Builder
D and P Home Improvements Specialists Ltd
Trust score
79out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume147
Source diversity1 source
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Verified builder in Basildon, Essex.
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
Highlights
"Ground clearance, excavation and footings all started and completed on time. Kept site tidy. Dealt with necessary Buildings Control and helped me in the submitted process. Great communication. Highly recommend so far."
"We are currently having a new extension built and the whole house is being completely renovated. The first step was to remove the old extension. Dean and Peter who have helped me on previous internal alterations kept me updated with an approx start date for the job and they managed to start the job alot earlier than expected. During the removal of the old extension i was away on business and the property was left empty for the works. Dean and Peter took care of the house and removed the extension in no time. On my return everything had been skipped away and left clean and tidy. Great service!"
"Work started as described very promptly on the first day, with the garage door being removed and the skip being delivered. The job has progressed quickly and with very little mess especially since the wall to the living room was knocked through to have doors fitted. Electrician and plumber were called out within a matter of days and boxing in/plastering has come together very quickly! Pleased with the work so far!"
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Ground clearance, excavation and footings all started and completed on time. Kept site tidy. Dealt with necessary Buildings Control and helped me in the submitted process. Great communication. Highly recommend so far.
We are currently having a new extension built and the whole house is being completely renovated. The first step was to remove the old extension. Dean and Peter who have helped me on previous internal alterations kept me updated with an approx start date for the job and they managed to start the job alot earlier than expected. During the removal of the old extension i was away on business and the property was left empty for the works. Dean and Peter took care of the house and removed the extension in no time. On my return everything had been skipped away and left clean and tidy. Great service!
Work started as described very promptly on the first day, with the garage door being removed and the skip being delivered. The job has progressed quickly and with very little mess especially since the wall to the living room was knocked through to have doors fitted. Electrician and plumber were called out within a matter of days and boxing in/plastering has come together very quickly! Pleased with the work so far!
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Local context
Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for builders in Basildon
Across 22 rated builders in Basildon, 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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