G from Toronto

Maret's company has been cleaning our home for over two years now, and I am very satisfied with their work. Our current cleaners are Blanca and Viviana, and they are hard-working, professional, cheerful, and very good!

Reiner was a great help in getting helping us think through a major job of underpinning our basement then refinishing it. We had previously renovated upstairs and the experience of trying to manage the contractor who worked at his own pace had left my wife and me mentally fatigued, so we turned to Reiner for this second phase of the renovation. We are very happy that we did so! He gave us very good advice and patiently explained trade-offs. He helped us select contractors and finalize contracts (including delay penalties!). Once the job started he was great at managing them and making sure the work was up to his high expectations and relatively on track. I also believe that with his sourcing and management of the contractors we saved more money than we spent on his fees! I have already recommended him to friends. My one advice would be get Reiner in early (before even talking to architects) as he can then make sure all things are done right from the start and you don't need to back track.

We found that we had quite a large infestation of bedbugs in two bedrooms last summer. Fortunately, we called Muhammad Akram first and he responded very quickly, coming over the same day and starting treatment 2 days later. He was knowledgeable, thorough, and very detailed-oriented. He gave us a clear analysis of the situation. He showed us what to look for in terms of bugs, their eggs and marks of droppings. We were happy that his approach is to do a very thorough treatment, with follow-ups, as we did not want there to be any chance of recurrence (as far as possible). It has now been 6 months and there have been no signs. As we were going through this we found that neighbours also had bedbugs. They had used another company which had sprayed a number of times over the prior 5 months. They had spent considerable money and were at their wit's end about the problem. We suggested Mr. Akram and he managed to clear their entire house as well. One piece of advice we’d give would be to decide at the beginning which furniture to keep and have treated by Mr. Akram, and which to throw out and replace. We ended up having him treat some pieces that we then threw out which wasted time, effort and money. Talk to him up front, listen to his advice and then decide. (e.g. he advised throwing out bed slats, which take a long time to treat, but we didn’t, then later found replacements at Ikea). Overall, be prepared for lots of work (moving furniture, cleaning) and expense. Having bedbugs was a major event, in terms of time and money. If this is happening to you, remember that you will get through it, and it does end if you have a professional like Mohammed Akram on your side. We found him to be very knowledgeable, professional and trustworthy, and would recommend him highly.