Builder
Alpha Carpentry & Decorators
Trust score
79out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume150
Source diversity1 source
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Verified carpenter in Worthing, West Sussex.
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5.0out of 5
Highlights
"Excellent service from Gavin and superb quality. Gavin built and installed a media wall for us and we love it. You can expect reliability, friendliness and high standard work from Gavin. He will be soon installing some cove lighting for us. Can highly recommend his service."
"Gav fitted (and painted) 7 internal doors, with handles, hinges etc, and then redecorated our hallway (ceiling and walls) to a very high standard. Nothing was too much trouble, he was always prompt, did a full day, and we cant speak highly enough of him, as a tradesman, or as a person. After 7 days working in our house, we feel as if we've known him for years, and was more of a friend than a workman.There is a reason all of his reviews are 10/10, as he's very very good at what he does, and above all, he's just a brilliant bloke. Probably the best worker/tradesman, we've ever had in our house."
"We had Gav design and build a 5m media wall for our home, and we couldn't be happier with the result. From start to finish he was patient, professional and a pleasure to work with. Gav took the time to understand what we wanted, communicated clearly throughout the project, and came up with some great ideas that improved the final design. The build quality is fantastic and the finished media wall looks brilliant. He showed great respect for our home, keeping everything tidy and working considerably. We wouldn't hesitate to reccomend Gav to anyone looking for high quality carpentry work."
Detailed reviews
Excellent service from Gavin and superb quality. Gavin built and installed a media wall for us and we love it. You can expect reliability, friendliness and high standard work from Gavin. He will be soon installing some cove lighting for us. Can highly recommend his service.
Gav fitted (and painted) 7 internal doors, with handles, hinges etc, and then redecorated our hallway (ceiling and walls) to a very high standard. Nothing was too much trouble, he was always prompt, did a full day, and we cant speak highly enough of him, as a tradesman, or as a person. After 7 days working in our house, we feel as if we've known him for years, and was more of a friend than a workman.There is a reason all of his reviews are 10/10, as he's very very good at what he does, and above all, he's just a brilliant bloke. Probably the best worker/tradesman, we've ever had in our house.
We had Gav design and build a 5m media wall for our home, and we couldn't be happier with the result. From start to finish he was patient, professional and a pleasure to work with. Gav took the time to understand what we wanted, communicated clearly throughout the project, and came up with some great ideas that improved the final design. The build quality is fantastic and the finished media wall looks brilliant. He showed great respect for our home, keeping everything tidy and working considerably. We wouldn't hesitate to reccomend Gav to anyone looking for high quality carpentry work.
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Local context
Rated 5.0★ — in line with the local average for builders in Worthing
Across 54 rated builders in Worthing, the typical rating is 4.9★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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