DAF Contracting

Become a watchdog, even if it means taking time off of work and your life!
I am a single parent with children and elderly family that I am responsible for. After many years of hard work and having experienced many trials and tribulations, I was finally able to purchase my own home. The only catch is that I needed to take on a major renovation project that was bank financed.
At the tune of approximately $ 90,000, I took on the renovation challenge. Their work may LOOK good, but the question to ask yourself is whether the work really IS good?
Make sure that you put all of your expectations to paper by way of a contract, but beware because they may not follow it! You need to watch them like a hawk to make sure that they are not skimping on anything. I suggest regularly being on site while they are working on the project, even if it means taking extended time off work. If you’re a woman, I suggest having a knowledgeable man regularly around too. It will be worth it. It wasn’t until I actually occupied the home that a multitude of shoddy work presented itself.
We agreed on insulation throughout, but they skipped that in various sections which resulted in drafts and a serious lack of natural soundproofing that comes with any basic insulation. My energy costs are far more than the norm as a result.
We agreed on wired smoke alarms. I realized that is not what I had when they took their turns chirping away which was their way of asking for new batteries.
We agreed on structural reconciliation but what I got were ceilings, floors and walls that became uneven.
I don’t even want to talk about the flood that was caused by their bad plumber and resulted in damage to my new home.
We DID NOT agree on removal of the second bathroom, but with the complete renovation, I ended up with just one bathroom, when I started with 1 ½.
There are other issues, but at the end of it all, their work was not good value. If you watch these renovation shows on TV, it won’t take long for you to realize that you didn’t get what you paid for, or in my case am paying for a 30 year term. Most of their work will not last that long. I actually am having to pay twice as a lot of their work will need to be corrected. The property brothers get better results on more square footage with 40,000 than these guys did on my little house with 90,000. It took these guys over 3 months to do what others would have done in less than 2.
To add insult to injury, not only do they lie, cheat and steal, they argue incessantly and will inappropriately try to use your family or anyone else against you when they know they are wrong and doing things that are not in accordance with your contract. They will also try to convince you that they have done you favors. I was not the first person they did some of these things too and probably won’t be the last.
I believe that they are some of the most insensitive and disingenuous modern day crooks in the city. I suffered tremendously when all I expected was a good honest job. They also become defensive when you call them on their faults.
This is not how you do business DAF and please don’t send me anymore Christmas Cards.