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Shaftesbury, SW11

Under £100
We need someone to remove a loose cast iron sewer vent pipe from the side of our house. The pipe is approximately 20ft tall.
Brilliant job. Very quick to respond. Considerate. Tidy. Would definately recommend Lee.
Lee Barr's Eexterior Cleaning and Property Maintenance

Also specialises in bricklaying, stone work & masonry, roofing and specialist services.

Kentish Town, NW5

Under £8,000
The Job: General: Fit Solid Wall Insulation inside external walls for 6 Rooms and Staircase (part only) - Victorian Mid-Terrace House in Kentish Town. More Detail: - Remove skirting boards, cap off or make safe electrical supplies, TV aerial sockets and broadband connection. - Where removed materials and fittings are sound and safe, keep aside for reuse. Where removed materials and fittings are unsuitable replace with new or sound reclaimed materials. - Provide and fix insulation to the internal face of the external walls of 6 rooms and the upper part of the internal staircase. This is a mid-terraced house built in 1868.The insulation to be used is Kingspan laminated insulation board ( 60mm thermal insulation + 12..5mm Plasterboard, total board sizes 72.5 mm x 2400x1200mm). - Provide a skim coat of finishing plaster to the insulated surface. - Restore removed items – such as skirting boards, aeriel sockets, electric sockets and a broadband connection to the finished insulated surface. Ensure any features such as timber window cills project outwards from the finished insulated surface by planting additional timber to match the extent of the original projection. Note: Starting date for this job is Monday September 17th, 2012 ! Finishing date to be agreed before job starts. Owner will provide parking permit for 1 car/van.
Piotr and his team were well-organised and reliable. He takes great pride in his work, with attention to detail & a professional finish; from a homeowner’s perspective he is a dream to work with: he is punctual, self-motivated, resourceful and hard working. He is also approachable and we consulted regarding unforeseen problems, i.e. a leaking roof and damp walls. He dealt with every aspect of the job competently; I have worked with many tradesmen over the years – Piotr and his team stand out from the rest.
London Builders

Also specialises in driveway service, plumbing, metalwork and specialist services.

Urmston, M41

Under £250
Pointing and brick work replacement
Never showed up!
JS Brickwork

Also specialises in roofing, gardening & garden design, stone work & masonry and bricklaying.

Shirley, B90

Under £30,000
i want my kitchen made open plan and would like some drawings made and bio-fold doors put along the back of the kitchen
idnt use tony as decided not to have work done but he came and gave us a quote always turned up when he said he would and was very thorough i would have used him if we were to go ahead with work required
First Interiors

Also specialises in plumbing, bathrooms, specialist services and heating.

SE10

Under £2,000
The flat is new build and the bathroom is too large - I need the brand new bathroom carefully dismantled, and then the room made smaller. All new studwork. The bathroom reconfigured and then re-fitterd. The adjacent room would then be made larger, a fitted wardrobe installed. Involves moving two doors in the hallway. Redecoration with dulux white. Tiling of bathroom. I have plans.
Petar and Roman did a great job of our rather awkward bathroom configuration. Their work is very neat and tidy. The bathroom now looks great and out main bedroom is much larger. They then did some extra work on the kitchen floor which again was brilliant and looks perfect. They are personable and tidy. They are straight with money and honest. They can do electrics, plastering, woodwork, tiling, plumbing, flooring etc etc Would recommend to anyone. Scott
Pete's building services

Also specialises in kitchens, traditional crafts, loft conversions and tiling.

Wimbledon Park, SW19

Under £250
Wooden staircase supported on a tanked basement concrete floor. Condensation gathers on top of this concrete and penetrates wooden staircase support. It really needs a small concrete support to be put on the floor and a waterproof membrane placed between this and the base to the wooden staircase support to prevent damp soaking into wood
Excellent, thoroughly recommended
Gary Cottage

Also specialises in roofing, bricklaying, traditional crafts and windows & conservatories.

Prestwich, M25

Under £30,000
3 bedroom terrace divided into 2 flats
I found Paul to be extremely helpful and proffesional. It was a large job and he managed all the different tradesmen over the schedule in the time agreed. He constantly kept me updated with progress and carried out any requests I made as promtly as possible. It was a very profesional job and took the worry out trying coordinate everything myself. The finished job was in walk in condition. Well done!
P & S Property Services

Also specialises in aerials & networks, stone work & masonry, kitchens and plastering & rendering.

Worsley, M28

Under £4,000
I have a cottage that was built inthe 1750s. It is three storeys with the kitchen downstairs (accessed by a stone staircase.) The lounge is on the middle floor and the bedrooms are upstairs (accessed by a wooden staircase.) I want the wooden staircase replacing with open treads and the banister and spindles replacing with glass panels and wooden handrails.
I am very pleased with the solid oak staircase that 1st Step Joinery have installed in my home. They are a reliable company, always arriving when they say they will or phoning if there is a delay for any reason. Andy and his team were hard workers and coped cheerfully with the problems that working on a character cottage (built in 1750s) can present. I am delighted with the finished staircase and would have no hesitation in recommending 1st Step Joinery to other people.
1ST STEP JOINERY

Also specialises in metalwork, flooring, gardening & garden design and handyman.

Middleton, M24

I'm not sure
move existing window and add another, install radiator and electrics and interior wall
We wanted to convert one bedroom into 2 and were recommended Loftspace by rated people. Very nice guy, gave us a very reasonable quote and started work within 2 weeks of enquiry. No complaints about him and his team, cleaned up after themselves and even did a couple of extra little jobs for us (putting up curtain rail etc) Would definately use them again if we were to have anything else done. And he's the only builder that I've met that doesn't drink tea!
Loftspace Building Services

Also specialises in windows & conservatories, kitchens, bricklaying and roofing.

Belfast, BT4

Over £30,000
Remove two supporting walls and construct single storey flat roof extension to rear of victorian property. Full architects drawings. Also construct wooden dormer to roof to house ensuite shower room, with vertical open jointed red cedar rainscreen to exterior.
STAY WELL AWAY! We experienced a terrible time at the hands of this company. We paid money at the start of the job for expensive materials and it later transpired this money had been spent on another job and our materials were neither ordered nor paid for. Very few tradesmen turned up each day and no materials were sent to the site. The job moved at snail's pace. Each time we had a meeting we were given assurances and excuses. Unfortunately for us, by the time we realised we were being conned, we had already thrown a lot of good money away. Several large mistakes were made. Our dormer extension was not sealed for WEEKS leaving it open to storms that flooded our upper bedrooms, not once... but three times! The screed for the extenson was laid 140mm too high and it cost huge money and time to lift and relay it. The removal of load bearing walls without adequate support left us with settlement cracks and movement in our existing property. One large window is now totally out of alignment with the rest of the house! By the time our budget and schedule was gone this man was nowhere to be seen. Although we had signed a contract, this was not worth the paper it was written on as we carried out a bankruptcy search and the company is already bankrupt. BE WARNED!!
Seven pm

Also specialises in kitchens, aerials & networks, plumbing and plastering & rendering.
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Previous building jobs

Belfast, BT6

Under £2,000
Fitting insulated plaster board, Removing chimney breast, leveling floor and general joinery work Timing: Within 2 weeks

Belfast, BT16

Under £8,000
Loft conversion into bedroom with ensuite including flooring, window insertion, electrical work, plastering

Belfast, BT8

Under £500
build log cabin from flat pack

Belfast, BT5

Under £30,000
existing three bedroom semi with ground floor kitchen extension. first floor extension to create master bedroom on top of existing kitchen and also loft conversion (use existing third (box) bedroom for access to roofspace).

, SE8

Under £4,000
Tear down one 1.5m internal wall. Put up two separate 2m walls with a door in each. Add a desk + bookshelves. Put down flooring in the 4 sqm floor area where there is currently carpets. Timing: Within 2 weeks

Belfast, BT17

Under £2,000
I need someone reputable to sort out damp problem because the last company did not insert cavity trays along the apex roof of my conservatory .

Belfast, BT4

Under £2,000
A wall built with doors between living room and kitchen and a small wall knocked down in living room to extend kitchen space . Timing: I am flexible on start date

Belfast, BT14

Under £1,000
sliding doors and living room window put in...wall to be built in slightly... hole in the wall to be knocked in for doors. no beams needed... not big job...loft conversion to follow so price on both jobs would be good...door and window already made

Belfast, BT15

Under £2,000
Full loft conversion floor laid sky light stair case

Belfast, BT10

Under £15,000
Extra bedroom.new entrance porchway.driveway tidy up...

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