Builder
J1Carpentry & Build
Trust score
61out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volumeLow · 15
Source diversity1 source
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Verified carpenter in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
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What the public record says
5.0out of 5
Highlights
"J1 were referred to us, so we had Jack come round to fit double doors in an open space between our living & dining room. He was friendly, quick, clean and tidy, efficient and punctual whilst keeping me updated with timings, which was much appreciated as it helped plan around my work calls etc. Jack just popped round today as the doors weren't latching by a tiny amount after we'd painted them and they'd been hung for 3 weeks... he fixed the issue really quickly for us. Would absolutely recommend J1 and use them again ourselves next time we need some work doing."
"Jack came to fit two doors for us with hidden hinges he was quick, tidy, helpful& did a great job. We’ve invited him back to help us do new door frames and doors for the whole of our downstairs."
"Jack removed old skirting boards and replaced with new boards in two of our bedrooms. He arrived on time, was very courteous and carried out the work quickly and efficiently with minimal disruption, noise and mess. We would definitely recommend him and hope to have him return for another project."
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Showing the 3 reviews we hold full text for. The 15 headline total is the review volume reported across J1Carpentry & Build’s public review sources.
J1 were referred to us, so we had Jack come round to fit double doors in an open space between our living & dining room. He was friendly, quick, clean and tidy, efficient and punctual whilst keeping me updated with timings, which was much appreciated as it helped plan around my work calls etc. Jack just popped round today as the doors weren't latching by a tiny amount after we'd painted them and they'd been hung for 3 weeks... he fixed the issue really quickly for us. Would absolutely recommend J1 and use them again ourselves next time we need some work doing.
Jack came to fit two doors for us with hidden hinges he was quick, tidy, helpful& did a great job. We’ve invited him back to help us do new door frames and doors for the whole of our downstairs.
Jack removed old skirting boards and replaced with new boards in two of our bedrooms. He arrived on time, was very courteous and carried out the work quickly and efficiently with minimal disruption, noise and mess. We would definitely recommend him and hope to have him return for another project.
Local context
Rated 5.0★ — in line with the local average for builders in East Grinstead
Across 14 rated builders in East Grinstead, 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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!Review volume: Low · 15
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