JFW Construction responded quickly and professionally when I requested help with a leak in my basement. Christopher's estimate was competitive and fair, considering the amount of work that needed to be done. His crew arrived promptly at 0800 on the day. They were polite, professional and intend on getting the job done quickly and correctly. I would certainly recommend JFW Construction. read more

We hired Chris to do our water proofing, huge deck in the back and a pad for our new hot tub. He also took out the concrete stairway to our basement and replaced it after water proofing. He reframed the doorway and we had a new door put in. He took our old chimney down too! He is wonderful, hard working and showed up everyday. We had an issue with water coming into our basement because of the new build next door. He took pictures and videos on a rainy day so we had proof of the water entering our basement. He is very hard working and it's obvious he is very dedicated to doing a great job. Which he did. He explains everything he is going to do and shows you the progress along the way. We were so happy to actually find someone to do a great job AND show up every day. Highly recommend Christopher. The water on the basement stairs in the picture are from us spraying the hose lol read more

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MY husband and I hired chris to remove our flooring he was on time and did the job well that was the third time we had Jsw construction do work for us he has always been on time on had the right permits and paper work needed something we did not have to do was very comforting knowing all was taken care of for us we will hire chris again if do. More Reno's Thank you. Chris Wills read more

After shopping around for a while, homeowners knew JFW was the right choice for the job. Christopher responded very quickly and completed the job as per promise. Highly recommended. read more

Hired this company to remove old ceramic tile and replace with new tiles. The owner, Christopher Willis (CW) was very persistent about getting this job. Desperate comes to mine. He wanted to use a 1/8th" ditra and then cement the rest for our new tiles. Our friend said that wouldn't work because the floors would never be level as some areas could need 2" and others only 1/2". He said mesh, dry pack and then thinset and back butter. CW insisted that was old school. After CW left we exchanged several texts and he finally agreed to use the mesh/dry pack method even though he insisted no one used those old school methods anymore. We discussed barriers and protection as our home has high ceilings and is open concept. CW agreed and said that's the first thing they would do. The next day CW showed up with one other gentleman to work. He immediately set out to removing the quarter round but not the baseboards. He then started lifting tiles and suggested that maybe that's all he had to do. He wouldn't have to remove the old cement. After some time, I checked in and noticed they had only placed a small plastic sheet on the back of each sofa. Nothing else was protected or cordoned off. I told CW there was dust everywhere in the family (open concept from the back door and kitchen). He said he had the window and doors open. I said no, there is dust all over everything. My drapes, tv, sofas, floors, etc. He then said he never dealt with cathedral ceilings before (they're not cathedral but 12' ceilings). Finally he put up a plastic barrier. He was using a staple gun and stapling it to my newly done ceilings. I asked him to not use that and to use tape. CW said he doesn't do tape. There was a huge sagging gap in the top part of the plastic and it hung about 3 feet off the floor. It protected nothing. He did not cover any chandeliers (I have 4 on the main floor) or any of the cupboards. What ended up happening was every single item inside my cupboards and kitchen drawers was covered in a film of fine white dust. From my pots and pans to small jars of spices. My walls, drapes, piano, plants, wood furniture - everything was covered. CW said he would clean it. So he used all my paper towels to wipe my dark walls and basically just spread all the dust around in swirling marks. He became angry and told me he did really good work and that I had no idea how hard he worked. That he worked very hard. I told him if it was easy work why would I need to hire him to do it? Then I said he did not cover any of my cupboards. There was dust through my entire main floor. Everything was covered. Wall hangings, cabinets, plants. Everything. CW said putting up tarps would not matter because the dust would spread through my microhood vent and the floor vents. So, that's why you COVER them! He then said if he knew I wanted them covered I could have told him and he would have charged me for it. I reminded him this is what he promised he would do prior to us hiring him. I was so upset at the vast mess that I just left the area. Then CW went up to my husband and said he wanted 1/2 the money for the job and he would come back tomorrow to finish. But he never even demolished the front foyer (yet he wanted 1/2 the money?). At that point I knew he was not going to return. The work was more than he was able to handle and all he did was complain throughout about how thick the cement was ( 1" to 1 1/2"). He kept telling us he started from nothing and he built himself up to this and that he does the best work. Always patting himself on the back and expecting adoration from his clients. CW was truly not mentally stable. Well before all that he said he wasn't coming back - nor did we want him to. I told him I was going to deduct $200 for cleaning because the dust was everywhere. My wood floors were covered. Everything was covered as you can imagine. I thought CW was going to blow a gasket or cry. In the end, my husband paid him for the work even though he created a huge mess and did not protect or clean up after. His idea of cleaning was to circle around the kitchen with wet paper towels. The next morning, I noticed all the dust I could not see under the evening lights. It was quite extensive. Every stick of furniture, every plant, wall, drapes, floor, flat surface was coated in dust. I text CW about it and the quote I received from a well known cleaning company was $400 + HST. I told CW I expected him to pay for it or at least half. That's when he lied and said my dog bit his employee and he was going to call animal control (to have my dog taken away). I texted his employee and he said our dog never bit him and he has no bite marks. In fact, our dog was with us the whole time. This is the most unprofessional company ever. It cost us more money to hire cleaners and a real contractor to replace the floor boards Christopher ruined. -F read more

Since my last review I asked for a refund, considered small claims court, he was so unprofessional calling me a liar, said he is an honest family man (what does being a family man have to do with this) he said he would send the work order by the Friday of this week by courier, it never came. When I told him I didn't receive it he got very angry and defensive and told me his lawyer would send it and I would get it when I get it. He criticized contractors who did other work for me and one man has 40 years building experience. I have had plumbers, electrical workers, roofers work caulkers and floor intallers work here and no problem with any but Chris Willis. He used the f bomb all the time speaking to me. I must admit I was too trusting because I have always had honest people work for me but I should not have paid until job was done. Chris didn't even stay the day but left at 2 to take his child to hockey. I have never written a review like this but I could not let this go. read more