ParTex Design Build Ltd.

I recently had Andrew and his team perform a renovation on my newly purchased home, which is about 30 years old. The scope of Andrew's work was to remove three load-bearing walls, reconfigure electrical/plumbing/heating, complete flooring, and reposition + renovate a wood-burning fireplace.

From my initial discovery phase and assessing different contractors, Andrew separated himself from the rest with his professional engagement and bevy of experience. Andrew was very precise and detailed in his pre-work, identifying all potential 'surprises' and constraints. I was far more comfortable choosing Andrew and his team to do the work over 5 or 6 other contractors that I interviewed.

Right from the beginning of the project, Andrew's attention to detail and unwillingness to accept anything but perfection was great to see. He was very specific in every action from design to demolition to build. It was eye-opening to watch Andrew and team prepare and custom-fit the load-bearing beams for my project.

One of the most refreshing qualities Andrew brings is his willingness to discuss various options and not be short-sighted or stuck to one solution. Andrew brings various ideas to the table, explains the advantages and disadvantages of each, and worked with me on the most cost-efficient solution while not sacrificing quality/excellence.

Andrew's work is only matched by his sense of humor and good natured spirit. It's a pleasure to watch Andrew work while inserting humor, light-hearted fun, and building a sustainable customer relationship.

I will be working with Andrew again in the future for further projects, and I would highly recommend him for renovations.

We hired Andrew Parker to demolish our back patio, cellar room, and back entrance to our house. He’s awesome. We didn’t have a clear idea of the extent of the work we originally wanted done, but he patiently walked us through our options with his significant and clear experience as our guide. He’s amiable and a seasoned professional. What he understands so well is the balance between ideal and price, and he sensitively navigated our needs and preferences while respecting our budget. He’s aware of the apprehension about jobs expanding beyond what was originally envisioned, and ensures we’re excellently informed about the implications of proceeding with one option over the other.

We’ve been as satisfied with his work as we were with his design stage consultations. The engineering team he brought in to do the demo and rebuild is top-notch; professional workers that showed up on time and worked hard with winter approaching to ensure every available day was used to progress the job along as quickly as possible. His supervision was professional and consistent, and his communication with both us and our neighbours through the process was great. The finished product looks tremendous, with care paid not only to visual aesthetics, but structural integrity, drainage, safety and security. This is a contractor who I’m pleased to have met and will use without question for my future work.

Scope: Structural, Design, Demolition, Kitchen Renovation, Plumbing Work, Wiring, Flooring, Tiling.

My wife and I engaged Par-Tek to design, permit and renovate an extensive main floor and second floor project. They were brilliant. The main floor scope was to eliminate as many walls as practical, entirely new kitchen and layout, pot lights throughout, remove all existing flooring and install new hardwood flooring throughout, new powder room, new windows and sliding doors, relocate laundry to downstairs. The second floor was treated with an entirely new layout, tile, finishes and fixtures to the master bedroom and master bath, along with gutting and refurbishing a new guest bathroom, along with new hardwood floors throughout the second floor. Andrew, the owner, worked directly with us and our budget to establish a design that would meet our needs. They managed to exceed our expectations and pay strict adherence to our agreed-to budget, no easy feat. Their fees included the entire scope of work, design, engineering (to remove most walls and install new beams for our open concept main floor), coupled with lots of solid advice regarding sourcing materials, finishes, colors, textures etc. They even loaned us a few tools when we did some of the work ourselves!

“Par-Tek Construction performed admirably on our renovation project. They proved to be good listeners to our stringent demands and provided excellent solutions and advice throughout the project. Their trades were courteous and clean, and performed their tasks well. The project was completed on time and on budget and the quality was excellent. This experience was remarkably different from our experiences with most contractors, and we will be bringing them back again for our next project.

I heartily recommend them to you.”