Elevation Homes and Design Ltd

I used Elevation Homes in my new home build. I live on a pond and Chris recommended an engineering report which is optional but was so hugely important. The reports said that my house needed to be piled as the soil under my property was partially fill. I have been in my house now 10 years and every door closes properly and there is not one crack in the walls. Thankfully we had our house piled. One of our neighbours did not get the report and they had to underpin the house after the fact. I think if I remember right it cost them over $100k.

Its things like this that Elevation homes catches to make sure the house is well built. Our neighbours house burned down and I recommended they rebuild with Elevation homes. I watched the house go up and its 10x as well built a house as the last one. Being a walkout, when they tore down the old building they found the whole lower back wall of the previous house was rotted away. Water was getting in there and in several more years their house woukd have started collapsing. I saw how Elevation homes framer built this area the second time and used properly treated wood. This is a far superior build than the 1st house. I also noticed Elevation homes used more 2# spray foam under the master bedroom over the garage than they needed to but Chris wanted to make sure they had a warm room. The previous house HAD NO SPRAY FOAM!

What I notice about Elevation Homes is they seem to use top quality materials. Chris will not put in junk and and the quality will always be there especially where you do not see...behind the drywall where it is important.

Like recommending my neighbour to build with Elevation, I highly recommend them for your build. Chris is extremely easy to work. I also get the sense that Chris will build an exceptional home and his bottom line is not his goal. His goal is to have his client in a home they love, one that is built well above code. Build with Elevation homes and you will not be disappointed.

I am SO grateful to Chris and his team at Elevation. I was devastated at the amount of flood damage to my home and daunted at the amount of repairs required. Elevation worked and mediated with my insurance on my behalf and did the insurance repair and completed renovations of my full home.

From the start, they were able to assist with everything from the initial claim to the end product - explaining everything to me so that I was informed and confident through the full process. Further, they even repaired items that were not to code from the original build prior to my purchasing the home.

I felt well taken care of, exceptionally pleased with the quality of workmanship, accountability and respect to my budget.

I love my ‘new’ home now!

There were a number of mistakes made during the build that were never rectified. For example: The front gate wouldn't close properly. I pointed out the problem with the gate immediately. Chris blamed that on the weather. This problem was never addressed. After all, it wasn't the builders' fault.

After I took possession of the house, I found out that the house inspection was never completed. I asked Security Codes to please provide it. The inspector came into the home and denied approval based on a few minor issues. Elevation Homes & Design blamed the inspector. They denied that these minor issues were wrong. It was the inspector who didn't know his job.

I hired a landscaper to do the yard. I was informed that the grade in the back yard was done incorrectly. He had to put in extra hours and extra dirt to bring it up to standard. The town gave me permission to leave the yard as is, due to the difficulty and expense it would be to redo it, only because of the work that the landscaper put in to correct the builders' mistakes.

My house is less than 3 years old. I have already had to fix a number of plumbing issues: one that resulted in a flood that cost my home insurer money and disrupted my tenants for a few days. A connection in the pipes from the bathroom sink broke due to substandard material. Then the upstairs tub faucets seized up and had to be replaced. The grout around the sink upstairs had worn out and I had to replace that. One window - the inside pane - has mysteriously cracked. No known reason by anyone present at the time. This is after only 2 years of normal wear and tear. A brand new house. Everything new.

Because I have tenants, I knew I would need to paint more often than average. I hired a professional to repaint the downstairs suite. I was glad to do this because I had not been happy with the original paint job. The painter informed me that the suite had not been fully painted in the past. It was only the primer coat that had been on. No final coat had been applied.

My experience with this builder has left me with this lesson: if you want to use this builder, you will need to be on top of them. I was not in the position to babysit. The result of the Slave Lake wildfires in 2011 and the lengthy time it took to rebuild my home forced me to live in the city. I now live in a house that is around 50 years old. I rent out my brand new 2 year old house. I am much happier with my old house. It has not given me any problems in the past 4 years and yet my new house has given me more than enough in only the 2.5 years I've had it!

Absolutely adore my home renovation. Chris Jackson Is a Co owner of elevation home and oversaw the project.

Chris management of this project made all the difference. He knows what he's doing and the trades he has working for him are respectful and have very good workmanship. Thanks to Chris and elevation homes I have a fantastic kitchen of beyond my dreams.

The only downside is it did take longer than expected. But the quality of the work overrides that in my opinion.