Call Neno Lennard on 07875 447 779 or
email nlenn@homeliving.biz
www.homeliving.biz

Unit 35 Waterside Trading Centre, Trumpers Way. Hanwell,
London , W7 2QD.
Tel 08005200739
www.underfloorheatingshowroom.co.uk

Anil Chatterjee
Plumb Local
0800 294 5426

City & Guilds qualified. I provide free estimates. I will happily come to you to do any job from a dripping tap, to installing a full bathroom. I also unblock drains and carry a special high pressure jetter to make this clean and easy.

• All plumbers are CRB police checked
• All plumbers carry photo ID cards
• Full drainage service
• All Plumbing repairs
• Transparent pricing policy
• Free quotations
• Rapid emergency service
  

Scott McCabe

Tel: 020 8537 0361

"We had our loft converted last year by Scott McCabe Associates (), who we chose because they were  the most recommended firm of the three we shortlisted (and the largest, so they could start soonest). Most of the recommendations came from the chiswickW4 forum and Geronimo. [The other two companies we shortlisted were Ray O'Brien, 07770 793 120 - 020 8579 1721 and Firminger and Firminger, 8567 7997 - who we used before for our flat roof at the back and were good].

The whole thing took about 12-14 weeks, with surprisingly little dust, dirt or disturbance. It could have taken less, but the plumber left half way through the job (apparently leaving about 14 projects in the lurch....), so nothing much happened for a few weeks (except we painted walls and ceilings).

There were a few minor snags in the work, but they were rapidly fixed. We also found, much later, that the power shower wouldn't work (which the electrician discovered was because it was cracked, almost certainly by the second plumber.... not deliberately, one would assume), and, even though we'd paid the final bill a few months before, Scott McCabe bought a replacement shower and fitted it. So, I'd definitely recommend them. The bricklayer did a particularly good job (we had the rear walls built up in brick)."

"We selected Scott McCabe as a result of negative feedback on other companies we were looking at and some positive feedback on your website. I work as a design consultant in the construction industry so it's probably fair to say I have high standards and am fairly thorough when going through contracts. Our overall opinion of Scott McCabe was that they were very poor for the following reasons;

1) Programme - Originally quoted in writing as around 4 weeks, then in writing again up to 6weeks (after the order was placed), eventually completed around 9-10 weeks. We were also told that Scott would agree an outline programme at his pre build visit - unfortunately even after the stairs were installed he felt 'it was too early to agree an end date.' If we hadn't chased on a daily and weekly basis I can't help feeling the works would still be going on.

2) Quality Control - There didn't appear to be any. The plumber hacked through our bedroom ceiling at the wrong end and installed pipes despite us agreeing with the foreman that they would go in the new wall, skirtings were not aligned and the new window was provided with separate internal glass panes that had a different finish and alignment. In the case of the window despite coming back to replace the panes they replaced them like for like so the problem still existed! It is also worth highlighting that we received an electrical part P certificate despite one of the new sockets being completely dead - this would suggest that the electrician didn't even do a polarity check.

3) Overall Management - Despite being told to liase with the foreman on a daily basis his only response was 'You'll have to ask Scott about that.' In addition we ended ringing the electrician, plasterer and decorators direct to arrange for works to be done. There were numerous delays as each time a new bit of work was due to commence the parts would be ordered at the last minute. Plant pots were broken and just left without mention and when the scaffolding was removed we had to clear the rubbish. General defects / incomplete work only appeared to be actioned when we raised issues.

I could go on but the above covers the general issues. Interestingly despite having paid our final invoice several weeks ago we are yet to receive the guarantees promised. We would strongly recommend against anyone using Scott McCabe for their loft conversion.

"Denise Cadwallader is a landscape and garden consultant and we have been very pleased with the results of her work. Not only did she produce interesting ideas but she also introduced us to a very competent team."
"Excellent job done - very please with the final result "
"Denise provides a creative, friendly and efficient garden design service."

"Garden Arts and Denise Cadwallader beautifully redesigned and now regularly maintain my garden on the edge of Wandsworth Common. Denise is a real pleasure to work with. She is knowledgable and talented not just with layout but with her planting schemes. The service she provides is skilled, professional and efficient at a realistic price."

"Highly recommended. Denise is a highly qualified & experienced designer who works with you to translate your ideas into a professional & practical result. I have received loads of praise for the stunning garden she designed and created. Her team were efficient & friendly & cleared up afterwards! Excellent value for money."

"She failed to make me aware of the 25%+ mark-up on retail prices plants she supplied."
"Having Denise Cadwallader of Garden Arts redesign my Ealing garden was a pleasure at every stage, from the intial discussions, through planning and completion. Denise was generous with her time in talking though my particular needs and finding out favourite plants, colours etc and produced a beautiful, imaginative and practical design. She offers a very professional, good value service with a skilled and efficient team for creating the garden. Garden Arts has since continued to look after my garden and it matures gracefully."

For the little DIY jobs you haven't quite got round to
"Professional and easy to deal with"
"What caught my eye about Buzz Handyman was that they were prepared to do all the tedious, niggly things around the house that my husband never seems to have time to do and general tradesmen always look down their noses at... polite friendly and very unobtrusive. They listened to exactly what I wanted and then got on with it with no fuss. And all without a builder's bottom or a copy of the Sun in sight!"
"used buzz to fix a wall bracket. Brilliant! really nice and polite guys, arrived on time really tidy and very good value. Would not hesitate to use them again and again"
"I've used them twice, to rememdy a bath sinking on its feet. They have been excellent, always discuss in details the possible solutions. Prompt, polite and neat. When I needed a followup appointment as the bath needs some additional propping, there was no charge. I recommend Buzz, they're a pleasure to work with"
"I run a Lifestyle Management company, so finding the best service partners is paramount to me, because I need top quality results for my clients. I use Buzz Handyman frequently for all kinds of different jobs, and they've never let me down. Their handymen are charming and very experienced, and I can book with confidence, knowing that the work will be done to a consistently high standard. I have no hesitation recommending them"
"BuzzHandyman are tremendously efficient. They do what they say they will do when they say they will do it at the price they quote, without fuss. Thoroughly recommended!"