Builder
Smiley Carpentry Limited
Trust score
62out of 100
Rating4.9★
Review volumeLow · 18
Source diversity1 source
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Verified builder in Ely, Suffolk.
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What customers say
4.9out of 5
Highlights
"Smiley Carpentry did major structural work on my house, including multiple steels installation, upto 6m wide. Reliable, friendly, and skilled, they were great from start to finish. The team were friendly and the work was completed to a good standard. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them."
"We’re really happy with the completed garage conversion. The work was finished on time and disruption was kept to a minimum — they made sure we could still access appliances like the washing machine whenever needed. Communication was very good throughout, keeping us informed about progress and when other contractors would be on site. Everyone involved was friendly, professional, and did a great job. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them."
"I recently had a loft conversion completed by Gavin, Emily & Team from Smiley Carpentry. The experience has been very smooth, professional and the quality of work has been excellent throughout. Gavin has a great team behind him all of whom did an excellent job and were a pleasure to have around during the works. The work was done (bar some odds and ends) entirely within the original agreed timeframe and all with excellent communication with myself, as well as on resolving and adding any additional work to the original plan. Highly recommend Gavin and his team, great work and great people!"
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We’re really happy with the completed garage conversion. The work was finished on time and disruption was kept to a minimum — they made sure we could still access appliances like the washing machine whenever needed. Communication was very good throughout, keeping us informed about progress and when other contractors would be on site. Everyone involved was friendly, professional, and did a great job. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
Smiley Carpentry did major structural work on my house, including multiple steels installation, upto 6m wide. Reliable, friendly, and skilled, they were great from start to finish. The team were friendly and the work was completed to a good standard. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
I recently had a loft conversion completed by Gavin, Emily & Team from Smiley Carpentry. The experience has been very smooth, professional and the quality of work has been excellent throughout. Gavin has a great team behind him all of whom did an excellent job and were a pleasure to have around during the works. The work was done (bar some odds and ends) entirely within the original agreed timeframe and all with excellent communication with myself, as well as on resolving and adding any additional work to the original plan. Highly recommend Gavin and his team, great work and great people!
Local context
Rated 4.9★ — in line with the local average for builders in Ely
Across 8 rated builders in Ely, 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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!Review volume: Low · 18
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