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15 years ago
workmen very efficient job well done would recommend to my friends
48 Gilmerton Dykes Crescent
Edinburgh EH17 8JR
United Kingdom
0131 258 9598
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JRC Roofing Maintenance and Construction
(2 reviews)
Invoiced £1075 by James Combe the sole trader of JRC ROOFING AND MAINTENANCE for incomplete work…read more James Combe the business owner then insisted he could not return to finish the work without further payment and produced invoices he requested I send to claim for the costs from my home and building insurance. We then sought a second opinion from Scotdrain who fixed the problem on their first visit in 45 minutes for £175.00 inclusive of VAT. Would not recommend to anyone to allow this company to even provide a quotation as they will use pressure selling tactics and false promises to secure work they are not capable of doing.
DO NOT USE this company!!! will be taking to small claims court. took our money, gave false…read morepromises and now not responding
INSUREPAIR
(8 reviews)
We turned to Insurepair after a friend recommended them, as the company we were using before hadn't…read morebeen great. From the start, Insurepair were efficient and professional. Their survey was quick but detailed, and they actually discovered that some of the work we'd been told was needed wasn't necessary at all! The team carried out the repairs promptly and to a really high standard -- we're absolutely delighted with the results. Communication was excellent throughout, and the whole process was stress-free. I'd definitely recommend Insurepair to anyone needing reliable, quality home repairs.
Property Repair have just recently completed the reinstatement works to my home after we were…read moreflooded by our neighbour above. They were Fantastic. Just Fantastic. They were extremely helpful from start to finish. At one point just before the claim was accepted, the insurers decided to go down the 'cash settlement road', which pretty much meant that they were washing their hands off me, which I was not going to stand for. Richard at Property Repair contacted the Loss Adjuster to explain my plight and shortly afterwards rang me to say all would proceed as planned. His Tradesmen all arrived in company liveried vans and wore company uniforms, they were polite and not once did I hear profanity from any of the builders, even if I did use some myself. Very Happy with Property Repair, very happy indeed! J x
Revere Contracts
(1 review)
In May 2021 I made the huge mistake of taking on Iain Martin and Revere Scotland Contracts Ltd…read more(SC627808) to work on my home and in December that year I had to terminate his contract. Since then, I've found out he had already gone insolvent in June 2020 and had been expelled from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). I would strongly recommend anyone thinking of using Iain Martin to look at a Facebook page called 'Edinburgh C0wboy Builders' and search for him and his business - it's a long list of victims. My project was to knock two rooms into one and add patio doors, along with some other internal works. My problems started when Iain Martin invoiced me for materials such as steelwork, patio doors, doors, windows, heating and electrical supplies. Nothing unusual and all within the quote, so I paid. But as the work stalled and deadlines were missed, he blamed the suppliers or Covid and found any excuse to divert attention. It all sounded so feasible. My suspicions grew, so I called some of his suppliers and found that orders had never been placed or suppliers were not doing business with Iain Martin because they hadn't been paid for earlier work. Iain and his 'Account Manager' do not have the slightest grasp of decent project management, effective (or polite) communication, client service or managing peoples money honestly I cannot emphasis enough that he should be avoided and I would recommend everyone reads the various links online. As I hear from other victims, it is clear this is not an isolated case and is a very common way he operates. Despite long negotiations and discussions over the past year, including Court Action, he has not repaid what is owed and I remain significantly out of pocket - as do many of his other victims.
From the owner: Our business specialise in being an all in once contractor that work on domestic and commercial…read morerenovations. We have all trades in house and work to ensure the customer gets exactly what they wished for. Quality of work is what we strive to achieve at Revere.
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Dunwell Roofing were contracted to fix my roof after a storm stripped most of the slates from the…read morefront, lifted off the top flashing and caused extensive damage to the back (fact) Dunwell roofing did not complete the work to a satisfactory level and were asked back 5 times - every time they claimed they had gone up and "fixed it" however water still came through and there was no evidence they had been on the roof (fact) Mr Bennet put pressure on me to pay the invoice even though I was not happy with his work (fact) Due to continued damage to my flat - because there was water still coming in due to the work Dunwell Roofing carried out, or rather did not carry out - I had to contract a separate roofer (fact) The second roofer was horrified at the work, or lack of it, that Dunwell had carried out (fact). They took photos and I forwarded these to Mr Bennet at Dunwell Roofing (fact). Mr Bennet's response was very aggressive and he blamed previous work on the roof - this makes no sense as the storm damage pretty much stripped the roof and he was paid to fix whatever problems there were, which he did not (fact) When asked for a refund or compensation (I had incurred additional costs due to hiring a second roofer) he became increasingly aggressive and finally unresponsive (fact) Both Trading Standards and the Police were aware of Dunwell Roofing and Mr Bennet before I contacted them (fact). I have forwarded my documentation to them and am happy to share it with anyone else (fact)
I would like to thank Mr Bennett and his men for the work that was carried out at my home. When we…read morehad the bad snow in 2010, all the gutters at the back of my house came down with the weight of the snow. As I was in a panic thinking this was a big job Mr Bennett reasured me by telling me it was a matter of putting new hooks on the gutters. I got the Estimate for work to be done the same day and he sent his men out a few days later after most of the snow had gone and done the repairs at a very reasonable price. I also got Dunwell Roofing back out again as my gutters had a blockage, unknown to me this is quite a common thing, again this was done quickly and efficiently. Thanks again MW
Customer service is second to none. Many thanks for your support repairing flood damage to our home.read more
I needed a heating engineer to carry out a service on a gas boiler at my rental flat in Edinburgh…read more Had a plumber from Stewart Heating and Plumbing out at my own house previously to fix a leak so I decided to use them again. The gas engineer they sent was very pleasant and knowledgeable. Explained a few things about my central heating system that I did not know and carried out a thorough service of my boiler and fire. Excellent service I would highly recommend.
Excellent work done by cheerful workers. Good pricesread more
Amazing customer service at a fantastic price!…read more I must shout out and recommend a fellow local business today Burgh Locksmiths https://www.burghlocks.co.uk/ I called Alistair yesterday to explain that my VW car key fob was no longer working. We arranged that he would call at my shop in Bruntsfield (Edinburgh) today and would ascertain what was required. It turned out that he needed to instal a new remote in the car and he drove to where the car was parked, did what he needed to do and was back with a replacement key plus a spare within around half an hour! I am absolutely delighted, it is so unusual to experience such fantastic service these days, plus the cost was fraction of what I would have paid had I gone through a VW dealership. Thank you so much Alistair for your amazing and friendly service, I have already recommended you to someone else.
Very helpful and perfect example of customer service. Stayed…read moreopen beyond regular closing time to cut a replacement Yale key for me...key was cut very quickly and efficiently :-)
After discovering that the toilet's carpet was soaking wet due to a pipe leak on a Sunday evening…read more(always the weekend) I called my Nationwide insurance emergency line on Monday morning who passed my details to my local contractor, Walker Gas from Dalkeith. Plumber Greg paid us a visit on Monday morning to assess the damage; he took a set of pictures of the ballcock, toilet cistern and pipes, all in all a 30 minutes visit. On Friday, as advised by courteous Emma, from Walker, plumber Stevie, popped here and in exactly one hour he changed and fix the Fluidmaster Push Button Cable Dual-Flush Valve, float valve and the push button itself. He also fixed the cistern to the wall with 4 screws and tassels as the original ones were "missing in action". On both cases, Greg & Stevie phoned me in advance to let me know about their estimated time of arrival so no surprises on that front. The Walker Gas contractors did a great job by fixing and replacing old with new, so kudos to them. Recommended.
Highly recommend Direct gardens, had work done just recently and the team from Direct gardens done…read morea 5 star job. From quoting a ver good price, using the best materials, they arrived on time and kept us updated with what was going to be done on a day to day basis. professional service with a great customer service, highly recommend, got more work organised for next year.
Direct Gardens did a great job for us. Large hedge and existing fence ripped out with no mess or…read moredamage to the garden. New double slatted wooden fence was erected in super fast time and guard rail pinned to the top. Result was fantastic and was to the complete satisfaction of the neighbours to either side of our house. We were all delighted with the result and would have no problem in using Direct Gardens again and I would certainly recommend them to anyone else. Keep up the good work.
1) I had arranged for rep from the company to look at a possible damp issue in the house. He did…read morenot show up at the time and day as had been arranged. I called him and he claimed he had tried to call me to say he was. I told him that when booking the time, I had told the person making the appointment I could only make it for that hour and not earlier nor later. In any case, I checked my phone but found no one had tried to call me that day. 2) Anyway, the rep arranged to come another day the following week. Just to be sure he would come this time, on that morning, I called the company to confirm he would be coming. I was told he was off sick that day. I asked why someone from the company did not inform me. If I had not called them, I would have waited again to no avail. I was told he would be back in two days time when he'd returned back to work 3) Two days later, the rep did called me but he said he could not fix a date yet to see me . He said he would have to contact his secretary and that he'd call me back in a hour's time later in the morning. I did not get a call back from him . 4) A few days later, I called the company to asked what has happened as I was waiting for a call to arrange for the rep to come. Someone did call me later to arrange a new date for the rep to come. 5) On that new date. I called the office again but this time, I was informed it was not the date in the diary but it was another day. I mentioned that I was really disappointed as I had made so many attempts to see the rep to no avail. They indicated to me if I didn't like it, they could just cancelled the appointment date in their diary as if threatening if I did not like it, I could just go away. I thought it was not a good attitude to deal with customers. Begrudgingly, I agreed to see them the following day 6) After thinking over during the night, the following morning, I called the company office to ask them to cancel the appointment visit from their rep as I thought the way they treated me was very poor . I also did not intend to spend thousands of pounds doing business with a company which had not shown themselves to me to be very reliable from my experience. 7) However, I had a call in the afternoon from the rep to say he was outside my house. I told him that I have called his office in the morning to cancel the meeting. He started shouting at me on the phone and said "You're p*ssing me off" or something to that extend. I had thought that was not at all professional. If there is a "Zero Stars" or even Negative "Four Stars" rating for my experience with this company, I would put that. Needless to say, I would never want to use the service of this company.
Have to say that this company is one if the most honest..reliable companies I have ever came across…read more ....They put in a damp proofing course and a new kitchen into my property and the job was first class. ...nothing was to much trouble ....I was delighted with the work that was carried out and I would thoroughly recommend them....excellent customer service and a fantastic job done. ...can't thank them enough. ..
The Thomas Graham plumbing team completed my new boiler installation and the free gas fire…read moremaintenance in one day (as promised) with no additional costs to their very competitive quote. I have to compliment them on the excellent manner in which they went about the work. They were all very courteous, helpful, pleasant and went out of their way to explain the operation of the new system in simple terms. The installation looks very good and they did a first-rate job of cleaning up all of the work areas. The whole exercise from first enquiry (less than 2 weeks ago) to final completion has been carried out in a most professional manner and I would be more than happy to recommend this excellent firm to any other person looking for a new boiler installation. Their service and workmanship was nothing short of awesome. Mrs C R Sankey
Great local plumbing service from first point of contact to payment. Booked in advance, plumber…read moreturned up bang on time and didn't mess about to do 2 small repairs.
Had some roof repairs done very happy with work carried out would definitely recommend themread more