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Find a Location

Penguin Basements Ltd has 5 locations, listed below.

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    • Penguin Basements Ltd

      906 Magnetic Dr North York, ON M3J 2C4

    • Penguin Basements Ltd

      1531B Eagle St N Cambridge, ON N3H 4L2

    • Penguin Basements Ltd

      2B - 106 Saunders Rd Barrie, ON L4N 9A8

    • Penguin Basements

      42 Antares Drive, Unit 101 Ottawa, ON K2E 7Y4

    • Penguin Basements Ltd

      101 - 42 Antares Dr Ottawa, ON K2E 7Y4

    Business ProfileforPenguin Basements Ltd

    Basement Contractors
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    10 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Penguin Basements Ltd has 5 locations, listed below.

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      • Penguin Basements Ltd

        906 Magnetic Dr North York, ON M3J 2C4

      • Penguin Basements Ltd

        1531B Eagle St N Cambridge, ON N3H 4L2

      • Penguin Basements Ltd

        2B - 106 Saunders Rd Barrie, ON L4N 9A8

      • Penguin Basements

        42 Antares Drive, Unit 101 Ottawa, ON K2E 7Y4

      • Penguin Basements Ltd

        101 - 42 Antares Dr Ottawa, ON K2E 7Y4

      Headquarters
      906 Magnetic Dr, North York, ON M3J 2C4
      BBB File Opened:
      3/4/2012
      Years in Business:
      13
      Business Started:
      5/4/2011
      Business Incorporated:
      5/4/2011
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Guy Solomon, President

      Customer Contact

      • Guy Solomon, President
      • Jim Solomon, Vice President
      • Elizabeth Galic
      • Stephen Morgan, Director of Operations
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      Customer Complaints

      10 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      23/08/2023

      We had been working with Penguin Basements to have or new home’s basement finished once we moved in. We signed a estimate in Jan 2023 to say we would go forward with Penguin once we moved. Unfortunately, the builder kept delaying and we didn’t move in until April. Our finances then changed for the worse as the real estate market had crashed and our money we thought we would have was gone! I tried to cancel in May after talking with my bank and The owner eventually called me to try and talk us into financing with no payments for 9 mo’s and insinuated that our deposit was being held, we agreed that maybe this could work. We were declined on the loan initially, however, they eventually reached back out to us to reapply again. We were somehow approved, so we looked at the basement plans and asked for another estimate. The quote had more than doubled than what we had discussed prior and we were being pressured to sign back the estimate right away. We certainly didn’t appreciate these tactics and knew this was far more than we can afford. I have reached out to Guy to get our deposit back, less $250 which it states on the back of the estimate. This would give us a refund of $2,250. Guy is now implying that due to phone calls and some drawings(which we initiated ourselves by sending them our drawing), that we’re out all of our money??? How is this possible? I have had another contractor go on a **** call with us, send us some sketches and never got charged a dime? I feel like they have our money ******* and will not terminate the file.
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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Lindsay t

      1 star

      29/02/2024

      **** ****** Such a horrible experience with Penguin Basements right from the start. We started this process in June 2023 and it has still not been completed. We were having a basement walk up done as well as a few projects to finish off our basement. The outside workers rarely showed up. If they showed up for 5 hours a day that was a surprise. They also only worked max. 3 days a week. We were constantly given excuse after excuse. We were promised a double door and then the day of the door install we were told we could only get a single because of our chimney. I’m not sure why this wasn’t told to us 4 months prior when we were going over the plan. It’s not like the chimney wasn’t there. Our basement floor was ripped up which we weren’t aware was going to happen. We were told it was on us to figure it out. After an argument they agreed to fix it. Our floors were never protected during the Reno and now have numerous chips and cracks. We were building the walk out *** ** ******** ****** and were told she would be able to roll right out to her patio. That again is not the case. There is almost a foot of a step for her to get out which we’ve had to install a ramp. We didn’t want this. The bathroom tile had to be re done twice. The shower drain does not drain properly same with the bathroom faucet. 2/3 walls were painted in the bedroom. The baseboards were not painted when we were told they would be. Now for the damage they left at our property. Our backyard is a disaster. We were aware there would be minor damage but wow what we were left with is now costing us $5k to fix. Our driveway has been majorly damaged from the bin that sat on our property. Even our front yard is damaged from them driving the equipment all over our property. We had numerous calls to the city from our neighbours. *** ********* **** ** the workers were seen on machinery in flip flops. This Reno cost us $95k and we were left with a horrible job that still needs so much repairs & now they ignore us!

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