Raakss Reno reviews (158)

Robbie Fraikin of RAAKSS was recommended to us by a friend and we are very grateful for the tip! Our job was back-to-back renovations of our two bathrooms (last remodeled in the '70s)- from the ground up, in very different styles. RAAKSS estimated 3 weeks for the entire project and, despite some last-minute design changes by us, delivered on time and on budget. Further, Robbie coordinated the work so precisely that there was virtually no disruption (2-3 hours) to having a working bathroom at all times. The crew was really helpful, polite and trustworthy. They were very conscientious about neatness throughout the job and on the last day of the job, ALL of the construction debris magically disappeared. Robbie's skill and experience made the renovations a complete success!

We hired Robbie through our interior designer on an office space reno job. The building is old, there were MANY surprises behind the walls and Robbie took it all in stride. He didn't even charge us more for some of these 'surprises'. He was quick to deal with the situation and got the space ready for the painters and the carpeters. We will definitely call him for all of our renovation needs.

We had 2 bathrooms to renovate and needed them done fast, but with style. I told Robbie the style I wanted and he sourced the material. He even found creative solutions when the plumbing fixtures I wanted weren't available. The end result was on time, on budget and applauded by all! Great job and a real pleasure to work with.

Robbie did a great job renovating our bathroom. He did the job both on time and on budget which were our top two criteria. He was very responsive to all of our questions and concerns, and didn't cut any corners. We were very satisfied and happy with his work and would recommend him to our friends! Thanks Robbie

Robbie was reliable, quick, knowledgeable, skillful, polite, and most important, his wonderful work came at a very reasonable price. We were very happy with the results and we would not hesitate to contact him again in the future. Highly recommended.

I have worked with Robbie for the last three years, hiring him on behalf of my clients. I am in the Design Industry and rely on solid, professional trades to perform the work on time and on budget. I hired him most recently to perform some tricky custom tiling on the job and was once again impressed with his professionalism, quality of work and problem solving abilities. Always a pleasure to work with RAAKSS.

This guy is terrific. We had him come in to move the laundry room from the basement to the mudroom - that had no plumbing/electrical roughed in. He also installed our central vac and repaired our kitchen faucet for us. Rob was honest, on-time, clean, quiet, fast, and efficient. He even finished the project earlier than anticipated. What more can you ask for in a contractor? We're hoping to invite him back to finish our basement one day soon. THANKS VERY MUCH, ROB!

I had my bathroom renovated by Rob at Raakss. He's a one man outfit who did everything in less time than I would have expected. The previous bathroom was a real mess, and so I appreciated that Rob gave me an all inclusive quote, so I didn't have to worry about any surprises once the walls were down. The bathroom was tiny, and in a heavily used portion of my century old Victorian, but Rob gutted it with a minimum of mess, and then did a really classy, nice reno on it. Rob even helped me and gave advice with some other work I was doing at the time. When an unrelated plumbing disaster appeared in another part of the house, he was on hand to talk to the plumbers and give me advice about what to do. He finished in less time than expected, and went upstairs and installed some hardwood floors in another room for far less than ¸^competitor name removed -- Ed wanted to charge, and in far less time. As time went on, and a few small problems presented themselves with the bathroom, Rob came back in and fixed them free of charge. Rob is a nice guy and I would hire him again.

Robbie [last name removed -- Ed] was very accommodating throughout. He took the time to visit my house in downtown Toronto to provide me with a quote for the work I required to be done. To my surprise, he was not reluctant to take the job even though it consisted of odd bits and pieces. He arrived on time and worked efficiently and quickly. He was again accommodating when I had to ask him to take apart the faucet and reinstall it due to my own error.

Rob completely gutted our 75 year old bathroom and built a completely new one with infinite skill and patience. Some components were delivered late, one was not the right size and one was defective (none of this was in any way Robbie's fault) but he stayed cheerful and saw the job through right to the end. Robbie had really creative solutions to the little challenges that come up when you're putting an ultra-modern 21st century bathroom into a small space that was built in the '30's. We now have a gorgeous bathroom that belongs in a magazine. Robbie did some additional painting in the house afterwards and I can say that he is the cleanest (drip and splatter free) painter I've ever seen. We plan on hiring Robbie to do more work as soon as we're able. I'll mention also that he was a delight to have around the house with his great attitude and we had no qualms whatsoever in giving him the run of the house whether or not we were around.