Beware!

[rowena]

Just wrote a really long account of my bad experience of employing Gary Skinner! Decided not everyone needs to read that so deleted it, but if you're thinking of employing him for anything other than painting/decorating - my advice is DON'T!!!

Pm me if you want more information, but in short he's unreliable, arrogant and extremely rude! Quoted me a high rate for doing various jobs he said he could do, but later decided were beyond his skills. That's fair enough, but I wouldn't have employed him if he had said that at first. Was very worried he could turn nasty, so called in friend when it was time to sort out payment.

Probably ok (or even good) as a painter/decorator, but wouldn't recommend him as a general handyman! Having said that, his bad language and unreliability would prevent me recommending him to anyone I know for any type of work.

[the_gamechanger]

We had the same problem with him last year and I would also suggest avoiding

[firstchoicegary]

My apologies for your disappointment , admittedly a few personal issues at home didn't help which I do not wish to discuss, but I have many other very happy clients past and present on here, rated people, which decorator, amongst other sites and areas. I'm sorry you felt the need to share this and I can only apologise whole heartedly, and should have maybe not taken on some of the specialised jobs you asked me to do , I.E welding and metal fabrication and washing machine repairs, at the time I did not antisipate these to turn into more skill full repairs than first expected .. Kind regards gary

[Nepsi]

I wouldn't recommend Gary either. We found him unreliable and rude, lots of excuses were made, and it was overall an unpleasant experience having him in our house. We are not happy about the quality of his work either, some of which we had to re-do ourselves. I also called Dulux to report this, only to find out that he was no longer a Dulux decorator, despite his claims. I understand that having problems at home may affect his work but does not justify him being so rude. K

[anniesno1]

Hello my name is Annalisa and i am a qualified Painter and Decorator,

i work to a very high standard and come with many references.

If anyone needs anyone work doing please dont hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards Annalisa.