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Carick Home Improvements rescued our house from collapsing after a ruthless, shameless, irresponsible contractor abandoned our project leaving our house half demolished leaving us to deal with unhappy neighbours as well as legal fights with the City of Toronto. The work Carick performed included demolishing a concrete verandah, underpinning the existing exterior walls, and re-building the verandah where a second-story balcony would be built. Geno and his worker (Tony) got the work done immediately. The workers quickly cleaned up the mess the previous thief contractor had left behind. During the demolishing stage we noticed one of the main brick walls was crumbling and needed reinforcing. We notified Geno of our concern. By next day at 8:00 AM Geno’s structural engineer was at the site inspecting the damage and recommending a solution. Our house was saved by adding a 6-inch poured concrete and re-bar reinforcing wall. Despite it being an extensive and difficult job the work was completed quickly and with minimal disturbance to us except by having to use the back door and parking on the street for a few days during the project. Geno’s workers worked hard, fast, and responsibly in rain, snow, cold, and shine. There was no time when we felt concerned or threatened. They used all the proper tools for the job including having machinery and it all was built to code and passed inspection. Our home is almost 100 years old and it needs to be re-done inside and out almost entirely. We only trust Geno and his associates at Carick with our home and no-one else. We continue to use Carick’s services for work on our house. Project after the verandah include: European-style cobble paving stones for the driveway, interlock retention wall in the front yard, a new thermal garage door with glass windows, excavation of the backyard, and new roof shingles. In 2010 Geno will return to do more work including paving stones in the backyard, planting boxes, paving stone walkway and stairs, and an outdoor wood-fired brick oven. Thank you Carick, Geno, and Tony for your professional work and dedication.