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Recurring themes from 40 customer reviews on NoCowboys.
Customers who keep coming back: “We ended up hiring him for more projects around our property” · NoCowboys, 27 Mar 2019
Customers mention transparent pricing: “Good value for money. His workmanship is excellent and i highly recommend him” · NoCowboys, 21 May 2014
Respectful and tidy in your home: “Ralph turned up on time as arranged. Left everything clean and tidy and took all the old material away with him” · NoCowboys, 14 Apr 2014
“He was clear in his explanations of the problem and left the job clean and tidy” · NoCowboys, 15 Jan 2026
“Turned up promptly, gave a run down on what the problem was and the fix required, gave a quote and turned up to fix it when he said he would” · NoCowboys, 14 Aug 2025
“From the very beginning I was impressed with his communication” · NoCowboys, 16 Jan 2018
“Ralph showed up when he said he would, and was able to fix the leak we were worried about” · NoCowboys, 15 Jan 2026
“Turned up promptly, gave a run down on what the problem was and the fix required, gave a quote and turned up to fix it when he said he would” · NoCowboys, 14 Aug 2025
“he’s a honest reliable builder and also gave us good pricing” · NoCowboys, 27 Mar 2019
“The main living area ceiling was plastered and repainted to a high standard” · NoCowboys, 15 Oct 2020
“Ralph did a reasonably good job on our shed, although managed to not complete a few basic building tasks such as plumbing in the side of a wall and putting struts in” · NoCowboys, 15 Mar 2018
“Exceptional work always prompt on time very reliable and customer focused” · NoCowboys, 17 Mar 2014
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“Ralph was easy to deal with, knowledgeable, problem solver and well priced. Would definitely recommend.”
“Ralph showed up when he said he would, and was able to fix the leak we were worried about. He was clear in his explanations of the problem and left the job clean and tidy.”
“Top service, R A Builders applied knowledge and talked through issues, listening and taking on board alternative view approaches to work required. Work completed to an excellent standard. Happy to do all kinds of repairs /handyman work and property support. Welcome to work again on my property and letting friends know I have found reliable help!”
These are the individual reviews we hold for R A Builders Ltd, including the highlights above. The 41 headline total is the review volume reported across public review sources.
Turned up promptly, gave a run down on what the problem was and the fix required, gave a quote and turned up to fix it when he said he would. Recommend them.
What an amazing job water blasting, preparing and painting. The end result was perfect. I’m so pleased with everything that was done. Very easy to deal with and at affordable price. I will recommend to anyone and will use again if needed.
Brilliant work, fast and thorough
Fast and competitive, easy to deal with......would recommend
Amazing work done will hire again without hesitation
Great job on our deck and roof painting was excellent
At very short notice we had an urgent job to do on repairing water damage on a house for sale, including replacing gib, plastering, painting, and outside work repairing cracks between concrete wall panels, using epoxy, sand and cement to match exterior texture, then painting. All windows and doors were resealed and the outside painted. The main living area ceiling was plastered and repainted to a high standard. Because of the urgency, Ralph started on Sunday afternoon and each day at 6,30 am
Brilliant work.! Definitely hiring for more projects. Have passed his card on to my mates. Thanks Ricky
Ralph responded quickly to our job, which was to shore up some stairs attached to a deck which were slipping down. He did a great job and we are planning to use him again for a different job. Thanks Ralph!
I was very happy with the job Ali did for me. Two people erected two pergolas in two days. The communication with Ali was very good, and the job was done fast and competently.
Renovation completed without any issues. Easy to deal with Ralph communication was great and perfect pricing to suit my budget. Great service
great service provided by ralph. Highly recommend
Excellent job!!! Really lovely and friendly guy. We hired Ralph to do our interior painting, bathroom renovation, and kitchen flooring in December. He did a great job and delivered it on time right before Christmas. Would highly recommend
Hired Ralph for exterior painting he did a very good job we ended up hiring him for more projects around our property he’s a honest reliable builder and also gave us good pricing. Will not hesitate to hire him again
DO NOT USE THIS "BUILDER" - he is a complete cowboy! Like the previous rating suggests, we too were also sold the "dream". We engaged with Ralph to break down and rebuild a single car garage for us. Exactly the same as what was on site previously, but with new materials, and one that wouldn't leak. Ralph came over almost straight away after we advertised the job. He promised the world, and he seemed like he could deliver. The garage was going to be the best looking
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Run Cowboy Checker →R A Builders Ltd has 41 independent public reviews, rated 4.7 out of 5. This is independent public evidence gathered from named public sources (no ads, no paid placement), not a guarantee of workmanship. If anything here is out of date, the business can request a correction.
R A Builders Ltd has 41 public reviews, averaging 4.7 out of 5. You can read the individual reviews and where each came from in the reviews section above.
R A Builders Ltd's 41 public reviews come from a named public review source, and MyTrustedTraders links every one back to where it was published, so you can open the source and read them yourself rather than trusting a single curated page. MyTrustedTraders brings this public evidence together with no ads and no paid placement: we show where every review came from rather than selling rankings, so you can weigh the evidence for yourself.
R A Builders Ltd has 4 public reviews dated within the last 12 months. That shows their review history includes recent feedback; it does not prove current availability, so confirm capacity before hiring.
R A Builders Ltd has been reviewed on public sources since 2014.
Known for: Tidy & clean · Friendly & polite · Professional
Known for: Thorough
Known for: Quality of work
