EverPine Contracting

Two and a half months ago, Tom from EverPine refinished the oak front door while his worker sanded the wood on the 2 sidelights. Front door was well done. The sidelights were very poorly done with 21 wood sander scratches on the expensive Stained glass windows. I asked for these glass scratches to be repaired by a professional Glass repair person. I was assured this project would be finished to my satisfaction. Repeated emails to EverPine. No acknowledgement for weeks. No one has showed up for 2 and a half months.

Not a happy customer.

After an unfortunate leak under our basement shower, we found Tom at Everpine to help us. On his first visit, he immediately measured everything out and listened to what we wanted to accomplish. He built a beautiful under-the-stairs custom shower and even found a custom glass door that we only hoped for because they were so expensive. Tom was responsive, such a nice person to work with. And Nicole was always available to answer our MANY questions! We're planning a full house renovation on our townhouse and hope Tom is up for the challenge!

My husband and I bought an old fixer upper house that we planned on renovating and renting. We were much slower at making any real progress than we anticipated, but now we feel there was a reason – COVID 19. The global pandemic that seemed to shut down the world forced many people to rethink their futures and for us, having this little house meant we could offer our daughter, her boyfriend and their 2 furry babies who lived in BC, a place to live in Ontario. The news of their relocation for a fresh start in Ontario, put a fire under our feet for a ramped-up renovation plan and that is when I reached out to Tom at Everpine Contracting. Let me say, it’s hard to find someone to even talk to you during a pandemic, but Tom showed up as promised, respectful of all the physical distancing protocols the government has instilled and listened carefully to our wish list. It was a long list that started with completely gutting the bathroom, retrofitting the dated kitchen with some ‘new to us’ kitchen cabinetry, updating the electrical and plumbing and adding a laundry. It was a tall order. Our initial meeting didn’t end with Tom making a quick exit out the door (like one guy we called) – but instead Tom pulled out a measuring tape, took it all in to put together a plan and a quote. When he did, we then said - Umm....while you’re at it maybe we could get you to paint all the rooms, fix the trim and well…make it liveable for my family! Tom took it all in stride. It helped that the house was vacant and he could coordinate his sub trades to work safely but COVID19 still didn’t make things easy. Working on the details with Tom’s partner Nicole was a pleasure. While we never met and I don’t think I actually ever spoke to her on the phone, she answered all my emails and texts promptly. She listened to all my ideas (I had a lot) and offered design help and support along the way. I won’t even begin to count the chatty emails we exchanged during this project. It was like conversing with a good friend. I think Tom referred to one of my emails as a novel. But they were both always patient, kind and supportive to bring my ideas to life and make them even better.

I was in touch with Tom regularly as well – he would call me to update me about his progress and plans. And yes, just like on those TV renovation shows, to deliver bad news about things he discovered that I didn’t plan for – like out of code electrical problems, or cabinets that didn’t fit or gas lines that needed to move. But Tom had a solution for everything and worked with some great contractors to make everything right which I really appreciated. Not only do we now have a little house that I know will be as cute as a button and comfortable, but it is safe and up-to-code.

While the pandemic delayed our project from the original anticipated completion, it was totally worth it. Tom is a detailed guy and you could tell he takes pride in his work. Small things that I wouldn’t have even noticed were important to him. It was a breath of fresh air to have a contractor who cared!

So here I am writing another novel it seems, but I think it’s important to share my message, because if you are looking for someone to help with your renovation project – large or small - I know you would be very pleased to work with Tom and Nicole. I have plans to introduce Tom to my son who wants some renovation work done on his house and with our annual travel budget crushed by COVID19 and many future staycations ahead I'm thinking it’s time to think about doing some renovations in my own home!

I have been searching for a company to replace my shed roof for the past couple of months. I had a hard time getting return calls from several contractors.

I contacted Everpine contracting and they returned my call, provided a prompt estimate with detailed breakdown of the quote. They also included how they are keeping themselves and homeowners safe during the pandemic.

The new roof looks great, Tom and Nigel arrived as scheduled and completed the work in the time they estimated. The work area was cleaned up at the end of the day and at the end of the job.

Nicole, the office manager kept me up to date throughout the process, as arranging for the building supplies, waste bin and building team with all the current business restrictions, have been challenging; but she handled this beautifully.

After dealing with a contractor who ripped us off we found Tom Martin and couldn't have been happier with the work he completed. Tom was very professional and completed the job quickly but with an attention to detail. We are incredibly happy with our new master bathroom. Tom was a pleasure to deal with and would recommend him to anyone who asks. We will be using Tom for some more projects at our cottage.

Tyson Boyle