Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Both Andre and Mike from Lakeland Homes were wounderful to deal with.

Any questions or concerns we had during and after the building process were addressed and/or taken care of immediately. Also all the Lakeland Homes staff and hired trades were friendly and prompt.
After a hectic few years of moving across the country, a baby, a wedding then baby #2 the last thing we thought we would be doing was building a home. But of course we did, we fell in love with a two storey design by Lakeland Homes.
A big thank you to Mike and all your staff for making the home building process a pleasurable, stress free moment in our lives.
Jerry and Sabrina

Monday, May 25, 2015

It has been said that purchasing a new home will be among one of the most important decisions in ones life.

When having a new home built for you the need for trust and confidence in your builder and his trades is essential. As a Project Executive for one of the largest commercial contractors in Canada and a builder myself for the past 20 years, I understand this all to well. My wife and I have shared a wonderful experience working with Lakeland Homes and their second to none team of tradesmen over this past year building our new home in Lakeshore Township. It is my personal and professional opinion that positive relationships are what make projects successful in the end for all parties. Mike, Andre and their trades have successfully achieved this goal. The quality, service and price certainty has been delivered to us in our homes planning and successful completion.
Our journey started with Mike and Andre reviewing the plans for our home, then together developed the plan further to include increased living space within the home inclusive of the selection of finishes and specific design features. At each step of the process we found the Lakeland team were very respectful and attentive to our specific needs, suggestions, and inquiries extending their support and experience to assist us in finalizing decisions and expectations of the finished product. During the various stages of the building process, we were encouraged to work with the trades where we were witness to an exceptional level of quality workmanship, dedication, and respect for our vision from all.
In the end we moved into our home on time and on budget! From start to finish we have been very impressed with the continued attention and dedication to total customer satisfaction of Lakeland homes. It is always a pleasure when you can share in the pride of recommending good workmanship, trust and honesty of those that have done something for you that is a major part of your life's decisions. Both Ann and I find this easy to convey about Mike, his team and wonderful trades! Thank you for building our dream home.
Paul and Anne - Lakeshore, ON

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

"We have so many positive things to say"

We have so many positive things to say about Lakeland Homes and the experience of building with them. We love our new home and have received so many compliments on the aesthetics and floor plan of it. We were pleased from the start knowing that we could customize a home to fit our family's needs.  However, our satisfaction goes well beyond the "look" of the house.
     We are so grateful to the Lakeland team for their consideration of us.  Having four young children and both of us working full-time, scheduling was often tricky. During the planning process, Andre was always willing to meet us at our "old" house once our children were asleep. When we reached the building stage, Mike would ensure that our house was open on Sundays (since it was easiest for us) so that we could see the week's progress. Both Andre and Mike made our schedule a priority, even when it seemed to be an inconvenience to their own family lives. We appreciate these gestures and it certainly made the whole process less stressful for us.
     Since we are living in a new sub-division, other houses are still being built. As a result, we see many Lakeland employees and tradesmen as they are working on nearby homes. Everyone we encounter is friendly, whether they give a wave as they are driving by or they stop to ask how we are doing.  Specifically, we would like to thank Fred for the help and assistance with various jobs around our house. Simply put, he is a pleasure to be around and a great guy.
     When you talk to people who have built a house with other builders, you often hear complaints and negativity. We, on the other hand, enjoyed the experience because of Mike and his team. They kept us organized and gave us plenty of time to pick out materials. The contact people at the various stores were knowledgeable and gave advice as we made choices for our home. The few problems that did arise were addressed and solutions were reached. The Lakeland team is professional and personable.  We are thrilled with the outcome of our house and would definitely recommend Lakeland Homes to others!

Danielle and Dave

Monday, September 15, 2014

Integrity, trust, quality

Integrity, trust, quality - these are the first three words that come to mind when we think about Lakeland Homes. Many people are surprised to hear that we loved the process of building our home. How does Lakeland accomplish this? It is thanks to exceptional people: AndrĂ©, Mike M, Nate and Mike O., who worked with us throughout the entire process to bring to life the vision that we had for our home.  The service that they provided exceeded our expectations. They were not only professional, knowledgeable, available and accommodating, they cared. We felt that they understood the importance of getting everything "just right". Lakeland customized our home to fit our taste and lifestyle. Two years after having moved in, we love our home just as much as we did when it was only a vision and just as much as the first day that we took possession. Bravo and merci to the entire team at Lakeland Homes for making this possible!
- Nicole and Charles

Saturday, July 12, 2014

"If I had to choose one word to describe Lakeland Homes it would be Exemplary with a capital E"

Ahhhh...Lakeland Homes; if I had to choose one word to describe Lakeland Homes it would be Exemplary with a capital E; they simply “got it right”. We had an awesome experience building a house for the first time!

I had just taken a new job in Windsor and we were trying to decide whether to build or buy. We met
with Andre Goulet of Lakeland Homes and the decision was made. I told Andre that I was very busy and I would need them to look after “stuff”, I said “Andre build me a good house; I need it in 90 days; I have no idea what it entails, and I don’t have time to be at the site”. His answer was “we can deliver” and deliver they did!!

As soon as the decision was made they took over. I was working 10 and 12 hour days learning my new job and weekends were spent driving to Milton where my spouse and our three children were waiting for the house to be built.

The house was started and the excitement began. At this point Mike McMahon took over and I thought to myself; I hope this guy is as good as Andre; I was not disappointed. Mike sent a spreadsheet with everything I needed to do and the completion dates. I’ve heard that sometimes with builders it’s the customer calling the builder to get things done, but in my case it was Lakeland calling to remind me that my input was needed. I would called Andre or Mike every other week thinking I missed something and the reply was “no problem, it’s taken care of”. This was the case time and again; me calling thinking I missed a cut off and the answer every time was “don’t worry Sandra, it’s done”. Mike McMahon guided and assisted us in any decisions that had to be made such as colors, countertop, plumbing fixtures, flooring, etc. The businesses and affiliates of Lakeland Homes were equally professional, courteous, and just plain fun.

This company; from their work crews, associates, affiliates, contractors and the pool guy as stated
before “simple got it right” They made the entire experience a fun and exciting process. We have been in our home for almost a year now and Lakeland didn’t build us a good house; they built us a great house. I would recommend Lakeland Homes and their affiliates with the highest regard.
By the way Andre thanks for choosing the windows, the colors matched exactly what we wanted.

Kind Regards,
Sandra Cole
Pinehurst Dr.
Belle River, On.

Friday, July 11, 2014

We saw the high standards that Lakeland delivers within a reasonable price range for a custom home.

We purchased a beautiful property with a golf course view off of Seven Lakes Golf Course in LaSalle Ontario. We then began the process of searching for a custom home builder that could build the dream home that we envisioned for our family.  We looked at many homes that were recently built in the local area. There was a common theme that many of  the homes we liked were built by Lakeland Homes.  We went through a model home and the minute we walked through the doors, we knew Lakeland Homes was the builder for  us.  We saw the high standards that Lakeland delivers within a reasonable price range for a custom home.  We worked with Andre Goulet  to design optimal spaces for our family  and we achieved a design that is spacious, offered great functionality for our young family and an exterior that was unique and beautiful with a side entry garage.  Lakeland designed and built a home that fit our personal needs and it enhanced the beautiful golf view on the property that we purchased.The construction of the home was a seamless process with Mike McMahon. He addressed any questions during the construction of the home with ease and was a pleasure to work with. The follow-up service that they provided was fantastic and when we needed anything Mike Olar and Mike McMahon was there instantly addressing it.  We believe that we received a great value for the size, quality and style of home.

Thank you to Lakeland Homes for going above and beyond to build us our dream home. 

Glenn and JoAnne

Thursday, July 10, 2014

The quality and beauty of building your own custom home at a affordable price was unbelievable

We moved into our Lakeland Home over 3 years ago. We are as happy with our home as the day we moved in.  We moved from east of Toronto and were used to the cookie cutter homes where you pick package A, B or C when building a house.  We couldn't get over all the different choices we had when building our Lakeland home. The quality and beauty of building your own custom home at a affordable price was unbelievable  and almost unheard of coming from East of Toronto.  We built our house just the way we wanted and love it.  Mike, Andre and the Lakeland team were outstanding and easy to work with during our build. Any ideas we had to make our house better for our family of 5 was no problem and easily obtained.  Not only did the Lakeland Team build our dream home they also found a house for us to move into while our new home was being build.  I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Mike, Andre, Angie and the Lakeland team.  For this my family is forever THANKFUL to them for making our 4 hour long distance move go smoothly.  Thank you!!

Tara, Mark, Siobhan, Ethan and Aedan