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The Honest Builder

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54 Reviews

Opening Hours
Today - 08:00–17:00
  • Monday 08:00–17:00
  • Tuesday 08:00–17:00
  • Wednesday 08:00–17:00
  • Thursday 08:00–17:00
  • Friday 08:00–17:00
  • Saturday 08:00–17:00
  • Sunday - Closed

About

The Honest Builder is a family business with over 30 years experience in the building trade.
The business was initially set up to provide a good service to local clients where they are put first.
Darren the business owner has extensive experience in all aspects of building worksbut specific interest in re-pointing, lime work, flint work, ground work and patios.
We work closely with the Lime Centre in Owslebury to obtain a like for like match for any lime work.
We are also happy to quote for various other building works and have relationships with Carpenters and Glaziers to supply an all round package for your conservatory.
When repointing your property we will provide the whole service including arranging any scaffolding needed and tarpaulin if required and clearing up on completion of the work.

https://www.facebook.com/thehonestbuilder/

Flint wall repairs and rebuilds
Repointing
Natural stone patios, Garden walls, landscaping and shed basing
All types of brickwork and knock throughs

What we do

  • Builders

    • Building services
    • Conservatories
  • Landscape contractors

    • Hard landscaping
    • Drystone walling
    • Garden structures
    • Irrigation systems
    • Sheds and shed bases
    • Turfing
  • Patios and driveways

    • Patio installation and maintenance
    • Driveway installation and maintenance
    • Driveway Installation
    • Natural stone surfacing
    • Patio Installation
  • Roofers

  • More Services

    • lime re pointing
    • flint work
    • chimneys

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I live in a 17th-century cottage, which needed specialist lime mortar repair work to the brickwork of a wall, repair of a seal, and bricks in a path. Darren visited promptly to assess the work needed, offered good advice, and subsequently submitted a competitive quote for the job. He then returned, with Joe as helper, exactly as arranged, to complete the work. Darren is personable and experienced, very easy indeed to work with, and willing to find solutions and adapt to circumstances as they arise. Such flexibility alongside clear professionalism is refreshing. The invoice I received was exactly as expected. I would not hesitate to recommend him and will certainly use him for further work.
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 30/08/2025 , work completed 01/08/2025
Repointing of house and replacing three lintels
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Darren did an excellent job and I would recommend him one hundred percent. He arrived on time every morning and left everything tidy when he left each day . He kept me up to date on progress and gave a very fair quotation . He was also a very pleasant person to gave around. Would certainly contact in the future should I need any more work to be done
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 02/04/2025 , work completed 07/03/2025
Patio installed
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Had Darren installed a patio at my house. He’d did a fabulous job. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anybody.
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 20/01/2025 , work completed 15/01/2025
Excellent quality of workmanship, great price
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Cavity cleaning was carried out with a substantial amount of debris being removed. The walls and surrounding areas were left spotless upon completion. Good communication, excellent standard of work. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 17/01/2025 , work completed 20/11/2024
Pointing Work and Flint Wall repair
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Darren Hitchins trading as the Honest Builder has been both punctual and reliable in terms of what we had asked him to do. We were very pleased with the standard of his workmanship and his professionalism. This entailed removing the old pointing to an end wall and repointing using lime and mortar to allow the brickwork to breath. The other work was to repair the retaining flint wall which is a skilled job and requires specialist knowledge. We would and will use him again and have no hesitation in recommending him.
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 20/07/2024 , work completed 15/07/2024
Chimney & Wall Pointing + Replacing Damaged Bricks
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Darren (The Honest Builder) and Joe his colleague provided an excellent service. The work they carried out was to a very high standard and cleaned up nicely afterwards. I would happily use them again and not hesitate in recommending them.
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 14/07/2024 , work completed 12/07/2024
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Repair Victorian garden wall and sills to windows of flats
Which? Trusted Traders Consumer Posted on 22/02/2024 , work completed 14/12/2018
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We had our 'problem' patio re- laid. Darren did a very professional job to a high standard. We are very pleased with the result. Darren takes pride in his work, and manages his time and his staff well. He kept us informed of progress, and dealt with an issues that arose without a fuss. He is technically very knowledgeable.
Which? Trusted Traders Consumer Posted on 22/02/2024 , work completed 30/11/2018
Great job repointing flint wall
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Darren carried out lime repointing work for a flint wall and repaired a crack on my house. Darren came very quickly to look at the work and took time to talk through what needed to be done. Darren was very accommodating in picking up extra bits that needed doing whilst on site. The work was of a very high standard and left areas clean and tidy. I would highly recommend Darren.
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 02/11/2023 , work completed 21/10/2023
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This Gentleman and his helper did a superb job doing a pointing and refresh job on my garden wall in and outside to a very high standard. They worked very hard and left the premises on completion as good as new, by ensuring the area was clean and all tools and equipment removed. The work was of a high standard. Darren , the boss was a happy and helpful man.
Customer in Hampshire Posted on 28/07/2023 , work completed 27/07/2023