Northwood Homes and Cottages - Custom Home Builder Ottawa, Ontario

Northwood Homes, what a great company. We began the process of building our home last year. Site clearing complete, permits pulled and floor plan selected, our vision was to do as much of this as we could ourselves. We opted due to timing constraints and lack of experience to consider a firm to assist in building our house. We met with Mario over the winter and were very impressed with his depth and breadth of work, very comforting. A portfolio as deep as an ocean and experience that quite frankly we hadn't found anywhere else. Mario was able to quickly walk us through the building process and was very clear about what to expect. Mario was able to show us samples of work and materials and we did ask Mario to provide us a quote. Mario has a select group of trades with which he works which provides meaningful assurance of the end result. The quote Mario provided was right-on, very clear and detailed, no surprise with someone of his experience. What I didn't account for was how difficult it would be to ultimately choose a partner in this project. I did not pick Mario and Northwood Homes but that is in no way a reflection of their product, service or factors within their control. What I realized, when dealing with firms and individuals that operate at this very high level they will all give you what you're looking for. I ultimately chose another firm admittedly with less experience and a higher quote but for the simple reason that the firm is a husband and wife team(he builds/she designs) who recently embarked on a building project that was near identical to ours. We placed a high value on the integration of design and build and the tangible aspect of watching their house be built. These were factors that were outside Northwood/Mario's control. That said, I would not hesitate for one second to use this firm. A top notch firm who's transparency and experience will fill you with confidence. Give them a call, you won't be disappointed.

I have been involved with the owner-operators of Northwood Homes and Cottages now in several projects over the last decade or so. No finer, nicer, principled and professional people you'll ever meet. A joy to work with and be around. Looking forward, Annie and Mario, to our next project together.