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We hired this man when he was operating as Largo Sheds.(BBB lists him at an F rating) He switched over to calling himself Ottawa Shed Source before leaving our property. He was a disastrous & dishonest contractor while dealing with us. The shed was built on top of a deck without supports, it leaked and the insulation began to mold. He failed to get building permits & when we insisted he get them he used wrong measurements & didn't use an engineer to draw up his "plans". He never did get a building permit. He applied no Tyvek & when we insisted he applied it wrong. He put the siding on wrong. He tried to put on the shingles without tar paper. (Told us he had used it when in fact he hadn't.) Destroyed our newly landscaped yard. Destroyed our deck, parts of our railing, some of our solar lighting and our lawn furniture. (Which he used as a step ladder until it shattered.) The walkway was attached to the house & shed improperly & in a way that was not legal. You could see daylight between every wall, water poured in between the insulation & the vapour barrier. He broke the frame on the shed door & installed it anyway. He installed the wrong size door on the shed and had it opening outwards instead of opening inwards. He used pieces of aluminum from some other job on the fascia and did not install a soffit. He didn't spray with foam so bees & bugs & rain, were blown in. He didn't use enough nails on the shingles so the shingles cupped within 6 months.He left our property outside under the snow all winter so that they were destroyed. He left our back door open to our house & the newborn puppies in that back room froze to death. Which he then blamed on his helper. He left his autistic non verbal son alone in his truck, while he was out of sight in our backyard. His walkway collapsed & had to be torn down the rest of the way. He destroyed two of our fruit trees we had purchased & planted 3 years earlier. he left nails scattered in our grass and all over our deck where our dogs & family go. He left scraps of wood in our neighbors laneway, where he had no business being in the first place. He dented our brand new PVC gate & fencing. He told us the project would take 6 days & after 6 months & the above mess, we fired him. He never refunded any of our money and aside from killing our puppies & destroying our property we had to pay other contractors to move his shed off our deck, to replace our railing & replace our 36"door that he had destroyed on our pre existing shed. We still have not replaced our deck that he destroyed or replaced his shed. We estimate close to $25,000.00 in damages & losses. When ever Murray Baker gets too low a rating he simply changes his business name and starts over again. Ottawa Shed Source has not been around since 1950 as Murray claims either. He started using this company name only in 2019. Run away from this business. Do your homework. It isn't worth the thousands of dollars in damages they may do.
Actually, Murray Baker, the above review is EXACTLY indicative of how your company operates--though we hired you under the name of Largo Sheds (name changed midway through the project to River Valley Construction). Your plans were rejected by our CBO and you "forgot" to pick up our work permit too. More accurately, your cheque to the municipality was returned for insufficient funds and you are not qualified to draw plans in the province of Ontario. Suppliers went unpaid and our "3 week build" turned into a 9 month nightmare of excuse after excuse as to why you couldn't show. You provided two false hst numbers and are now under a lengthy and ongoing investigation by CRA. Much of your framework failed to meet code and had to be redone under the close supervision of our building authority. When we had gotten all we could from you, we fired you and replaced locks on the doors. The garage was subsequently finished over a 4 week period by a skilled craftsman with integrity and a strong work ethic. Much of your work had to be redone---we gave him free reign to do whatever he felt necessary to bring the buiding to his standards. We are so grateful for the efforts of this contractor as well as our CBO. Without them, we would be in the same position as the other reviewer. Evidence of all claims available upon request.
BEWARE - PLEASE READ BEFORE HIRING MURRAY BAKER OF OTTAWA SHED SOURCE (update and original review follows)
UPDATE AS OF JUNE 30TH 2020:
In emails that Murray Baker sent to us after the garage collapsed, also in his response to Better Business Bureau (BBB) and even in his rebuttal on Trusted Pros he wrote:
‘I regret that things were done wrong on this job... I accept full responsibility for how this job went , I will work with them to correct anything else...’. He wrote that he would take care of all repairs done by his wrong doings.
We contacted him by email to get reimbursed for repairs but he never responded back.
On June 30th, 2020, BBB informed us that: ‘ ... attempt to resolve the complaint between you and Ottawa Shed Source has not been successful. BBB has exhausted our resources in this attempt and will be closing the case as unresolved...’
Murray Baker is not a man of his word and he is not to be trusted.
We have proof that he was still operating under Largo Sheds in November 2019 even we hired him under Ottawa Shed Source in May 2019.
If we rely on his past, most probably he is continuing his business and habits of work now under another name because that is his modus operandi (M.O.) and also probably under his previous businesses names too.
He operated his construction business previously under Largo Shed (and still is), Backyard Specialties and River Valley Construction. He was previously investigated by Better Business Bureau when operating under Largo Shed.
Remember his name, Murray Baker, then again he could change his name or use someone else's name.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
The proprietor of Ottawa Shed Source (OSS) built an UNSAFE and ILLEGAL attached garage to our house. Hiring OSS made us lose a lot of money as well as live with a property that was described by ours neighbors that looked like a war zone since OSS came to work on our property.
The construction of the garage 13’X 23’ garage started at the end of September 2019 to COLLAPSED AT NEAR COMPLETION from the 9th to the 10th of February 2020.
Part of our house and landscaping in the front and backyard are damaged or destroyed. Part of our neighbors’ landscape is to be redone.
In Spring 2020, we hired another company. We had to start from scratch with new plans, paid the permit of construction, hired an engineer, dig out to expose the foundation to have it examined, check the connection of the house weeping tile system, check how or if the foundation of the garage is anchored to the foundation of the house and deal with whatever will need to be fixed and/or replaced and/or redone and/or repaired.
We paid OSS for an attached garage but we paid for was is left - a foundation that is not even as per code, didn’t pass the inspection and in need of extensive repairs and reconstruction to be able to continue building our attached garage.
These are only a few highlights of a much expensive and extensive experience and challenges with Ottawa Shed Source:
WITHOUT PLANS APPROVED and WITHOUT A PERMIT from City Hall, he went ahead with the construction which included pouring of a concrete foundation, framing of walls and roof.
Money was given to him as a down payment which included plans and permit to be taken care by the proprietor of Ottawa Shed Source: the permit was NEVER PAID and plans NOT APPROVED.
- He provided an application for a construction permit to City hall with a FORGED SIGNATURE of one of the home owners.
-He failed to have inspections as per codes and regulations at each step of the construction.
- He provided us with 3 FAKE HST/GST numbers
- From digging and exposing the foundation in June 2020 by the new hired company this is what was found from OSS’s construction: NO WEEPING TILE SYSTEM was put and connected to the existing house weeping tile system. The already existing weeping tile system of the house was cut and left as is. From this, we were told that we were lucky to not have a flood in the basement with the snow melt. The front wall of the FOUNDATION was CRACKED at 3 places and needs to be completely replaced to be approved and to continue the garage construction. There is NO ANCHORAGE of the garage foundation to the existing house foundation.
- He never provided us with the permit, plans, all other subcontractors’ work information/tickets, inspections and etc. when we asked many times verbally and/or by email.
There are so much more to be said and shared but this is to let you know and for you to be aware. Also, we are not the only one that had similar experiences with the proprietor no matter which name of company he is opetaring under.
He operated his construction business previously under Largo Shed, Backyard Specialties and River Valley Construction. He was previously investigated by Better Business Bureau when operating under Largo Shed.
I regret that things were done wrong on this job. We had a good working relationship, building them a shed in the summer and then starting on the garage in the fall. We were very busy and were behind on jobs , no excuse
The permit was approved but I never went in to pick it up
The foundation got poured finally and part of it got damaged so it was replaced at my expense I offered to the homeowners that I would finish the job at no more expense to them but they declined , which I understand
We returned 12,500 dollars to them and a engineer is sending a letter to the township to confirm that foundation was done right
I accept full responsibility for how this job went , I will work with them to correct anything else
This is not indicative of how our company works as we did 7 or other garages this past year done well
I apologize for this and have learned to be more concios of jobs and scheduling
Murray
Ottawa Shed Source has a TrustScore™ of 0.8. The average TrustScore™ for other businesses providing similar services in Ottawa and the surrounding areas is 1.6. 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 | 5 |
Approved | 0 | 3 |
Unverified | 0 | 0 |
Suspicious | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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Posted License Information | Services listed by Ottawa Shed Source may not require a Trade License. Check local laws to confirm license requirements before hiring. |
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 | 1950 |
Member of TrustedPros Since | 2019 |
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Main contact(s) | Ottawa Shed Source |
Listed with TrustedPros since: | 2019 |
Residential work | Yes |
Commercial work | No |
Warranty | Our people uphold professional standards.Top end material with a 3 year warranty. |
Accepts credit cards | Yes |
Year established | 1950 |
Offers financing | No |
24 Hour emergency service | Yes |
Legal structure | Incorporated |
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