Greening Homes renovated our house this year. A full gut job that we started in January 2020, just before the pandemic. Our renovation happened during an unprecedented time and Chris and his team didn’t miss a beat. We have worked with many builders in the past and Greening Homes is the only one I would ever recommend. 

We are so pleased that we chose Greening Homes to take us through our first major renovation — they really exceeded our expectations of a contractor experience. Greening Homes worked with us to devise and maintain a scope that would make best use of our budget. The regularity and transparency of their billing process was a great communication tool and brought us peace of mind throughout the process. Most of all, we were impressed by the professionalism, skill, organization, and patience of the crew who worked in our home day in and day out. We are thrilled with our new main floor, and love that our home is now dry and more energy efficient.

We had a fantastic renovation experience with Greening Homes. Everyone who worked on the house was skilled and did an excellent job. They were all punctual, unfailingly polite and helpful with any questions we had and kept a very organized, tidy work site. Our wonderful project manager gave us regular updates in writing and both the process and billing were completely transparent. We lived in the house during the renovation process and they were really terrific about it. I can honestly say I have nothing but praise for Chris Phillips and his great team.

Greening Homes truly lives up to their slogan of “Renovations Done Responsibly.” They respected our budget limitations, encouraging us to reduce the initial scope of our plan to be more realistic. They also tracked our weekly progress against expenditures, and suggested opportunities for us to save money by performing labour ourselves when it was safe and reasonable to do so. They listened to our priorities and were helpful in maintaining the big picture focus on overall environmental impact, health implications of materials used, and energy efficiency. Communication was incredibly easy, with detailed daily email reports, in addition to phone calls and in-person meetings as needed.

I hired Greening to perform a major renovation project on my home in Toronto – shortly after purchasing it. I engaged Greening based on the quality work they performed for my neighbour. She was very happy with the results and also – maybe more importantly – with the high level of transparency and communication throughout her project. My own experience supports this view. We traveled extensively during the renovation and were always able to work with Greening on rolling decisions. The entire Greening team are unfailingly polite and conscientious – We had no qualms with their presence in our home. The work performed was almost entirely as expected and when it didn’t meet our standards, Greening worked very hard to make it so.

We hired Greening Homes for a large project that included digging out our basement and renovating our main floor. They approached the job with enthusiasm and were professional from start to finish. The quality of the work done is our house was even better than what we expected. I would not think twice about hiring them again.

Greening Homes does it right – professionally, environmentally and ethically. I have not been more pleased with a home renovation project. Estimates and invoices accurate and transparent, experienced staff in all aspects of the project, and the job looks great – they pay attention to details big and small. Thank you Greening Homes. Pleased to recommend you.

I cannot recommend Greening Homes highly enough! The team, and especially Chris Phillips, are extremely knowledgeable, capable, and easy to work with. Unlike many contractors and builders, you never feel like you are being talked down to. Chris has been amazingly helpful, patient, and generous with his time. Everyone we encountered at Greening Homes was professional, conscientious, and genuinely interested in helping us execute our vision.

I’ve personally dealt with Greening Homes for the last 5 years on a number of projects, and have always been impressed by the Owner and Staff professionalism and ethical approach to their business conduct. I would recommend Greening Homes wholeheartedly to all without reservation.

We are so thankful to Greening Homes for transitioning our home into an asbestos-free, clean home with a beautiful new master bathroom addition. We would highly recommend them for the quality of their work, their attention to detail, and their ‘no surprises’ billing process.

I have owned my house for over 16 years and have used quite a number of contractors to do work on the inside and outside of it. So, I believe that I am quite qualified to judge the good from the bad and I can honestly say that Greening Homes is one of the good ones–far and away! They care about their work, their clients, their sub-trades and about living out what Green means. I have recommended them to others and will use them again! Oh and when your neighbours comment on how nice the crew is that is working on your house , you know you’ve found good people! Thanks, Greening Homes!

We wanted to add a shower to an existing 3’ x 8’ two piece washroom in our basement and replace a poorly installed tile floor. Greening Homes came up with a great plan for installing the shower without compromising space in the basement, and were also able to troubleshoot a sump pump that was draining into the sewer line and salvage our existing floor heating mat during the installation of the new floor. All of this was done within our requested budget. This was our first experience with a contractor and we are really happy with the final product. We have some future renovations that we would like to do and we would definitely use Greening Homes again and continually recommend them to anyone who needs renovations.

We highly recommend Greening Homes to anyone who wants a conscientious, transparent and completely reliable contractor. And they truly practice the “green” they preach. They did a first floor reno that was done on time and below budget. Unlike every other contractor we’ve hired, they made the budget process transparent and made every effort to address any questions we had. The crew understood that their workplace was our home. They obviously cared about what they were doing and did everything to keep us happy. And their attention to minimizing the environmental impact of the reno was everything we could wish for. Finally, the quality of their work is excellent. They did what they said they would and now we have a beautiful first floor! Thank you Greening Homes!

Greening Homes is the embodiment of the integrity of its owner, Chris Phillips. They not only completed our full home renovation on time and with exceptional care and skill, but we actually had money left over in our budget to do some extra work (a back patio). Their crew are conscientious and considerate, knowledgeable about green building and skilled. I would use them again and have already recommended them to friends who have told me they are so glad I did. These guys (and gals) are the real deal.

We know how important it is to have the right contracting company when it comes to your home. Let us assure you, Greening Homes is worth every penny!!!! We would not have found another company to have done a better job! They are very professional and yet it is obvious they put their heart into the job too. They do care about saving you money, and communicate your options. Their workers are not only highly qualified but very respectful while in your home. They completed the job within the timeline and our budget. Thank you Greening Homes and all Staff!!! We miss having you around here too.

After having our house renovated by the wrong company, we were fortunate enough to find Greening Homes Ltd. Their knowledge on green materials and building practices was exceptional. They completed our renovation on time, they showed up when they said they would, and when they left, our place was spotless. They were extremely professional, and they finished the job on time and budget. I will always recommend this company to anyone renovating – they know what they’re doing, and it helped put my mind at ease knowing I was getting the best green building materials and the builders that worked with the highest professionalism!”