Builder
Royal Berkshire Landscapes
Trust score
71out of 100
Rating5.0★
Review volume36
Source diversity1 source
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Verified landscaper in Ashington, Northumberland.
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What customers say
5.0out of 5
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"Hired the guys to tidy up garden ready to build a new koi pond, work done to excellent standard. Then whilst that was going on agreed with them to build the new pond, which looks great. Definitely bringing them back to do more work in the future 10/10."
"Callum and Mark came to the rescue after I had a raised pond knocked down on the patio. I wanted what remained made good to match the rest of the patio. Callum kept in touch and on the second attempt (because of the weather) made it for 8am start as promised. He and Mark worked solidly till work was done. They clean up after them, left everything tidy and I couldn't be more pleased with the result. Will definately have no qualms about employing them again or recommend them to others"
"Callum and Mark turned our sloping grass garden into a nice terraced garden. Upper level paved with reuse patio slabs and prepped for a garden room installation. Mid terrace with center path and prepped for two small lawn areas, LH side sleeper planter created. Lower level patio & path with 900x600 porcelain tiles, edged with cobbles and grouted with Pro Pave to an excellent finish. LH side sleeper planter created. All work carried out in Late Jan to mid Feb, working through some of the wettest weather we’ve seen recently. All work delivered with quality and accuracy despite the conditions."
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Callum and Mark turned our sloping grass garden into a nice terraced garden. Upper level paved with reuse patio slabs and prepped for a garden room installation. Mid terrace with center path and prepped for two small lawn areas, LH side sleeper planter created. Lower level patio & path with 900x600 porcelain tiles, edged with cobbles and grouted with Pro Pave to an excellent finish. LH side sleeper planter created. All work carried out in Late Jan to mid Feb, working through some of the wettest weather we’ve seen recently. All work delivered with quality and accuracy despite the conditions.
Hired the guys to tidy up garden ready to build a new koi pond, work done to excellent standard. Then whilst that was going on agreed with them to build the new pond, which looks great. Definitely bringing them back to do more work in the future 10/10.
Callum and Mark came to the rescue after I had a raised pond knocked down on the patio. I wanted what remained made good to match the rest of the patio. Callum kept in touch and on the second attempt (because of the weather) made it for 8am start as promised. He and Mark worked solidly till work was done. They clean up after them, left everything tidy and I couldn't be more pleased with the result. Will definately have no qualms about employing them again or recommend them to others
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Local context
Rated 5.0★ — in line with the local average for builders in Ashington
Across 10 rated builders in Ashington, 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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