Bill Benson Carpentry Ltd.

We began planning our build for a contemporary lake house in the early spring of 2017 and met with Bill Benson. This was the beginning of a project that became a true team effort between his team, Kenora Design and Everitt Design. Bill is a true artisan and nature lover. He is interested and passionate. He understood our desire to maximize the glorious views on the property, while saving as many trees as possible, and all decisions stemmed from this. He is intelligent and practical, yet extremely creative, and sees no boundaries to imagining and delivering the best finished product possible. He has done this in spades and we couldn’t be happier. As well, Bill is an excellent, calm problem solver when issues arise. We were also extremely impressed with Jessie Lord for his superb craftsmanship and perspective. Kevin Klatt and Thomas were also mainstays who gave us comfort and explanations on our regular site visits and we know there were many others including sub trades all assembled by Bill. What also stood out is that each team member was consistently friendly, professional, and approachable, and were focused on the goal of providing high quality workmanship and ultimately a fantastic finished product. We would highly recommend Bill and his team and welcome inquiries about the project.

We feel so fortunate to have had Bill Benson Carpentry do our cottage renovation last year! Bill is a fantastic person, extremely knowledgeable, helpful, professional and provided an extremely high quality of work. He and his crew (Jeff, Andrew and the guys) are all wonderful, respectful and hardworking, and always went out of their ways to ensure that everything was done correctly, guiding us and problem solving along the way wherever needed. Thank you Bill and your crew!

Bill Benson is the most professional contractor we have ever worked with. His craftsmanship & experience is second to none. At the same time he is open to considering your suggestions to make your project better... He manages his staff in a very professional way so they grow & accept responsibility for quality work. They all love working for him, & they work hard & conscientiously. Bill's personal & professional nature becomes part of his staff. Creative detailed job... Many Thanks

Bill Benson Carpentry is an exceptional company both from a business and design pespective. Bill and his team have completed five projects at my cottage location, including a major renovation. Bill has an amazing design acumen and the ability to translate my ideas into incredible project plans. He has always provided an estimate and a timeline and stuck to both; not easy in a remote lake location. From the designs, Bill and his team choose the right combination of materials to perfectly execute the vision. Bill is a listener, problem solver, designer, master carpenter and project manager. The workmanship of the team is beyond none...five projects says it all.

Bill is a great contractor who completes his work on time and on budget, the work we did was a renovation, and it was completed this spring the workmanship was second to none and we all know that renovations can lead to unexpected challenges, things hidden in walls or under something are not always as expected, Bill is very good at analyzing the situation and coming up with a very practical and reasonably priced solution. I would rehire him in a heart beat if we ever have any other projects

I hired Bill and his team to rebuild my cottage on West Hawk Lake in 2012. I could not be happier. His craftsmanship is second to none and his attention to detail will show forever. He was a pleasure to work with and completed the project on time exceeding my expectations. I would recommend Bill to anybody looking for custom craftsmanship from a thoughtful, skilled, detail- oriented builder.

Cottage Rebuild: Bill Benson Carpentry provided excellent advise based on local and professional knowledge. Bill was very quick in responding to questions and concerns. He provided examples of his work and products that centred around our interests and tastes. The quality of work was outstanding, completed with detail and care. A wonderful company to work with.

Bill's work is outstanding! His attention to detail is second to none. Guests who have visited our cottage have marveled at all the little finish touches that he added (that we hadn't asked for) that enhance it. He has also been great in provide after care. I once struggled with planing on the doors when there had been some shifting several years after the cottage was built. I wasn't sure where to plane it after my first attempt didn't solve the problem. He asked me to let him have a look at it and then shortly afterwards one of his team showed up and fixed the problem when all I had been looking for was advice.

Levelling guest cottage, reinforcing beams, made cement pads and adding skirting. In main cottage, with owner designed bathroom, bedroom closet interiors and pantry. Built these to 100% satisfaction of owner.