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  • 2.67

    Never again

    Posted 19 January

    Plastered and supposedly artex a ceiling for me. Left me with a complete mess and not what I asked for. I asked him if he can artex he said yes, clearly he can not artex as artex is white not brown. All he did was replace the plaster board and put that much skim on there it's ridiculously thick now. Pictures will be attached and you can make your own mind up if you use him or not. I definitely won't recommend this guy for any artex work. He offered to come back and put even more skim on the ceiling, I said no it is definitely thick enough as it is and needs to be sanded right back and redone.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: TA6

    Response from Alan o'Driscoll

    Sir when I spoke to your wife she was told that the pattern would be very hard to replicate and your wife said so long as it had a pattern she was ok with this she was there when it was finished and if there was a problem then we could have put things wright there and then I have offered to come back and put things right but you have declined my offer the job was to take down plasterboard and replace boards and then a coat off bonding and then two coat off Muilty Finnish with a pattern in the Finnish witch was done I am very happy to come back and see if we can resolve this when ever you want

  • Mark B
    9.67

    Extension Plastering

    Posted 08 December 2025

    Alan did a great job and looks great would recommend 👍
    Job location: BS21
  • Peter H
    10

    Rendering front garden wall and access steps.

    Posted 09 November 2025

    Alan re-rendered my front garden wall and steps during mixed weather conditions, but completed the job to an excellent standard, and left the area clean and tidy. excellent job throughout.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: BS11
  • Joyce H
    10

    Great work from Alan!

    Posted 25 September 2025

    I was very impressed with Alan's work. He arrived early to address a small rendering problem at the front of our house in south Bristol. He was incredibly hard-working, focused, and resolved the issue quickly and professionally. A reliable and skilled professional. Thank you, Alan!
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: BS4
  • Anna M
    10

    House render

    Posted 22 September 2025

    Alan and the team re-rendered back of the house, looks great now! can't recommend enough!
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: BS10

    Response from Alan o'Driscoll

    Thank you so much for the review if you need anything else done please get in touch pleas pass my no onto family and friends all the best Alan

  • Tammy H
    10

    Internal plastering/rendering

    Posted 19 September 2025

    We recently got in touch with Alan for some internal plastering/rendering work, and the results were outstanding, from initial quotation to completion of the work. He quoted on a couple of different options for what we needed and left it to us to decide, and we couldn't be more pleased with the high-quality of the work. He fitted us into his schedule quickly and got the job done in less time than he estimated. We will be asking him back again and highly recommend him for his efficiency, professionalism and timely work.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: BS4