In May 2021 I made the huge mistake of taking on Iain Martin and Revere Scotland Contracts Ltd…read more(SC627808) to work on my home and in December that year I had to terminate his contract. Since then, I've found out he had already gone insolvent in June 2020 and had been expelled from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). I would strongly recommend anyone thinking of using Iain Martin to look at a Facebook page called 'Edinburgh C0wboy Builders' and search for him and his business - it's a long list of victims. My project was to knock two rooms into one and add patio doors, along with some other internal works. My problems started when Iain Martin invoiced me for materials such as steelwork, patio doors, doors, windows, heating and electrical supplies. Nothing unusual and all within the quote, so I paid. But as the work stalled and deadlines were missed, he blamed the suppliers or Covid and found any excuse to divert attention. It all sounded so feasible. My suspicions grew, so I called some of his suppliers and found that orders had never been placed or suppliers were not doing business with Iain Martin because they hadn't been paid for earlier work. Iain and his 'Account Manager' do not have the slightest grasp of decent project management, effective (or polite) communication, client service or managing peoples money honestly I cannot emphasis enough that he should be avoided and I would recommend everyone reads the various links online. As I hear from other victims, it is clear this is not an isolated case and is a very common way he operates. Despite long negotiations and discussions over the past year, including Court Action, he has not repaid what is owed and I remain significantly out of pocket - as do many of his other victims.

From the owner: Our business specialise in being an all in once contractor that work on domestic and commercial…read morerenovations. We have all trades in house and work to ensure the customer gets exactly what they wished for. Quality of work is what we strive to achieve at Revere.

We turned to Insurepair after a friend recommended them, as the company we were using before hadn't…read morebeen great. From the start, Insurepair were efficient and professional. Their survey was quick but detailed, and they actually discovered that some of the work we'd been told was needed wasn't necessary at all! The team carried out the repairs promptly and to a really high standard -- we're absolutely delighted with the results. Communication was excellent throughout, and the whole process was stress-free. I'd definitely recommend Insurepair to anyone needing reliable, quality home repairs.

Property Repair have just recently completed the reinstatement works to my home after we were…read moreflooded by our neighbour above. They were Fantastic. Just Fantastic. They were extremely helpful from start to finish. At one point just before the claim was accepted, the insurers decided to go down the 'cash settlement road', which pretty much meant that they were washing their hands off me, which I was not going to stand for. Richard at Property Repair contacted the Loss Adjuster to explain my plight and shortly afterwards rang me to say all would proceed as planned. His Tradesmen all arrived in company liveried vans and wore company uniforms, they were polite and not once did I hear profanity from any of the builders, even if I did use some myself. Very Happy with Property Repair, very happy indeed! J x

Invoiced £1075 by James Combe the sole trader of JRC ROOFING AND MAINTENANCE for incomplete work…read more James Combe the business owner then insisted he could not return to finish the work without further payment and produced invoices he requested I send to claim for the costs from my home and building insurance. We then sought a second opinion from Scotdrain who fixed the problem on their first visit in 45 minutes for £175.00 inclusive of VAT. Would not recommend to anyone to allow this company to even provide a quotation as they will use pressure selling tactics and false promises to secure work they are not capable of doing.

DO NOT USE this company!!! will be taking to small claims court. took our money, gave false…read morepromises and now not responding

These boys are very professional. No fuss, they managed to fit double glazed windows in my flat…read morewithin an day of work, so I was only mildly inconvenienced by their presence, just went to the pub and when I got back pretty much everything was finished. The windows they fitted were lovely, and I didn't have any problems with draughts and such like. Nice job!

This is an awful company which l actively caution people to avoid. They take no pride in their…read morework, which is reflected in the poor attention to detail and finish, sloppy work ethic and egregious service. They have no respect for their customers and don't deserve your service. We have taken weeks off work to have Viewforth come round and make the same mistakes over and over again, we've had windows repainted three times after Viewforth have been called back to fix (and repeat) mistakes. We've had to explicitly ask for them to stop sending the same junior installers round to repeat mistakes, installers who sit in their vans all day playing on their phones and then taking a day to fix a one hour problem, at the customer's expense - this is how they respond to a complaint. Where a reputable joiner would use a chisel and a workbench these guys will hack at your frames using a Stanley knife, and then fit the parts squint. We've had ropes detach, having been poorly fitted, brass parts fitted squint (and then moved and fitted squint again!), or brass parts left scratched and buckled. It took almost a year for them to fix one problem (mastic), blaming everything from birds to bees for the simple fact that they didn't do the job properly in the first place. This review is based on my experience over a year, so this wasn't simply a single bad experience that I'm having a moan about but rather a sustained marathon of incompetence and apathy. You can do better than this.

AVOID. Ill just detail my experience. - Receptionist said…read morethe words "I know nothing about windows" after serious miscommunication meant windows werent fixed. - Tradesman just didnt show up because I didnt answer their call 15min before app. - Partially fixed one of four broken windows after they finally showed (for over £200). Its as if a plumber found a clogged toilet and clogged sink but only partially unclogged the sink. - Very disrespectful fitters, just plain unfriendly, seem to only care about invoices being paid- no care at all for customer satisfaction. Just astounded at the fact that the service failed so badly at every possible juncture.

This company saved me a lot of hassle, and money. A while ago, after a night out, my airer decided…read moreto challenge me to a duel, and won. Deviously, it tripped me as I was walking to bed, but I saw it coming and decided to break my fall using my face on the window. Inanimate objects 1, Alex 0. Being a student and having little money, I put off repairing this as long as possible, deciding that the new ventilation added some much needed air con to my room...in Edinburgh...in February. Anyhoo jump forward 5 months and it's time for flat viewings. Needless to say my landlord was less than impressed and forced me to fix it, so off to the yellow pages I trotted. On average most places were looking to charge me anywhere between 65 quid + VAT and 100. One place was 180 and when I queried this claimed that they had to come from Perth, I assume Scotland not Australia. But Comely Bank were the best, for 40 squid +VAT (£47) they said they would come around the next day to fix it. And they did, fixing the pane in my ass in 15 minutes. They specialise in emergency repairs, with the phoneline open 24 hours a day and will come out to board up a window 24 hours a day as well. They came to me the next day which was great but the only reason I am not giving them 5 stars is that they turned up over an hour late.

My painter contacted this company on a Monday morning having found damage to a wall - once paper…read morehad been removed. They were in my home within an hour, the wall was plastered and completed to a very high standard within two hours. It was a professional, knowledgeable service and they certainly know their trade. The quote was very reasonable and I would have no hesitation in recommending this reputable reliable business.

I was very pleased with the service offered by Edinburgh Plastering and Tiling. One of their…read moreplasterers came to my house on the same day that I called to report a problem. The work was completed promptly and the price was very reasonable compared to what I had been quoted elsewhere. I would definitely recommend this business to anyone who needed plastering done.