My experience with Michel Fauvrelle is that at the end of the day, he is a con artist who is…read moreeffective as long as he thinks he has more work with you or has something to gain. When he realises he doesn't, he will cut and run before completing the work leaving with your property and stolen fees. He was hired to first build two hallway cupboards, which were fine. The third cupboard, wall to wall bedroom closets, was to be our last major project. No proper timeline was ever stuck to (he is terrible at project management), the work started in August and after December, Michel has refused to come by and finish the last pieces of work citing a multitude of excuses including that he has no time. When he was given funds to purchase curtain rods and brackets, he lied that the order had been placed. When we called the supplier directly, we discovered no order was placed, and Michel finally fessed up but then proceeded to keep the money he had been given for that as the final 25% of his project fee for the closets, which was to be paid upon completion. Since December, he has been a slippery conman who refuses to come and finish the work or return the money. He is unreliable and untrustworthy, and my guidance would be not to work with him in any capacity - as an employer or as someone looking for cabinetry work in their home. It will only be a matter of time until he robs you too.

Carry out an internet search on this individual's name and trading name, and you'll find an array…read moreof dissatisfied customers. Common theme is he takes a deposit and runs. He'll also quote cheap to obtain your deposit. I too fell into this trap but am pursuing via a CCJ, I suggest others do the same to ensure he doesn't trade again in the UK. Avoid at all costs.

I love my house because it's old and has character, but this is just code for it's a nightmare to…read moremaintain and look after! After two very cold winters, the thought of another one was too much to bare, something had to be done about our drafty front door. The first hurdle was finding a door that was fitting for the house, despite the age of the house we luckily had a standard sized door so I found one on web and had it delivered. The second was finding someone reliable to fit the door. I did what anyone would do and typed - Carpenter E3 - into Google and I found a site called mybuilder.com. This is were I found E5 Carpentry, which I selected based on their great reviews, location in E5 just down the road and detailed website. I emailed my enquiry and I received a quick reply from Calum, whilst he was on holiday! When he was back I received a very reasonable quote and I booked him in to do the job and he was kind enough to squeeze me in on a Saturday. The day for fitting arrived and it was raining. Rain and untreated doors don't go together. After about 20 minutes of wishing the rain to stop we abandoned for the day. Work resumed on bank holiday Monday and the weather was much better (I felt so bad that they gave up their day off!) Calum and Oscar had the patience of saints. The door frame was a nightmare, in short nothing was straight and as one niggle was solved another appeared straight away! They worked tirelessly throughout the day to get the door weatherproof. They kept the work contained and cleared up as they went along. The door was painted the next morning. I was very cheeky and asked if the door frame could be smartened up too and they managed to squeeze in the extra work for me they next day. I'm so pleased with my new door. It's really made the house feel more ours. I will definitely be keeping Calum's number for future work.

I chose Calum to build a new bookshelf and wardrobe and I am so glad I did. He did an amazing job…read more It was a bespoke bookcase design which also involved hinging a door and I was very impressed by the results. It was exactly how I wanted it. He and Oscar worked extremely hard to get both looking perfect. He also came up with some very good ideas of what else I could achieve as new ideas for the house. Would highly recommend them!

We've recently done a complete remodel on our house, and Peter was a fantastic partner in the…read moreprocess from start to finish. He was a good collaborator, always helping us come up with ideas, providing suggestions, and being flexible as we figured out the choices we wanted to make. When we hit problems or complications, he was incredibly patient in working with us to find the best solutions. He also brought in a great team of people to work on the job - special commendations to Sebastien (who ran the build site), and Mariusz, who did top notch plumbing work. He takes pride in his work, and was happy to address any concerns we had, and snags that came up at the finish of the project. We'd happily recommend him to anyone looking for an affordable and professional builder.

From the owner: home refurbishments, kitchen & bathroom fitting, carpentry, bespoke & custom carpentry,…read moredoors,windows,floors,stairs,cupboards,wardrobes made to order, electrics, plumbing, plastering, painting & decorating

I hired AK carpentry some years back to make some custom wood planters for our new house and they…read moredid an amazing job. We still have the planters to this day!

Thanks AK Carpentry, for fitting my solid flooring and appreciate your help in fixing the work of…read morethe previous fitters. It looks superb now.

Wonderful! I commissioned Rhiannon and Emma to make a coffee table for my living room and I…read morecouldn't be happier with the result. It is beautifully designed, well made and was very reasonably priced. Excellent communication from beginning to end. Great doing business with these two lovely women!

From the owner: Studio LW are furniture makers based in East London. Qualified cabinet makers, we design and make…read morebespoke furniture, kitchens and products. We also run The East London School of Furniture, a school offering woodworking and furniture making courses.

This small shopfront in a most unprepossessing area is a place where you can find workmanship of a…read morekind not seen in most places. John, the owner, and Steve his son work with wood. Rather like saying Tiger Woods works with golf balls. They are not artists, they are hugely talented tradesmen. And if it can me made of wood, they can do it. Over the years, for me, they have: Made a kitchen worksurface. Repaired a 200 year old chair. Made a bed. Made new window frames and door frames. Re-made my house barge boards to match. Repaired a picture frame. Re-built a pre-war car wooden frame. Made replacement architrave. Are you getting the idea? Don't bother looking for them on the Internet - they aren't that kind of business. But, if you need something in wood, go.

Superb all the way. Found them through a friend referall. From the first call to the project…read moreexecution, They were really first class. carl is very friendly, knowledgeable expert and patient as well. His team are also very dedicated and would settled for anything less of perfection and client satisfaction. I am very happy and would use them again.

We are Prestige Build and Management Ltd based in East Dulwich and central London. We carried full…read morehouse refurbishment, extensions and loft conversions for the past 10 year...basically we know what we are taking about. We wanted to post this review to WARN anyone thinking about using A-Klass Carpentry and Joinery LTD services. The owner of this company is named Carl. We have used him a number of times over the years in an attempt to build relationships and every time we have tried with him he has let us down... on timings, causing delays and extra costs frustration for ourselves and our clients. He is an outright liar, he will makes promises he doesn't keep. His staff are often unskilled, unreliable, lazy, messy leaving used materials and lunchtime food containers all around their work space, and they often don't turn up to do the work. When they do finally attend site they are unprofessional in their manner and in how they go about their business. The work is often left not finalised and requires additional visits (which never happen or can take weeks, if not months to action) to fix and secure the poor workmanship (staircases in particular.) He often has to under take a second or third visit...so be WARNED. His project management skills are poor at best and he's often impossible to get on the phone when something needs amending, or additional work. He a likeable personality but don't let that fool you he cannot be trusted to deliver work from start to finish. If we could have given no stars we would, use at your peril and extreme frustration. Please note we were not a one time customer and he had good reasons to take care of us, too secure future work and his service was terrible, terrible, terrible.