Builder
Douglas Hutchins Landscaping & Driveways
Trust score
78out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume204
Source diversity1 source
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
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"From start to finish Doug and his team were excellent, from advising on the best options for the redesign to carrying out the actual project I couldn’t fault them in any way. I wouldn’t hesitate to ask Doug to do further work and would highly recommend Doug and his team."
"I have just had some major work carried out on both my back and front gardens which included laying a brick border and re-turfing of the back lawn, all finished off with top soil and mulch on the borders. The team are excellent and listened to my requests at each stage. They also left the site in a very clean state! I would recommend Douglas Hutchins for any work as he gives a fair price with no nasty add ons."
"This is the second time we have used Douglas Hutchins Landscaping, the first was to replace our drive and we were so impressed with it that we had our garden patio replaced with new drainage added, existing lawn replaced with new turf and old shrubs removed. The workmanship of Will and Kaden is excellent with Will taking so much care to ensure the patio was perfectly laid, even building a beautiful slope into it where a new shed is to be erected in due course. I must say, I do feel we got value for money and we now have a more manageable garden with a level lawn and good-looking patio."
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I have just had some major work carried out on both my back and front gardens which included laying a brick border and re-turfing of the back lawn, all finished off with top soil and mulch on the borders. The team are excellent and listened to my requests at each stage. They also left the site in a very clean state! I would recommend Douglas Hutchins for any work as he gives a fair price with no nasty add ons.
This is the second time we have used Douglas Hutchins Landscaping, the first was to replace our drive and we were so impressed with it that we had our garden patio replaced with new drainage added, existing lawn replaced with new turf and old shrubs removed. The workmanship of Will and Kaden is excellent with Will taking so much care to ensure the patio was perfectly laid, even building a beautiful slope into it where a new shed is to be erected in due course. I must say, I do feel we got value for money and we now have a more manageable garden with a level lawn and good-looking patio.
From start to finish Doug and his team were excellent, from advising on the best options for the redesign to carrying out the actual project I couldn’t fault them in any way. I wouldn’t hesitate to ask Doug to do further work and would highly recommend Doug and his team.
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Rated 5.0★ — in line with the local average for builders in Ferndown
Across 11 rated builders in Ferndown, the typical rating is 5.0★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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