Testimonials

"Having spoken to multiple builders about extending our kitchen and making it more of a living area where we can host family events and parties with our friends, Oliver James were by far the best. Both Carrie and James took the time to discuss and understand what we wanted to ensure we achieved this, and we are left with an amazing end result! All building work is exciting but also a little scary. Oliver James were brilliant, Carrie and James both reassured us with our decisions, as well as giving us the time we wanted and needed to decide what is going to work best for us. We changed our mind a couple of times with the design, and it was never a problem as Carrie said it needs to be perfect for us! The build went quick, considering the circumstances we found ourselves in with the Coronavirus, however the whole team from Oliver James are brilliant, everyone is a specialist in their trade and all work has been completed to such high standards – super! Now the building work is finished and our extension is complete we are in love with our kitchen/living area and couldn’t be happier! Thank you very much Carrie and James, you made our dream of hosting big family Christmases come true, and we can’t wait to have you around for a bottle of red of two! The nicest owners, hardworking tradespeople and top quality work!
I highly recommend the whole team of Oliver James."

"I spent a long time speaking with Oliver James to make sure the design was perfect, and from the designs that were devised, I was over the moon and excited to get started. Everything was completed quickly and to a very high standard, so thank you to the Oliver James team!"

"Met Carrie and James from Oliver James Garden Rooms to discuss our extension, and what a refreshing change. My perception of dealing with trades is one of confrontation and mistrust, James clearly knows what he is doing and has built over 150 garden rooms in the Milton Keynes area. Very knowledgeable and the process was explained clearly. Oliver James was the best, in terms of quality, trust and offering a “total” service, meaning that James would manage all planning and secondary trades. Highly recommended."

"It was not a decision we could easily commit to and we feared going ahead with a garden room for the back of our house. Firstly, it is a big expense and because of this, it had to flow well with the rest of the house and work as a liveable space. We’ve seen a few extensions where a room is just plonked on the back of a house and never feels intergrated with the rest of the home. After taking in a lot of considerations, a year later we decide it was the right thing to do.

From day one we decided to go with Oliver James. We were impressed with how James just deals with garden rooms which means he comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge as to how best make use of the existing building and the new area being created. We spent a lot of time planning and deciding how the layout would work as an open plan family space and to give us the feel of the outside coming in. We wanted to move the existing small kitchen from the front of the house to the back and make it a central part of the family home. James took time in understanding our vision and helped with suggestions on the best way to make sure that we have the perfect addition to our home. If we had an idea, he helped us run with it.

We had the work done back in 2017. The team were on site everyday prompt at 8 am. This gave us the opportunity to have a daily chat as to what was happening that day before heading off to work. James followed this up with weekly site visits. Plus, he was always contactable if we had a query. Although we’d never experienced building work within the home before it wasn’t nearly as painful as the horror stories you hear about. We had to live in our home while the work was undertaken which could have been a nightmare but it was OK and exciting to see the progress being made each day and week.

As I mentioned, part of our vision was to bring the outside in and to give us a feeling of space. As you can see from the pictures this has certainly been achieved and a worthwhile investment, especially with the summer we had last year."

"James was fantastic to work with – we really enjoyed and got great value from discussing our ideas with him during the initial process of designing the room. When work commenced the team were friendly and polite, and responsive and understanding of our particular requirements, which is really important when making such an investment. When we encountered inevitable challenges and problems, James was supportive and the team ensured items were addressed. The final product is an outstanding addition to our home, totally transforming our house and our family lifestyle. It is a space our family always uses and every time I get home from work I can’t quite believe the change! I try and work from home as much as possible!

James and Carrie were just great people, and this is hugely important when deciding to work with someone on a daily basis for 6 months!

Many thanks for your work and all the very best in future projects."

"We had a garden room completed by Oliver James in September 2016. We found James and his employees working on our project to be professional and courteous at all times, always arrived on time and made sure the site was left clean before they left each day. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them in the future."

"We had such a great experience working with Oliver James. The staff were hard-working, polite, clean and always on time. They really listened to what we wanted and created the most beautiful garden room. I was heavily pregnant during the extension and they ensured everything was on time, the mess was to a minimum and they kept me in the loop throughout the entire process. We had our garden room built in 2016 and due to personal circumstances we sadly have to move to be closer to family now. We were so lucky to have the garden room as it was the selling feature of our house.

We had 7 viewings and all 7 put in an offer and we were lucky enough to get above our asking price. Our house was on the market for 2 weeks it did not need to be on any longer. All viewers commented on how the garden room was the most amazing feature. It is so tastefully done and creates the most amazing open space. We also were able to create a great relationship with James which will continue. Prices were good compared to other quotes we received and all prices were broken down into proper stages so we knew what we were paying for at what point. We were given all paperwork in regards to planning applications etc and Oliver James ensures they take full responsibility for this and get everything checked so there are no issues. I highly recommend using them. You won’t be disappointed!"

"Great experience working with Oliver James Garden Rooms. James and Carrie are both very friendly and easy to communicate with and always responded quickly to any questions we had along the way. All the workers we had on site during the build worked quickly and efficiently and were very tidy.

We are over the moon with our garden room, which has been built and finished to a very high standard, and we would definitely recommend Oliver James… We’ve finally got the furniture in and are now using our new garden room! I’ve attached a couple of internal photos.

So we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone at Oliver James for the speed and high standard of their work. We’re so pleased with our new garden room and can’t wait to show it off and make good use of it at our son’s 1st birthday party."

"I cut out an advert of ‘the Kew’ about 3 years previously, so knew I liked the look. I also researched the company online and liked what I saw. James was great when we met and he seemed genuinely excited about the project, which was a refreshing change to most builders!"

"We wanted to increase the size of our kitchen. The main reason we chose Oliver James Garden Rooms is they specialise in garden rooms. In addition, James helped with design ideas and the cost was below our guide budget.

The strengths of Oliver James are reliability, beautiful design, high quality and good value for money. They also provide excellent project management and high levels of communication from the start including a full project and payment plan. No nasty surprises for extras."

"We were looking at moving house to get more family space, the expense of doing that was astronomic and we would lose lots of the benefits of our current home. By chance, we were told about Oliver James Garden Rooms and it was an ideal concept for us.

Oliver James provides a professional, engaging service, with the vision to drive what we required, and the complete project managed package, left nothing for us to worry about, amazing!"

"We purchased our bungalow with the specific intention to extend the downstairs space. We wanted something that would give us an open plan and airy feel with plenty of light that we could use all year round.

We liked the idea that Oliver James Garden Rooms would project manage the whole build from start to finish. We have previously had building work done on our old house and managed all the tradesmen ourselves, the hassle was immense.

We loved the marketing material for Oliver James and the testimonials were excellent. On meeting James, we felt comfortable that he would ensure the guys did a good job. It was a strong selling point for us that Oliver James managed the whole build from start to finish. The testimonials gave us confidence that they knew what they were doing and would do a good job.

The guys who actually did the build were lovely. They were respectful, honest, trustworthy and reliable, which made a huge difference.

We are delighted with our garden room, we couldn’t be happier with the results."

"The garden room proved itself over the Christmas holidays. We had friends over from Sweden and with their three kids and our three, we needed all the space we could get. Despite the extremely cold weather, the wood burner worked a treat, keeping the room at a comfortable temperature without any problem."

"The main selling point, mentioned by all the estate agents who viewed our home and the couple who bought it, thought the kitchen/garden room was fantastic and that it was a large contributory factor in choosing our house over a similar house in the area."