Plumber
Alan o'Driscoll
Trust score
65out of 100
Rating4.8★
Review volume26
Source diversity1 source
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Verified plasterer in Weston super Mare, Somerset.
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What customers say
4.8out of 5
Highlights
"Alan re-rendered my front garden wall and steps during mixed weather conditions, but completed the job to an excellent standard, and left the area clean and tidy. excellent job throughout."
"I was very impressed with Alan's work. He arrived early to address a small rendering problem at the front of our house in south Bristol. He was incredibly hard-working, focused, and resolved the issue quickly and professionally. A reliable and skilled professional. Thank you, Alan!"
Detailed reviews
Alan re-rendered my front garden wall and steps during mixed weather conditions, but completed the job to an excellent standard, and left the area clean and tidy. excellent job throughout.
I was very impressed with Alan's work. He arrived early to address a small rendering problem at the front of our house in south Bristol. He was incredibly hard-working, focused, and resolved the issue quickly and professionally. A reliable and skilled professional. Thank you, Alan!
Plastered and supposedly artex a ceiling for me. Left me with a complete mess and not what I asked for. I asked him if he can artex he said yes, clearly he can not artex as artex is white not brown. All he did was replace the plaster board and put that much skim on there it's ridiculously thick now. Pictures will be attached and you can make your own mind up if you use him or not. I definitely won't recommend this guy for any artex work. He offered to come back and put even more skim on the ceiling, I said no it is definitely thick enough as it is and needs to be sanded right back and redone.
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