About

Our Story

Trim & Proper has been delivering quality service in the Ottawa area for over 5 years. Our value driven approach to specialty property maintenance service is based on trust, competence, and transparency.

We work to minimize our impact on the environment and improve our practices to be as eco-friendly as possible.  We are proud to be industry leaders with our green initiatives, using 90% electric battery powered equipment, and recycling our cedar clippings to ensure this resource is used and not wasted.

We understand the pride our clients take in their property – we take the same pride in our work and service.  We understand the value in a job well done, and have one goal upon leaving your property… your satisfaction.  Keep your property looking its best with Trim & Proper.

About

Our Team

Our team at Trim & Proper is responsive, respectful, and motivated to ensure all of our clients are happy. From the time we step foot on your property, to the time we leave, we promise to take care and diligence to avoid property damage, and extra-mile clean up to ensure we leave your property looking better than we found it. It is our integrity in our team and service that we are proud to have known as the Trim & Proper difference.

Our team is a group of hard working people who above all else exemplify our company values, and show integrity in all aspects of their work.  We hire character and take the time to properly teach skills and competence.

Jake C.

Jake is a crew leader and has been working with the Trim & Proper team for the last 3 years. Jake is a great leader who takes pride in this work, and brings a great positive attitude to work each day. Outside of work, he is also a high level college hockey player, and loves to work outside in his off seasons. We are lucky to have him, and our clients always have great things to say about him and his crew!

Eric

Eric is also a crew leader and has been working with the Trim & Proper team for the last 3 years. Eric is a reliable leader with a great work ethic he brings to his work each day. Outside of work, he is also a high level college hockey player, and loves to work outside in his off seasons. We are lucky to have him, and our clients always have great things to say about him and his crew!

Jake B.

Jake is new to our team this year, but he could have fooled many with how quickly he developed skills in his work. He has proven to be a very reliable worker with an amazing positive attitude. He is an essential support role to helping our team get jobs done right and on time. Outside of work, Jake is a high level college golf player, and is often practicing his golf skills after work. We are lucky to have him join our team this year.

Dean

Dean is new to our team this year, however brings lots of maintenance work experience to our team. He is always on time, reliable, and eager to get the job done right. We value his character and attitude, and are lucky to have him on our Trim & Proper service team!

Alex

Alex is the owner of Trim & Proper. Alex started working with Trim & Proper over 6 years ago as an employee, and after 2 years took over the business from the original owner. He has lead the Trim & Proper team to what it is today, and has built deep long lasting relationships with many happy returning clients he holds in very high regard. Alex believe in the fundamentals of care in work and client service, never sacrificing quality, and building a team based on character first that clients can trust. He understands the value of a job well done, and strives to always build long lasting positive relationships with clients. Alex loves helping clients to transform and maintain their hedges and properties to look their absolute best. Alex believes above all else, that Trim & Proper is a service quality standard leader, and works hard to ensure the team performs and upholds its stellar reputation for quality hedge trimming and property maintenance service in the Ottawa area. As he looks to the future, he is excited for all the opportunities to come, and is so proud of how far Trim & Proper has come over the last 6 years while building and maintaining great relationships and always putting clients needs and interests first.

Owen

Owen has been trimming cedar hedges for 20 years, and has a wealth of knowledge about the trade and craft of cedar hedge maintenance. Owen originally started Trim & Proper back in 2012, and a few years later met Alex and the two worked together for a couple of seasons before he eventually transferred ownership of the business to Alex. Owen still works with Trim & Proper today, and has been excited to see all the great growth and opportunities Trim & Proper has experienced over the last couple of years. Many clients that Trim & Proper still serve today, Owen has served for close to a decade. We at Trim & Proper are lucky to have build our service based on the foundation of principles in our work – being hard work, honesty, and quality – that Owen instilled in Trim & Proper’s service since the very beginning.

You are protected

INSURANCE & WSIB

Trim and Proper is fully insured as a professional service with up to 2 Million dollars liability insurance from a third party private insurance company, as well as WSIB insurance coverage on all of our service staff. We do this to protect our customers, their property, and our employees from risk of liability in the event of damages or injury during service.

HEDGE TRIMMING &
FERTILIZATION

Lawn AERATION

driveway Sealing

EAVESTROUGH
CLEANING

EXTERIOR WINDOW CLEANING

HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS LIGHT INSTALLATION/TAKEDOWN

Trim & Proper is Ottawa's leading full hedge and property maintenance service company, built on over 15 years of industry experience.

Our Services

Hedge Trimming
Hedge Planting
Hedge Removal
Stump Grinding
Tree Removal
Tree Pruning
Arborist Report