Builder
Mark Allen Building Landscaping
Trust score
46out of 100
Rating1.7★
Review volume323
Source diversity1 source
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Verified landscaper in Wimborne, Dorset.
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What customers say
1.7out of 5
Highlights
"Mark Allen is a pleasant tradesman who produced a fair estimate arrived on time and completed work to a high standard He carefully discussed the job with us in advance to make certain he knew what was required"
Detailed reviews
Paid Mark for the materials upfront. He was very hit and miss on turning up and only worked for around 4 hrs a day. I have since seen another review of him working on another job at the same time. The fence was not straight or even inline with the existing fence line. Everything is crooked and badly finished. As for the artificial grass, the ground was not levelled correctly, he didn’t use Type 2 sub base which is the norm for artificial grass. No wooden frame constructed to tension the grass, no jointing tape on the joints. I could go on but just look at the pics. Checkatrade should ban him.
It was the most horrible experience that I had a breakdown. I contracted Mr Allen in February for a garden & pond project for one year memorial to lay my late husband ashes down. Accepted the job & asked for £400 deposit to secure the booking & day to start.He didn’t turn up on start day & didn’t start the job in May. He asked for payment for materials,I reminded him of my husband memorial on 13/6/25.said he would have it done as it takes 2-3weeks to get it ready. 7/6/25 the job wasn’t ready ,went on holiday & didn’t finish the job. Stole my stones cut the cable line.very traumatic experience
Mark Allen is a pleasant tradesman who produced a fair estimate arrived on time and completed work to a high standard He carefully discussed the job with us in advance to make certain he knew what was required
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