Our Local Expert, Teignbridge and Torbay Nov. 2013 | Page 14

Fencing See Harry Flockhart (feature 27). See Harris Home and Garden (feature 78). See also Garden Services, Carpenters. Fireplaces and Stoves For stoves, see FlaminGrate (feature 126). We want to know your experiences of featured businesses so we can maintain our high quality standards. Floors and Flooring See also Carpets and Carpet Fitters, Tiles and Tiling, Carpenters, Plasterers. Roger Bell Carpet and Flooring (Est. 1989) 01803 883832 / 07814 943928 [email protected] www.rogerbellflooring.co.uk Roger Bell brings over 30 years experience fitting and sourcing all types of floor coverings including carpet, vinyl, vinyl planking, tiles, solid wood flooring and safety flooring. Brands include Karndean, Amtico and Altro. Tell Roger what you’re looking for and he’ll bring samples to your home. He works to his own very high standards, and was recommended as ‘prompt, efficient, accommodating and very knowledgeable. Not to mention good value for money.’ Landlords should ask about his hardwearing, good value carpets ideal for rental properties. 68. The Floor Doctor 01392 661349 [email protected] www.thefloordoctorsw.co.uk Recommended to us as an ‘excellent craftsman – polite, considerate, and fairly priced’. The Floor Doctor offers the complete wooden floor service. A Master sander and renovator of all wooden floors, with unique gap-filling technique guaranteed to cut out drafts, using reclaimed wood fillets. Parquet floors a speciality. 69. Food Shops See Farmers’ Markets, Farm Shops and Food Shops. Furniture W Cross and Co Ltd. 36 East St, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1AQ 01626 365344 [email protected] www.crossandco.co.uk For over 100 years this family run retail furniture shop has delivered furniture including beds, electric chairs and beds, lounge suites, carpets as well as bedroom and living room furniture. Local delivery is free and furniture replaced by them is removed for free! Cross and Co believe in providing the highest possible customer service with quality goods at keen prices. For this reason this company thrives on repeat business and recommendations from satisfied customers. Service can even include home visits to help understand your needs and if you cannot get to them, they even let you try items at home. ‘They helped by moving all the furniture around and told me I didn’t need to worry about anything!’ 70. Furniture Restoration Bayleys Furniture Restoration 01392 876888 [email protected] www.WoodPerfection.co.uk A sensible alternative to costly replacement, which also conserves antiques for future generations. Offering the full array of professional restoration services on antique and modern furniture: repairs, restoration and polishing. Finishes include: French polish; wax; oil and numerous modern durable finishes. Insurance specialists. Collection and delivery service to local workshop when needed. For a personal and knowledgeable service please telephone Martyn Bayley. 71. Garage Doors Paramount Garage Doors Freephone 0800 9176054 01626 334617 [email protected] www.paramountgaragedoors.co.uk Supplying and installing all makes of garage doors and automation equipment, and repairs to all types of garage doors. Dealing with all major manufacturers and suppliers, so you can find a door to suit your style and budget. 15 years experience, working to the motto: ‘Your Satisfaction is Our Future’. Recommended for installation of a remote controlled electric garage door: ‘Quick, polite and efficient. The door performs perfectly’. 72. Garages See Car Servicing and Body Repairs. You can also find Our Local Expert online at Garden Buildings See Carpenters. For bespoke tree houses, call Jon Bairstow of Treeworks (feature 121). Garden Services, Gardening See also Tree Surgeons, Home Maintenance, also Driveways, Patios and Hard Landscaping. Cheaper is not necessarily better. The recession has resulted in some people quoting unrealistic prices that cannot be achieved without cutting corners or by charging the customer more than originally quoted. All the businesses in Our Local Expert have been recommended for good quality workmanship, customer service and value for money. Hares Landscaping 01626 852612 / 07989 357309 [email protected] www.hareslandscapes.co.uk Experts for the supply and laying of new lawns (including Exeter Cathedral). Also associated groundworks, hard and soft landscaping, paths, patios and garden timber work. 77. Harris Home and Garden 01803 615588 / 07804 696731 [email protected] www.MaintenanceAndGardenServices.co.uk Friendly Mark Harris performs all garden and landscaping tasks, specialising in wooden fencing, hedges, landscaping, and treework by a fully qualified tree surgeon. Also landscape design, brickwork, paths and walls. Working around the Torbay area, recommended as ‘reliable, excellent, cost effective’. CRB checked, no VAT charged, all jobs considered. 78. Matt’s Mowing 01752 546910 / 07837 223191 [email protected] www.matts.biz Mowing, lawn care, hedge cutting, turfing, drive and patio power washing, weedkilling. Child and pet-safe lawn treatments. Garden tidies, free no obligation quotes. Fully insured, all work guaranteed that if you are not happy they will return to put it right! 79. Fridge Repairs See Domestic Appliance Repairs. All featured businesses have been recommended. Beer Gardens 01626 891690 / 07964 880489 [email protected] www.beer-gardens.net Michael Beer performs garden maintenance, landscaping, garden design and planting schemes. Qualified at Bicton College in both Horticulture and Garden Design, working between Teignmouth and Exeter. 73. Cottage Décor and Gardening Services 01803 616437 / 07879 633971 [email protected] For all garden maintenance tasks including lawn mowing, hedge cutting, weeding and more using his own equipment. Geoff Boot has been approved by Age UK for over 10 years. His many regular customers value his good service at competitive prices. Recommended for doing ‘an excellent job’. 74. Devon Landscapes (Est. 1993) 01803 606435 / 07890 600357 [email protected] For all garden maintenance tasks including lawn mowing, pruning, turfing and fencing. Paul Caulfield’s small team are reliable and take pride in what they do. They were recommended to us as ‘excellent’. No job too small, free estimates. Fully insured, Trading Standards approved, all staff CRB checked, all staff NPTC certified. 75. EasiGrass Devon 01803 670630 [email protected] www.oakwoodhome.co.uk Artificial grass so good it won an RHS Gold medal. Allows children and animals to play without getting muddy all year round. Great for areas where grass won’t grow, or for a long-lasting maintenance-free lawn. Underlay cushioning available for child play areas. 76. Perry’s House and Garden Services 07886 255154 [email protected] www.perrygardens.com Mike Perry provides a personal approach that helps you achieve what you want for good value. For all aspects of gardening, specialising in maintenance and small scale landscaping. Free quotations within 20 miles of Buckfastleigh, insured. Recommended by a Chudleigh customer for: ‘excellent services, hardworking and reliable, very professional.’ 80. SPECIAL OFFER: One free perennial to each new customer mentioning Our Local Expert. Seager Garden Services (Est. 1997) 01803 875260 Enthusiastic family-run business who pride themselves on quality work. Providing regular maintenance, tree surgery up to 18 feet, clearances and restoration of dilapidated gardens. No job too large – Julian Seager is RHS trained, and has experience from Agatha Christie’s estate at Greenaway Gardens. Happy to work under direction, or can be trusted to manage all aspects of your garden. Sympathetic to the needs of the elderly or infirm. Has experience of working in private gardens, holiday homes, residential homes, campsites, commercial buildings and large estates. ‘Excellent’. 81.