Reviews

Awful experience and workmanship - had to take them to court and we won our legal battle! Used Jamie Clarkson for a side first floor extension. Meant to take 10 weeks but took 8 months to finish (Nov 2021-July 2022). Then major problems with some of the work became apparent - leaking gutters, leaking and blocking 20ft soil pipe, shower not working, faulty shower tray fitted, returned goods not refunded, refusing to pay back an overpayment following an incorrect invoice. We were unable to use the bathroom. We chased the company for a further 5 months to attempt to get them to resolve the shoddy work but they started ignoring all attempts at communicating - ghosting us for months. We used the Federation of Master Builders dispute service which Clarkson dragged out for a year (Nov 2022- Nov 2023) , saying they would repay us the money owed and fix all the work but they never did and got expelled from the FMB for not complying. We then took them to court which took a further 15 months (April 2024-July 2025). We won all areas of our court case and the judge made Clarkson pay the money owed plus money for someone else to complete the dodgy work. This was the most stressful and gruelling 4 years of our lives, not only having incomplete and faulty work and not fully being able to use our extension, but Jamie's cruel and unreasonable attitude and behaviour towards the build and ourselves, dragging the whole thing out for as long as he could to avoid finishing the job, despite a huge amount of evidence to show the faults, plus professional reports. We have 3 young kids, jobs, normal life struggles, so to have the builder stress and legal stress for 4 years on top was horrendous and I wouldn't want anyone else to go through it. Don’t be fooled by the charm and false website claims like we were - 100% of customers cannot be happy if you're being taken to court. Not worth the risk. They also trade under Clarkson Builders, Charles Francis Developments Limited, W J Clarkson & Son Ltd. Avoid!

The guys at Clarkson builders completed 2 landscaping jobs at our property first they completed a new patio and then returned to lay brand new turf, they were extremely tidy and respectful of our property. We are really pleased with the result, would have no problem recommending them.

We appointed Clarkson Builders to complete some remedial work to our school. We were that impressed by the quality and timeliness of the work we invited them to quote for further building works. Clarkson Builders have always been punctual, polite and diligent in their work for us. Jamie was always on hand for any queries and site was always left tidied at the end of day. Would I recommend them? Yes. They have become our first port of call for building works.

Clarkson Builders are a very professional, friendly & trustworthy company. Jamie understood our ideas on what we wanted from our extension and helped us through the whole process from start to finish. The project was completed within the time frame estimated. We are more than happy with our extension and the workmanship, so we would highly recommend Clarkson Builders for your building projects.

My husband and I were recommended Clarkson Builders for our extension, and I can not fault these guys. From the start they were approachable and friendly, putting both our minds instantly at ease. The whole team were incredibly professional and worked extremely hard to give us the exact vision we had for our home. Jamie was brilliant at sharing his knowledge with us during this process, and was always a quick phone call/email away, never failing to deal with our queries. We can’t thank the whole Clarkson Builders team enough for finally making our home feel complete.