Plasterer / drywaller
D W Barnes Plastering
Trust score
59out of 100
Rating4.0★
Review volume143
Evidence breadth1 independent public source
Profile statusListed
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4.0out of 5
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Reliability4.0
Communication4.0
Quality of work4.0
Highlights
"Great communications and simple straight forward common sense quote. Excellent time keeping and worked exceptionally hard in hot weather to complete all the work within the day as promised. Great quality work and very good value for money. We would have no hesitation in recommending Dan for any plastering work and will use again when we move on to our next project."
"Great communications and simple straight forward common sense quote. Excellent time keeping and worked exceptionally hard in hot weather to complete all the work within the day as promised. Great quality work and very good value for money. We would have no hesitation in recommending Dan for any plastering work and will use again when we move on to our next project."
"Dan did a great job doing some rendering down the side of my house matching in the tyrolean style with the existing rendering where an extension has previously been done. The finished result was better than my expectations and It now looks great nice and neat, ready for painting. He also patched in some other extra bits of rendering he found that had come away from the wall and tidied up some sections of the house with the left over mix he had. I was very happy with the quality of work and Dan also made sure to clean up after. Will be using again for all plastering and similar jobs."
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Appalling service. Furniture, carpets and new electrical fittings ruined. No proper sheeting applied, mixed plaster in the spare bedroom and left the ceilings in such a state that we were left with no other option than to pay for other tradespeople to come in and redo the work. The tradespeople who came to give quotes after all knew this person by name because of the poor quality of work consistently carried out and were shocked by the standard of work in the house. Particular low point was being assured he had fixed a light fitting to find out he had shoved a piece of cardboard in and lied.
Great communications and simple straight forward common sense quote. Excellent time keeping and worked exceptionally hard in hot weather to complete all the work within the day as promised. Great quality work and very good value for money. We would have no hesitation in recommending Dan for any plastering work and will use again when we move on to our next project.
Great communications and simple straight forward common sense quote. Excellent time keeping and worked exceptionally hard in hot weather to complete all the work within the day as promised. Great quality work and very good value for money. We would have no hesitation in recommending Dan for any plastering work and will use again when we move on to our next project.
Dan did a great job doing some rendering down the side of my house matching in the tyrolean style with the existing rendering where an extension has previously been done. The finished result was better than my expectations and It now looks great nice and neat, ready for painting. He also patched in some other extra bits of rendering he found that had come away from the wall and tidied up some sections of the house with the left over mix he had. I was very happy with the quality of work and Dan also made sure to clean up after. Will be using again for all plastering and similar jobs.
Dan did a great job doing some rendering down the side of my house matching in the tyrolean style with the existing rendering where an extension has previously been done. The finished result was better than my expectations and It now looks great nice and neat, ready for painting. He also patched in some other extra bits of rendering he found that had come away from the wall and tidied up some sections of the house with the left over mix he had. I was very happy with the quality of work and Dan also made sure to clean up after. Will be using again for all plastering and similar jobs.
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What do customers say about D W Barnes Plastering?
D W Barnes Plastering has 143 public reviews, averaging 4 out of 5. You can read the individual reviews and where each came from in the reviews section above.
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On Checkatrade, customers rate D W Barnes Plastering by category: Reliability 4.0 out of 5, Communication 4.0 out of 5, Quality of work 4.0 out of 5. These are per-category scores from real published reviews — they show where D W Barnes Plastering is strongest, not just the overall average.
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