Woody's Building Services Limited

We found Chris initially through the which trusted traders website and are very glad we did! From the off he was really helpful in being upfront with the quotes and evening helping us plan and cost some aspects of the project (even before we had confirmed him taking on the project). His quality of work is great and given that he is a certified plumber and electrician too it makes life so much simpler when you find extra issues. He even managed to increase the water pressure - an unexpected bonus! Although not the cheapest around (we ended up nearly doubling our initial estimates through issues we found in the flat) he was more than accommodating and went above and beyond in helping us when suppliers sent over the incorrect materials / products. At the end of the project we did feel like he rushed the process slightly - potentially a keeness to move onto the next planned project but Chris happily came back to finish off small jobs (even months later to refit a radiator after delays caused by our decorator) All in all he was a great hire and we've already given word of mouth recommendations to friends and neighbours.

What should have been a fairly straightforward front room refurb evolved into a more complicated job as Chris identified legitimate problems with our drainage and patio that required more work than we originally anticipated. But Chris was reliable and methodical throughout, always explaining what needed to be done and why (and what it would cost). His expertise across a number of areas - construction, joinery, electrics and plumbing – was massively helpful and he was always very conscientious that everything was done properly. Most importantly though he is trustworthy and responsive –he turns up when he says he will turn up and always gets back to you ASAP if you have any concerns or queries (not always the case with builders in my experience). I would definitely recommend.

I have the dubious privilege of having owned a seven bedroom Victorian villa of some 5,000sq ft since 2006. It's high maintenance indeed and over the years I've had many tradesmen work on the house and have dabbled with electrics, plastering, joinery, and a dash of plumbing myself. I also know enough about the English legal system to know my way around a courtroom. Enough of the bragging. For two reasons; aside from being slightly obnoxious, my building knowledge paled into utter insignificance when I first encountered Christopher Wood a couple of years ago. I haven't met a tradesman who measures up to Christopher! His work is absolutely outstanding. As he is a master of many trades and has a trusted band of tradesmen for the others, you can trust him to attain an absolutely exemplary finish at a price that will not deviate from the agreed contract. Sure, unexpected things will crop up and both parties need to make reasonable judgements when they do crop up. He has refitted 3 bathrooms for us from scratch, restored two staircases, moved internal walls, installed a bespoke drawing room window, rewired the top floor, replumbed, repaired walls, and so on and so on. I am lining him up for future projects.

Chris completed our bathroom renovation and we are incredibly happy and impressed with his work. Punctual, trustworthy, polite, with timely advice when needed. Commenced and finished the work on the time schedule outlined and kept us updated with budget/invoices. He completed most of the work himself as he is qualified in most trades and was always on site. Great attention to detail and executed our design perfectly. Would highly recommend.

Christopher put right some issues that I had in the bathroom, in particular re-grouting some tiles in the shower, adding new tiles to an untidy section of the wall and removing & re-siliconing the shower tray. Christopher was meticulous in his work, he covered the stairs & bedroom before starting and left the place spotless unlike other tradesmen I’ve hired. He is a professional and I wouldn’t hesitate hiring him again.

He is an amazing tradesman. He is fully accredited in 4 different trades, plumbing, joinery, gas engineer and electrician. Unlike other builds I've had done there was no messing about with co-ordinating the other trades because he did them all. The original job was to remove the old kitchen and replace it with the new. When the old units were removed it revealed water and mould damage that wasn't anticipated. He set about stripping the walls back to bare brick, treating the damage, rebuilding and reinforcing the walls in preparation for the new kitchen and units, which were installed immaculately. He even suggested a few ideas that enhanced the kitchen like remote control under unit smart lighting, which was of little extra cost. I am over the moon with his work and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to my friends. He arrived at 7.30 and worked, non stop till 5 most days, with a 40 minute lunch break. Everyone of my friends have loved the finished product. He even recommended the where I should buy the kitchen as he has relationships with suppliers. There were no snagging issues.

Chris fitted a kitchen plus electrics and plumbing in a small kitchen. He is very knowledgeable and was never late to site. He knows all the regulations, so each job comes with all the certificates and is delivered to a high standard.