17 May 2017
Really not sure whether I'd recommend - we...
Really not sure whether I'd recommend - we are definitely in 2 minds! Everything went extremely well to start with and we ad a good start date, but then things started to slip. We had no further communication with the salesperson, Ross Manser, after sending emails stating our issues, although Mark Pratt dealt with these. The sub contracted builders built in cold, wet weather and their brickwork was very poor. Even coming back innumerable times they still haven't made an acceptable job of this. Mark told me he'd get them back again but there has been no sign of this. One of their 2 pillars was 'out' and their heights not accurate, meaning our roof is 1" out of true! Then we had a 6 week delay waiting for the doors and roof - would have been longer had I not pushed. These were fitted well and the plastering was, equally done well. We had issues again though with the subcontracted electrician who was awkward and has cracked a tile under our fuseboad (denying it) and fitted a poor quality dimmer switch that causes the lights inside the room to flicker when they are dimmed. They also fitted a pir security light outside on the ring main so it came on when the conservatory lights were on! The build should have had ventilation, which I mentioned at the planning stage, yet didn't and we had trouble drying out the plaster, even when we hired an industrial dehumidifier. After a good deal of negotiation we purchased a solution and 5 Star took this cost off their price.
So... would we recommend? A difficult one! We are very pleased with (most) of our finished room, but we have had issues along the way. The selling process was good but, overall, we have not felt we've had a great experience. It seemed that those who sell aren't interested in problems afterwards! To be fair the work of those who are employed by 5Star themselves seems to be good, our real issues came from their sub contractors, but, if these people aren't up to the job, then different sub contractors should be used.
Wendy Anthony
DoorsWindows
14 May 2017
Overall very happy but communication on the whole...
Overall very happy but communication on the whole wasn't great. Changes we made weren't communicated, if they couldn't come for whatever reason, there was no communication. Project manager, as far as we were concerned, wasn't very good. Only visited the site once, once the job was completed, told me & my wife different things and generally, didn't come across as needed; was easier to speak directly to customer services who were brilliant and didn't just argue with you when you rang up with a concern. Would definitely recommend 5Star (already recommended to several neighbours who have used them); we weren't 'sold' a conservatory, they listened to what we wanted, helped come up with a solution and gave us plenty of options. Really really happy with the finished conservatory, great customer service (just don't bother with the project manager, speak to the office directly!) and we've now got a fattastic conservatory to enjoy :)
James Dean
ConservatoryOrangery
05 May 2017
2nd time used both times punctual and very tidy...
2nd time used both times punctual and very tidy workmanship. Good company to deal with
Mrs C Walter
DoorsWindows
22 Apr 2017
Lyndon was my advisor and he was extremely helpful...
Lyndon was my advisor and he was extremely helpful without any pushy sales technique. Very prompt replying my many questions by email and text. Extremely patient going through the design and again when I visited the showroom. All staff I met in the showroom were very polite, helpful and made me feel as if they genuinely wanted to help and valued my custom.
Many thanks to 5 Star - your personal touch makes all the difference
yasmin poonawala
DoorsWindows
16 Apr 2017
Very pleased with our new conservatory and the se...
Very pleased with our new conservatory and the se vice f on 5 Star. We do however wish the workmen had protected our quarry tile floor whilst they worked. It was open to the elements and was scuffed and scratched from the work debris and their work boots. We continue to try to polish out the marks.
Mr and Mrs B Carrier
ConservatoryOrangery
13 Apr 2017
Mrs June Lewis
DoorsWindows
10 Apr 2017
John Michael Worsley
DoorsWindows
08 Apr 2017
Andrew Gallacher
ConservatoryOrangery
24 Mar 2017
Mr and Mrs Frank Carter
DoorsWindows
20 Mar 2017
Alison Clarke
DoorsWindows
19 Mar 2017
Asmall project following new windows and doors...
Asmall project following new windows and doors some years ago so we went back to 5*. Pleasant and helpful to deal with, and competitive on price.
D. Haskins
DoorsWindows
13 Mar 2017
Pleased with service + product
Pleased with service + product