Builder
Benjamin James
Trust score
62out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volumeLow · 17
Source diversity1 source
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Verified builder in Walton on Thames, Surrey.
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
Highlights
"Excellent experience. Provided an accurate quote and kept to this. Work all carried out in a meticulous manner and cleaned up as he went. Also made some suggestions I hadn’t thought of which look amazing. Could not be happier with the end result and will definitely use again. Competitively priced"
"Arrived promptly, work carried out in a professional manner, very friendly and accommodating to my needs, excellent standard of work delivered. Would use Ben again, highly recommended. Very happy, thanks again Ben!"
"Benjamin james And His team ,went above And beyond to bring my property/garden Back to Life And upto date . Knocked down internal walls to create open plan kitchen plastered, painted and layed a new yorkstone patio,erected new brick walls and raised planters,erected new boundary fences The team were extremely professional, reliable and very efficient. Excellent time keeping and completed the project on time and within budget. The end results have exceeded my expectations.They were a pleasure to have in my home . I would highly recommend this company and will be using them on my next job"
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Excellent experience. Provided an accurate quote and kept to this. Work all carried out in a meticulous manner and cleaned up as he went. Also made some suggestions I hadn’t thought of which look amazing. Could not be happier with the end result and will definitely use again. Competitively priced
Arrived promptly, work carried out in a professional manner, very friendly and accommodating to my needs, excellent standard of work delivered. Would use Ben again, highly recommended. Very happy, thanks again Ben!
Benjamin james And His team ,went above And beyond to bring my property/garden Back to Life And upto date . Knocked down internal walls to create open plan kitchen plastered, painted and layed a new yorkstone patio,erected new brick walls and raised planters,erected new boundary fences The team were extremely professional, reliable and very efficient. Excellent time keeping and completed the project on time and within budget. The end results have exceeded my expectations.They were a pleasure to have in my home . I would highly recommend this company and will be using them on my next job
Local context
Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for builders in Walton on Thames
Across 9 rated builders in Walton on Thames, 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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