Dave Ridge & Sons Pebble Dashing

Critical: Professionalism, Punctuality, Responsiveness
Apr 22nd, 2023

They responded to my enquiry very quickly and started working on the front of the house a couple of days later. The team worked really hard and it shows - the result is excellent. They also did some improvements to the guttering and tiling which I had asked for. We are very pleased. Many thanks to Garry and the team from Dave Ridge and sons. Service: Exterior finishing
Jun 4th, 2021

Stay away!! Rude and condescending. They acted like they were the only ones around who could do the work. When we tried to get a date for starting the works (after not turning up for 2 weeks) Mark became hostile and rude and put the phone down. Definitely steer clear if you like courtesious behaviour. Very surprised they're still in business actually! Subsequently got the job done to an excellent standard by another professional trader for a third of the price.
Nov 28th, 2020

I employed the services of Dave Ridge Pebbledashing around 7 years to completely remove and reapply new Pebbledashing. Within several weeks of the work being completed I was having problems with reveals cracking around my windows. Id contact Gary who was always friendly and would come along and repair the problem. He would say that because I have upvc windows they expand and crack the render. Though I can quite believe the frames expand in the heat I am sure there is something that can be used to stop this happening and considering as I had my render completely stripped backroads brick this cracking could and should have been prevented. Instead Gary has removed the cracked render and filled it up with coloured mastic and pushed the stones in to the mastic, not really what I was expecting having spent upwards of 5k having the work done. 7 years on and some of the cracks that were evident in the original Pebbledashing have opened up again leading me to question whether meshing was used to strengthen these areas. Also the render seems very weak, if I lean a ladder against it and use the ladder to clean the window the render will crumble away back to the brickwork. The finish of the job was brilliant, it really looked good but the cracking and crumbling of the render is really disappointing and unfortunately because of this I wouldnt recommend anyone to use. Service: Exterior painting
Jul 1st, 2020

Excellent service from Garry and his team at Dave Ridge & Sons. They had carried out work prior on my road over the last ten years. This is how we became aware of them. I did the usual 3 quotes and only Dave Ridge & Sons turned up on time and delivered on time. One certain large property maintenance company did not even provide a quote despite turning up to assess? Two local builders who come highly recommended simply told us to speak with Ridge & Sons in Streatham when I enquired about Pebble Dashing and Rendering with them. Pebbledashing is a specialist service and skill and I would have no hesitation in recommending the team at Dave Ridge & Sons. Our house looks brand new and we are very happy with the service and craftsmanship. The team were tidy, punctual and delivered despite storm Alex and a couple of days of heavy rain and wind. Dave Ridge and Sons come highly recommended. Service: Exterior painting
Jun 12th, 2020