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Dependable Renovations is a
Calgary-based building com-
pany that truly lives up to their
name. They know that home
renovations can be daunting,
and the process can be stress-
ful. They’ve heard the horror
stories from clients who have
gone through it before, and
they know those stories are too
many and too true. They start-
ed their company because they
wanted to do things differently.
They asked themselves what
they would want in a renovator,
and they modelled their busi-
ness on their answer.
“We’ve all heard the stories of
renovations gone wrong,” says
Lisa Johnson, one half of the
company’s dynamic husband
and wife team. “They can be
a nightmare, with trades not
showing up on time, project de-
lays, and cost overruns. We’ve
been there and that’s why we
chose our name.”
“We are Dependable,” she says.
“Clients can rely on us to make
their renovation the enjoyable
journey it should be.”
Lisa and her husband Barry
Johnson both have strong back-
grounds in the new home con-
struction and renovation indus-
tries. Both worked in new home
construction for 12 years before
moving on to work with a large
up-scale renovator in Calgary.
In that role, they earned vast
experience with a large variety
of renovation projects and built
lasting relationships with some
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