Date of experience: September 21, 2024

Please note that I write this as an...

Please note that I write this as an ex Building Surveyor of 30 years. During that time I worked with many many contractors - from the scandalously bad to the very good. However, Raf of RRJ Carpentry And Joinery Ltd's work far outshines those contractors that I worked with on the very good scale. The quality of his work is beyond that of exemplary. It is the bending edge of quality. There is no further perfection to be gained.

Raf is evidently a person who takes quality seriously. He is able to achieve this for a number of factors. The first is that he has the ability to 'run through' the job in his mind. He has the ability to see the pitfalls of a job, and iron them out, before he even starts. The second element is that he has the skill base to execute only quality workmanship. The third beneficial factor is that he has all the tools needed for any of the works that he is given. Finally, and very satisfyingly it's almost in Raf's DNA to only be able to do a top quality job. It is a delight to see in action, and on completion of works.

The work that Raf did for me was extensive, and needed thorough planning from the start. I needed to have the cabin at the end of my garden underpinned with a 'ring of steel, which could then be used with a design of Raf's to be able to be raised up 1.5 linear metres. The necessity for this is that I live close to the River Severn, which occasionally bursts its banks and floods my garden. Getting tired of my cabin getting constantly destroyed by water (decorations, furniture, electrics etc) I sought Raf's help. Raf not only designed the solution, he executed it to complete perfection. I can now raise my cabin 1.5 linear metres vertically into the air, let the river run into my garden, and it doesn't touch the cabin. I can then lower the whole cabin once the river level recedes. And this is no small cabin. It's solid timber and it is 5 metres by 4 metres, so it is immensely heavy. And guess what? His system worked, and has worked every time since - to pre-calculated perfection. I cannot begin to tell you how much heartache he has saved me and my wife via his design and quality workmanship.

I have taken pride in my own work for those long 30 years as a Building Surveyor. I wouldn't want my own reputation tarnished by a bad contractor. I have full faith in the quality of RRJ Carpentry And Joinery Ltd's work, and have no hesitation in recommending them to you.

Photos of situation 'before' and 'after' cabin works - when the River Severn bursts its banks.