eRenovate.com: Our Founder's Tragic Story

Tom Cordeiro's Frustrating Story

Founded in 2004 by Tom Cordeiro, eRenovate.com was born out of a bad experience he had when he hired a replacement window installer out of the Yellow Pages™.

Like many other Canadian homeowners, Tom thought a skilled trades-person listed in the Yellow Pages™ would be both reputable and capable. Boy was he wrong! Not only did he overpay for the windows, but they were also poorly installed. Now he had a pretty serious draft and a contractor that would not return his calls and eventually had to hire another contractor to fix the problem. Sound familiar?

CBC's How Not to Get Nailed

“How Not to Get Nailed” with Mike Holmes [view CBC Marketplace video] was one of the most popular episodes of CBC Marketplace in 2007. It revealed that Tom’s bad experience is all too common and that the risk of getting “nailed” by disreputable contractors is very high. eRenovate.com is therefore, the smartest way for homeowners to reduce their risk and to avoid getting “nailed” in their next home improvement project.