RC Modern Renovations

Madhu from Mississauga.

Even single bad review is a redflag, but i gave a benefit of doubt after seeing Nigel negative review, in the end paid the price and learnt costly mistake. See pics below

I shortlisted 3 quotes from trustedpro.ca in sept 2020, out of which 1st one with all good reviews is not available until November, 2nd one did not provided the references, 3rd one Raymond Cordice offered to show his current bathroom renovation in Brampton and start with in a week and complete in 10 days max. So i hired him thought i have done all the due diligence but i am wrong learnt with in 2 days.

He started on 27th and took 50% as agreed, end of the day realized he hired shady workers who cannot do even basic work.. simple washroom demo took almost 2 days.. after a week asked another 25% to start tiling which should be paid after 50% of work done..still i gave away..that's my biggest mistake..

After taking 75% of money, no show for another 2 weeks giving all sort of lame excuses (Restructuring his workers, thanksgiving holidays, undercut the project etc,.).you name it he used all tricks to take remaining balance of 25% upfront which was suppose to be paid after completion of the work (agreed, signed the contract at the beginning with this terms)

After one month (Oct 28th 2020), he came and took all his left over tools and told me he will resume only if i pay the final balance of 25% (2K) now . I denied seeing the left over work vs. amount to be paid does not match and lost trust completely after seeing additional reviews. (Tiles not completed fully, drywall patches not filed, no shower glass, no vanity, no exhaust fan, no bathroom fixtures..list goes on)

November 2nd 2020, Filed a complain with Ministry of Government & Consumer Services and with case officer (Anthony) intervention, Raymond agreed to resume the work on December 14th and signed Record of Discussion with ministry.

December passed, January passed, Again no show..again same tricks/excuses(busy with selling his 5 bedroom house, big projects etc.,), After repeated followups, he finally declared that he will not do the job any more and offered to pay the difference of amount to be carried out by another contractor. Till today not even single penny received.

February 2nd he blocked our phone numbers completely and on the run as i cannot get hold of him at the address he mentioned in the contract.

For the sake of other innocent customers, i am not going to leave this matter here as we were been subjected to lot of trauma financially and emotionally (wife is a MS patient). I will be suing for the damages in small claims court soon after consolidating the documentation (fortunately i have recorded every correspondence in writing).

Hope this review gives some inspiration to the customers who got scammed by this business/Raymond Cordice, can file the case with Ministry where my case is currently under investigation.

Consumer Services, Policy and Partnerships Branch

Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

Box 450, 77 Wellesley Street West, 16th Floor

Toronto, Ontario. M7A 2J6

416-294-0575

Raymond is a smooth talker and offers the best price for renovations compared to competitors. He promised to renovate our bedrooms floors, bathroom, kitchen and the basement. However, after we paid the last instalment, Raymond did not show up anymore.

I I have contacted him many times since last time he showed up he in June 2019 and he promised verbally to come back and finish the job, but he never did.

Raymond has caused so much financial and emotional damage to me and my family.

When you questioned him about his bad reviews he will always blame his customers.

Raymond did finish the floor, however part of the stairwell needs to be painted and the other part he only removed the carpet.

Both bathrooms need painted and the master bathtub and tiles need to be sealed. There has been water damage because of the failure to seal the tiles and around the tub.

The kitchen cupboard doors are not aligned evenly some parts are missing crowns. Raymond never started the basement renovation and he also left a lot of wall damage around the house.

Adriana Santos

I don't usually write reviews but i must extended big thanks to Raymond from RC Modern Renovations and his team for the splendid job they did on my basement washroom. I hired a contractor before and the guy totally ripped the entire washroom apart and failed to finish the job. First of all some of the work he did was patched up and i was very stressed. One of my neighbors referred me to them and as soon as Raymond came he assured me not to worry he will get it done asap and he can work within my budget. I will take some pics and post later because i highly recommend them. Good job guys.

We hired Raymond to renovate our upstairs bathroom. He did an excellent job helping us to create a vision for what we wanted and finding the right pieces to fit it within our price range. Raymond finished the job within the given time frame and left us with a beautiful space that now fits with the rest of our home. I would definitely hire him again to do future work.

This was our first major home improvement project. We chose rc modern renovations because they were the only company to help us visualize how we wanted our laundry room to look like. Raymond and his team was happy to keep making changes to the design until we were satisfied.

He was always punctual and the work has been completed on time and to a high standard. He obviously takes great pride in his work. I had read all the reviews here and as much as I was a bit nervous by some, I decided to give him a try because my friend referred me to him. I must say my encounter with this guy was completely different. Just want to say thanks Raymond you did a great job. I am also happy with the timing and the work.

We hired Raymond to put in a 2nd bedroom and re-do the floors in our basement- with a hard deadline of August 1st. Raymond was given 2k to start the work, then with doing very minimal work, asked for another 2k. We trusted him and gave him more than the 50% of the job quote to continue work. After he recieved the 4k, he never came back, dodged our calls, made excuses, and promised to show day after day, and never did. We are now in a compromised position 4 days out from our deadline.

DO NOT TRUST RAYMOND. He hires shoddy contractors, they don't show or fumble the most basic of jobs. Raymond gives the impression he can tackle any job, but is trying to be a project manager more than doing the actual work- and will hire junior level people that will put your house at risk.

It was a pleasure working with RC Modern Renovations. They are very professional,creative, reliable and efficient. I came home each day so excited to see the progress. My bathroom was done to perfection! I highly recommended Raymond and his crew for all your remodelling needs.

Raymond has continued to be very professional and courteous throughout the time while working with me.

The project was done on time as promised and was also kept on budget.

I am very happy with the job that Raymond did.

Thank you

Indra Singh

Customer service was great. It was done in a timely manner and my floor are done to perfection... am happy with the work they did...will use them again in future projects in my house.

Thank you

Great work very satisfied and would highly recommend.