AK Builders & Decorators reviews (38)

“Every cloud has a silver lining “ !!!!! We were losing faith in finding a decent builder, the number of times we paid good money to have work done only to find we’d employed Cowboy workers. One more try we thought, and thank God we chose Afrim. First impressions counts for everything, he explained exactly what he was going to do, sent us an estimate, started on time and continued to explain what he was doing throughout the project. He made contructive suggestions and didn’t just do what was asked, especially if it wasn’t going to look right. Afrim kept the place tidy and finished on time, he has gone a long way in restoring our faith in builders so much so, we have entrusted him with our second project. We would definitely recommend Afrim to anyone. “The clouds have been lifted so far”

Afrim was 1 of many builders who contacted us for this job. Afrim visited our home and gave a detailed quote in writing. The job entailed stripping out the old kitchen, including stripping wallpaper from the ceiling and walls, removing the kitchen floor. Following on from this Afrim replastered the kitchen ceiling and walls. He cleaned out the subfloor and laid a new floor of exterior plywood and he laid ceramic tiles perfectly. Following on from this he assembled and fitted all the kitchen cabinets. Afrim was able to alert us to problems with the kitchen plan & with components not supplied. He spoke with the suppliers on our behalf & solved all issues and problems. In addition Afrim painted the whole kitchen. The standard of Afrim's work was superb & the job was left spotless at the end of each day. So pleased were we with the quality of the job that bwe asked to quote for further works in the flat, namely a complete redecoration of the entrance hall and the living room/lounge. These works included, stripping & replastering all ceilings & walls, lifting & relaying floors in carpet and ceramic tile. Removing existing & fitting new radiators. Replacing all electrical sockets ~&~ installing additional sockets. We had a major problem with ceiling cornice due to old damage. Afrim repaired a 3 metre section of Victorian cornice to an excellent standard, which the majority of plasterers would not attempt. We could not recommend Afrim highly enough for his skill & integrity

I was very impressed with Afrim from the time when came to view the job and give a quote whe he gave me advice on a pipe that was leaking. Price was very competitive. He was always on time and the standard of work was excellent. Very good finished job. When going in and out one day he noticed a problem we had been having with the front door and when I got back from work it had been fixed just because he could see it needed to be done, no extra charge. All tidying up and leaving the place in clean condition was good. I am pleased that he was able to remedy all the problems that the person who had started the work had left me with. Recommended to some of my neighbours and will use again.

I was so lucky to have chosen Afrim! He dealt with all the requested and ideas that i had. He was polite, he was always leaving the flat clean. He completely re-done all the bathroom and toilet to high standards. Definitely i will call him again when i want to refurbish my kitchen..don't hesitate to hire him, he is easy to speak with and he will also bring some expertise on decisions you didn't even think about

Would definitely recommend Afrim 100%. Other builders wanted scaffolding erected or to skip a part of the job - Afrim just used a really long ladder. He went beyond what was discussed and did things like paint the front door and replace the hand drawn flat number with new brass numerals. Very unexpected. I sometimes felt the communication between us was not always the best - but I can happily says I trusted him 100% and am very happy with the end result. Hopefully he might use photos from my flat as an example of his quality of work. When I changed my mind and added a few more jobs, there was no extra costs - he didn't deviate from the quoted price even though I asked him to do more work. I was so genuinely surprised with the price not changing that I gave him a (small) bonus/tip!

We can't recommend Afrim enough, he was great the whole way through. From start to finish he was on time everyday and always worked cleanly and respectfully in our house. He fitted the kitchen on a great price and went the extra mile in advising us on areas of the kitchen we hadn't thought of before or considered. Like the colour of the grout. He takes great pride in his work and made sure our kitchen was as perfect as we imagined it would be. 5*

Am very pleased with the work Afrim undertook. He changed three sets of taps and installed a new toilet, which arrived broken. Afrim kindly went and purchased a new toilet for us and installed it within the day. Price charged was also reasonable. Would use Afrim again.

I hired Afrim to install a Homebase kitchen last month, and I'd thoroughly recommend him for any building work you have in mind. His quote bettered anybody else's, but he still managed to get the work done on time and to the highest standard, and came back to complete a couple of small snags. I'd definitely get him back to do future work.

Fantastic job, great value!

I recently hired Afrim - A K Builders & Decorators to carry out renovations to my flat. The work included a complete refurbishment of the whole kitchen, installing a new Ikea kitchen, and work to the bathroom, the floorboards in the hallway and replacing all the internal doors. I was concerned that I needed to find the right person and happily, I’ve had no complaints in hiring Afrim. His quote was thorough and competitive and from my first discussion with him, about the job, he gave the impression that he knew what he was talking about, which has been proven by the very high standard of work he has produced. From the outset and throughout, there was a very good level of communication, which made discussing the work on a day-to-day basis, easy. Afrim is an excellent, skilful builder and decorator and he also has a superb team of workers who are equally, punctual, tidy, polite, trustworthy and diligent. I have been extremely impressed by the level of workmanship and the finish to every aspect of the work undertaken, from the floors to the ceiling and everything in between. From start to finish, Afrim demonstrated his skill, knowledge and professionalism when it came to undertaking the work and he provided good advice and helpful solutions when needed. Overall, Afrim and his team did a fantastic job and I’ve since had compliments from friends and family on what an amazing job they’ve done. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Afrim and I will definitely be hiring him again.