I love my house because it's old and has character, but this is just code for it's a nightmare to…read moremaintain and look after! After two very cold winters, the thought of another one was too much to bare, something had to be done about our drafty front door. The first hurdle was finding a door that was fitting for the house, despite the age of the house we luckily had a standard sized door so I found one on web and had it delivered. The second was finding someone reliable to fit the door. I did what anyone would do and typed - Carpenter E3 - into Google and I found a site called mybuilder.com. This is were I found E5 Carpentry, which I selected based on their great reviews, location in E5 just down the road and detailed website. I emailed my enquiry and I received a quick reply from Calum, whilst he was on holiday! When he was back I received a very reasonable quote and I booked him in to do the job and he was kind enough to squeeze me in on a Saturday. The day for fitting arrived and it was raining. Rain and untreated doors don't go together. After about 20 minutes of wishing the rain to stop we abandoned for the day. Work resumed on bank holiday Monday and the weather was much better (I felt so bad that they gave up their day off!) Calum and Oscar had the patience of saints. The door frame was a nightmare, in short nothing was straight and as one niggle was solved another appeared straight away! They worked tirelessly throughout the day to get the door weatherproof. They kept the work contained and cleared up as they went along. The door was painted the next morning. I was very cheeky and asked if the door frame could be smartened up too and they managed to squeeze in the extra work for me they next day. I'm so pleased with my new door. It's really made the house feel more ours. I will definitely be keeping Calum's number for future work.

I chose Calum to build a new bookshelf and wardrobe and I am so glad I did. He did an amazing job…read more It was a bespoke bookcase design which also involved hinging a door and I was very impressed by the results. It was exactly how I wanted it. He and Oscar worked extremely hard to get both looking perfect. He also came up with some very good ideas of what else I could achieve as new ideas for the house. Would highly recommend them!

We've recently done a complete remodel on our house, and Peter was a fantastic partner in the…read moreprocess from start to finish. He was a good collaborator, always helping us come up with ideas, providing suggestions, and being flexible as we figured out the choices we wanted to make. When we hit problems or complications, he was incredibly patient in working with us to find the best solutions. He also brought in a great team of people to work on the job - special commendations to Sebastien (who ran the build site), and Mariusz, who did top notch plumbing work. He takes pride in his work, and was happy to address any concerns we had, and snags that came up at the finish of the project. We'd happily recommend him to anyone looking for an affordable and professional builder.

From the owner: home refurbishments, kitchen & bathroom fitting, carpentry, bespoke & custom carpentry,…read moredoors,windows,floors,stairs,cupboards,wardrobes made to order, electrics, plumbing, plastering, painting & decorating

We were very fortunate to find this painting and decorating company in Muswell Hill North London…read more our neighborhood. The contact from the firm was prompt and their service full redecorating of our flat completed professionally and thoroughly to a high standard and in a timely fashion. Thanks Londondeco!

Quality Painter and Decorator in North London Muswell Hill. We have received from Londondeco a…read morereally professional decorating service at good timing and reasonable price, recommend.

custom carpentry fitted 4 pine floating shelves in the alcoves of our front room Victorian flat and…read morethey look brilliant! We've had bad experiences of builders and decoraters in the past and wanted someone we could trust to make and fit them without the usual mess and hassle . I'm still amazed at how easy they made it seem -they arrived on time ,knew exactly what they were doing and made totally solid,perfectly fitting shelves AND left absolutely no dirt and mess ( that's a first! ) We are planning to have music/storage units fitted nextand can't think of anyone we would rather use . Great work -would definitely rcommend them .

It is not uncommon to pay a lot of money and receive poor quality products and service in London…read more How refreshing, then, to meet Tristan and his team. We had fitted wardrobes and shelves built in our bedroom and they look fabulous. It was great to see not 1 or 2 dingy photos of previous work but 2 whole portfolios of clear bright photos of the whole range of work Custom Carpentry carries out. Tristan filled us with confidence, from the start; he paid great attention to what we said we wanted, made drawings and discussed every detail with us until he was sure we were happy. Valentine and Jan who built the wardrobes and shelves and then painted them were punctual, polite and skilled. Plus; there was no mess left behind! We cannot recommend Tristan highly enough. I look forward to getting further work done by Custom Carpentry. Lucy Bell, Queen's Park

We found Elcott through Rated People. More than disappointed with the work carried out. We paid…read morealmost all the money upfront as Jason Elcott said he needed this for the materials. On the first day, they failed to bring some of the parts with them so we had agreed that they would return to finish the job. We noted a lot of mistakes and faults and asked for them to be rectified. He returned with the parts but made the job worse. We agreed for him to come back a third time but he didn't. We have emailed and called and written to him asking for him to either rectify the job or refund our money but he has ignored all contact. We are now taking legal action to ensure we receive our money back for shocking workmanship. Please avoid using Elcott Carpentry & Joinery.

From the owner: Designing and making bespoke furniture and cabinets. General woodwork, joinery and carpentry work…read more Kitchens and Bathrooms

Kyle and the team did a fantastic job for me. They were reliable, punctual and the job was done to…read morethe highest standard. Thanks Kyle