This Mississauga area masonry contractor is rated 1.0 from 1 review with a TrustScore of 0.8. Services offered include masonry, hardscape and fireplace work. Read their reviews, ask about license and insurance information, and request a quote.
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Carlo Gil claimed that he can replace the broken slabs on my front porch with exactly the same, that the cement he uses would not leach efflorescence, and that he can start before the weather became cold. He was given the opportunity to assess the work to be done before giving me his quote, to include the removal and re-installation of the glass rail. His quote was not cheap! I signed the contract on 13-Oct-2016 because he promised me that he will start the following week. He made sure I paid a hefty deposit on that same day in order to guarantee the start date. Then the excuses started. The work did not start till over a month later into late November, when the weather had become frosty cold with overnight temperature below 0C (freezing point). That was exactly the weather condition I told Carlo I did not want, as cement will not set properly in freezing cold weather. And he could not match the black basalt slabs like he promised. In fact, he did not even know where to find them. I was forced to accept mismatched black basalt slabs so that the job could finally be finished in December. Barely had a week passed and defects started to appear. Carlo claimed he would return in the spring to fix them. I ended up spending the following year trying to get him back, during which time the cement started to leach efflorescence and crack in the joints. It is now July 2018, over one-and-a-half years later, and Carlo has NOT fixed the defects!! Then on 3rd July 2018, he told me that I had to get the glass rail removed before he can fix his defects. Which of course means I will have to pay thousands of dollars to remove the glass rail in order to get him to fix his mistakes. When I impressed on him that all costs to repair his defects are his cost, he stopped responding to me.
On 3rd July 2018 Carlo Gil effectively breached the terms of his contract. He has not performed the repairs as provided by the 10-Year Warranty and I am left with Unsightly & Damaged Porch Facing, Mismatched Stones, Cement Cracked and Leaching, and Driveway Fractures with Badly Applied Caulking.
UPDATE : Responding to Carlo Gil’s threatening response in which he slandered me by accusing me of telling lies. Let me present the facts.
I have over a month of emails and texts documenting how I had to chase Carlo to start my job after I have paid him a hefty deposit. I have over one-and-a-half years of emails and texts documenting how I had to chase Carlo to fix his defects. These are some of the few responses I did get from Carlo : in 2016 “Please wait until spring and I will do the repair for you. Sorry for inconvenience. I will do the repairs for you on spring after frost is gone.” In 2017 “I'm out of country”; “I will do this repairs before end of may.”; “Being very busy days caching up with all. , before fall I will do this repairs.”; “all is going to be done before cold weather.” In 2018 “Was very bad spring , a lot of delays because of weather.”; “during June I will clean the stains on the facing. “ My volume of hard evidence have been submitted to the Court. On 26th November 2019, DiCarlo's lawyer notified me by email that he is no longer acting for DiCarlo Stoneworks Inc.
In the meantime, this is what I have discovered. Stone Contractors Group and DiCarlo Stoneworks Inc. are owned by the same person who presents himself as Carlo Gil. I had actually contacted Stone Contractors Group, but when Carlo presented his quote, it was on DiCarloStoneworks Inc. letterhead. Unfortunately, I did not notice the switcheroo, because I would not expect any honest contractor to respond under one company name and then quote for the work under a different company name. Carlo Gil’s real name is Carlos Fernandes. Court documents and Land Title for the business address of Stone Contractors Group and DiCarlo Stonework Inc. show the owner as Carlos Fernanades. Why is Carlos Fernandes operating under the name of Carlo Gil?
Ava, your project was finished, I did a lot of extras for you, you pay me in full upon completion and you happy with the work , doing extras at no extra charge have limit. My lawyer notified you about this review and you know that I put this case in court, you are not even responding to my lawyer, my lawyer try to serve you for the last 5 months, until my lawyer request the court to serve you, stop your lies and I will see you in court
Dicarlo Stoneworks Inc has a TrustScore™ of 0.8. The average TrustScore™ for other businesses providing similar services in Mississauga and the surrounding areas is 2.8. For detailed information on how TrustScore is calculated, click here to learn more.
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Customer Reviews | Last 12 Months | All Time |
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Total Received | 0 | 1 |
Approved | 0 | 1 |
Unverified | 0 | 0 |
Suspicious | 0 | 0 |
Overall Rating | 1/5 |
Complaints Received | Last 12 Months | Last 3 Years |
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Suppliers & Creditors | 0 | 0 |
Employees & Sub-Contractors | 0 | 0 |
Transparency | |
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Posted License Information | Not yet provided |
Posted Liability Insurance | Not yet provided |
Posted Workers Compensation | Not yet provided |
Company Website | Yes |
Social Media Profiles | Not yet provided |
Endorsed by Peers | Not yet endorsed |
In Business Since | 1998 |
Member of TrustedPros Since | 2013 |
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This Mississauga area masonry contractor is rated 1.0 from 1 review with a TrustScore of 0.8. Services offered include masonry, hardscape and fireplace work. Read their reviews, ask about license and insurance information, and request a quote.
Main contact(s) | Carlo Gil |
Listed with TrustedPros since: | 2013 |
Residential work | Yes |
Commercial work | No |
Warranty | Warranty details not yet provided |
Accepts credit cards | No |
Year established | 1998 |
Offers financing | No |
24 Hour emergency service | No |
Legal structure | Incorporated |
Licensing information | Contact Dicarlo Stoneworks Inc to request licensing info. |
Insurance information | Contact Dicarlo Stoneworks Inc to request insurance details. |
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