed the work on time and on budget. Changes were discussed and great suggestions made throughout to get the best possible solution to the inevitable 'surprises' that come up when you are renovating an 80 year old space. I will recommend their services to freinds and family.

Excellent customer service. Stands by their products and services. Worked with me to keep costs within budget.

Catalyst did an excellent job on our upstairs renovation. They were friendly, receptive to questions and suggestions, detail oriented, efficient, and great problem solvers. All of the work looks fantastic, and it was clear that they took pride in doing things the right way. Best of all, they were very reasonably priced. We'd recommend them to anyone, and we'll be having them do more work for us.