Plumber
Pristine Plastering
Trust score
79out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume166
Source diversity1 source
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Verified plasterer in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
Highlights
"Chris and his team are consummate professionals and I cannot recommend them highly enough. We were fortunate enough to have them complete a thorough replastering of our entire house; and additionally, they installed two beautiful plaster arches in our living room. At the very start, they were clear about communicating what they could achieve and how long it would take. Throughout the process, the team were respectful, calm and worked diligently to complete the work in a short amount of time. Their workmanship is excellent, the quality of work is superb and the team is extraordinarily polite."
"Chris and Luke have carried out skim plastering in our house before with great skill and care. They previously skimmed 2 large rooms on both walls and ceilings. Now they have transformed our new extension with ceiling skim and dot and dab to finished walls. I like the way that Chris knows what he is doing, not just the work but straight forward accurate quotes. In fact out of all the trades people I have engaged over the years I cannot think of anyone I rate more."
"Great job completed at short notice, clean & tidy, would recommend and use Chris service again when required."
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Chris and his team are consummate professionals and I cannot recommend them highly enough. We were fortunate enough to have them complete a thorough replastering of our entire house; and additionally, they installed two beautiful plaster arches in our living room. At the very start, they were clear about communicating what they could achieve and how long it would take. Throughout the process, the team were respectful, calm and worked diligently to complete the work in a short amount of time. Their workmanship is excellent, the quality of work is superb and the team is extraordinarily polite.
Chris and Luke have carried out skim plastering in our house before with great skill and care. They previously skimmed 2 large rooms on both walls and ceilings. Now they have transformed our new extension with ceiling skim and dot and dab to finished walls. I like the way that Chris knows what he is doing, not just the work but straight forward accurate quotes. In fact out of all the trades people I have engaged over the years I cannot think of anyone I rate more.
Great job completed at short notice, clean & tidy, would recommend and use Chris service again when required.
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Local context
Rated 5.0★ — above the local average for plumbers in St. Albans
Across 23 rated plumbers in St. Albans, 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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