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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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I am currently having some work done at my house - principally walls that are being refurbished and rebuilt, but also some extensive tiling work.
I have found a really great guy down here on the Costa del Sol. I do not know how far he will travel but he lives in Benalmadena so I guess Malaga to Estepona is probably the extent, unless it is a really major job. At this point he could not build a complete house - not because he doesnt have the skill but he has been here 18 months and doesnt have the plant required.
He is half Rumanian/ half Hungarian (no need for the sharp intake of breath). He is extremely reliable and as honest as the day is long. He has access to my garage to store materials and nothing ever goes missing. If he wishes to borrow something he checks first. Scrupulously tidy he takes great pride in his work and will only do a job if he believes the customer will be pleased with the end result. I know because he has declined to do something for me that he could have done standing on his head but he will not be happy taking my money if he thinks I am likley to be less than 100% satisfied with the result - not because of poor workmanship but because of what he was being asked to do.
His speciality is tiling and plastering although he he has done a superb job of rebuilding and rendering a wall for me and looking at the nearly finished article I think it will last 100 years or more. The only thing he is not really happy working with is wood as carpentry not his forte.
He speaks excellent English and is fluent Spanish. He will also price for the job and not by the hour eking the job out for longer than necessary. To cap it all he is cheaper than the Spanish let alone the Brits and he will do a first class job. He was recommended to me by a local Spanish friend first of all and I can honestly say he has been brilliant.
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21 Nov 2006 1:41 PM
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Forgot to mention he has done a pool retile for 1800€ less than the next cheapest quote. The price he quoted was what was charged despite finding extra repairs that needed doing to the pool shell after the original covering was stripped. For the other quotes this extra work would have added to the price - the highest quote was 3,500€ more.
Having seen my pal's pool I reckon it is probably the best finished pool I have seen.
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01 May 2007 7:14 PM
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Smiley are you a Rumanian/ half Hungarian builder? :)
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26 Dec 2007 11:46 AM
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Smiley
Just trawling through Eye on Spain at the moment and notice that you have used somebody for tiling and plaster work, do you have a contact name and number please. Hope you and everyone else reading this is enjoying the Christmas break.
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03 Jan 2008 4:18 PM
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Hi Jojan where are you located??
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03 Jan 2008 6:10 PM
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Hi Smiley
We are in the Duquesa area. Hope you or anyone reading this can help.
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03 Jan 2008 6:35 PM
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Hi Jojan I dont know if he will go that far but worth a try - his name is Jerry and number is 667597157. Speaks good English and Spanish - always proved very reliable in my experience - bit of a perfectionist and doesnt like working with timber - will give opinions if he thinks a job wont turn out well - not really interested in small jobs as he is in Benalmadena so has to be worth him travelling - found him significantly better value than others and very honest. Hard worker and expects the job he does to turn out well but can be difficult to tie him down on an estimate - nonetheless the stuff he has done for me has been estimated in advance so stick to your guns and ask him to give you an idea - he doesnt know me as Smiley so if you want to mention me then it is Patrick
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03 Jan 2008 9:10 PM
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Thank you very much we will get in touch with him.
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