Builder
M S E Services
Trust score
78out of 100
Rating4.9★
Review volume71
Source diversity1 source
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Verified builder in Farnham, Surrey.
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What the public record says
4.9out of 5
Highlights
"Had my studio flat stripped out and refurbished kitchen and bathroom and main room.Also double glazed windows , and redecorated to a very high standard. The workmen were very helpful and professional. I would highly recommend them to someone who requires a high standard of work."
"The electric plug blew in the guest bedroom after a transformer was used. I found it had also caused plugs in other rooms not to work. Martin of MSE Services came out within 30 minutes and located the problem. It was fixed quickly with the minimum of fuss. He showed me what to do should it happen again. I highly recommend this company."
"This is the 2nd time we have used MSE, he and his team completed a renovation of a removal of a set of stairs, 2 bathrooms,kitchen, underfloor heating throughout the downstairs, wooden flooring, carpets, plastering and updating the wiring. Mark was always friendly, courteous and helped us understand our dreams. As always with building works we came across a few issues but Mark was always honest and open with us and discussed everything before going ahead. He kept us up to date with the expected timings and kept clearly on track. Whilst remembering we were still living in the property."
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Had my studio flat stripped out and refurbished kitchen and bathroom and main room.Also double glazed windows , and redecorated to a very high standard. The workmen were very helpful and professional. I would highly recommend them to someone who requires a high standard of work.
This is the 2nd time we have used MSE, he and his team completed a renovation of a removal of a set of stairs, 2 bathrooms,kitchen, underfloor heating throughout the downstairs, wooden flooring, carpets, plastering and updating the wiring. Mark was always friendly, courteous and helped us understand our dreams. As always with building works we came across a few issues but Mark was always honest and open with us and discussed everything before going ahead. He kept us up to date with the expected timings and kept clearly on track. Whilst remembering we were still living in the property.
The electric plug blew in the guest bedroom after a transformer was used. I found it had also caused plugs in other rooms not to work. Martin of MSE Services came out within 30 minutes and located the problem. It was fixed quickly with the minimum of fuss. He showed me what to do should it happen again. I highly recommend this company.
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Local context
Rated 4.9★ — in line with the local average for builders in Farnham
Across 23 rated builders in Farnham, 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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