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I don't even know where to begin. Hired him for structural work. Engineers plans paid for out of my pocket, plans were not accurate.
Did not properly secure the work site.
Contractor was completely incompetent, wasted money and time, left me hanging for months without communication.
Finally found a professional vertically integrated company who is redoing the work.
Not to mention joists were taken out prematurely with no shoring. Lucky my house didn't collapse.
Avoid at all costs.
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As you mentioned there was a problem with the structure. Why continue with domolition of the entire floor and wall structure. You never gave me a quotation for shoring the floor joists you demolished and continued to dig.
Per your email you brought a certified engineer to the site. How come he missed one entire section of foundation wall missing?
Why would you give me a partial quote for underpinning and leave my and my neighbours' house out of code? Was it your intention to start underpinning and knowingly increase the quote after because you and your engineer missed 8 ft of foundation wall.
You knew the joists and sill plate were old and deficient. As a contractor, why would you demolish the entire floor knowing it would further jeopardize the structure of the house.
As soon as you became aware why would you continue to dig the dirt supporting the sill plate.
I will be emailing you the cost that I've inccured in shoring my property and rectifying the sag of my exterior wall for which you are responsible.
Lastly I have still not received back both keys to my house. Having them for this amount of time is also not acceptable, and I asked you for them back approximately 10 days ago by email.
Thank you for your feedback.
I consider my client relationships very important, and put significant effort into establishing these relationships based on trust and respect.
After your home purchase closed, the engineering plan for your original scope (replace dry rotted floor joists) was drafted by a well-respected firm, and approved for that scope by the City of Toronto. As you are now well aware, prior homeowners at your residence had taken measures to hide the true legacy structural condition of your home. Once access was established for the original scope and the true as-found extent of condition was identified (no foundation), work was stopped. Your original floor framing was providing absolutely no structural value due to dry rot and termite damage. Your perimeter structure was left untouched in order to maintain the existing structural integrity until a path forward was developed. The engineering firm was re-engaged to provide remedial direction for retro fit of footings and foundation walls.
It is unfortunate that the cost for remediation of the discovery work based on estimates from established subcontractors in the area was well beyond your budget and available funds. As you stated on more than one occasion, you have more time than money, and the project was suspended until you could establish funding or find an alternate path forward.
I wish you all the best in your path forward.
Dana was just awesome, specially his treatment of me just speechless, professional to it’s highest, as a service receiver just couldn’t ask for more. I will hire him for my next job without any doubt.
DCL was contracted to replace all existing fixtures in the ensuite bathroom and expand the shower to be twice the original size. The renovation included rerouting of the plumbing and subcontracting of the tile installation.
We were apprehensive about our first major renovation to our home, but were pleasantly surprised with how the process unfolded and the quality of work that DCL provided. We note the following from our experience:
- We received a comprehensive quote at the beginning of the project, and as process was completed we revisited the quote when things were removed or added so we could understand the basis for the final fee.
- We really appreciated the ongoing status updates on where we were in the process, and when their were minor delays that could impact the timing (e.g. product shipping issues).
- DCL responded respectively to any questions or concerns that either I or my spouse identified.
- When unexpected issues arose (e.g., plumbing reroutes that could not be identified until floors were opened up), DCL provided more than one potential solution and were receptive to incorporating our ideas.
- DCL effectively managed the subcontracting process, such that we didn't need to be involved in that aspect of the project (which was our request).
We would recommend DCL to others and will use their services again for future projects.
Dana looked after 90% of the Demo and rebuild of a commercial space aprox 1400 sq ft that became 1800 sq ft.
The project included:
- Demo
- creating a new Mesonine level with structural steel
- new joist/flooring
- scheduling out other Contractors and staying on them
- drywall
- fireproofing
- etc.
I found Dana to be very proactive in the whole project. He was very easy to talk with and over all ran fairly close to time lines.
I have referred Dana out to a few other jobs and have heard nothing but good reports back.
DCL provided full scope of support for my structural steel relocation - including initial structural engineering design, obtaining required permits, coordinating with subcontractors and overseeing final installation & framing. Dana was a pleasure to work with. He was able to find a realistic solution to achieve the end result that I wanted. Dana is an honest man doing good honest work.
DCL Consulting & Contracting Inc has a TrustScore™ of 3.3. The average TrustScore™ for other businesses providing similar services in Perth Road and the surrounding areas is 3.1. For detailed information on how TrustScore is calculated, click here to learn more.
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Total Received | 0 | 5 |
Approved | 0 | 5 |
Unverified | 0 | 0 |
Suspicious | 0 | 0 |
Overall Rating | 4.2/5 |
Complaints Received | Last 12 Months | Last 3 Years |
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Suppliers & Creditors | 0 | 0 |
Employees & Sub-Contractors | 0 | 0 |
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Posted License Information | Not yet provided |
Posted Liability Insurance | Not yet provided |
Posted Workers Compensation | Yes |
Company Website | No |
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In Business Since | 2015 |
Member of TrustedPros Since | 2018 |
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