Builder
J S Rous Carpentry
Trust score
79out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume62
Source diversity1 source
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Verified carpenter in Wimborne.
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
Highlights
"Jon helped with various jobs, new skirting, fitting and repairing kitchen units, repairing a door lock and fitting a reinforcingbar for our worktop. He was very knowledge and took the time to discuss various options. Highly recommended."
"Jon was great in helping design a solution for my garden office which was leaking. He came up with a few options, talked them through with me and then one agreed got a date in and did the job. Really chuffed with the result and quality of the work. Hopefully no more water coming where it isn’t welcome!"
"Jon did a fantastic job knocking through two walls in my property and fitting a kitchen. He made sure to talk through everything so I knew what to expect every step of the process. The kitchen looks fabulous and every unexpected obstacle that cropped up (which always happens on big projects!) was dealt with and a solution found. It was left tidy every day and I am over the moon with the look of the kitchen. Every trades person he brought on board to complete the project with him were just as polite and lovely as Jon himself. I highly recommend him."
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Jon helped with various jobs, new skirting, fitting and repairing kitchen units, repairing a door lock and fitting a reinforcingbar for our worktop. He was very knowledge and took the time to discuss various options. Highly recommended.
Jon was great in helping design a solution for my garden office which was leaking. He came up with a few options, talked them through with me and then one agreed got a date in and did the job. Really chuffed with the result and quality of the work. Hopefully no more water coming where it isn’t welcome!
Jon did a fantastic job knocking through two walls in my property and fitting a kitchen. He made sure to talk through everything so I knew what to expect every step of the process. The kitchen looks fabulous and every unexpected obstacle that cropped up (which always happens on big projects!) was dealt with and a solution found. It was left tidy every day and I am over the moon with the look of the kitchen. Every trades person he brought on board to complete the project with him were just as polite and lovely as Jon himself. I highly recommend him.
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Local context
Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for builders in Wimborne
Across 22 rated builders in Wimborne, the typical rating is 4.8★. We compare against the same businesses a homeowner would find searching for this trade locally.
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