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Workmanship Ratings
These are ratings relating to how well a tradesman performed the contracted work. Ratings are out of 5.
| Workmanship | 5 |  | Quality of workmanship provided. |
| Adherence to cost | 5 | | Degree of variance from quoted cost. |
| Adherence to schedule | 5 | | How well they kept to schedule. |
| Overall Workmanship | 5 | | Overall workmanship rating. |
Communications Ratings
These ratings describe how well a tradesman communicated and presented themselves. Ratings are out of 5.
| Responsiveness | 5 |  | How timely their initial response was. |
| Professionalism | 5 | | Their level of professionalism. |
| Overall Communications | 5 | | Overall communications rating. |
| Job | Rating(s) | Homeowner Comments | Trade Take | ||||||||||
| chimney remo... Job #10588 7 Mar 11 |
| At a time of great stress Mike did a great job in making the house safe and weathertight. | All Good Thanks for the review - glad to be able to help. Take care. | ||||||||||
| gut kitchen,... Job #7234 15 Feb 11 |
| I think Mike mainly used subcontractors, but he organised it on time which was the main thing, and did a good job, thanks (work carried out by a subcontractor) | All Good Great clients. Quick with decisions and payment. Couldn't ask for more. Thanks for the work! | ||||||||||
| Interior doo... Job #7297 27 Dec 10 |
| Did a wonderful job | All Good Great client. Thanks for the work. | ||||||||||
| Chimney repair Job #8486 23 Dec 10 |
| (no comment provided) | Good | ||||||||||
| Bathroom & K... Job #7306 17 Dec 10 |
| Mike was great at keeping us informed of what was going on and when things would be completed. The job was finished to the highest of standards. Very happy, would definitely us Maintain Canterbury again! (work carried out by a subcontractor) | All Good Great client to work with - very easy going and accomodating. Thanks for the review. Cheers, Mike. | ||||||||||
| Earthquake -... Job #7386 30 Nov 10 |
| (no comment provided) (work carried out by an employee of the company) | All Good Thanks very much for the work and the positive feedback. | ||||||||||
| Roof repairs... Job #7194 1 Nov 10 |
| On time, on price, on quality. | All Good Good communications and prompt payment. Thanks very much for the work. | ||||||||||
| General Repairs Job #4868 15 May 10 |
| Great to deal with. Honest and helpful. (work carried out by the owner/operator) | All Good Easy going and friendly client. Thanks Clair. | ||||||||||
| Painter and ... Job #4513 30 Apr 10 |
| Note - this was cost for building, painting, plumbing and tiling. Mike Barnsley is a wonderful project manager and I highly recommend (work carried out by the owner/operator) | All Good | ||||||||||
| Tiler Job #4511 11 Apr 10 |
| whole contract price (work carried out by the owner/operator) | All Good | ||||||||||
| Building wor... Job #4510 9 Apr 10 |
| Fantastic. Mike is great. I am using him again. And again.... | All Good Great people to deal with. Thanks so much for the feedback and your good humour. Cheers, Mike. | ||||||||||
| Install new ... Job #4509 9 Apr 10 |
| Fantastic work (work carried out by a subcontractor) | All Good | ||||||||||
| Sash window ... Job #3873 12 Mar 10 |
| Very happy with Mikes communication and advice. Mike did the work as quoted in less time than orginally quoted. Work was to a good standard. (work carried out by the owner/operator) | All Good Great client to work for. Thanks very much for the positive review. | ||||||||||
| New ceiling ... Job #2941 15 Oct 09 |
| Excellent professional service with quality result, highly recommend Mike & his team. | All Good Great clients to work for. Easy going and friendly, with prompt payment. Thanks very much. | ||||||||||
| new benchtop... Job #2666 5 Sep 09 |
| very proffesional service, friendly and helpful through from beginning until finish. very clean. Job exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended | All Good Great client to work for. Flexible and communicative. Thanks very much for the work. | ||||||||||
| Window Seat ... Job #2440 3 Aug 09 |
| Good solid window seat from recycled wood which Mike provided, easy communications, also did some other maintainance, all good work, would definitely recommend and use again. | All Good Communicative and easy going client. A pleasure to deal with. Thanks very much. | ||||||||||
| Fix my door Job #2202 28 May 09 |
| While I have not personally seen the work that Mike has done on the property, our tenents seem happy with it. The reason I have given him the high review is that his communication with me was very fast and good. | All Good Great client to deal with. Able to make decisions quickly, and paid promptly. Much appreciated. |
Communication Only Reviews
| Job | Rating(s) | Homeowner Comments | Trade Take | ||||
| Building wor... Job #14005 29 Oct 11 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Quote needed !! Job #13260 22 Jun 11 |
| (no comment provided) | Thanks for the review. After initially chasing the job my workload increased. I advised client that I was longer able to quote on the work and apologised for any inconvenience caused. Best of luck with repair works. Regards, Mike Barnsley. | ||||
| Kitchen relo... Job #10804 17 Mar 11 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Bathroom floor Job #10047 16 Feb 11 |
| Prompt to come and look and professional opinion provided | |||||
| KITCHEN RENO... Job #8591 19 Dec 10 |
| Brilliant communication and lovely guy to deal with, but unfortunately the quote was just a bit out of our range. Thank you | Thanks for the great feedback and best of luck with the job. Cheers, Mike. | ||||
| FIRST JOB ..... Job #8301 12 Dec 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| build wardrobe Job #7576 5 Nov 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Update Bathroom Job #7726 28 Oct 10 |
| Mike had excellent knowledge and very professional in quotation process. | |||||
| Bathroom Refit Job #7244 23 Sep 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| House Paint Job #6891 20 Sep 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| House Intern... Job #6896 10 Sep 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Odd Jobs Job #5115 29 Aug 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Supply and i... Job #6494 26 Aug 10 |
| Friendly, good ideas,on time.Mike was good to deal with and we would have used him but my wife found a more suitable product at a shower company. | |||||
| Sorting Case Job #5079 27 May 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Bay Window e... Job #5065 27 May 10 |
| Great to deal, honest and easy communications | |||||
| Internal Bou... Job #4970 25 May 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| build a ward... Job #3964 20 May 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Bathroom Flo... Job #4354 2 May 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| New Fence Job #4607 19 Apr 10 |
| (no comment provided) | Thanks for the review and apologies again that I couldn't make the time to get to see you. Cheers, Mike. | ||||
| tiling in ba... Job #4556 18 Mar 10 |
| Well outlined quote detailing all of the work which is included and all materials and costs the job incurs. Good to see professional quotes which are detailed and exact | Thanks Anna, much appreciated. Mike. | ||||
| Painting int... Job #4362 3 Mar 10 |
| Mike from Maintain Canterbury was very prompt to reply to my emails. His emails were friendly and he didn't mind when I asked questions to clarify things. This was the first time I have used Builders crack so very happy. | Thanks for the positive feedback. Much appreciated. | ||||
| Childrens pl... Job #3826 27 Jan 10 |
| (no comment provided) | |||||
| Bathroom wal... Job #3720 19 Jan 10 |
| responded quickly |