Hired AJ for a major renovation while living here with 4 young kids. After paying £7k of £11k, he abandoned the work in a hazardous state. He "glued" spotlights into lath ceilings with Toupret filler, they are now non-serviceable. He left loose sockets, hanging lights, badly plastered walls/ceilings and no toilet or basin installed. I overheard him a wk prior planning 2 new jobs for Mar 10. He sent a contractor to claim an "emergency" to remove his tools before ceasing all communication. He left tiling spacers stuck in adhesive and loose ones on the kitchen floor. Unsafe and dishonest. Avoid.
Response from AJ Handyman and Property Maintenance
The customer changed their mind repeatedly and asked for extra work at very low prices. They approached my workers directly for quotes instead of speaking to me, and became upset when prices were not agreed. They instructed us to install spotlights into a damaged ceiling despite our advice. Communication was then restricted, and my team raised safety concerns after discussing waste on site, so I paused the job until we could speak properly in person.