Building Dreams Contracting Inc. - Hamilton, Ontario

Huijie X.

I just had my kitchen redone by Mike, Grant, and their awesome team, and I couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out! Right from the start, Kevin and Moe were always there when I had questions or needed guidance, and Brian absolutely nailed the finishing touches at the end. They were all so professional, patient, and friendly throughout the whole process.

The entire renovation, from design and picking out materials to the demolition and installation, went so smoothly. I was really impressed with how they took the time to explain all the options available locally, which helped me stay within my budget but still get the look I wanted. They really listened to my ideas and concerns, even though my English isn’t perfect. This is often the biggest challenge when hiring a local team for immigrants, but they made the whole experience feel easy and enjoyable.

If I have another renovation project, I’ll definitely be calling them again!

Abbey

Stephen P.

Building Dreams Contracting was absolutely amazing to work with. Explained the process thoroughly, met every timeline, any uncontrollable hurdle they were on it immediately. I cant recommend these guys enough. Great workmanship, worth every penny!

MH

We hired Mike and his BDC team after interviewing and receiving quotes from 4 reputable contractors. We were renovating our entire new-to-us home; all 3 floors including 4 bathrooms, kitchen, 4+1 bedrooms, basement, office, living, dining, laundry, mud and family rooms. Our renovation included removal of 2 structural walls, one being an exterior brick wall to add in a massive 16’ sliding door to the back of our house/kitchen overlooking the yard and the other to open up our kitchen and dining room; that one required a 1000 lb/25’ metal beam that was no joke but completely transformed our kitchen space.

BDC repeatedly surprised us - in a good way - they started AND finished ON TIME! Stayed ON BUDGET and were clean, punctual, flexible, helpful and communicative along the way. Our project took 5 months - we didn’t live in the home for most of that time as we were able to stay in our old house until the final month; we did visit and meet with the team daily though.

This is our second full house renovation and while we chose not to use the first contractor again we would definitely use BDC again if need be and will confidently recommend them for other large scale projects.

We genuinely trusted the crews to come and go as needed and to carry out quality and safe work. They handled all the permitting and inspections and used a scheduling and budget software that kept them on track and us in the know. We had a few surprises but nothing massive and they provided us a few options to manage the issues to keep us on time, on vision, and on budget. Mike and his team had suggestions for places we could buy finishes like flooring, tile, faucets, lighting etc but were happy to work with whichever suppliers we chose.

We never met a BDC employee or tradesperson we didn’t like but some honourable mentions go to: Bryan (you were competent and reliable, kind and quiet and while we enjoyed your time in our home it is our dog, Willow, who will truly miss you), Moe (thank you for keeping me in the loop with… well, everything… and being straightforward about the budget), Adam (thanks for being you and allowing me to feel I could be ‘me’; I always felt I could trust your aesthetic taste and experienced opinion when we had to choose between a few options; you felt real and honest and easy to work with), Grant (co-owner, thank you for being meticulous with the final deficiency list; it gave us added assurance in your attention to detail and quality craftsmanship), Reed (you showed up every time with a giant bubble of happiness around you and instantly improved our day. You worked hard and made an impression), Amber (thanks for your excitement and reassurance as we made some bold decisions for our sexy office), of course, Mike (for making our dream home your dream job… your vision and excitement are contagious).

We took this project on after years of thought, consideration and research. We knew what we wanted for our dream home and lifestyle and weren’t willing to compromise on much - we told you our plan and you and your team helped us figure out how to make it happen within the confines of our budget, timeline, and existing house structure. Thanks to you all. We’re happy here and still pinch ourselves daily.

Jordan

We hired the BDC team to remodel our kitchen, main floor bathroom, and foyer.

We reached out to several contractors at the beginning of the process and Mike was by far the most willing to work with us based on the goals we communicated to him.

The remodeling work included but was not limited to refinishing of the existing cabinets, removal and installation of new tile as well as backsplash, new plumbing, undermount lighting, and the addition of new cabinetry above the fridge.

Throughout the process, Moe at BDC was highly communicative regarding the schedule and next steps. Others deserving of a shoutout included Adam who was always a pleasure to speak with, as well as Bryan who completed the final touchups at the end.

Below you will find some before/after photos and suffice to say that we are quite happy with the result. As with any project we had some relatively minor hiccups along the way, however the issues were always addressed. One last thing we will say about BDC is that they do not try to walk away from the job until you communicate your complete satisfaction to them, which we find to be extremely rare in the contractor world.

Brian L.

The entire Building Dreams team was a pleasure to work with, from start to finish.

We renovated our entire main floor and moved the kitchen from one side of the house to the other, removing a wall and creating an open-concept dream layout.

Mike Valchuk was extremely helpful not only in the initial design, but throughout the renovation from end-to-end. We entrusted him with the keys to our home while we travelled for 3 weeks, and came home to an amazing transformation. His level of communication was outstanding while we picked floor colours remotely through video chat, and he was quick to always answer any questions we had in a timely manner.

Upon returning from our vacation, there were only a few tasks left to finish the entire project. Mitch was an absolute pleasure to have in our home as he finished off these odds and ends. Great communication, open to any and all suggestions that we had, and overall made the final stages of the project a great success.

The quality of workmanship was flawless, the level of details used in some of the trim work, cabinetry and kitchen is just incredible, and we could not be happier with the result.

I also want to mention the painter that Building Dreams used, Igor from Custom Touch Painting. His skill level was impeccable, and we have already used him to help finish off our nursery for our first child that we are expecting in April.

We had 18 people here for Thanksgiving dinner (pictures attached) and everyone was blown away by the transformation.

In summary, we couldn’t have asked for a better contractor and team to work with as we completed the largest investment we will ever make in our home. Thank you Mike, Mitch and the entire Building Dreams team. You guys are awesome!!

Kendra B.

We had the pleasure of working with Mike and the team at BDC to complete our second storey addition and main floor overhaul. From day one the team was excited to be on site, and it was great to see such a positive atmosphere on site day in, day out. It's evident in the quality of workmanship that this is a team that is good at what they do, and love doing it.

Throughout the process we had countless neighbours stop us to comment on how professional and respectful the crew at BDC was. The site always looked clean and tidy, even on active work days, but especially at the end of each day. Whenever we were on site, the crew was kind, respectful, and knowledgeable, right down the line. They even took time to chat Pokemon and video games with our kids, which made site visits so much more special for them.

Every reno has its challenges, hiccups, and unforeseen circumstances, especially one on such a large scale as ours. Mike and his team handled them professionally, and had multiple solutions prepared asap, which were quickly communicated to us so we could make our best informed decision. It was such a relief to know we had the team at BDC in our corner.

Special thanks to Mike V, Moe, Mitch, Liam, and Brian, without whom none of this would have happened!

John C.

Can’t say enough good things about BDC,
Since the first time Mike came in and discussed what we wanted he immediately lit up and gave us ideas, going from divisions and barrier walls to our open concept kitchen and family room and opened it right up. The contract that was put together was precise and itemized to what the cost would be for everything we wanted so there was no second guessing .The trades that came in were second to none clean, courteous,professional and patient
BDC’ is very organized and best of all they have an app that we can see the renovation in real time and also the schedule was on their as well so we always knew who was coming and what was going to be done .
I would like to thank their dedicated workers
Brian, Brian jr, Kevin and Moe for his supervision
I’m currently working in the housing industry with tradespersons from Reno’s to new builds and we are very impressed with all the trades BDC used truly the finished product was better than what we expected beyond our wildest dreams and we have no regrets and will use you again if we ever renovate again
Thank you Mike ,Grant for your hard work and dedication to making this our dream home

Stacey L.

We used Building Dreams for our recent renovation of our laundry room and kids’ playroom. They did a fantastic job. They are very responsive and professional. They always kept us up to date on how our renovation was going. They went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. We are so happy with our renovation and highly recommend them.