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“The whole thing really came together,”
Lisa says. “The client got everything they
wanted, and they were thrilled with the
end result. They’ve been awesome.”
Dependable Renovations has also been
chosen as award finalist for numerous oth-
er projects; in 2018/2019 their ‘Fish Creek
Retreat’ project was nominated for BILD
and CHBA Awards for ‘Best Home with Ad-
dition’, ‘Renovators Choice’, ‘Outdoor Liv-
ing’ and ‘Whole House Renovation - over $1
Million.’
The Fish Creek Retreat is the company’s
largest project to date. They had worked
on the same property roughly a year be-
fore, reconfiguring the main floor. The cli-
ents called them back for Phase 2, and this
time around they did additions both above
and below grade and added a year-round
pool to the backyard. The most significant
element of the job was the 1,600-square-
foot addition to the second floor, mostly
comprising of bedrooms and bathrooms
for the family of 7.
“That addition is roughly the size of a start-
er home,” Lisa says. “That’s larger than
the home I know I started out in. So it was
a pretty big deal to add that to a second
floor.”
Dependable Renovations appreciate all
the recognition and industry awards those
projects have garnered, but Lisa says the
client reaction is what truly drives their
company.
“It’s a huge honour, it feels good to win
an award,” she says. “But it’s not why we
do what we do. That would be our clients.
They’re who we work for. If they’re happy at the end of
the day, that’s what matters.”
Lisa says the company will always keep that in mind,
even as they continue to grow – and she sees the com-
pany doubling in size over the next few years.
“Our focus will always be on people,” she says. “We’re
on a growth trend, but we never want to get so big
that we lose sight of what we believe in. We don’t ever
want to have so many people on the ground that we
lose track of what’s going on.”
In other words, the company will always be Depend-
able.
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