CRS Renovation & Design

Doug did a great job painting my kitchen, stair spindles and staining my stairs. He and his crew are very professional and easy to work with.

CRS was a pleasure to work with. Not only due to the quality of the finished product (which was outstanding), but because the attentiveness of the design and installation team throughout the process. Their experience was evident in the design suggestions and attention to small details. We really appreciated Doug's suggestions, which ultimately resulted in something much better than what we had initially envisioned.

We had a great experience with CRS! Finishing our basement was something we've wanted to do since we purchased the house and we found CRS working on another house in our neighborhood. The crew and staff were great, they answered our questions, made suggestions for materials and even improved the plans we initially had to close in the furnace area.

Our basement was unfinished when we started, with a bit of work done by the previous owners - which CRS fixed and improved. We wanted to keep the open space of the main area but decided to close off the furnace and water heater, so we created a utility room. Everything else was framed and drywalled, with doors added to separate the laundry room and workshop. A new door was also installed for the cold cellar. We can often have a number of computers running in the basement so we made sure to install additional outlets and pot lights so CRS's electrician increased our power by installing a "pony" box to extend our existing electrical box. Our stairs and landing also got a makeover, CRS added proper support for the landing and closed off the back of the stairs. The only thing not taken care of was around the windows - CRS asked about finishing the window boxes but we opted not to have them finished as we are hoping to replace the windows relatively soon, so CRS left them unfinished at our request.

There was a bit of a hiccup in the timeline of our renovation as we decided to install a backwater valve in our sewer pipe - something that can only be done from a plumber selected by the city, for us to be eligible for a rebate - as well as repair work to the pipe itself as damage had been caused by our tree roots. The plumber that we choose from a list of about 5 options (city selected) was not very good and caused delays. CRS was unable to continue parts of the renovation because of this plumbing company until they were done, but once those issues were taken care of, CRS was back at it completing the job.

The work CRS did is fantastic, they listened to what we wanted and they delivered! We love our new basement!

Fired CRS 9 weeks into a 4 week project. Escalating costs, unreliable owner and workforce. CRS took on much more than they could handle with a large kitchen and basement Reno. Proceed with caution on what you are promised and the price quoted.

Started and finished exactly on time, exactly on budget, and with an outstanding quality of product and work.