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First Choice Home Improvements
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78out of 100
Rating4.9★
Review volume53
Source diversity1 source
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Verified roofer in Willenhall, West Midlands.
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What customers say
4.9out of 5
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"Gino came back to me quickly to arrange an initial date to look at the roof. His quote was very reasonable. He took photos and videos to show me the problem. They both worked really hard to fix the roof, in some horrible weather and came back straight away when there was another issue. Very professional and hardworking. I would definitely recommend and will use again."
"Good comms, turned up when they said they would, examined the job 1st hand then did the repair how they said they would."
"Quick to respond to our request for work and turned up to estimate and quote as scheduled. Was able to start the job same day. Completed on time and to budget. Advised about additional work that we would need soon (Ridge Tile pointing). Only dropped them one point to a 9/10 due to one of the roof vents being damaged with the ridge ladder. Otherwise, hard working labourer (in the hot sun!) who definitely earned his pay over the 3 days. (before and after photos added)"
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Gino came back to me quickly to arrange an initial date to look at the roof. His quote was very reasonable. He took photos and videos to show me the problem. They both worked really hard to fix the roof, in some horrible weather and came back straight away when there was another issue. Very professional and hardworking. I would definitely recommend and will use again.
Quick to respond to our request for work and turned up to estimate and quote as scheduled. Was able to start the job same day. Completed on time and to budget. Advised about additional work that we would need soon (Ridge Tile pointing). Only dropped them one point to a 9/10 due to one of the roof vents being damaged with the ridge ladder. Otherwise, hard working labourer (in the hot sun!) who definitely earned his pay over the 3 days. (before and after photos added)
Good comms, turned up when they said they would, examined the job 1st hand then did the repair how they said they would.
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