Raakss Reno reviews (155)

We hired Robbie after reading great reviews for our kitchen reno project. We bought our kitchen, so we needed someone to remove old kitchen and reposition pipes, bring one wall down to make it open concept, change the hardwood on our main floor… Positive think about Robbie is that he would start project on time. He would come every day until the project is completed. He does not take any money up front . He is easy going and can give some good idea to the project. Our main disappointment with him was flooring installation. I ask him for advise regarding floating floor and he told me that it is future of the flooring and that I should go for it. It turns to be big mistake and I wish I never touch my old floor. Now walking on the new floor is like walking on the cardboard. It moves up and down, the gaps are showing between in the floor, in one word big disaster. To make it worst we did place our kitchen and appliances over this floor and to change will cost us even more money. Few thinks also make us wander if we made a right choice like: kitchen floor was damaged while installing the fridge; suppose to hook up dishwasher with hot water but did with cold by mistake.. After we are reading all the great reviews about Robbie we ask our self what went wrong in our project and why we were left with so many issues.

After noticicing that our shower was leaking, we had Robbie quote out the costs to retire our shower. His quote was just for labour (materials were extra) and he assured us that his costs would not change regardless of any damage that he would find underneath the tiles. This put our minds at ease as we live in a condo and were concerned that the shower structure may also be damaged. He made suggestions for the look of the shower and gave us some great ideas. Robbie went above and beyond to help us out. My husband and I went shopping for tiles and a shower door kit and were completely overwhelmed, we had no idea what to buy. Robbie agreed to come and meet us on a Saturday morning to help us pick out the right materials. He did this on his own time and at no extra cost. Robbie did the work quickly and if it wasn't for an issue in my condo with the main water switch, he probably would have finished early. The work looks amazing and we are so pleased with the result. We will definitely be using RAAKSS again in the future. We are planning on redoing our kitchen, 2nd bathroom and possibly our flooring in the next year or so and we will definitely be calling Robbie to do the work. Robbie is fantastic and I would highly recommend him for all your reno needs. Thanks Robbie!!

This is the second job I've hired Robbie to do for me. He built my cedar deck in the summer and we were so pleased with the results and the speed in which he completed the job we were eager to get him working on the total rip out and renovation of our main floor. Robbie is easy to deal with and he works on only one job at a time so it gets done as quickly as possible. He did major structural reno's for us as well as fine detailed finishing work and the place looks incredible. I trusted Robbie to manage all sub contractors and look after my property while we were away and he handled everything with no stress or worry. I have already recommended him to 2 of my friends and members of my family and I will heartily endorse his work to anyone who asks. IWW

Redid our upstairs bathroom. Very professional, did a clean job and also did some extra work outside of scope of project (fixed a tile in our hallway for example) Highly recommended, Robbie is professional, detailed orientated and ensures his work is the highest quality. Robbie goes above and beyond whats needed to get the job done right.

This is the second time we have worked with Robbie. He put in hardwood and remodeled our home's entrance two years ago. This year we decided to update our main bathroom plus do some other small things around the house. Overall it was a very good experience. Robbie is honest and hardworking, he finished on time and with minimal mess considering the extent of the job. The bathroom turned out beautifully. We are very happy with the results! We would work with Robbie again in the future and definitely recommend his work.

Robbie installed a door leading into our basement apartment. As with previous jobs, Robbie was efficient and on-budget. Two of our biggest priorities. Thanks for another great job well done.

Robbie was an absolute pleasure to work with. He showed up on time and worked like the energizer bunny until the work was completed - on time and on budget. He renovated two bathrooms in our older house and was very flexible working around the peculiarities of an older house. He was able to make changes on the go once the walls came down and was flexible when I changed my mind about a few details. Robbie can do it all, from plumbing and tiling to electrical, and he does a great job with the finishing work on the drywall. He even made friends with my dog. All in all Robbie was great to work with.

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.