LAbuilding

23 reviews
Joined Oct 2018
Established 2015
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About

Welcome to our page -

LAbuilding we are a professional and reliable company who works to very high standards, these standards have helped us to build up an excellent reputation with regards to all work. We specialize in interior and exterior refurbishments, renovations, plumbing, bathroom specialist and kitchen fitting, all aspects of carpentry, decorating and many more. We do general restoration including structural alterations, repairs, leak fixing, flooring, windows, doors and etc.

We specialize in Full refurbishments including Kitchen and Bathroom Refurbishments (wetroom specialist), plastering, tiling and carpentry. All aspects of works undertaken - electrics, carpentry, plumbing, plastering, decorating etc.

All quotes are FREE. Visits for quick fixes are No-Fix-No-Fee.

We have UK accreditation in health and safety, first aid and completed courses working with power tools necessary to trade professionally. We are fully insured.

Our electricians are NICEIC, heating engineers/plumbers - Gas Safe registered.

Please contact us for any of your building or maintenance needs.

Skills
Bathroom Specialist
  • Bathroom Design
  • Bathroom Installation
  • Bathroom Repair
  • Complete Bathroom Refurbishment
  • Shower Fitting
  • Tiling
  • Builder
  • Extension
  • Garage / Outbuilding Construction
  • Garage Conversion
  • Groundwork
  • Internal Renovation / Reconfiguration
  • Internal Walls
  • Loft Conversion
  • Structural Steelwork
  • Underpinning / Foundation
  • Latest Reviews
    Internal Walls

    We paid £23,000 to Graeme Broodryk of GLA Building, formally GAC Project Limited (involuntarily struck off in 2019) for substandard work (many thousands to rectify), dealing with Graeme who lied repeatedly (Covid 3x, Van broken into/no diesel/service, wife/son ill, son ill, stomach problems, roofer fell off ladder etc.),tried to do as little work as possible, and who took no responsibility, along with the feeling of being taken for idiots. Plastering was so poor that weeks had to be spent rectifying, radiators not connected correctly leaked causing damage to the ceiling, cornicing was accidently removed in one room and badly damaged in another, brickwork was left half completed. Under time pressure; baby on the way, we put in the contract a clause of min 12 and max 16 weeks, Graeme assured it could be done in 2 months. However, after 8 weeks he hadn’t started and only on demanding a refund of our £14k deposit did he start. 10 months later the work was not completed and Graeme showed no intention or goodwill to complete or make good. We had to get outside help to finish and rectify the problems. About half of the items on the contract were not even started, this reduction in scope was not compensated in any way. We are over £10,000 out of pocket, only when threatening legal action were we able to get electrics and the gas completed and signed off, electrician implied that they were awaiting money not passed on from Graeme. Please save yourself the stress, heartache and financial cost and have nothing to do with this company and Graeme Broodryk.

    LAbuilding
    Hi Theresa, To respond to your review which is totally unacceptable to say the least. We have tried to work with you both on your refurbishment unfortunately but close to the end we had come to an agreement I have proof via our group chat on what's app. We have all proof and evidence of your complete project from the original quote, to changes made, new work added, work subcontracted out by yourself and your father in law coming in to do majority of the work. On your project we were only contracted for structural work chimney down, structural work bathroom, structural work back door, bathroom & shower creation x 2, full rewire and a new boiler, Watermain replacement, creating understairs utility room section. This all for £23,000. LETS SEE WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG: WORK NOT PAID FOR: Extra structural work deemed essential by structural calculations Bathroom creation, fitting, tiling, electrical, plumbing Showeroom creation, electrical, plumbing Bespoke brickwork Full rewire of your home - Running a brand-new central heating pipes throughout Chimney repairs Helping with your Victorian bespoke rads plumbing them in - which were still not paid for these either. These weighed 200kg each I am sorry we tried to work with you both but unfortunately couldn't....anymore. Regarding COVID it was a difficult time for everyone in the country. As I can remember your father in law had COVID too when we came to work on the bathroom. Then we were only told he tested positive. I did really go out my way to accomodate all your request but unfortunately due to many disagreement and threats we couldn't anymore. We even helped you to buy your kitchen on our trade discount which you saved thousands on. I am really sorry things couldnt be worked out. We wish you all the best. Yours sincerely Graeme
    Extension

    PLEASE DO NOT TRUST THIS MAN. Graeme will sell you the world. We started our journey in January and in total have paid graeme more than £15,000. To this day he has not done so much as hammer a nail in our house. He had absolutely no intention of doing our project, he’s strung us along for months on end with promised start dates and then just not turning up. We are now taking legal action to get our money back and hopefully this man gets the punishment through the justice system that he deserves, we cannot be the first family he has destroyed. Please be aware. I don’t want anyone else to go through what we have. DO NOT TRUST HIM.

    Complete Bathroom Refurbishment

    In August 2020 Graeme and his team quoted us 2 weeks for work on our bathroom and kitchen. It is now 17 months later. They started really well and we were happy with the progress, until they put all my kitchen appliances in the garden, where they were rained upon and had to be discarded! (not compensated) The 2 weeks took us to the first week of September when Graeme had an accident in his van. He suffered severe whiplash. In October his son went into hospital for 6 weeks. Graeme caught covid in November. January 2021 all his team went abroad. In February Graeme caught covid again. In March his team returned to UK and were isolating. His father became unwell in May and June there was a bereavement. Graeme caught covid in July for the 3rd time and August his team were once again in quarantine until September. On 12th October the whole team caught covid, Graeme for the 4th time. Then November his work van was broken into. Since that time we have not seen or heard from him. Not only was the work incomplete but what was done was mostly substandard, the cheapest of materials having been used so that defects showed within 2 months. We could not have been more accommodating and understanding even when we recognised a lie. It is extremely upsetting when you hire a company to carry out a job, pay them what they quoted and you are left feeling duped, angry and frustrated. Would you hire them?

    Kitchen Installation

    I am very happy with GLA’s structural building work and the professional manner in which it was undertaken. When Graeme from GLA met the structural engineer he had already correctly calculated the rsj for the chimney support, the route for all hot and cold pipe work and electrical cabling within the new sceiling void and had worked out all the thermal and fire safety standard calculations, he knew exactly what was required and had prepared his method statement in advance for inspection. All the work was carried out with great consideration given to my continuing to live in the house during the building and remodelling of my kitchen. The new vaulted roof with 2 giant velux windows within the sceiling provides a fabulous bright and airy living environment in my newly fitted kitchen/dining area and I was very pleased I had chosen GLA.

    Internal Walls

    Graeme and his team completed a full refurbishment of our flat so that we could rent it to tenants immediately. The standard of his work is excellent and he takes great pride in his work. The transformation of the flat is incredible. New wiring, new bathroom, new kitchen, new flooring, plastering, all pipe work boxed in, fully painted and decorated. The attention to detail is impressive and our tenants can’t wait to move in. Graeme has taken an old 1950s flat and transformed it into a brand new contemporary apartment. Thank you so much! We are incredibly happy and grateful.

    Bathroom Installation

    Conscientous, professional, courteous gentlemen, who took pride in their work and cared about customer service/satisfaction. I would recommend to anyone.

    Internal Walls

    Really impressed with Graeme from initial contact through to the job completion. He was able to understand exactly what I wanted, then provided a professional quotation including the scope of work and schedule. The work started on time and was completed ahead of schedule to a high standard so I was very pleased. I have already requested him another piece of work. Well done Graeme and colleagues!

    Complete Kitchen Refurbishment

    I would like to say thank you to Graeme and his team. They have just completed my kitchen refurbishment in my home. I am truly amazed and extremely happy how they transformed my home even in the current circumstances with Covid 19 epidemic and with all the major material suppliers being closed they have managed to organise everything to perfection. They have been so professional with my family aswell, health & safety precautions were discussed and setup to safe guard everyone, keeping a 2 metre distances and blocking us off from the work in our home. We even got a mini temporary kitchen while the work was carried out. The work comprised a new open plan kitchen, new downstairs tiolet, electrical work, plastering, new flooring and painting and decoration. I also added extra work - new ceilings put in, 2 X radiators changed and electrical points added to the project. From the start of my project to completion Graeme and his team were amazing and very efficient, helpful, informative and professional. They arrived on time and left my home clean & tidy. I found them to be very competitively priced too, extremely honest and Graeme even let me purchase materials on his trade account to save money. His team were so lovely too working within the current climate. They also did some free work whilst they were here and didn't want any payment for it. I would highly recommend them and have booked Graeme in to do my ensuite bathroom project in the future. My Mum also wants work done once we are all back to normality. Great Job guys!

    Internal Walls

    We saved for 3 years to be able to afford a full downstairs refurb including a garden refurb. Graeme Broodryk and his team started work in mid oct 2019 and promised to be finished within 6 weeks. Following constant false promises and substandard work which had to be redone numerous times, the project was finally finished in mid march 2020. During this time Graeme had stomach problems, knee problems, his wife, child, and mother in law was sick, his van's clutch went and there were a couple of other excuses. He stopped work for 3 weeks during Christmas and then didn't start until 29th January as his van had been broken into. He is hugely wasteful with materials - our living room floor had to be redone 3 times as it was uneven, so skirting boards were thrown away twice. He did not consult us enough during the kitchen refit so the extractor he ordered was completely wrong- this also ended up in a skip. These are just 2 examples of his wastefulness. When I confronted him about his poor work, he cried and shouted as a way of defending himself. At the time of writing this review (20/04/20) we have still not received all our paperwork even though work was finished over a month ago - excuses include AOL software being down and being ill. After he has left the property we have noticed numerous issues with his work including damp which was "fixed" twice still coming through, flooring not secured and coming loose, holes in the ceiling around light fixtures, plus a few more issues. We have found Graeme to be thoroughly dishonest, work shy and generally a very unpleasant individual. Work with him at your peril!

    LAbuilding
    Dear Gerard, Thank you for your recent feedback. We always aim to deliver a great experience. I am absolutely amazed by your negative review and at total loss for words to be very honest. I've taken my time to respond to your review to reflect true events and full facts. Firstly, I am terribly sorry you feel let down by us. At Gla Building we pride ourselves in our workmanship, service and honesty. You hired us based on these principles and our 100% feedback, this I can remember. After reading your full review, I strongly believe we have gone the extra mile with you to ensure we have listened and worked with you on your project untill the very end with your satisfaction. Whenever you asked us to do extra bits or last minute changes made we were always accommodating. We have truly tried to work with you amid difficult circumstances. We all knew, refurbishing your mid terrace home with a family living in it is at best of times will be a very difficult due to parking issues, logistical material movement issues, material storage plus working around you guys but we prevailed and completed your project. We worked with you on your snaglists too untill we departed from your home. I cleary remember shaking your hand on departure. Our workmanship, I understand Gerard, In areas where you were not entirely happy we worked with you until you were happy and satisfied. I have what's app conversations and photographic evidence detailing this. Our communication has been good. Your refurbishment has not been straight forward due to the extent of the work, changes in construction, materials , logistics, parking etc.... I will hold my hands up and say your refurbishment has been one of our most difficult and hugely challenging experiences we have had work on and sometimes extremely difficult to understand you and your requiresments thus we had to redo some work until you were fully satisfied. I Furthermore agree Yes, some cosmetical materials had to be wasted to ensure you were happy at the end. This is more important to us as honest builders. This is why we go the extra mile for our clients. I really could not re-use the old materials in a new refurbishment it would have look so ugly. The cost of the wasted and new materials were covered by us and not by yourself. Gerard, I furthermore agree with you the project took abit longer than initially anticipated due to some logistical issues, supplier delays, A lot of bad weather, my personal family issues for a few days and Me myself being hospitalised with severe concrete burns to my knees whilst working in the rain to complete your project, I recall. However these are not here or there as your project has been completed now. a "GESTURE OF GOODWILL" was agreed with yourself to cover delays and we done over £4800 free work - free of charge which was not quoted for originally to show you we were sorry. Paperwork, We all know paper work at best of times take time to complete, but you have now received all paperwork, certificates etc. As these were issued by third parties which we had to wait for. To conclude, we always aim to deliver a great experience. We are gutted when we miss the mark with you even though we went the extra mile and apologised with a "Gesture of goodwill" and free work . We will most definitely use the feedback to make us better and to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Yours sincerely.
    Damp Proofing

    Graeme was great, the job was quoted for and completed to my satisfaction within a week which was great. He even offered other bits of advise to help solve my condensation/damp issue. Will keep his number saved for any other jobs I need doing.

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