Plumber
St Albans Plastering and General Builders
Trust score
78out of 100
Rating4.9★
Review volume137
Source diversity1 source
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What customers say
4.9out of 5
Highlights
"St Albans Plastering carried out plastering and decorating work for us on several jobs. They managed coordinating with other trades - taking that headache out of our hands. Did a good job and left the site tidy. Would certainly recommend."
"Really pleased with the ceiling skim Ian did for us. Looks flawless and has completely transformed the room. Friendly, reliable, and clearly knows his trade. Would happily recommend."
"Friendly, polite and conducted the work on time and within budget. Did a couple of extra bits of work at no extra charge. Work looks to be of good quality, damp proofing so a bit of a slow burn on results, however the interior wall he stripped and re plastered has dried out nicely so I expect everything else to be good as well."
Detailed reviews
St Albans Plastering carried out plastering and decorating work for us on several jobs. They managed coordinating with other trades - taking that headache out of our hands. Did a good job and left the site tidy. Would certainly recommend.
Really pleased with the ceiling skim Ian did for us. Looks flawless and has completely transformed the room. Friendly, reliable, and clearly knows his trade. Would happily recommend.
Friendly, polite and conducted the work on time and within budget. Did a couple of extra bits of work at no extra charge. Work looks to be of good quality, damp proofing so a bit of a slow burn on results, however the interior wall he stripped and re plastered has dried out nicely so I expect everything else to be good as well.
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Local context
Rated 4.9★ — in line with the local average for plumbers in St Albans
Across 56 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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