Alan Saunders, Sidmouth – Luke and Eugene Carpentry Ltd. (L.E.C.)

Feedback re repair of balcony deckingThe job that I wished to be done was to have the decking on one of my balconies replaced. The size of the balcony was 8 X 1.1 metres. The price paid was £1056 inc VAT. Time taken; from 9a.m. to 3pm.My apartment is on the 2nd floor of the building with access through my bedroom. Any concern about my carpet being messed up proved unnecessary as it was well protected by a layer of plastic. Also the new decking was brought up from outside and the old decking disposed of by the same route Everything was left clean and tidy.I would classify the work done by Luke and his team as being excellent. I would not fault the carpentry and his attention to detail and would certainly use him again. There was however one aspect that left me slightly disappointed. The quality of the decking used did not match up to that of the original as I was expecting. The new decking was thinner, narrower, with an overabundance of knots plus stains from the preservative. Still, after 3 coats of Sadolin I eventually found the depth of colour that hid the defects enough for me to live with. If there ever is a next time I would pick out the decking myself. I would recommend others to be aware of this factor.