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Reviews ( 24 ) 5.0

Iza Sieminska
Iza Sieminska
2025.03.16
I highly recommend Defined Builds team. They completed extensive outdoor work for us, including garden landscaping and patio creation at the back and elegant brick paving at the front. James has excellent knowledge and experience and the quality of their work has been consistently high. The team always kept us up to date on progress and next steps. We are extremely happy with the end result.
2025.03.16
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Great quality and fantastic end result I highly recommend James and the Defined Builds team. They completed extensive outdoor work for us, including garden landscaping and patio creation at the back and elegant brick paving at the front. James and his team have excellent knowledge and experience and the quality of their work has been consistently high. James was great at listening to our ideas and finding ways to make them work. His advice was always invaluable and took into account both practicality and aesthetics. James always kept us up to date on progress and next steps. We are extremely happy with the end result.
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Reply from Defined Builds 2025.03.17
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. It was a real pleasure working with you on your outdoor spaces – we’re delighted to hear you’re so happy with the results. Your vision made it an enjoyable project for us, and we’re glad we could bring it to life in a way that balanced both practicality and aesthetics. Thanks again for trusting Defined Builds – we're always here if you need anything in the future!
Emily Stella
Emily Stella
2024.12.05
We had a really great experience working with James to refit our kitchen. James is generous with his time and during the consultation phase gave us lots of considered suggestions on how to maximise and improve our working space. James has great attention to detail and when anything wasn't quite right was quick to respond and rectify it. He kept us up to date with how the work was progressing, and I also felt that James priced the project fairly. I would definitely recommend James to anyone considering a home-renovation project.
2024.12.05
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Great kitchen result We had a really great experience working with James to refit our kitchen. James is generous with his time and during the consultation phase gave us lots of considered suggestions on how to maximise and improve our working space. James has great attention to detail and when anything wasn't quite right was quick to respond and rectify it. He kept us up to date with how the work was progressing, and I also felt that James priced the project fairly. I would definitely recommend James to anyone considering a home-renovation project.
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2024.03.12
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Endorsement Reference Our works involved a rear and side extension, re-work of the entire ground floor, along with a re-do of our first floor bathroom and decorating some bedrooms. From the initial chats we had with James from Defined Builds, we knew he was our preferred choice. He is upfront and honest from the get go which was a big selling point for us. This honesty was clear throughout the house works - James was always able to give an honest opinion and advise us on inevitable obstacles we came across throughout the process, and always gave us the best advice financially without compromising on quality. One thing you can be certain with Defined Builds is the high quality of their work - the entire team are absolute perfectionists and have an eye for detail which means you never have to point an issue out to them. We have never had to fault their work which is a testament to the quality of their work (especially as my dad always looked into the detail on every aspect at every stage). James also spent a significant amount of time discussing the works with us to keep us in the loop and address any worries we had, even on aspects that were out of his scope of work (e.g. we had the kitchen fitted by another supplier, but he spent time discussing the logistics and process of this with us). The team are a friendly bunch who make the effort to be friendly with our neighbours which meant we had no issues or complaints. They also tidied up after themselves at the end of each day so the house was always tidy. James is also very reasonable and fair, as well as honest with the time the team have spent on certain additional work we had them do. The more we saw the high quality of their work, the more we ended up asking them to do. Once the works were completed, we have been extremely happy with our decision to go with Defined Builds as everything has been done to a high quality and we know it is rare to not have a single complaint on the final outcome. If quality and personable touch is what you are after, you will not regret choosing them.
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2024.03.12
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Endorsement Reference We had a new kitchen installed which included units, worktops, appliances and flooring. Defined Builds Limited were professional, reliable, tidy, provided a high standard of workmanship and finished the work on time by an experienced team.
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2024.03.12
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Endorsement Reference Building work to create a new kitchen diner from two separate rooms plus utility area and downstairs toilet. New bathroom fitted upstairs. Internal decorations, new doors and stair banister fitted. External ground works to create new patio, retaining walls and hard landscaping. The Defined Build team worked to a high standard and we are delighted with the work. The site was kept tidy and well organised. We were kept informed of progress at all times and different options were discussed where necessary. The team was respectful to our neighbours and polite and friendly at all times.
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Jayne Clarke
Jayne Clarke
2023.05.11
James and his team, who were recommended to us, recently fitted our new kitchen, including flooring. They were professional and provided a high standard of workmanship. They were reliable, clean and completed the job on time. We are delighted with the end result and would happily recommend Defined Builds.
Nic E
Nic E
2022.10.09
I would highly recommend Defined Builds and have passed on details to a number of people already. The work done was excellent and the team were great; friendly and reliable. I was living in the house during the build and they made sure that they left it in a good state and secure. The team built a ground floor extension for me that involved complex’s ground works. They did the build, decorating, flooring and kitchen. They’ve also since been back to re-render the outside of the house and I’ve asked them to also do the bathroom next year. A great company!
Chris
Chris
2022.09.27
First class work, attention to detail, reliable, trustworthy, professional and hardworking. These are all qualities that describe the work of James and his team. We are delighted with our “new home”. As a couple with no prior experience of commissioning and working through a building project James’s approach was invaluable, reassuring and instilled confidence. James and his team completed a complete refurbishment of our home whilst we remained in occupation. Work included a new kitchen/ diner, downstairs wc, new bathroom and shower area, hallway and stairs, patio, landscaping work and a garden room. Nothing was too much trouble in terms of meeting our requirements. We would not hesitate to strongly recommend James and Defined Builds based upon our experience and our completed project.
Serena
Serena
2022.06.21
James and his team were a pleasure to work with – they are professional and bring solutions to the project not problems, the quality of the work is excellent. I would highly recommend and would use James again for any future projects.
Charlie Carden
Charlie Carden
2022.02.23
James is easy to get on with and his team are equally engaging. ( and characters in there own right). Only niggle would be the VAT. I am sure it's the same with all trades but getting a quote and then finding out VAT is on top gets irritating. But please note the five stars. As he will point out, he is not the cheapest but he is not the most expensive. Quality is high and I expect his business to flourish.
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HU-409402433
2020.09.21
Defined Builds completed a single story rear extension to create an open plan kitchen diner as well as creating a patio and other small internal porch alterations. I can’t recommend James and Defined Builds highly enough. James and his entire team were a pleasure to work with. I would advise getting James involved as early as possible in your project, he has a wealth of knowledge and contacts to make sure everything is covered and reviewed properly before ground is broken. Through the job James and his team were always tidy and considerate, providing updates throughout and open to discussing the details. Attention to detail was superb and and it shows in the finished project. They were always open to hearing my design ideas and honest on what would and would not work but always putting the customer first. James, his team and contacts created a superb overall finish and come highly recommend.
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HU-483346655
2020.03.04
I would highly recommend James and his team. They listen to all our requests and gave lots of advice regarding what was possible.All the work completed to a high standard. The team were all very respectful, worked hard and left the house tidy after their work every day.
Louise Thurston
Louise Thurston
2019.10.28
We contacted James to design and build our loft conversion. He appealed to us as he is local and a smaller company and when we met he assured us he would be on site and running the job rather than subbing it out like other bigger firms do. I was initially quite nervous about starting such a big project but James put my mind at rest with his extensive knowledge of the process and wealth of ideas. He took on board all of our ideas and turned them into a wonderful space that has made such a difference to our house. We were so Impressed with the craftsmanship and attention to detail of all of James’ team, plus everyone was so friendly! James was great at communicating what was happening throughout the project which made a big difference to us. Another positive was that although James’ initial quote was on the high side, it was for the whole job unlike other companies who quoted a basic price but we then found out there were lots of hidden extras. Overall our experience with defined builds was great, so much so that we contacted them again to build our extension!
Anne Gilbert
Anne Gilbert
2019.10.15
We used this company to build a new roof & complete a loft conversion. Positives: superb craftsmanship, professionalism and job ran on time. Negatives: none Would highly recommend.
Mark Wyer
Mark Wyer
2019.09.01
James fitted a new kitchen for us. He assisted with the design, always turned up when promised, and generally did a fantastic job. We are very pleased with our kitchen, it looks great and everything works perfectly. I can highly recommend Defined Builds, they are very professional, careful and considerate.
Peter Whitecross
Peter Whitecross
2018.12.10
James fitted a new kitchen and installed a new cloakroom toilet. Although on this instance James was not involved in planning the kitchen, it became evident during the process that he was more than capable of taking the project from planning to completion. Both projects were completed to our satisfaction. James excelled in both carpentry, tiling and external plumbing. He was able to call on assistance from experienced colleagues to complete more specialist work in plumbing and electrics. James was able to work around the usual problems presented by having people living in the house whilst the work was undertaken. We were very happy with the outcome and now have a kitchen and cloakroom to be proud of. We would recommend James and his team to anyone planning a similar project.
Gisella Tassera
Gisella Tassera
2018.11.29
James and his colleagues were very professional and did a great job on my kitchen. Very clean, tidy and respectful. The work was of a very high standard and I am very happy indeed. I can highly recommend this company.
Barbara Thurston
Barbara Thurston
2018.11.26
Our project was the complete strip out and redesign of a 6m x 4m kitchen diner and linked outbuilding, the latter being converted into a modern utility room. The project comprised 3 new doors (including repositioning of kitchen entrance from the hall), 5 new bespoke wooden framed windows, new ceilings throughout, insulation of single skinned outbuilding, fully fitted kitchen and utility, new boiler, new lighting and electrics throughout and engineered wood floor. James designed the kitchen and new utility in consultation with me and project managed the team of contractors and kept me fully up to date with all that was going on. The work was carried out very efficiently and to deadline over a 2 month period and James’ calm and reassuring manner was greatly appreciated. Given the magnitude and scope of the work, including plumbing work across 3 floors, I was also very impressed with the lack of disruption and mess. The quality of the work is exceptional and after 4 years the kitchen still looks new and attracts admiring comments from friends and family alike. This sympathetic refurbishment has transformed the ground floor of our 1920s house. We would definitely recommend James and Defined Builds to anyone.