OAL Engineering - Oakville, Ontario

Carter C.

We needed some designs made up to add a sunroom and being a first time didn’t know where to go. We found OAL Engineering online and they came out to the house, took the measurements needed and got back to me quickly. They were very easy going with changes we needed. We got the engineered drawing very quickly. They were easy to get a hold of for follow up questions and to help us with the permit process. When the helical piles were being put it they helped with questions the day of the job. All in all a good experience and recommend their work.

Dylan L.

We had a great experience working with OAL Engineering. Olu was professional, helpful, and incredibly knowledgeable throughout the permit process. He made everything smooth and straightforward, and his expertise really showed in the quality of the work. Would definitely recommend OAL Engineering to anyone.

Altan K.

I had the opportunity to work with OAL Engineer for my project, and I’m very satisfied with their service. They prepared detailed and accurate city permit drawings, handled the submission process efficiently, and followed up closely with the city until the permit was approved. Their communication was clear and professional throughout the process

Theresa A.

Olu from OAL Engineering went above and beyond. He arrived promptly, communicated clearly, and always made time to answer my calls, emails, and questions. Our situation was complicated with two semi-detached homes sharing a crawl space, but Olu handled it with patience, professionalism, and expertise. I truly appreciate his dedication and would highly recommend him and OAL Engineering.

Michelina C.

OAL engineering is a professional architecture and engineering firm.

They prepared current and proposed plans for my renovation needs. They responded quickly to questions and clarifications requested by city planners, thus speeding up the application and permit process. Their prices are reasonable in comparison to orhers. I have no hesitation in recommending OAL.

M F.

OAL Engineering
Olu responded immediately to my water leak emergency and the discovery that support beams had been cut. His prompt and professional engineering report provided the necessary documentation and clarity to address the negligence on the part of the contractor. It was instrumental in helping me take the right steps and move forward with the repairs. His calm, knowledgeable approach gave me much-needed reassurance during a very stressful situation.

Deborah A.

We had the most professional experience while working with Olu from OAL Engineering. From the moment he came into our home to assess our issues, to answering the phone calls immediately and walking our contractors through their end of the job he was beyond anything we had experienced in the past. Thank you Olu for everything!

Ije I.

This Nigerian architect, while a smooth, soft talker (beware), he is unknowledgeable, unprofessional, unethical, and manipulative with threats, and he charges a high initial deposit compared to other architects (x4) without being able to deliver the expected services.

MANIPULATIVE
He will occasionally subtly threaten you with losing the large deposit he demanded you pay to him. This is in order to get you to continue with his poor services. He also refused to refund me my balance when, at the beginning, he showed signs of unprofessionalism and inability to deliver, and I signed a document HE SENT to cancel the contract. This happened after he threatened that I would lose $500 of my deposit if I chose not to go ahead with the contract, and I said that was fine and signed the cancellation.

UNPROFESSIONAL
He was presented with a discussed list of requirements but largely ignored the list and went off to do different than what was requested. Even if it is that a customer's requests are not achievable due to constraints, the professional thing to do is to alert the customer before doing something different.

UNKNOWLEDGEABLE
At the tail end of our interaction, he threatened that if I did not accept his last design, which was missing many of my basic requirements and poorly designed (e.g. in one drawing a main door leading outdoors went through a bedroom in a house, not a motel!), that I would have to find another architect. In other words, he was threatening me that I would have to pay for another architect, which is what I ended up doing. And my new architect has made happen many things in my requirements that this architect, OAL Engineering, said were not achievable.

UNETHICAL
This architect has not considered returning any of the x4 deposit I paid him, given his non-delivery of services that have made me have to hire a new architect. Rather, he came back to ask that I additionally pay him a balance.

Also, to show further unethical behavior, earlier, when I found him through the website Bark, he asked that I text him that I do not need an engineer so that he will get a refund from Bark, whereas it was untrue that I no longer needed an engineer. This should have been the first flag to me about his crookedness.

NOTE TO GOOGLE USERS:
Users should not be fooled by this company's currently high rating because many people shy away from posting negative reviews about bad businesses, so that such businesses end up with only good reviews, which falsely makes them look good.

(If this architect disputes this review, I will add snapshots of my phone and email communications with him and his poor designs. If he shows remorse, I would be happy to pare down this candid review.)