Architect
Ideal Home Improvements
Trust score
79out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume355
Source diversity1 source
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Verified fascia / soffits / guttering in Wokingham, Berkshire.
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
Highlights
"Ashley and his team did a great job with our garage conversion this summer. Work progressed speedily after the original garage concrete roof was removed during the hottest part of the summer. Everything finished to a high standard, good interworking with the company delivering the French doors. Interiors plastered to a high standard alongside the electrician. Russell visited after work completed to check everything."
"We had all the soffits, fascias and gutters replaced on our house. Russell came out to give us a quote very quickly, and gave us a date for the work to be done. The work started as scheduled (actually a day early) and finished on time. The team were very professional and friendly, turned up on time every day in spite of lots of rain, carried out the work efficiently, and left everything tidy and clean. Highly recommended."
"Really pleased with the service from the day Russell came to quote. Russell promised the work would make the house look really smart and he was right. We had tiles re-bedded and soffits replaced back and front and insulation and re-cladding of the front of our house. The team were diligent & polite, here at 8am every day and did a great job."
Detailed reviews
Ashley and his team did a great job with our garage conversion this summer. Work progressed speedily after the original garage concrete roof was removed during the hottest part of the summer. Everything finished to a high standard, good interworking with the company delivering the French doors. Interiors plastered to a high standard alongside the electrician. Russell visited after work completed to check everything.
Really pleased with the service from the day Russell came to quote. Russell promised the work would make the house look really smart and he was right. We had tiles re-bedded and soffits replaced back and front and insulation and re-cladding of the front of our house. The team were diligent & polite, here at 8am every day and did a great job.
We had all the soffits, fascias and gutters replaced on our house. Russell came out to give us a quote very quickly, and gave us a date for the work to be done. The work started as scheduled (actually a day early) and finished on time. The team were very professional and friendly, turned up on time every day in spite of lots of rain, carried out the work efficiently, and left everything tidy and clean. Highly recommended.
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Local context
Rated 5.0★ — in line with the local average for architects in Wokingham
Across 12 rated architects in Wokingham, 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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