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Old School Builders

10/10

Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Checkatrade member since June 2020
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10 /10

Based on 7 reviews over the past 12 months

Quality of work

10

Reliability

10

Communication

10

Reviews (37)

  • 10

    Fixed a roof leak.

    Posted 21 July

    Quick response to enquiry and called in to assess work the same day. Open and honest discussion of options and an instant quote for scope of work agreed. Arrived on time with a small team who sourced materials from a local supplier they work with. Job completed in an hour or so. No payment requested until after the first significant rainfall to make sure the problem was resolved. Truly ‘old school’ builders.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SG1

    Response from Old School Builders

    Thank you, Paul, for your feedback well appreciate it so what’s your custom? If need to be hope we can work together again regards Jimmy, old school builders.

  • 10

    Historic building roof repair

    Posted 28 June

    Jimmy was very honest and knowledgeable about our problem. His team Craig and Steve was excellent and was very clean, careful and thorough with the repairs, cleaning as they went and left everything super clean and tidy afterwards. They even replaced the broken and slipped tiles with restored tiles so that it would be sympathetic to the rest of the roof! It’s hard to find a specialist to trust for historic properties, I will definitely be asking Jimmy and his team to help me out again for other areas of the property.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SG2
  • 10

    Roof felt replacement

    Posted 05 April

    This is the second time we used Old School Builders for their roofing expertise. Jimmy always kept us up to date with what was happening with the external scaffolding company and Jimmy’s team replaced our damaged roof felt promptly. Couldn’t recommend their services enough.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SG1
  • 10

    Roof Repairs and Brick Cleaning

    Posted 13 February

    We recently worked with Old School Builders for roof repairs, render removal, and red brick cleaning. The experience was fantastic. Jimmy and his team showed outstanding professionalism and skill. Jimmy's attention to detail, efficiency, and helpful guidance stood out. He is also a pleasure to have around. We are pleased with our roof works and our cleaned bricks now look fantastic. We've recommended Old School Builders to friends and family, who have been equally satisfied. We highly recommend Jimmy and his team for roof repairs and relevant renovation needs.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SG5
  • 10

    Cladding and roof repair

    Posted 17 January

    Had our old style tiles replaced on both the front and rear of our house with modern Upvc cladding. Entire job took three days and was completed to a fantastic standard. Dan the principle roofer on our job was extremely experienced and skilled and took great pride in ensuring a high quality job completion. So impressed with the cladding work result, we had no hesitation in using Old School Builders to carry out further work to repair our roof. One hundred per cent recommend Old School Builders.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SG1
  • 10

    Roof Repair

    Posted 25 November 2024

    Excellent quick response from Jimmy and his team who came out to look and gave me the options of what the solutions were. I went with the shorter term option for the moment. Then came around later the same day and made good the repairs. Very honest. Very clear. I could not recommend more highly and will use again when I need the roof done fully.
    Verified reviewer
    Job location: SG4

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Owner

Mr James Dooley

Sole Trader

5 years on Checkatrade

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Hello my name is Jimmy. I’m an old school builder with 40+ years in the building trade and I take punctuality very seriously. I have 100% positive feedback not only Checkatrade.. I specialise in older properties and listed buildings. I prefer to deal with customers in person and I will be the only one you deal with on site. I not use sub contractors and all of my team have been with me for many years.


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