Eduard Marsheftaj

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.

Ed has just finished, refurbishing our en suite bathroom and in our living room plastering and fitting a new ceiling; which included soundproofing, insulation, fitting a new ceiling rose and decorative cornice as well as plastering, painting and wallpapering the walls. His work is well executed, meticulous and thorough. Ed was keen to ensure that we were happy with each stage of the work. The wallpaper for the living room is expensive and has a complex pattern. Ed took the wall papering in his stride; his attention to detail has created a beautiful room. We have used a number of painters/ decorators/plasterers over the years and have found him to be one of the best.

Ed's reviews speak for themselves and are clearly testiment to a thoroughly professional and skilled workman. He recently undertook complete re-decoration of a run down one bedroom flat. Throughout he was honest,reliable and efficient. An affable manner, not affraid of hard work and goes above and beyond. The whole process was made very easy- I cannot recommend him more highly.

We employed Ed on the strength of his previous reviews and are very happy to report that he more than lived up to his five star reputation. We asked Ed to completely redecorate our front room, a project that has involved removal of carpets, old sofas and hardboards, stripping wallpaper, extensive replastering, preparation and repair of wooden surfaces and window frames, and the painting of walls, ceiling, windows and wooden shelving units. In addition, Ed was only too happy to help with numerous little jobs e.g. helping me mount speaker brackets or fixing a canvas print to the wall, in order to ensure the finished design was everything we'd hoped for. He even fixed our Hoover that had been broken for months! Ed and his colleagues are polite, discrete and tidy and we had absolutely no problems with giving him a set of keys to our home. Ed is somewhat of a perfectionist, a meticulous craftsman who will use the right materials and put in many hours of work to ensure the end result is of the highest quality. Ed is proud of his reputation and is not interested in delivering a slapdash effort. For this reason, I believe his prices are realistic and it's the time and effort that Ed puts into his work that has lead so may reviewers to give him a five star rating in the Trader Value category as well. Ed and his colleague worked twelve hour days over the entire Easter holiday to ensure the decoration was finished in time for the carpet fitting. We are very pleased with end result as we couldn't imagine the finish could be any better. Ed is easy to deal with, full of good advice about how to look after our home, and generally very personable. Despite the upheaval of having the front room out of action, we kind of got used to having Ed around, so we were almost a little sad to see him go. We definitely recommend Ed and will be using him again in the future.

Ed and his team are courteous, unflappable, punctual and considerate. Ed works to a very high standard and is justifiably proud of his work. He repainted and redecorated our living room, kitchen and hall as well as retiling and repainting our bathroom and loo. Other painters and decorators had advised us that it was impossible to take the tiles off our bathroom walls. Ed's attitude is that nothing is impossible. He is a meticulous and very skilled worker. He is by far the best painter and decorator that we have ever come across. We would definitely use his services again and we warmly recommend him to others.

I can only echo everything that has been written by others. Ed redecorated my flat to a very high standard and at a price which was reasonable. His attention to detail is exemplary. Discussing and negotiating with him is very straightforward. One of the outstanding benefits of employing Ed is that when redecoration throws up another problem (as it so often does) he will ensure that this is resolved in the best way and he is clearly multiskilled. It was always a pleasure talking with him and he did everything possible to stick to agreed deadlines. To be able to give a decorator the keys and relax is a rare privilege in my experience. I have no hesitation in adding my recommendation and cannot imagine using anyone else !

Eddie has just finished his third job for us and we are delighted with the finished product. He renovated our main bedroom including bringing down and replacing the ceiling, repairing and in places re-plastering the walls, preparing all woodwork. He hung the wall paper and painted all of the woodwork. We are delighted, yet again, with the quality of his work and his friendly and engaging style. He was punctual and has a great attention to detail, maintaining very high standards of quality in his work. We would be very pleased to recommend him to others and will definitely be using him again in the future.