Avoid this man at all cost. He is a liar, an absolute chancer and a con man. He is not a joiner at all, just a man with a mitre saw that he can't use and a couple of chisels. He's a disgrace to his profession and gives good honest joiners a bad reputation.
We paid to have 5 doors, door frames and Architraves fitted and he told us that it would be a 2 day job and everything would be complete. Day 1 - turns ups late and only for a couple of hours, rips the existing out, damages all the plaster and dumps the waste on my drive way, blocking my garage door. He doesn't even have a van so I had to spend a day taking it all to the skip in my car. Day 2 - didn't turn up because his 'car broke down'. Day 3 - turns up late again and only for a couple of hours. He fitted the door frames, doors and a few Architraves, cock up the bathroom lock, didn't fit a lock to the bedroom as requested and I have to say at this point that it's the worst workmanship I've seen. My mum could cut better mitres than him with a bread knife. He then pressured my wife into paying almost the full balance whilst I was in work and he said he would be back to finish the following day. Day 4 - no sign of him, finally get in touch with him and he's now in hospital with a 'brain tumor' and won't be able to work again until after Xmas. That's a sad story but if you get a friend to call him off a different phone number he is fit and well, taking on new work and looking for his next victim.
All in all, the guy is a disgrace and having given him £600 I have to buy new materials and spend the next few weekends sorting out the mess he's made. read more
