Eduard Marsheftaj

Ed and his team completed a considerable amount of building work on our flat between May and November 2016. They removed the chimney stacks in two rooms, hand-made two large sets of cupboards complete with multiple sets of drawers, built a new kitchen (a 4 metre by 3 metre extension) from scratch, thermally insulated a wall, installed soundproofing to two walls, installed under floor heating, and laid a wooden floor. This work involved a large variety of work, from digging foundations to fine-tuning drawers so that the gaps between them were precise to less than a millimetre. All of this work was completed to the highest quality. We are absolutely delighted with everything. At all times Ed was conscientious, scrupulously honest, on time, friendly, professional, and thoughtful. His primary aim was always to complete the job to the highest standard, and to ensure that the end result was exactly as we wanted it to be. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Ed. He is absolutely excellent, and the quality of the work that he and his team produce speaks for itself.

We have hired Ed for several jobs now. First he put a new ceiling in one of our bedrooms, then he refurbished our wooden conservatory and at the moment he is redecorating the communal hallway. I have to say that before we met Ed we had almost given up on builders. In my experience most of them are neither reliable nor able to work up to the standards I expect. After reading Ed's reviews online I hired him for the aforementioned bedroom ceiling which had collapsed in one corner of the room. Ed's quote was competetive and after talking to him (he usually explains everything in great detail) I felt reassured that he would do a very thorough job. And indeed that is what he did. I have never met anyone as hard working and determined to do a meticulous job as him. He is very easy to be around and will always take time to explain what he is doing. Moreover he always took everything I said into consideration and tried to adapt his work as best as he could to our needs. From time to time he discovered a problem he had not anticipated but never adjusted his quote. He just dealt with whatever it was he found in his usual thorough way of working and never tried to cover up a problem. Whenever Ed could not be here himself he always sent people who were working just as thoroughly as he does. If you are in a massive hurry and you are not bothered too much with the finish Ed is probably not your man. But his running slightly over time was never due to not working long hours (he was here until 11pm some days) but to his determination to do the best job he can. I had never before hired a builder twice but as mentioned above Ed has been doing more works for us since and I can recommend him without reservation.

I had rubber floor tiles that needed to be laid in my new Posh Shed at the end of the garden. It was a pleasure to have Ed here for the day. He was meticulously careful in planning and preparation and the job was done quite perfectly. I am delighted.

Ed Marsheta did an excellent job of fixing our hall ceiling for us when it partly collapsed following a leak. Ed cleaned up meticulously every day after the work, protected the new hall carpet and managed to save the existing cornice. He said he would be able to do start the work within 3 weeks and he did, and for a reasonable price too. He also did some additional painting in the hall (at no extra cost) to make sure that it looked as good as the repaired ceiling! Ed was very easy to deal with and kept me informed at all stages. I would not hesitate to employ Ed again for building work.

We employed Ed and his team last year to refurbish a shower room and two bedrooms. We were so impressed with the workmanship that we have used them again to completely refurbish the main bathroom and knock through between the dining room and kitchen. This has entailed knocking down walls, forming a new opening in a brick wall, stripping off old plaster and replastering, including new cornice, laying wooden floors, installing kitchen units and bathroom fittings, plumbing, drainage and finally painting and tiling. We also got Ed to form new shelving in an blocked up doorway. All of this has been completed to a very high standard by a professional and friendly team, who arrive promptly and clean up after themselves at the end of the day. We would highly recommend them.

We have used Ed Marsheta several times over the last three years and always found him and his colleagues to be very professional. One of the jobs was a complex flat refurbishment. Everything has always ben carried out to very high standards and they have been very easy to deal with and trustworthy.

My original Victorian kitchen ceiling needed replacing. I obtained Ed's details from the Which Local site . I emailed Ed and he responded quickly: he visited to discuss my requirements and spent a considerable time going through the various options. I was entirely content to go ahead. We spoke in August and he was able to do the work in October. I cannot praise Ed and his team enough. They are flexible and their work is of an extremely high standard. Unusually for builders they are meticulous in their cleaning up at the end of the day and although the job was dirty I was never inconvenienced. Ed gave me a progress report at the end of each day and I knew exactly what was happening. He is always keen for feedback which again is unusual. I strongly and unhesitatingly recommend Ed and his team . I am delighted with my new and perfect kitchen ceiling . I will definitely be using Ed and his team in the future.

We would thoroughly recommend Marsheta Builders. We used them to install a brand new new kitchen and the quality of work is to an extremely high standard. The advice, experience and personal style of the two builders was very welcomed. Our upstairs neighbours also commented how good they were as they ensured that no dust and limited disruption was caused to them. We are still looking at the work and it makes us smile how well they have installed the floor, the new walls and the units. They did a fantastic job and we would highly reommend them.

Ed and his team repaired several rooms in my house that had been very badly damaged from a burst pipe (installed by another builder). The standard of their work is excellent and to a much higher standard than previous builders that I have used over many years. Ed makes sure that they do the work properly and don't take shortcuts. They are very neat and tidy as they work - even the piles of bagged up rubble was neatly stacked! Ed and his team also made an enormous effort to reduce the impact of dust on the rest of the house and cleaned after themselves thoroughly at the end of each day. Ed and Ben are real craftsmen, taking great care about the quality of their work and paying a lot of attention to detail. They are also reliable, trustworthy and work incredibly hard. I can highly recommend Ed and his team and I will definitely use them again to work on my house.

We used Ed and Ben to install a new shower room and to plasterboard our loft bedroom after I fitted the insulation. Ed and Ben are both perfectionists at what they do, using a laser to line up the tiling in the shower room and level the ceiling in the bedroom. I produced a drawing of how I wanted the shower room to look and was consulted at every stage to check that my plans were being followed, or with suggestions for improvement. We are planning to use them again to finish off the other loft bedroom.

October 2013-10-23 After reading the recommendations in Which? I asked Ed to update a small kitchen, and I have not been disappointed. After removing the old units he and Ben made good the old lath- and-plaster walls, and fitted acoustic insulation under the floor boards. They sorted out the wiring and put in the new kitchen, later calling in an electrician to check things through. The kitchen looks great and has exceeded expectation. Ed is very client centred and at every stage in the job consulted with me over the possible options. He was genuinely interested in finding the best solutions rather than trying to add unnecessary items to the bill. He is very thorough and made sure that everything was left in safe operational order. Ed takes great care and pride in his work and pays attention to every detail, he is a perfectionist. He Ben made every effort not to disturb us more than necessary during the work and they also worked very tidily without leaving mess around the house. On the evening that the new Kitchen was due to be delivered Ed waited with me to help check the order and make sure things were taken carefully into the house. They were always very helpful and considerate. I definitely recommend Ed and would use him again in the future.

Ed and his helper, Ben, did some work in our 2 bed flat around May 2013. Our flat is part of a grade II listed house in London. The works included replacement of a ceiling that was falling down (which included adding extra fire and noise insulation), stripping back two walls to brick and replastering them plus skimming one additional wall. All the works were in the bedrooms. Ed was clear in communicating the work needed to achieve the results we were looking for. As the job went on we chose to explore and commission additional works (the original job was to replace the ceiling only though we also wanted to see options for the walls). Ed took time to discuss our options and provide quotes on the various action we could take. We were left feeling well informed and able to decide what would be best in our situation. The quality of the work was to a high standard, it was done without unnecessary delay in a single work block. Ed kept the mess from the works to minimum within reason. Additionally, Ed was sensitive to our daily routines as we prepared for work each day and we valued retaining our privacy whilst opening our home. In summary, we were very happy with the quality of the works done. Ed was clear about his limitations, offered a fair price for the works completed. We would recommend Ed to anyone doing interiors building works and we would have him back for suitable projects.

We hired Ed in June to renovate our master bedroom and en-suite. Ed and Ben made good badly laid noggins and floorboards, fitted a glass sliding pocket door, built-in a wall of fitted wardrobes and built a partition wall. They worked to a very high standard, were extremely trustworthy and Ed often pro-actively recommended options to us. I second another Which reviewer who said "If you want a job done quickly and cheaply (and quality isn't a priority) Ed is not your man. But if you want work finished to a beautiful standard, by someone who takes pride in their work, and care of your property, then put your trust in Ed."

We recently hired Ed to carry out some renovations to our property prior to us moving in. We were working to a very tight moving deadline and Ed worked very hard to meet that, as he understood our circumstances. The project was of varied scope. We had a walk-in wardrobe built and he was very useful in planning how to optimise the storage space as well as making it aestheically pleasing. We also had underfloor heating and wooden flooring laid, as well as new skirting. His team updated some old electrics in the house including a new fusebox. The whole house was also repainted and decorated, and Ed was very helpful in advising about colours and using his experience from other properties to help us decide on colour schemes and what would and wouldn't work. He also came up with a fun solution to disguise some old pipework in the kitchen which all of our visitors have commented on as being a clever feature. Ed and his team's work was very thorough and of a high standard. Ed is a perfectionist, and he also is great at coming up with practical and interesting ideas and solutions for decorating, storage etc. which was especially useful for first timers like us. He was honest and up front about all costs, and helped us understand what spending would be worth doing and not worth doing, which was refreshing. He and his team were careful with our property, and trustworthy, as well as being nice guys generally! We would not hesitate to hire Ed again for any work we will do.

Based on our experience over many years - we have not had better work done inside our home. The work involved fitting a new oak floor, new skirting boards and making good and decorating plaster work following installation of a damp course. Both tradesmen were meticulous and paid attention to detail that resulted in a major improvement to our flat. We are pleased to recommend Edward Marcheta's firm.

Ed recently completed the renovation of our Victorian maisonette to a very high standard. The extensive work he undertook included knocking though a load bearing wall and installing a supporting beam, adding underfloor insulation, re-plumbing radiators, replacing a ceiling complete with new cornice, substantial plastering, replacing/restoring architraves and woodwork, painting & decorating, and even some electrical works and roofing! Everything was done extremely well, with incredible attention to detail. Ed is a perfectionist and a multi-skilled craftsman, able to tackle a wide variety of tasks with the help of his trusty sidekick Ben. He also has a network of tradespeople he can bring in for anything requiring specific expertise, such as complex electrical works. Our project grew well beyond the original brief outlined to Ed, but he was always able to accommodate our wishes, and kept us regularly updated on how timings and costs would be affected. If you want a job done quickly and cheaply (and quality isn't a priority) Ed is not your man. But if you want work finished to a beautiful standard, by someone who takes pride in their work, and care of your property, then put your trust in Ed.

Ed and his team completely refurbished a room in my house to a very high standard. This included stripping away old wallpaper and plaster and re-plastering and painting the walls and ceiling, as well as a number of miscellaneous tasks. I approached Ed with a very tight schedule, and asked him to install custom carpentry. The work was was completed to an extremely high standard, and surpassed my expectations for what I thought could be achieved in such a short period of time. Even though I changed the requirements mid job, Ed made sure that he kept to the original schedule and quote, and ensured that everything was finished perfectly. Ed and his team were courteous and professional, and I had no qualms at all about leaving them to work alone in my house. It is obvious that Ed has a wealth of knowledge about his craft, that he is keen to share, and cares deeply about doing a good job. I am very happy about the standard of work and I will not hesitate to call Ed and his team for any future work I need to have done.